1- Personal finance/frugality/financial independence blogs & podcasts. You guys, I don’t know what has gotten into me because quite honestly I’ve always had a very ‘easy come, easy go’ idea about money. And to a big extent I still feel that way, and don’t…

We returned Sunday night from our official Summer Trip 2019. I won’t call it a vacation because . . . yeah. It was fun at times and even from this vantage point my memory is softening some of the tougher moments! If you’d like…

1- My trifecta is coming to an end (except for #3, sigh) — most notably the annoying cold that had me feeling half human for about a week. I hate ever thinking about life like this, but I just wanted to hit fast forward…

1 // SICK (not that sick, just a cold that C brought home, but ugh; also G & A have a version of it too and that’s sad on multiple levels) 2 // ON CALL 3 // (because of course!) PMS-ing. I can’t decide…

It was a nice weekend. G had her 18 month well child check (3 weeks late) and weathered the experience well (2 vaccines + a routine blood check – fun). She is 32.5″ long (66%) and 25 lb (75%). And as you can probably…

1- I finished Digital Minimalism. I have now read several books on cutting down time spent on technology/phone etc. This one is probably my favorite. It is not packed full of data, but instead is centered around the primary ideas that: devices are designed…

Oh good, now we have our holiday card. The above photo was taken by a professional photographer (Jody Gross for any locals!). We chipped in to do a big family photo session for Josh’s parents’ 50th anniversary. So worth it! We did a big…

It was a nice weekend, but I am not feeling the need for a full recap this morning (summary: 2 workouts, 1 early rising baby, a lot of pool time, one work-related date night, HOT weather, and somewhat irritable overtired big kids who probably…

1- I love my new position. My new residents are starting (orientation!) and it’s an exciting but very busy time. And my transition from APD to PD definitely feels like a new job, too. I am both overwhelmed and energized by it all. I…

The weather here has been kind of lame. It has literally been raining for days — I can’t really recall a day without rain/a thunderstorm for at least the past 10 days or so. It’s even raining (slightly) INSIDE of our (rental!) property which…