It's been a few months since my last garden update (the most recent being in August), but my goal is to write these at least semi-regularly so I can keep track of what things look like year round, not just when the garden is in full swing and has plenty ready to harvest. That said,…
I know I've talked about it before, but I really don't enjoy how dark it gets so early in the evening this time of year. But once Thanksgiving happens and the Christmas lights go up, it feels not nearly so bad because it isn't nearly so dark outside. Maybe not the best use of electricity…
It's been a week and a half since I got back from Cents Positive and I'm seriously missing the awesome ladies I got to spend the weekend with. I enjoy being around people, especially people I connect with on so many levels, and that weekend was all about those relationships. Can we all live in…
Tuesday isn't a typical day I publish a post, but as my husband and I celebrate our ninth wedding anniversary today, I wanted to write down a little something - shout my love to the world, as it were. We are in town today unlike last year when we were in Hawaii (and up on…
Well, for a month that started off with plans to be a "no spend" month, October was definitely NOT a no spend month. I guess I'll start off with the good part - we are still at a cumulative 47% rate for the year through October. The less good news is that in order to…
Apparently it's week 45 of 52 of this year already, which feels a bit mind boggling. Our anniversary is on Tuesday, and then Thanksgiving is just a few weeks after that. I do love this time of year, but it feels like October happened in a blink because of how busy I've been. Even good…
I'm back from Cents Positive but still riding the high of how amazing that weekend was. I had high hopes for the event, and they surpassed even that. I hadn't been to any sort of personal finance/financial independence conference before, but the bar has now been set high. If you're a women who is interested…
As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few months, this past weekend I was in Denver as I attended the inaugural Cents Positive retreat, and the first time I was away from my son for more than one consecutive night since he was born almost four years ago, plus the first time…
Welcome to yet another Friday, friends. Today, I'm in Denver at Cents Positive, and I can hardly believe it's here. I've been waiting for months for this weekend, especially when sitting at home when it seemed like everyone was at FinCon back in September. But now it's my turn, and I get to be at…
Happy Halloween everyone! Since I have a 3.5 year old at home, we will be out trick or treating tonight. Of course, it's supposed to be rainy and not too warm, but that's pretty much a right of passage for trick or treating in the Pacific Northwest. Most of my early memories of Halloweens are…