It is November 20, 2014, and we just printed the payment confirmation for our final debt payment. As soon as that payment clears, we are 100% debt free. We own both of our cars, we rent our home, and we don’t owe a penny to anyone. For the first time in my adult life, I am totally and completely free. On… Read more »
Last night I watched Gone With the Wind for what I later realized was the first time in at least six and a half years. I discerned this fact while trying to analyze why I bawled through virtually the whole thing. For a movie I’ve seen at least a dozen times, that struck me as a strange reaction…until I realized… Read more »
I’ve been on a self-improvement kick of late and have been taking a hard look at myself and my life. Something that keeps coming back to me are excellent pieces of advice I’ve received over the years. “Just because someone has a lesson to learn doesn’t mean you have to teach it to him.” “Do what needs to be done… Read more »
Love is not a feeling you have, but the conscious choices you make actions you take every day regardless of how you feel. Our fifth anniversary is just around the corner, and I just realized I have not been loving my husband. Now what?
(www.sass-pants.com) — I hate relish in tuna fish, but my husband loves it, and I love him. Something I’m learning about marriage (and it’s about time, since we just had our fourth anniversary in September) and relationships in general is that it’s not always about you — and any time you can make it about the other person, you should… Read more »