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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s Martin Luther King Day weekend.The weather in Blacksburg has been (as usual) bat-shit crazy.I’m getting sick. The coughing has turned to an aching in my right elbow. That means it’s… RECRUITMENT SEASON. This level of excitement directed at decorating your house, wearing heels 15 hours a day, not drinking for over two weeks, avoiding…