Cool on the unexpected money!
I bet it feels reeeeallly good to have some bills of your shoulders. phew! I know I feel more at ease with frugal living when I am being frugal out of principle rather than because I am going to screw the pooch if I don't.
It also sounds like you are on a much more even keel right now. Sometimes I get so worried about you. You care so much and do so much.
Question about the chore chart for Cyan. That sounds really cool and I am thinking to try something like it with Anja. Can you give examples of the chores she does (I know - this is lame, but Anja does not currently have any regular chores right now, primarily because I have not been able to get her to do them in a manner that is less stressful than just doing them myself, kwim?) and also explain the AM/PM pockets. I get that one is for morning, evening, lol, what I am unsure about is if you select each day which chores go in them or if there is a regular schedule for her to follow? I think that Anja might groove on being able to have a schedule to follow because she has been really getting into making lists/plans, etc. as a result of some things they are doing at school. I want to take advantage of getting something started while the fun is still in it for her!