• Practically Practical

    Our move to Florida is so darn exciting.  I can’t wait to live closer to my parents.  I can’t wait to have Chris’ sister over for dinner.  I can’t wait to see my…

  • An Amazonian Christmas

    This week, we’re preparing for Christmas here on Marriage Confessions.   And you can’t talk Christmas without talking presents.   And you can’t talk presents without first talking about budgeting. Actually, I guess…

  • Wishful Thinking

    When I was little, one of my favorite books was called If You Give A Mouse a Cookie.   It was about how if you give a mouse a cookie, then he’s going…

  • My Spirit is Weak

    A few weeks ago, I shared about my personal financial crisis.   Ever since then, I have immersed myself in financial advice – Dave Ramsey (which is the program we are actually following),…

  • The Cost of Marriage

    I haven’t been sleeping good lately.  In fact, as I write this post it is 4:22 AM and I am wide awake sitting in my living room.  Some of it is because I…

  • This Little Light of Mine

    Poor Chris.   Poor, poor Chris.   He’s such a cool, calm, collected guy and life lately has been anything but cool, calm, and collected.   There are so few things right now…

  • Livin’ on the Lotto

    Two days ago we got Chris’ first student loan bill.   And then I went to bed for two days and refused to face any form of reality.   In my bed I…