Last week Husband and I had a Get Our House in Order Day. And not that I mean our physical house, but our financial one. (However, our physical one could use a good walk through-clean up too.) No, we spent a day meeting with our Tax Man and Financial Planners. Typically, that would drive me…
I went to Bloggy Boot Camp San Diego this last weekend and I’ll start by saying it was AWESOME. It was super duper worth the money, the connections made are incredible and the three bags of swag alone was worth the price of admission. So if you’re a blogger and it’s coming to a city…
I still haven’t decided which turkey and stuffing I’ll be doing this year, but there will only be four adults at the Thanksgiving table so it doesn’t need to be a big production. Yet, Thanksgiving at my house was a great excuse to get new placemats and napkins at Crate & Barrel. Nonetheless, this weekend…
You may know that I have an ongoing love affair with my library. When I share my library system with other parents, they usually exclaim, “I had no idea. Jen, you really need to write about this.” So here you go. I’ve been able to save an incredible amount of money. So if you find…
I know how to work the system. Want music or movies for free? Well, have I got a deal for you. It’s rather old fashioned, actually. It’s called a library. Remember those? Outside of reading circle for babies and toddlers, there’s so much more to get than just books. I love music. Back when we…
I always believe that it’s good to reinforce the positive because then you’ll get more of it. Likewise (and you probably know someone like this), if you’re mopey all the time, most likely things are happening in your life for you have reason to mope. Sometimes I think we just have to make a conscious…
I feel like I’m coming down from a month long high (not that I’ve ever done that big of a bender, I’m just saying). First, we had Husband’s parents here for a long stay over Thanksgiving (and in to December). Then I went away to Boise to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday and to meet…
I’m a thinker. I think a lot. I probably think too much. I know that when I start feeling like things are too tough right now, I look for the lesson to learn. My dear friend and teacher, Victoria Castle, wrote in her book Trance of Scarcity, “If struggling were the way to get there,…
Where am I these days? Am I lost? No. Well maybe a little bit. I’m working on finding my way through a storm. Am I okay? Yes, but weary. I need to find my peaceful waters. I am close. I can feel it. So, how do I get there? Writing. I can feel my way…
