I’m looking out my window here at work and I see a tree full of robins. I don’t know why the robins are still here, but they look pretty against the backdrop of snow. There must be thirty of them! I wish you could all see the view from my window. My office looks over the football field, so at this time of year it is an unbroken expanse of snow. Then beyond the field is a row of small snow-covered buildings and the train track going parallel to the horizon. The trains are frequent, and from this distance they look like toy trains going back and forth. It’s a very pretty scene, a bit of Americana straight out of Charles Wysocki!

Today I’ve logged in $6.00 in Pinecone payments, and I’m expecting a payment from half.com soon. I love these little income streams, small as they are. I had a larger than usual water bill, so I’m glad to get a little bit extra to make up the difference.

I’m starting to look forward to getting my tax refund. I used to dream ahead about what I would buy. Now I’m excited that I will have a chunk of money to put in savings. How things change! Last year my refund was more than $2000, but I believe it will be less this year.