I wanted to quickly refer anyone who may be interested to my other blog, which is honestly more weight-loss related right now, but I tend to update it more often. http://nevergiveuplisa.blogspot.com/

Moving on, I am working hard trying to get our utility bills down. Mainly electric, since our water is included in our rent. I washed 2 loads of laundry the other day, in cold water, and hung EVERYTHING to dry. Everything was stiff afterward, so I put them in the dryer on the "Fluff" setting for just 10 minutes and they were nice and soft. I'm sure 10 minutes of fluffing is still much better than 60 minutes of high heat drying!

I have been keeping our lights off, only using the kitchen and bathroom lights when we need them, as they have energy efficient bulbs. I am keeping things unplugged as much as possible. We have been eating in more as well. We did eat out at Subway yesterday, but we had a coupon for a free bag of chips, so we got 1 combo (sub, chips, drink) and 1 more sub and the free chips, and just split the drink. I have definitely been drinking more water. DH loves his soda, so he gets generic, and I try to stick with water so his soda lasts longer.

If you read my other blog, you'll see that I'm working hard on controlling my eating so my snacks last longer. I find it helps if I buy things I don't LOVE, such as pretzels and wheat crackers (both generic of course!) so they last longer.

I paid off 2 of my credit cards recently (YAY!!) but noticed one was a rewards card (I had no idea) and I had enough points to order a $10 gas gift card, so I bought gas with that yesterday. Too bad $10 worth of gas isn't as much as it used to be. It only got me to 1/2 a tank. Oh well. I am doing well driving slower, keeping our tires properly inflated, and avoiding using the a/c to keep my gas consumption down. Not going many places helps with that too. It also helps because it's hard to spend money when you're not out shopping!!!

I am really happy because I got promoted at work recently, and along with my yearly raise, I am now making $1.30 more per hour, plus $1 extra per hour on Sundays. It's definitely helpful. I also earned some personal hours too, which I am thinking of using at the end of October so I can attend a birthday party for a close friend's little boy.

Anyways, it's time to get going. Remember to chek out my blog: http://nevergiveuplisa.blogspot.com/