I don't know about you but 2021 has FLOWN by for me! 2020 was the year that would never end but 2021 is the year that zoomed past while everyone was distracted & arguing about a needle & gas prices. With the end of the year approaching, it is time to start thinking about next [...]
Category: Monthly Challenges
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No Spend September 2021
I think I say this every year but CAN YOU BELIEVE WE ARE ALREADY IN SEPTEMBER? Like hello fall, football season, flannel shirts, pumpkin everything, & cooler temps! Along with alllllll the fall fun comes our annual tradition: NO SPEND SEPTEMBER! Its an annual tradition and each year I swear I am going to be [...]
Word Of The Year: 2021
Y'all. It is 2021! TWENTY TWENTY ONE. I know we are all glad to put 2020 in the rearview mirror and move forward! We've got a little tradition around the club that takes place around the first of every year....it is time for said tradition...announcing our word/phrase to focus the new year around. My 2020 [...]
Its Ok.
Depression. Anxiety. PPD. Bipolar Disorder. Seasonal Depression. OCD. PTSD. With September wrapping up and October starting, I thought now would be a great time to talk about mental health. More importantly, our mental health. September is Suicide Prevention Month and October is Depression Awareness Month. Apparently, I am supposed to keep it a secret that [...]
No Spend September 2020
Somehow, despite all the craziness and setbacks this year has brought, we have made it to September 1, 2020. Thanks to COVID-19, we've all missed a lot of annual traditions this year BUT we're not missing our annual tradition of No Spend September! This is our 4th year doing NSS and I don't know about [...]
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Starting 2020 Over!
No Spend September 2019
If you've been around the club for a while then you know all about my No Spend September challenge. Every year I challenge myself (and you!) to go the entire month of September without any frivolous spending. It is A LOT harder than it sounds! The first year I did No Spend September I actually [...]
2019: Word Of The Year
Stick With Kindness
My fears throughout the years: Youth (10-17ish): the dark, my mom being mad at me, the lunchroom on the first day of school, roaches Early Adult (18-23ish): failing a college class, getting a DUI, not finding "the one", roaches Mid-Adult (24-26ish): losing my job, unexpected bills, losing a loved one, roaches After we adopted Quin, [...]