I had my heart set on going to the Altitude Summit Salt Lake City (Alt SLC) conference which is one of the most well-regarded of all the blog conferences. But when registration was announced and I saw the fee, I…
Did You Go to Church Today? The Holy Days of Obligation
I used to always forget the Holy Days of Obligation, which are days you’re supposed to go to church and pray and be holy and stuff. In fact, we were at church on Sunday and nowhere, nowhen did anyone say…
What are the Books that Changed Your Life?
You ready for a task on crowdsourcing? Please comment and tell everyone about the books that changed your life. Then go ahead and fill your Amazon cart with amazing books. Books that Changed My Life The Bible I’d be a…
Cakestyle Closing Shop
I received an email this morning letting me know that Cakestyle, a personal stylist service, has closed down after nearly 2 years in business. That’s not long at all! This is why starting a business scares the crap out of…
We Are Pregnant!
We are pregnant! We were pregnant. And then we were not. For the second time in only three months, I have miscarried another baby. Please God it’s not fair to fill your heaven with our little babies. You already have…
Health Blurbs for the Brain
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about all the tidbits of data I’ve been reading. Here’s a special Health Blurbs for the Brain. Introversion got you down? Act like an extrovert! Wall Street Journal article here. The taller you…
What’s Good Enough for Tom Cruise…
Didn’t I say in my previous post that the Waiheke Island Yacht Club has their PR cranked up? Like way up? Well well well, looks like our favorite Scientologist paid a visit yesterday to the worst restaurant in the San…
Weekend Getaway: What to Do in Santa Cruz
We are taking advantage of the summer and bopping along the Bay Area, doing everything you can possibly do within a 150 mile radius of San Francisco. Check out this itinerary that Angie Picardo from NerdWallet put together as inspiration…
Royale with Cheese: Thoughts on the Royal Baby
Congratulations to the royal family on the new heir to the throne. All newborn babies are a gift from God and should be treasured whether they are born into wealth and prestige or not. But seriously, people, the fact that…
Money Monday: We Saved $1,605,179
Update on the house. We didn’t get it. But that’s ok because that means we saved ourselves from committing to $880,000 in lifetime debt, which in reality totals over $1.6 million in mortgage payments and interest. The listing price was…