Saved
Oh yeah. Side project paycheck finally came in to cover the costs of my vacation. Weekend hermiting no longer necessary (though still a good idea). Mission pay bills and proceed with highlights is a go
I spent more than $250 on a Wednesday
I wrote a check for $186.04 for two tickets to Eddie Vedder at the Chicago Theater last night, then spent about $75 on dinner for two and several drinks at Hub 51 and POOF! More than $250 gone. This was kind of a big expense right after the vacation. But a few weeks ago, my [...]
Back from Vacation
Hi gang! I’ve been on vacation for the past 9 days in sunny and beautiful California. We stayed in Carmel the first part of the trip and hiked, biked, kayaked, and ran around the Monterey and Big Sur area, then went to Napa for a friend’s wedding during the second part of the trip. I [...]
Global Thoughts and Women2Drive
Sometimes I get so wrapped up in day-to-day life that I forget women in other parts of the world don’t have the same opportunities as we do in the United States. Last year, after I presented my blog to a class at the Kellogg School of Management, a student from Chile asked why I wasn’t [...]
How to Create a Job
The topic of job creation has been a hot one in our apartment lately. As you know, B recently graduated from law school and passed the Illinois Bar Exam. Now that the celebrations are over (and trust me, they were awesome celebrations), the real work of finding work has begun. For those of you who [...]
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