Finding my wings

This last year has been a difficult one for me.  Not in an epic-catastrophic-event kind of way, as I know others around the world have experienced, which I am grateful for.  Instead, the best way I can describe it is that I’ve been walking my way through a gray mist, with some stumbling blocks . . . → Read More: Finding my wings

Reflection

I am officially in the third week of my new job now.  I am happy to report that it is going surprisingly well.

I was with my old company for eight years.  I loved working there (well, as much as I think I can love working somewhere…).  When I started there I was single, . . . → Read More: Reflection

Mind games

The writer of the book I’m currently reading, Jonni McCoy, is not a financial planner or anything like that.  According to the introduction she is a regular middle-class mom living in an expensive part of the country who simply wanted to be home with her kids.  Since a higher income wasn’t possible, she had . . . → Read More: Mind games

Excel spreadsheets, here I come…

I would venture to say that I’ve always been fairly good with my money.  I like to pat myself on the back when I see someone who is definitely not good with their money and feel thankful for the money smarts I have.  I generally am able to put off wants in order to . . . → Read More: Excel spreadsheets, here I come…

The thing about resolutions

For me, and I’m sure many others, the hardest part of change is that first step.  What is that principle I learned in physics so long ago?  Something about an object being at rest requiring a lot of energy to get it moving or whatever?  That could be totally wrong.  Out of every subject . . . → Read More: The thing about resolutions

New beginnings

I’m excited for the new year.  I’m ready for 2009 to be over with and to start fresh.  This last year ended well, but the beginning was rough for me since I was under the dark cloud of postpartum depression for a long time.  I’m looking forward to all that 2010 can bring!

Speaking . . . → Read More: New beginnings