I have a confession. Last week I had over 1000 unread emails in my inbox. None were personal and important; they were newsletters and ads. I go through phases where my inbox will be clean and then a few will pile up and I just let my inbox go, resulting in some awful number of […]
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Almost as soon as I found out I got the job, I started thinking about how life was going to change. Each day I’ll have just over two hours of commuting time in addition to my hours at work. I’ve kept myself relatively busy writing from home and taking on little projects. I’m keeping an
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Ah wedding planning. Such a joyful event, but such an opportunity to become a bridezilla, especially if you aren’t hiring a planner or day-of coordinator. Wedding planning has the potential to pull sides out of you that you didn’t even know existed. I blame it on the extent we go to to customize each tiny
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Healthy eating is super important to me. I’m not as good about working out as I want to be or once was, so eating well helps me feel like I’m still being kind to my body. Even though I’m not working full time outside the home, I certainly have busy days or weeks that don’t
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If you’re a reader of my other blog, Budget Blonde, you might know that I am not the biggest fan of holidays. I know I know, I am a such a scrooge, but I have good reasons for it. Just to name a few: 1. People get so stressed around the holidays. Admit it if
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It’s been about two months since I’ve moved and had a whole new life to adjust to. Things are stable for me at the moment, but my husband, on the other hand, has a different schedule every week. It’s actually really great for him, but some weeks he’s had to leave home at 5 a.m.
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If there’s one thing Natalie has taught me in the time I’ve known her, it’s that I have to kick my paper planner to the curb. It’s kind of like the death of a friend, though. I always looked forward to buying paper planners at the beginning of every school year. I took great pleasure
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Who else out there is not a morning person?  I’m making an effort to change that, but I have my doubts about the success of this endeavor.  Some traits are just ingrained into the very fiber of a person’s being. (Ha! See that’s funny because I’m talking about food today.)  I’ll use every last second
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The older I get, the more I realize that being organized really helps all facets of my life.  Organization kind of oozes into areas I wouldn’t have expected it to matter.  Obviously it comes in handy when looking for something in your house or your office.  It definitely helps when you need something specific from
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