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Dropping Down to One Income: How We Are Handling It
Starting in January, we will be dropping down to one primary income. I’m simultaneously excited and terrified! I am excited because it means that Matt will take on more domestic responsibilities, which will free me up to focus more at work. I’m terrified because our budget will be very, very tight. It will actually only work if he consistently brings in at least an additional $1,000 in revenue from educational consulting or photography/videography per month. And it completely depends on whether or not we can strictly follow our Mint budget.
I guess I should have a little more optimism about our ability to follow a budget, since we literally have … Read More
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Looking Ahead: 2020
Dearest 2020, I’m looking ahead!
What do you have in store for me? And what do I want to try and make true for myself?
If everything goes as planned with our Family Gap Year, our year will be divided into two distinct periods: January through May in Austin. June through December in other countries.
Let me focus on January through May first and save the possible Family Gap Year for another time.
In 2020, I want to pick up where I left off last year with my unreached goals related to healing my past wounds and feeling healthy and strong. Specifically, that will look like therapy three times … Read More
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Annual Reflection: 2019
Dearest 2019, it’s time for my annual reflection!
What kind of year did we have together?
My highs include spending a month in Melbourne at a Montessori training, a super-fun birthday dinner and late-night dancing party, my first-ever cruise (even though I realized I am not a cruise person), my first-ever RV trip (even though I realized I am not an RV person), an incredible summer vacation in upstate New York, a summer visit from my mom, a visit from some of our best friends from Oakland, regular Saturday Suppers, regular pizza dinners with neighbors, two fun weddings, Thanksgiving at the beach with my family, … Read More