Looking Back: 2/28/2020
- Make a budget for the rental house rennovations. I started this process, and realized that I didn’t need just a budget, I needed to start with a profit and loss statement, in order to get my arms around how much we’ve invested so far. I set up a new budget in YNAB to capture the investements and the outflows of money. That took about two hours to reconcile and set up in a way that I wanted. I wasn’t sure how to wrap my head around the planned expenses, and my lunch date was coming up, so I paused on the project.
- Go to lunch with a friend. My friend has a 9/80 schedule, and yesterday was her Friday off. We met up at a local Indian buffet and stuffed our selves on chai and pakora, and I got gajar halwa AND Kheer! Winning. Spending ~$22 including tip. They let us stay there for 3 hours chatting.
- Went on a hike with the husband and the dog. My husband wrapped his week by 3pm and scootered home as I was finishing up my lunch date. I had scoped out the trails and decided that this was the day to go hike Lookout Mountain Nature Preserve. I’ve been up to Buffalo Bill’s grave before, but never to the Nature Preserve and Boettcher Mansion. We made one wrong turn and Google maps decided it would take us 30 more minutes to get to our destination, but thanks to B’s amazing driving skills, he founda spot to U-turn, and we found the park. The veiws were AMAZING! Totally recommend.
- BONUS: Holidaily Brewing: As it was rush hour and there was an accident on I-70, we decided at the sput of the moment to check out Holidaily Brewing in Golden, CO, a dedicated gluten-free brewery, and they happened to be dog friendly. Not only were the beers great, they had the Dedicated Bistro and Bakery food truck on site! We struck up a converstation with a Golden City Councilor and his wife, as we sampled a flight of different flavors. The doggo got treats from two different folks, and I ended up with a basket of GF chicken fingers. Unfortunately, the food truck battered everything in potato starch, so my hubby had limited options, but the food truck owner figured out how to get him pulled pork and coleslaw that had minimal nightshades! She rocked, as did the ladies who run Holidaily – definitely a spot to check out. We ended up spending around $50, but it was a great date night for the whole family.
Looking Forward: 2/29/2020
- Check out the church party at the potential new home of Jefferson Unitarian Church. I hear one of our pastors is dressing up as a giant pickle.
- Prune the fruit trees. We have a peach, plum, and a bunch of apple prouts coming up from a heritage fruit tree. Youtube is going to be our friend here.
- Work on our February Value+Money Report.