Boring update
The only major thing I've been up to since I quit my job in December is applying for graduate school. It's something I was researching even before I quit but I started pursuing it even harder after. I settled on UMass Boston, they have an online degree program where I can get my master's degree in Family Therapy. The application process was kind of tedious. I had to fill out the application of course, get three letters of reference, write two essays, and take the GRE. Once that was all done and submitted there was an interview with two professors and four other applicants and after that was completed they emailed us an assignment to complete and email back. I completed all of it though and received an email a couple weeks ago letting me know that they are recommending me for acceptance and that I will be receiving a formal acceptance letter in the mail. Classes won't start until this summer though but I'm really excited. It'll take me three years to finish (part of that being an internship) and by the time I'm done Delia will be in school and then I can go back to work. Yay for plans.
My financial contribution has been to try to learn how to be more frugal. I've started my own coupon blog (www.mainecouponqueen.blogspot.com) where I've been blogging the deals I find and the things I learn. I'm still struggling with keeping a budget and not overspending but we're getting there. I'm getting a pretty good stash of non-perishables built up when things are super cheap or even free which is pretty exciting.
Delia is 21 months old now. I can't believe we'll be having her second birthday party soon. She's a really good girl for the most part but she's definitely starting to get some sass to her. She's heavy into the "no" phase for the past couple of weeks. We're trying to deal with it by not phrasing things as questions that are not choices for her and if she says no we tell her it's not a choice. It's still difficult though and we have a fair amount of melt downs. She's a lot of fun and talking up a storm and we just love her to pieces.
My financial contribution has been to try to learn how to be more frugal. I've started my own coupon blog (www.mainecouponqueen.blogspot.com) where I've been blogging the deals I find and the things I learn. I'm still struggling with keeping a budget and not overspending but we're getting there. I'm getting a pretty good stash of non-perishables built up when things are super cheap or even free which is pretty exciting.
Delia is 21 months old now. I can't believe we'll be having her second birthday party soon. She's a really good girl for the most part but she's definitely starting to get some sass to her. She's heavy into the "no" phase for the past couple of weeks. We're trying to deal with it by not phrasing things as questions that are not choices for her and if she says no we tell her it's not a choice. It's still difficult though and we have a fair amount of melt downs. She's a lot of fun and talking up a storm and we just love her to pieces.