I managed to get through college without opening a credit card account, which if you consider the stupid temptations that most college kids face – free frisbee! free t-shirt! free movie tickets! – for signing on the dotted line, was pretty impressive. Instead, I dealt solely with a debit card linked to my checking account. […]
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Personal – The Impossibility of Planning the Unknowable
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you probably get that I’m a planner. It’s a thing that I actually like to do, and that I’m pretty good at. This means anything from planning parties, to my wedding, to vacations, moves, and whatever else. Give me a situation with a need, […]
(Semi) DIY – Advent Calendar
I’m not sure what’s gotten into me lately, but I’ve had this deep desire to be crafty and to create things for my home and decor for the holidays that is both unique to our family, and that will last. At least for a while. Things that will be traditions for us and the kids, […]
Personal/Career – My First Time Getting Paid to Write
I have always thought of myself as a writer. Maybe not the best writer, and definitely more handy with non-fiction pieces, but all of that is part of why I started writing this blog. Some of the most common advice for new writers out there in how to become better writers is to “write every […]
Movie – Wonder Woman
I have not seen a movie in the theaters in months and months and months. Granted, there was Beauty and the Beast, but that was 2 months after it came out and there were only a handful of people in the theater with us. But before that? Rogue One. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find […]
Personal – On Thrift
I recently found myself folding tissue paper late one afternoon. Not tissue-tissues – that would be gross. No – this was birthday gift tissue paper. The Boy and I were clearing out the mess in the girls room while they were both away (our only opportunity!) and I found a bunch of gift bags and […]