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Free & frugal ways to say ‘I love you’ on Valentine’s Day

by Karen on February 10, 2010

I’ve never been a Valentine’s Day believer. I’ve always believed that you don’t need a special day to celebrate love. We should be celebrating every day, right? It’s hard to avoid the Valentine’s Day hype, though, and any excuse to do a little something special for your partner is a good thing. You don’t have [...]

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The cure for a case of wanderlust

by Karen on January 12, 2010

Tony and I have spent a good deal of our young lives being responsible. We save our money instead of spending it. We take short weekend trips instead of traveling to exotic far-away lands. We spend our weekends at home watching movies instead of drinking at bars with other 25-year-olds. I’m not complaining. This is [...]

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I must have done something right

by Karen on November 3, 2009

Yesterday was rough. I floated in and out of consciousness for most of the day, delirious with high fever. I spent a painful half hour in the waiting room at Urgent Care desperately wishing I could lie down on the floor, or lie down anywhere for that matter, as sitting up was just too taxing. [...]

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Step out of your comfort zone

by Karen on October 20, 2009

Last month after some encouragement from my favorite blogger friend Kacie at Sense to Save, I joined a book club. We still had 15 months left in North Carolina, and I was homesick and lonely for some girlfriends — or any friends other than my wonderful husband. Last week I attended my first book club [...]

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Life through the lens

by Karen on October 14, 2009

Now that we know our time here is finite, I’ve been slowing down to appreciate the beauty around me a lot more. As much as I complain about the heat and humidity in North Carolina and as much as I miss fall in the Midwest, there is a lot of natural beauty in this part [...]

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Another change in plans, but this time it’s good news!

by Karen on October 13, 2009

I’ve been pretty open about my struggles with homesickness. Last week, we had a change of plans that will bring us home sooner than we planned. Last spring we decided to stay in North Carolina until December 2010 so that Tony could pursue a high school teaching license in addition to his master’s degree. A [...]

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