Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
Early this evening I prepared a small crock pot full of chicken taco soup, using the ingredients left on hand at our beach house in North Carolina. I brought fresh garlic, onions, sour cream, cheese and chicken from home, but all of the other ingredients were tucked away in the pantry waiting to be cracked … Read more
This week I’ll turn 32. When I look back at my past and forward into my future I must say that time has been good to me. I am married to the perfect man for me. If you believe in the cosmos and aligning of the stars you would definitely believe that my husband was … Read more
I’m not exactly sure why but every 4th of July it seems that life pauses just long enough to let me count my blessings. This year’s reminder came in the form of a 67 year old widow who I met outside of Kinko’s. My husband needed to make a few copies for his business, so … Read more
My husband would probably never admit to this, but he’s now hooked on watching Food TV with me. A few nights ago we watched the Pad Thai episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay and decided to try a little Pad Thai of our own. Since we don’t have an ethnic grocery store right around the … Read more
Believe it or not my husband and I haven’t been to the movies since The March of the Penguins came out in 2005. Tonight we’re headed to an IMAX theater to watch the new Star Trek movie. I suppose there is no denying our nerdy tendencies with this one. My husband conned me into watching … Read more
In all the years that we’ve owned a home in the Outer Banks my husband and I have actually never gone out to dinner together. It’s actually pretty amusing, because a lot of our friends and family will ask us for restaurant recommendations and we have to tell them we honestly don’t know. We usually … Read more
Here’s an interesting thought on the correlation between money and happiness… “On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 means ‘not at all satisfied with my life” and 7 means “completely satisfied,’ the people on Forbes magazine’s list of the 400 richest Americans average 5.8 – the same as the Inuit people in Greenland … Read more
A lot of people say they are going to do something and then never get around to doing it. I am pleased to say that my brother is not one of those people. A few months ago he talked about getting my dad’s side of the family together for a small family reunion and by … Read more
Four years ago on this very day I landed in the emergency room with a very large pulmonary embolism. I hadn’t felt right for nearly two weeks. I visited the doctor on three occasions in less than ten days, but the doctor failed to diagnose my condition. Each time she sent me home and reassured … Read more
My adorable niece may have gotten my sweet husband sick this weekend. He woke up this morning with a sore throat and actually took a short nap after work this evening. While I am the queen of naps, my husband never lays down when he’s tired, so I know he must not be feeling very … Read more