CAUTION: Woman In Progress

So, my health isn't the only things about my life that has changed. I've recently tried really taking the reigns on my financial health, as well. It all started last year when Mama first started talking about retiring. In case you don't know, I commute to work with my mother. We take her car, she buys all the gas and doesn't expect me to contribute much more than the occasional grunt while she talks for 45 minutes each way. This has saved me a TON of money over the years and allowed me to limp along with my 20-year-old car. Well, she decided late last year that she would be retiring June 2019 which gave me (at the time) 2 years to get my credit cards paid off and save enough money to buy a new car. So, first thing I did was consolidate my two credit cards onto a zero interest for 18 months card and start paying down on that. And I started socking money away with the 5's method...meaning, every time a $5 bill landed in my hand, I put it way. I had actually saved ...

So more great news. I had my annual wellness lab work done last week and guess what! I'm officially pre-diabetic! Awesome, right? Except not. *sigh* You know, it's not exactly entirely unexpected.  I mean, I'm fat, almost 40, and both my parents have been diabetic for years. So, you know, I could see it coming a mile away. And at least I'm just at the "pre" stage. So, it's not a death sentence yet. With hard work and diligent life changes I can put this puppy into reverse. God willing. However, if I had not had two diabetic parents educating me on carb counting and diabetic approved foods and food label reading, etc. I'd have been shit out of luck on figuring out how to attack this thing because my doctor was useless. He merely gave me the diagnosis, told me to diet and exercise and sent me on my merry way! He didn't give me any guidelines or suggest seeing a nutritionist (which you definitely should, if you ever find yourself facing any ...