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On Still Being Me…and Buying Nothing

From reading my blog, it may seem as though being pregnant has somewhat taken over my body, brain, and life – I promise it hasn’t! I am still very much me and I still very much have desires, goals, and values independent of the baby I’m now home to. I don’t say this to remind …

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And Then I Found Five Dollars.

Good news abounds over here at Our Little Apartment!

1. YOU GUYS. I cannot believe I haven’t told you about this yet, because Lord knows I’ve told my husband, like, five times already.

I’m a Targ-a-holic, right? I’m not in denial –I’m fully aware that if I give myself an excuse, “Oh I need a …

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Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3

I rock at tests.

I do.

All I’m saying is; tests don’t scare me. At the risk of being obnoxious and having you guys toss glares in my direction (especially those of you currently studying for finals), I have to tell you – I am so competitive that I see tests as another way …

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Jump For Joy!

Yes, am so lame, I took a picture of this picture because I have no scanner.Just a quick note to say: I GOT A JOB IN CLEVELAND.

It’s working with college freshman. It’s only a one year position. And…we’ll be living in a 4 bedroom gorgeous house (2 fireplaces! a screened in back porch! …

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Buy Nothing ’08

Ladies, I appreciate the kind, awesome empathizing y’all showed me when I was so upset. This job is NOT permanent, it’s a one to two year position. So, yeah. I am learning a lot and growing because of difficult situations, but it’s difficult. And I should probably stop talking about work in case I want …

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Library Lovin’ & Lots O’ Links

It’s much easier to not buy new things when you can get an endless supply of free movies, TV shows, books, and cookbooks from the library.

I LOVE the public library! LOVE it. Libraries are hidden gems, totally underutilized (especially by 20 somethings).

Even when I was in college, I had a library card to …

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