Monday Feb 11, 2019

Good evening!
I must admit I was a bit hungry this morning between eating a couple of boiled eggs for breakfast and then waiting until lunch time to eat. I had to attend a meeting and took a salad and some fruit along.  For some reason today I had a headache and was wondering if it has to do with my change in diet or maybe the stress of being on such a tight budget?? When I got home from work I was starving and so the  roast chicken from last night made another great dinner tonight.  I heated it up in the oven since my microwave is broken.  I made a salad from the romaine and veggies which filled me right up.  I have enough roast chicken to last for another couple of meals but I am starting to feel that I will be sick and tired of eating the same thing over and over! It's difficult to have variety in foods with such limited funds!  I had a chance to ask around about my music lesson challenge today.....since I work at a school, teachers teach music as part of the curriculum and are a great source of ideas.  Some of the teachers I spoke with said they would gladly provide very basic music lessons (such as guitar, voice, piano) to a child who really is interested in learning but has no means to pay for formal music lessons. I found out there is a retired teacher who would be willing as well.   Another suggestion that came up is to create a "barter arrangement" with an actual music teacher....in  return for formal music lessons for my child, I can offer to clean their house, cook  meals or help out with important chores in return.  Another really great suggestion given to me today is to approach a local church and find out if there is anyone in the congregation who would be willing to provide free music lessons to my child.  That's all for tonight!  See you in the morning.