Fully celebrating Lent I remember hearing a sermon about how you should seek the sacraments more often to grow your faith and those words just ran off of me like water. How can going to mass (more often than once a week) and confession (more than twice a year) really grow my faith?? Seems like… Continue reading Things making me happy lately
Goal Updates for Week 13
Walk at least 500 miles this year (123 miles down and 377 to go) This week I ran some miles on the elliptical at the gym, walked a really long time at the zoo, and did my favorite BodyFit by Amy videos on YouTube. Go on 12 hikes this year(2 down) So far, we have… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 13
Goal Updates for Week 10
Walk at least 500 miles this year (93 miles down, 407 to go) I finally made it back to the gym this week, but somehow hit the wrong button on the elliptical before I plopped my iPad on the screen. I figured this out when I felt like I was dying after 8 minutes….I was… Continue reading Goal Updates for Week 10
Blessings
Good Friends I have been wading through many tough decisions lately and if I did not have a strong support system in place, I would be sinking instead of treading water right now. As I've slowly been whittling down my options as to what our life will look like next year, I've come to realize… Continue reading Blessings
My Week (2.27.22)
What I've been reading lately: If you enjoy realistic historical fiction, then I highly suggest The Last Bookshop in London. The story follows a young woman who reluctantly takes a job at a local bookstore, but comes to love the shop as she falls in love with reading all over again. **This book really hit… Continue reading My Week (2.27.22)
2022 Goal Update for Week 7
Walk at least 500 miles this year (63 down and 437 to go) This week I walked outside a lot and then did Bodyfit by Amy videos indoors on the rainy days. Go on 12 hikes this year (2 down) Mt. Cheaha (beautiful hike, but so cold....to be fair it was January) 2. Joe Wheeler… Continue reading 2022 Goal Update for Week 7
Frugal February 2022 (Week 1-3)
Sorry to drop off the face of the planet! My sister had some complications after the delivery of my niece so I stayed with her at the hospital so her husband could watch the baby at home with their older daughter. Then....I was asked to help sew some costumes for a play that my kids… Continue reading Frugal February 2022 (Week 1-3)
My Week (2.7.2022)
What I've been reading lately: Gentleman from Moscow is hilarious! It is a delightfully quirky story of a Russian aristocrat who basically is forced to stay at an upscale hotel for the rest of his life or face execution by the Bolsheviks. It doesn't sound funny, but he has a great sense of humor and… Continue reading My Week (2.7.2022)
Frugal February 2022
Welcome to the 2022 Frugal February Challenge! For the past 8 years or so, I have been participating in a Frugal February Challenge. It all started when my husband and I decided to attempt to pay our house off in three years (Spoiler alert: we did it in two! We also live in an older… Continue reading Frugal February 2022
2022 Goal Updates (Week 4)
Walk 500 miles this year (40 down and 460 to go) This week I did Bodyfit by Amy videos on Youtube (its free!) and hiked at Mount Cheaha (Alabama's highest point) Go on 12 hikes My husband and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary at a remote cabin on Mount Cheaha and got in a… Continue reading 2022 Goal Updates (Week 4)
The Thrifty Educator 