For the next few days I will be at home spending my last Christmas as a single gal with my family. I see cookies, jolly music, It’s a Wonderful Life, delicious dinners, and lots of laughter in my future. There is even talk about having a white Christmas! I cannot remember the last time it
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Christmas Spirit
“It just doesn’t feel like Christmas this year!” I’ve found myself saying this for the last few years. There is something about Christmas that gives feeling and emotion, whether that is excitement for presents or for spending time with family or having time off from work or school or nostalgia for old times. This is
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What I haven’t been writing
Having a blog is a funny thing. Readers see just a snapshot of my life, based on what I choose to disclose. It makes it very easy to be narcissistic and sometimes pretty hard to be transparent. Some of you probably have an idea of what my life is like based on the tiny little
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Weekly Money Check-Up
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on our wedding rings. Then after that, a whole lot of Christmas presents! I just have one more gift to buy then I am completely finished! 2. Today I feel unorganized with money. With Christmas and moving coming up in the next week, I have lots
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Wedding Rings
Wedding rings are one of those things that have very little to do with the wedding, but a lot to do with the marriage. These are the rings that will symbolize our vows to each other–we’ll have them forever. J and I haven’t been obsessing over finding the perfect rings, but we have visited countless
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Weekly Money Check-Up
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on rent… $363. I also spent a lot on Christmas presents, but thankfully no more than my rent. 2. Today I feel slightly anxious about money–until I get my paycheck on Wednesday! I have used some of my next paycheck to pay for some Christmas presents,
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Bridal Bootcamp: Part Two, Week One
Part One’s goal of the Bridal Bootcamp was simply to show up and make an effort. It consisted of amateur drawings and charts hanging on my wall. For the second part of the bootcamp (the middle six weeks) I am going to bring it up a notch and make this a little more tech-savvy (aka: bye-bye paper
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Bridal Bootcamp: Weeks 5 & 6
For those who don’t remember (because it’s been so freaking long!) as an effort to lose weight and get in shape for my wedding, I came up with a Bridal Bootcamp. It consists of three parts of six weeks leading up to a few weeks before my wedding. I’m quite behind on updating my bootcamp
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Weekly Money Check-Up
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on Christmas presents! I just have four more people to shop for (sisters + new in laws), so hopefully I’ll be able to get those done this week. 2. Today I feel uber-conscious about money. I knew that December would be a pretty expensive month, so
