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Holiday Card Update
So back in October I was way ahead with getting my holiday cards done. I wrote a yearly update about my life and sent 16 photos to a graphic designer on Etsy to make the card.I was still ahead when I got them printed through Costco. And even when I picked up some awesome stamps from the post office.I started to fall behind while I was waiting for my return address stamp to arrive from Etsy, and now that I need to get more than 100 people’s addresses, I’m really far behind!I need to hurry up!Holiday cards have been arriving at our house, so I strung… Read More -
Holiday Traditions (and Reducing Holiday Stress)
The Christmas spirit is alive and kicking at the Cotner-Bradford residence!The Friday after Thanksgiving, we drove out to a Christmas tree farm in a small rural town to cut down our Christmas tree. The boys have been eagerly anticipating the experience for about a month. Tate was thrilled to ride on a tractor out into the field. We came home with a 9.5-foot tree (they always look smaller in the field than they do at home…).We got the ornaments down from the storage area and started hanging them on the tree. As I had hoped, it was so fun to look at all the ornaments we had collected… Read More -
Spring Break Planning
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a huge fan of the podcast Matrimoney. It’s all about how Kelsey and Chris (and their two young boys) structure their lives so that they can attain their lofty financial goals. I like it so much because I money is very interesting to me. I think it’s easy to be unintentional with your money and to spend your entire paycheck every month. I also think it’s possible to take that same paycheck and be intentional with it, such that you are able to set aside some of it for something bigger. And over time, a little bit each month can add up to a lot.… Read More
