Necessary Evil: Money
Dun dun DUN! (This is the sound my brain makes every time I hear the word “money.” You’re welcome.) When I began this blog, it was a craft blog. I intended to post crafty ideas, projects, decor, etc....
View ArticleNecessary Evil: Budgeting
Today is payday. This sounds exciting, but for us, not so much. Payday is also budget-and-pay-bills-day in the Gregory household. Needless to say, these are double-strong coffees and Ben and...
View ArticleThrowback Post: The Attitude-Behavior Gap
This article was originally posted back in January. I had intended to complete this series right away, but the first part of the year got away from me, and here we are. Hope you enjoy the recap, and be...
View ArticleThe Attitude-Behavior Gap: Sorting Excuses
No matter which good change we are currently resisting in our lives, we always have two types of excuses: the respectable excuses, and the real ones. Simply put, the respectable excuses are the ones we...
View ArticleLife Rules #8
Be. It’s okay to not consider your future self sometimes. Your future self doesn’t have to deal with today, with this week – your current self does. Your future self will be older and (hopefully)...
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Stop saying “can’t.” If you think that something can’t be done, never stop trying until you’ve proven it. If you know you can do something, but in reality you just won’t, learn to be honest and admit...
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Rest, and don’t feel guilty about it. This rule is a little different, because while all the rules I post are personal lessons for me, this is one I’m currently experiencing. The past few days have...
View ArticleLife Rules #11
Find community. If you can’t find it, make it. People were not meant to go through life alone. Filed under: Rules
View ArticleJOtL Updates: Week Three
Only four days left in the Jump Off the Ladder Challenge! If you haven’t added your week three update (May 26 – May 31st), the blue square has the updated questions. If you have, remember that we have...
View ArticleLife Rules #12
People don’t do things against you; they do things for themselves. This truth applies far more often than we realize. When we stop believing that people always act against us, rather than just for...
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