June’s net worth is probably going to be the best month of this year! I got an extra paycheck by getting this new job, and therefore was able to add a $1,000 buffer to my checking, increase my Emergency Fund by $500 and pay off the $850 balance on my credit card from moving expenses.
my life
A Week in the Life of MPP…
It has been exactly 44 days since I moved to NC, and I must say I am loving my life. I realize now how much of a recluse I was when I lived in DC. Let’s compare my weeks, shall we? An Average Week in DC: -Monday: After work go home and watch How I
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my life
Want to hear something hilarious/awesome?
There is a $1.50 movie theater here in Raleigh. I couldn’t stop laughing when I first found out. One dollar and fifty cents to go see a movie? What year are we living in, 1978? It used to cost me $12 to park for an hour in DC, and now I get two plus hours
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my life
Have a fabulous weekend!
By golly it is Friday again! I could really get used to this whole four-day-week thing, couldn’t you? ;) Anyone have any fun weekend plans? I am staying in town after being away for three weekends and I’m more than thrilled. I plan to eat a delicious dinner tonight with friends, look for room decoration
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home
Room Decor: The Before Photos
For some reason, it’s been very difficult to decide how to decorate my new room. In DC, my room was decorated the first weekend by loaned art from my parents, but now in NC I have four walls with wide-open opportunities. Almost too much freedom. I’ve been here a month now and still nothing has
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health & wellness
To Gym or Not to Gym?
I am in a serious fitness funk. Long gone are the days when I would run 10 miles in a weekend… in fact it has been two weeks since I did anything and that was a pathetic two-mile walk/run. Because of this funk (combined with careless eating), it is no surprise that I’ve gained 7
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my life
Have a festive Fourth of July weekend!
Hooray for long weekends! Anyone have fun Fourth of July plans? My plans include a road trip with J to Atlanta, Braves baseball game, fireworks and cookout, and possibly the World of Coke factory tour. Hope you have a great long (for some of you) weekend! (photo credit)
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books
Book Review: Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love is an autobiographical journey of a divorced woman on a search for balance. Actually, let me steal a quote from the book, since this pretty much sums it all: “I wanted to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of balancing
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goals
Farewell June, Hello July!
It’s crazy how fast this month went by, yet it feels like I”ve lived in this town forever. In fact, I no longer need to carry around my GPS everywhere. I know now how to navigate to the closest fill-in-the blank. :) Here is a recap for June goals. Since half of this year is
