On January 10th I went to a cooking class, given to me by Forest, the nicest blogger ever. (Read here how he bought me the class spontaneously!) I am horribly late in posting this, but I was hoping I could make a second dish to take pictures of since I forgot to on the first
career
Employee Review & Goals
On January 21st I had my annual employee review at my company. To preface, I love my job. I won’t disclose what I do or where I work, but I love the company, my coworkers, and the variety of the projects. I work underneath two supervisors who I admire greatly. I have been with this
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health & wellness
10 in 10: Week Four
WEEK FOUR: Weight: Starting Weight: 130 lbs. Today’s Weight: 127 lbs. Weight Loss: 1 this week, 3 total Gym Visits: 3 Monday — Yoga Tuesday — Morning spin class Wednesday — lift weights at home Thursday — Morning workout Healthy Foods: I did pretty well this week! I counted my calories a few days and
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goals
Weddings! …and other future expenses.
It’s that time of the year again: Wedding Season! I arrived home from my vacation over Christmas to find out two of my friends are engaged. I am honored to be a bridesmaid in one of the weddings and am so excited about the fun festivities in the springtime! However, as we all know, weddings
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food
I broke my no-buying lunch streak…
Back in October, I came up with two realistic goals to help me meet my savings/debt goals as well as flexibility with unexpected holiday purchases. The goals were: 1) don’t eat out for lunch and 2) don’t buy any clothes until 2010. Well my no-buying clothes goal was sadly broken a few weeks later, but
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travel
my christmas in pictures
{the spot where we relaxed most afternoons reading beach novels} {the mexican water was gorgeous} {the stores were so colorful} {the view from my hammock} {the cruise food was delish, but nothing like this authentic mexican snack} {the catamaran we took to a private beach} {the large ship that looked so small in the middle
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money
Life, Love & Spending Reports
Greetings Friends! My sincerest apologies for being a little MIA lately. Work has been especially busy and my evenings are also filled with great things, but unfortunately keep me away from my lovely apartment. Anyone else eager for February?! I sure am. February 1st (aka: payday) cannot come too soon! For one thing, el dinero
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health & wellness
10 in 10: Week Three
WEEK THREE: Weight: Starting Weight: 130 lbs. Today’s Weight: 128 lbs. Weight Loss: 0 this week, 2 total Gym Visits: 4 Tuesday – Morning workout, cardio + arms Wednesday – Yoga Thursday – Morning workout, cardio Sunday — Yoga Healthy Foods: I definitely ate a lot of food last weekend with my friends in town,
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my life
Good news announcement….
I am a little hesitant about announcing this, because I know that there are so many who work so hard and are struggling financially in this tough economy. I never want to come off boastful or portray that my life is perfect, because I promise–it’s not. But I do have a little financial good news
