I feel like week after week, new experiences and new opportunities are presenting themselves to me, and I'm absolutely thrilled about it ( Read more... )

First, I should note that these Gratitude Sunday posts have really been helping me. Even the week is negative, it's nice to lift oneself up by reflecting solely on the positive. Surely changes one perspective, which is what the point of all these posts has been ( Read more... )

"Where we love is home ..."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

What a relief it's been to know that Kevin and I will be staying in our current apartment another year. The decision to do so certainly eliminates any unnecessary instability with that regard. Now that we've decided to stay, we can finally invest in making our house feel more like a home.

I've ( Read more... )

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."
                                                        -- William G.T. Shedd

The proverbial "they" say life is about taking risks. If happiness is the desired outcome, you have to sometimes step out of your comfort zone and do things that aren't always logical. Kevin and I did just ( Read more... )

While we might be in a tight financial situation, one thing Kevin and I don't do is blow our money on luxurious goods. Our small budget is more a result of my inability to find a job than it is superfluous expenditures. We hardly ever go out, we rarely buy new clothes, we're not blowing our money on alcohol, and we're frugal when it comes to ( Read more... )