After an agonizing first month of marriage is it possible we are finally over the hump? It seems like it might be. Finding a place to live has been as painful as stabbing my eyes with needles. Cost, location, size, availability, all of these things and more have led to utter despair; however, it looks like … More Could It Be True?
Another busy weekend has come and gone. Friday night we went to Aunt Margaret’s for dinner with Mom and then stopped by Auntie’s for Anthony and Andrew’s birthday. Since we didn’t leave AM’s until 10 p.m. I kidnapped Mom and D for the trip to Auntie’s and it went surprisingly well. Mom didn’t have any problems so … More Weekend Update
The absolute biggest challenge of married life thus far has been finding a place to live. Danny HATES our apartment and staying there another year is not an option. We have no money to buy a house or condo. So renting is our only choice. We’re on a wait-list for two apartments; however, potential openings for either … More Home Hunting
Since our finances are taking a hit in the fun area I’m going to seriously try to work on the grocery angle. I created a meal planning template and scheduled my meals for the month. I have most of the groceries but I’ll need to pick up a couple things. Some of these I’ve tried. … More November Meal Planning
Saturday: I woke up earlier than I have in ages to give ACT tests to my MEP girls. I even took part of the test myself and I did better than I did in high school. I did fabulous in reading. I suck at anything but algebra AND I don’t know how to use a … More Weekend Update
Immediately after work Friday Danny and I went to see Skyfall. I liked it but I didn’t love it. It started off a little slow for me but it picked up and took a direction I didn’t expect. The set up for the 2014 Bond was good and I’m anxious to see how … More Skyfall
I saw this on Tumblr today and it spoke to me. I’m busy and semi-productive but I have a long way to go before I live up to what I feel I should be doing. The main problem is I seriously lack motivation. I wish they bottled it up and you could buy it … More I have some work to do
I kept out of the election this year. I thought my heart was out of it. I was wrong. I couldn’t keep away all night. And it was more than fear that Mitt would win even though I dislike him because he only wants to be President for the title. No for me it was … More Change I Can Believe In!
As I previously mentioned my busy schedule our apartment has fallen to the wayside and there are piles of – everything. I dug my way through some of the piles of cards – sympathy wedding, birthday and Halloween. I picked up one card and was taken aback when I read it. I’d read the card when … More Something unexpected happened tonight..
I’ve resigned my post as Democratic cheerleader until my party can learn to sell it’s quality products. My real-life peeps suck at it but my television peeps don’t let me down.
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