I’m not sure how you supply Halloween candy to the adorable trick-or-treaters that knock on your door, but I hold the bowl out in front of the kids and let them choose the two pieces they really want. It’s funny to watch the kids decide which ones to take. Some shout out their favorite and […]
Holiday
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I spent valentine’s day by the warm fire in my North Carolina vacation home. While my husband worked out in the yard, I lounged on the couch with a book, sipped lemonade and simply enjoyed being. As the sun set I drove to the spa and enjoyed a fifty minute deep tissue massage. Now back […]
Bring on the New Year
So far I haven’t written any resolutions or decided on any new goals for the new year. Instead I want to spend the last day of the decade focused on all of the wonderful things that have happened over the last ten years. While I experienced my fair share of bumps in the road the […]
Did You Stick to Your Holiday Budget?
This year my husband and I agreed to stick to a holiday budget. As the year came to a close we refinanced both of our properties and paid quite a bit in closing costs and other mortgage related fees. We also spent nearly $2,000 on two short trips that were long overdue. The members of […]
So Little to Return this Year
For the first time in many, many years I had very few unwanted gifts to return to the store. In fact, I had only two gifts for myself and one gift that I bought for my grandmother. Luckily my returns were a breeze. I had receipts for everything that didn’t work out and stood in […]