Lisa

  • Happy blogiversary!

    Happy first birthday, baby blog! It’s hard to believe that I’ve already been blogging a year. Truthfully, I was expecting overnight fame and fortune, but I wouldn’t change my experience for the world. I love logging on and seeing new readers and comments (even if I don’t respond. Whoops). Thanks for sticking with me in…

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  • El cunado, redux

    I can finally announce that my older sister, Leslie, and her boyfriend, Adam, are engaged! He popped the question right before the new year, they decided to order a custom ring and setting (our grandmother gave Leslie the stone from her engagement ring), and didn’t tell anyone (beside me) until the ring came in. Umm,…

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  • I got my mind on my money

    And my money on my mind. I finally bit the bullet and started working on a budget. First, I created an Excel spreadsheet: I listed our incomes at the top, our monthly bills, and monthly expenses. As I book classes and get paid, I’ll update how much I make. Excel has a bunch of great…

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  • Furniture window shopping

    As I mentioned, we’re going to buy some more furniture in the not-so-distant future. We’ve gone furniture window shopping a few times in the past months to kind of gauge what we like and what we should expect to pay. In all, we own a bedroom set, a guest room bed, a desk, and few…

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  • Semi-employed life

    Please enjoy some Third Eye Blind / somewhat post title inspiration. Apparently, this song is about meth addiction? I missed that when I was 9. Then again, I also missed that “Hotel California” was about drug addiction. I asked Mac. Of course, he knew it was about meth addiction. Clearly, I’m not as wise in…

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  • Famous last words

    My autobiography should be titled thusly: I Only Needed One Thing From Target. I went in for a birthday card (yes, Jeymie, it’s for you! And it’s a week late. But the thought counts, right?) and spent $45 on an adorable London mug, new yoga pants, a wooden cutting board, and a packing list notepad (I’m…

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