A perk of military life is access to the military commissaries. As a lifelong military dependent, I’ve spent my whole life shopping in the commissary. I have fond memories of the old commissary at Peterson AFB when I would get a donut and a Frutopia (who remembers that flashback?) as a treat while out with…
Lisa
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Why I have so many bank accounts
One area that I’ve tried to work on throughout my five-plus years of married life is our finances. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best when it comes to saving and that I have some less-than-ideal shopping habits (hello, Amazon Prime). As time goes on, I’ve realized that I am terrible…
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30 by 30: the year before 30
My birthday fell the weekend before sorority recruitment at work, so I was not doing any sort of blogging. My usual birthday 30 by 30 update did not happen, so here it is a [few] months late on my half-birthday. I managed to cross a few more things off in 2016 (#19, 22, and 26)….
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My carry-on essentials
Our Army life has taken us across the country more than a few times. Because of that, we wind up flying to visit family, for work, and for fun at least a few times a year. I don’t travel with too much stuff because I don’t like carrying a heavy bag (check out my favorite…
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Hair donation #6
Soooo. This happened in October. Oops. As I’ve mentioned before, my hair grows pretty quickly. I’m very lazy and don’t really care to maintain my hair with regular cuts, so I grow it out and donate it. I’m averaging donating every two years, and this was my sixth donation in ten years. Back in October,…
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The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Mac and I love supporting wild animal rescues that take animals from less than ideal situations. The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, sits a bit of I-76 about a 30 or minute drive from Denver. We decided to make the trip up there over Memorial Day weekend of 2016. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is…