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Category: finances

  • Our Journey to Find a New Home

    The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, as we have been house hunting. It seems like we’ve had to deal with a lot in such a short space of time – from looking for home inspectors Lynchburg, failing to send bids in time, last-minute home tours, the list goes…

  • And…We Are Now a One Income Family

    Sean lost his job. This news came on Thursday, unexpectedly, devastatingly, on Thursday. Things have been tight with both of us working. Ends won’t quite meet with one salary. We already knew our monthly finances, since I’d designated this month to be “Finance Month” in the Happiness Project. I had…

  • Toddler Art: Valentine’s Day Cards

    A little while ago, Zoom and I spent an afternoon making some golf ball art.  I decided to use the golf ball art as part of our Valentine’s this year. Here are all of the supplies we used: art, pinking scissors, glue, glitter heart stickers, card stock, patterned paper, and…

  • Happiness Project: February Topic! Finances

    Welcome to February, friends! I’d been mulling over what my “Happiness Project” topic would be for February. I’m going to admit, I was completely set on “Body” until about two days ago. With taxes coming due, and with the constant money discussions at our house, I changed my mind. Finances…