At the beginning of this year, Paul and I started tracking our loans as we try to get them paid off. Every three or four months, we have gotten the total balance of each loan and recorded it in a spreadsheet. Our spreadsheet includes each of the seven loans, with the interest rates and the monthly payment. Also, we have the columns with the balance on a certain date, starting with the most recent. Today I set about gathering the…
Has anyone else found it really hard to make friends post-college? Paul is an introvert, and I’m borderline between the two, and really shy around new people. So, we’re content to stay at home all the time, entertaining each other. However, after a year, we’ve found that as fun as that might be we are still really lonely. We got somewhat involved in our old church, but while we had friendships they weren’t really with people who were in a…
Shalee from Shalee’s Diner has tagged me for a kitchen meme. I have to name eight random things from my kitchen/cooking. 1. I don’t cook much, although I’ve been cooking more recently and it’s surprisingly not been as difficult as I expected. I am still amazed at people who are able to coordinate a whole meal without messing up a lot! 2. Our kitchen is a Mexican theme, and I love it. Our dishes are all Pfaltzgraff Sedona pattern, and…
I have moved so many times in my life, and here are some things that I’ve learned over the years. Of course, this is applicable to our circumstances: moving from one nearby place to another, with the help of friends (no paid movers!). So take it with a grain of salt. (Oh, and check out lots of other helpful advice here!) 1) Don’t procrastinate packing. Mark all the boxes with what is inside. Try to pack rooms together – think…
Well, we are all moved! It was an absolutely exhausting weekend, but I’m glad that we are finally done. Paul took Friday and Saturday off work, which was so nice. Friday morning dawned nice and… rainy. But, we are having a serious drought here so I really can’t complain about the rain! And it wasn’t too bad. I was so nervous about the move that I slept a handful of hours, and was very grumpy. Paul and I signed the…