Pain SummaryLower Back: 6 I don’t know why, but my back is still sore – generally it the worst and most noticeable in the morning. Yesterday while I was at work Rachel sent me a text about some labradoodle puppies that where going to be available soon. $2500. I responded with “Definitely not in the budget. That is the same amount we just paid for the painter.” Apparently that really made her mad. When I got home I could...

Pain SummaryLower Back: 6 Yesterday Rachel told me that Spring Break was next week. The kids have the whole week off. She asked what I wanted to do and I suggested a long road trip. I must be crazy because we have no money. But we have been NOT doing stuff for so long that I want to make it a priority to get out our house and see other places. I got Monday – Thursday off of work. I figured we could spend Monday and Thursday driving and...

Pain SummaryLower Back: 6  It feels like this is becoming my “money problems” journal more than anything. Yesterday when I got home from work I got a call from Rob Lusk saying that the master bedroom in our old house is leaking water into the garage. The problem is that they have so much junk in their garage that they never go in there. I went over to look at it and noticed that it was moldy and it has been going on for quite a...

Pain Summary:Lower Back: 5Upper Back: 2 I still haven’t done anything about taxes. I don’t know that I will even get to them this week. I spent the evening putting up curtain and hanging everything else in the office. I think aside from cleaning the office is done. Now I need to finish the living room and hallway. Off the top of my head, here is what needs to get done before Saturday: Replace sockets & light switches Hang...

Pain Summary:Lower back: 3 My pains have been very minimal this past weekend.  I only feel back pain when I bend over to pick something up. Other than that, it is not very noticeable. I have had stomach cramps and diarrhea all weekend though. I don’t know if it is a symptom of TMS/AOS or a side effect of my pills (which is the most common side effect I get, or if it is just a temporary bug. My feeling is that it is a combination of all...

Pain Summary:Lower back: 5Bottom of left foot: 4Upper back: 3 I’ve decided that while I’m journaling I’d give a summary each morning of my pain for quick reference. Last night I went to bed very stressed out. The painter finished and we have started putting the family room and office back together. I have a notification set up so that my bank will email me if our account drops below $1000. I got that notification last night. I...

Yesterday I slept in because I didn’t need to be into work early. I gave a presentation to students at a high school tech conference. I think I was a little stressed out because I did’t really start writing out my slides until the train ride home from work, then I met with a couple of developers who wanted to help out on EnvelopeBudget.com. So, I didn’t actually finish my slides until about 10:30 at night, then I never really...