I’m not going to sugarcoat it for you guys — I’ve been having a series of bad days lately. It’s so easy to let bad days get to you, isn’t it? You start to feel inadequate about your job, relationships, routine, and pretty soon you feel like you have a bad life. These are all
shopping
Our New Toy: the iPad
I quickly mentioned last week in my WMC, but felt like it needed its own post: J and I bought the new iPad! I know, it’s exciting. :) We did our taxes a month or so ago and were delighted to find we were going to receive about $1,800 back from Uncle Sam. Pretty
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money
Weekly Money Check-Up: 3/26
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was paying off our credit card, which we do once a month after we get paid on the 15th. We never have a balance, but use it towards points. :) Aside from the credit card payment, we spent a lot of money on food, both dining out
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my life
Authentic Living
J and I joined a small group last August in our church and it rotates meeting at different homes. The first time we planned on having the group over to our apartment, I was a mess. Not our house, mind you, me. I scrubbed the apartment down, mopped the floors (which I hate and never
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Weekly Money Check-Up: 3/19
Weekly Money Check-Up is a weekly series on My Pretty Pennies. To participate, fill in the blanks in the comments section, or post it on your blog and link below. If you do post it on your blog, please credit MPP and link it back here. Thank you for participating! 1. The most I’ve spent
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home
We Got a Queen Bed!
Have I ever shared that J and I were sleeping in a full bed for almost a year of our marriage? Well, we were, and it was small. Our friends gave us their two-year old queen bed this past weekend since they are moving overseas. And y’all, it’s fantastic. Free bed and extra sleeping room?
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Weekly Money Check-Up: 3/12
Weekly Money Check-Up is a weekly series on My Pretty Pennies. To participate, fill in the blanks in the comments section, or post it on your blog and link below. If you do post it on your blog, please credit MPP and link it back here. Thank you for participating! 1. The most I’ve spent
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food
Candy Bar Cake
In honor of my dad’s birthday yesterday and my sister Carrie’s birthday today (happy birthday guys!), I’d like to share my very favorite cake. I made it this past weekend for our birthday celebration and as always, it was a crowd-pleaser. It is easy but tastes decadent, and is versatile enough to mix and match
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A Silly Marriage
Standing at the top of our balcony every morning and waving to J when he gets to the bottom. Dancing in our kitchen while we make homemade pizza. Turning radio songs into opera tunes on road trips. Eating too many cadbury eggs. Hiking up my pajama pants past my belly button then laughing so hard
