Since it’s been three and a half years since I wrote anything here, it seems like we’re overdue for an update. Thanks, Jean, for the encouragement :-) Our family is doing well. My husband and I have worked from home for nearly two decades now, so we had no work-related changes when the pandemic began…. Continue Reading

In January 2003, my husband and I bought our first house, and saddled ourselves with our first mortgage — I believe the first payment was due in March 2003. And in March 2018, just about exactly 15 years later, we made our final mortgage payment. So for the last two months, we haven’t had to… Continue Reading

Since it’s been a year and a half since I posted anything on here, I guess I’m a bit overdue for an update. All is well here, but I’m currently freelance writing for four separate organizations, so there is always paid work to be done when I’m in front of my computer. And when I… Continue Reading

Hello dear readers! Since it’s been five months since my last post, I guess I’m a bit overdue for an update. I just read through that last one, and it was sort of like reading a journal entry. All of the things I mentioned are still going well. And in my normal overly-optimistic-about-how-many-hours-are-in-a-day fashion, I… Continue Reading

Hello friends! I got an email from a reader today (Hi Jean!) checking to make sure that nothing had happened to me, since my little blog world here has been so quiet. So I figured this would be a good time to check in with some quick updates on our life. All is well! But… Continue Reading

Hello dear readers!  I’m still here, but I’ve been prioritizing paid work and time with my family over blogging for fun, so there’s a bit of dust on the old blog.  But all is well, and we’re in need of an update around here.  I hope 2015 is off to a good start for all… Continue Reading

The following is a post from Sam Peters, with lots of (purple!) commentary from yours truly.  If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I’m a big fan of credit cards.  We only use cash to pay the local farmer who sells us eggs, and for the occasional garage sale.  Everything else… Continue Reading

For the last few years, I’ve contemplated getting new living room furniture.  But there was nothing wrong with the furniture we already had, so I wasn’t in any hurry.  We don’t have a means of transporting furniture, and I didn’t want to invest a whole bunch of money in a replacement for something that didn’t… Continue Reading

Greetings from my dusty little corner of the internet!  Apologies for the blogging hiatus – it’s been a busy summer.  Work has kept me on my toes, and there’s been plenty of fun that needed to be had with our littles.  My husband’s family was here for a couple weeks as well… great to see… Continue Reading