It has been one week since we have moved back to Michigan! It seems as if last weekend happened MONTHS ago, but that just shows how much a blur this past week has been! Our goal has been to try and get as many house projects done as we could (within reason) and I would…
On Saturday, our families and friends came to help us do some work around our new home! We had many boxes to unpack, find places for everything we owned, and of course the fixing up house to make it our own. Thanks to everyone’s help, we got pretty far! We are hoping to add a…
I recently asked my readers if they had any questions for me, questions about our life, or questions that I maybe have not answered before. I had a good friend of mind ask me: Do we keep every receipt for every purchase? How do we keep track of what we spend? Do we use an…
Over the past 4-5 years, I have done a lot of decluttering. I wouldn’t say that I was a hoarder before, but I rarely applied the rule of “one in, one out.” If I bought something new, I rarely got rid of the old. The first home we lived in did not have a…
Saving money is always a hot topic; no matter what generation you represent. Especially in the starting of a new year, budgets are looked at, wallets seem a little more empty after the holidays, and credit card bills seem to have more and more numbers in them. In an earlier post I mentioned that the…
Today you can also find me blogging at Embracing A Simpler Life! Check it out! From every corner of life, our culture is screaming at us what is in, what is popular, what is trendy, and what is acceptable when it comes to clothing. Pick up the latest style magazine and you will get just…
