Greetings my dear friends! A great apology for the lack of posts this week. My thoughts have been preoccupied and life has been rather busy. Since I was out of town the last two weeks, I plan to take it easy this weekend and catch up on friendships and a little housekeeping. On a financial
shopping
I buy things when I am ________.
Do you ever find yourself buying things when you are in a specific mood or in a specific circumstance? For me, I buy things when I am on trips. I tend to act like my budget doesn’t apply outside of my normal routine. This past weekend I filled up on gas and wasn’t able to
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my life
Be back after my four-day weekend!
Wow, what a crazy day. I didn’t get a chance to finish a post I wanted to publish for the weekend, but oh well. Life is busy and the fun only continues! I’m taking off Friday and Monday for a four-day weekend. It should include a concert, a cousin’s play, a half-marathon (thankfully not mine!),
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blogging
Public Service Announcement
In case you see some old posts that are not complete or seem to just “end” unexpectedly… I’m aware of that and will fix asap! Some of my posts just couldn’t handle the switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and therefore only part shows up. My goal is to have this fixed by the weekend. Thanks
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money
Do you save your receipts?
This past Sunday I was putting away things from my weekend trip and decided I should tackle my cluttered purse. As I emptied the contents on my bed, I realized that I have a terrible system for saving receipts. What is my system, you ask? Well, I don’t really have one. Many receipts were stuffed
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goals
It’s about the journey…
“Life isn’t about the destination, it’s about the journey.” I’m trying to come up with the word to describe my life at the moment, but can’t really pinpoint what the adjective is. It’s something close to the following: Evolving. Emotional. Exhausting. Exciting. For the last four months there have been little life developments that I have
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my life
A weekend of old friends and sunshine.
This weekend I flew to Charlotte, NC for a bachlorette weekend for one of my very best friends. There was a mixture of class and trash, but my favorite part was a bridal picnic on Saturday afternoon. The weather was warm, the spot was shady, the food was delicious and the conversation was sweet as
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money
Spending Report & Weekend Plans
Beginning Balance: $272.47 Income: Reimbursement from Roommate: +$130 Transfer from Car Repair: $60 Babysitting Cash: $50 Expenses: Groceries: $20.55 Blogging: $190 (hosting + domain + service fee) Gasoline: $31.96 Oil change: $29.95 (I’ve been waaaay overdue on this one!) *Carry-on: $24.36 Dining: $40.77 Gift: $28.38 Ending Balance: $146.50 Weekend Plans: I’m flying to Charlotte this
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shopping
Shopping Mission Accomplished!
Do you ever find yourself wanting to buy something–but not know exactly what you are looking for until you find it? Perhaps it’s a girl thing, but I always seem to be on a mission for the perfect {fill in the blank}. One season it was boots, another it was the perfect little black dress.
