Greetings Lords and Ladies . . . I’ve been a little hit or miss on Royal Updates lately, so I thought I’d quickly fill you in on what’s going on in the Queendom lately.
1) Buff on a Budget has been Behind on a Budget lately. There are several reasons why. I’ve been training for the One America 500 Festival Mini Marathon on Saturday May 8th. It has been a very bumpy road. First I had runner’s knee. And then once it was 100% again, I injured my foot within 24 hours. Ridiculous right? My foot is feeling a little better today but it’s not there yet. I’m hoping to get an 8 or 9 mile run in on Sunday. Pray for things to heal quickly! I’m excited, nervous, and a bit overwhelmed by the idea of not being as prepared as I’d like to be for this experience. However, at this point, I’m doing it no matter what. All of the stinking injury issues have been maddening for me. And they’ve effected me both physically and mentally. I do have to say that I’m looking forward to an injury free, non time crunched, training period for the RAIN ride in Mid July (17th). Lady Holly will be riding with me. Let me know if you want to cheer for us along the route (primarily US 40 and it runs right through the southside of Indianapolis). I’ll be updating via Facebook and Twitter (or the King will be) and you should be able to come out and wave. No word yet on whether or not I’ll be able to connect my crown and bike helmet or not.
2) I had two solid weeks of different speaking engagements and coupon classes. They’ve been great but I’m glad for a short break. If you have a group that you’d like the Queen to speak to, e-mail me at thequeenoffree@gmail.com from our experience of digging out of debt (it’s now well over $60K!) to general money saving tips and ideas, from meal planning to spending time and not money on your family, I can speak to a variety of topics. The Coupon Class at Grace Church in Franklin on Saturday the 24th had 30 Money Saving Ladies in attendance. Lady Tara and Grace were FABULOUS hosts! We had a great time and I hope many of you reading who were there are already saving big bucks using coupons.
3) I have some fun opportunities coming up in May and June. On May 13th, you can catch me on Indy Style again, sharing fun and budget friendly things to do with your family this summer, especially in Indianapolis and Indiana. In June, I’ll be interviewed on the local Radio Disney Kidcaster show (I’ll let you know the date soon). And in July I should have a itty bitty blurb in All You Magazine with some $ Saving ideas!
Thank you all for being on this journey with us. I can’t wait to give you an update tomorrow on Freedom Friday. The months of March and April have been pinch me I can’t really believe we paid that much off sort of months!
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