It’s been a rough start to the week, with February blowing out in a flurry of snow and ice and cold temperatures (nothing new here) and my head feeling like a drifting balloon due to the fact that I’m hyped up on Mucinex (thanks to my first big cold of the winter…woo hoo). I have …
Confession: I Feel Guilty Abandoning Books
I have a theory that readers tend to lean towards one of two tendencies— Either they feel the need to push through and finish a book (even if they don’t like the book at all), or They grow restless if a book doesn’t pick up fast enough or if it slows down too much …
Tax Returns, Tantrums + 3 Other Things
1. I’ve always been the type to file my tax return as soon as humanly possible because in the history of me filing taxes, I have always, ALWAYS gotten a return. In years past, Matt and I did various things with our returns— The year we were married, I convinced Matt to use his …
Birth: Always a Miracle
On Monday morning (veeeeery early), I got to witness my third birth (of someone other than my own child). And, as a labor and delivery nurse once remarked to me while I was cooing over one of these new arrivals, “You know, I’ve been doing this for years…and it never gets old. Birth is …
Financial Friday: Where Our Money Goes Each Month
These pictures have nothing to do with the topic at hand, but they’re cute, so they had to go somewhere, right? I’ve always found it particularly fascinating to study other people’s finances—not because I necessarily want to compare or to see how we’re “measuring up” to other people, but just because I think it’s so …
My Unpopular Opinions on (Some Very Popular) Books
I saw this blog post idea ages ago on the Lady Okie blog (who saw it originally on this blog), and I’ve had it in my head ever since that I wanted to do one myself (so thanks to Amanda and Kate for the inspiration!). I’ve been thinking for awhile that I wanted to do …
We Believe in a Low-Key Valentine’s Day
I’ve never been one to have strong opinions about Valentine’s Day– I’ve never hated the holiday (even on the admittedly rare Valentine’s Day when I was unattached), nor have I ever expected mounds of attention and gifts to be lavished on me. Growing up, my mom would usually make a nicer-than-usual breakfast on the holiday …
10 on 10
It’s been a roller coaster month, full of cautious highs and terrifying lows, but I somehow still managed to stick with my habit of taking a photo a day. Take a look. 1// Learning new tricks all the time, from scooping the cookies (mostly) by herself to putting on her own boots (even if …