There is a recurring topic of conversation in my life right now among my women (the women with whom I surround myself on a regular basis). It seems the topic of value keeps coming up. Maybe this is because I know a lot of women who are entrepreneurs, freelancers and small business owners. There are plenty of us who undervalue ourselves on a regular basis. I’m just as guilty as the next girl on occasion, but I’m better about it every day.
Read more »An organization called Green Halloween is helping thousands of people come together on October 8th to swap costumes.
Read more »Feelings of hopelessness have haunted me for these three years. I’ve felt like we would live with this thirty minute drive through a ridiculous speed-trap town and long cow pastures forever. The feelings of hopelessness were occasionally relieved by overwhelming feelings of guilt for feeling hopeless when at least I have a roof over my head, two cars, a handsome husband and a spirited, beautiful daughter.
Read more »We’re no Mirage at Las Vegas. All we’ve done is install a couple soaker hoses and buried them shallowly in our raised beds. That’s part of the beauty of raised beds. You have more control over the environment of your garden.
Read more »Taking pictures for eBay tonight I realized my clothes are so much cuter in print than they are hanging in my closet.
Read more »I was complaining to a close friend the other day about the number of credit card offers we receive everyday. On that particular day I had received four. One in my current name, two in my maiden name and one in my husbands name. I had also received a stack of junk mail. …
Read more »After posting about using couponing for good I found one of my favorite tweeps (@passion4savings) has this Donate on a Dime section on her couponing/savings website. I knew I liked this girl!
Read more »Maybe you aren’t an “extreme” couponer, but you have some extra toiletries laying around the house.
You might think, “What’s the point of taking time to gather these things together. I don’t really have enough to justify the effort.” Here’s why:
Read more »We are still evolving as a financial free and responsible family. We’re definitely not perfect, but we started. That start turned into progress. We continue to work on our finances with the borrowed motto of: Progress, Not Perfection.
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