What have you done today to make you feel proud?
This is the theme song to my absolute favourite show ever.  The Biggest Loser.  I watched it last night- the finale, when the final 4 are chosen, and everyone goes home to do it on their own- and it was so amazing.  These people all come into the competition with no idea what they’re getting themselves into, and all with different stories.  The most touching story this season was Abby’s story.  Abby had lost her husband, her 5 1/2 year old daughter, and her 2 1/2 week old son in a car crash thr

Saving her mulah.
Recently I have moved from contemplation to action in my budgeting goal. I gotta tell ya, it feels amazing. The feeling of being in control of where my money is going rather than worrying about how much of it I do (or don’t) have is amazing. For example, I gave myself $100 spending money per week (this means mini grocery shops, movies, beers, ice cream, etc.) and I take it out in cash at the beginning of the week and I don’t use my debit card at all. Wow, I did not even realize how big of a difference it makes. Recently, my wife best friend Nat wrote this and offered to lend it to the blog which of course I am because it is wonderful. These are Nat’

32 Weeks!
2 posts in one day because I’m 32 weeks pregnant, with only 8 weeks (+/- 1 or 2 weeks) to go! As of today I have only 1 more month of work, I told work today that my last day will be December 23rd.  I originally planned on working for 2 weeks in January, but that was when I thought that there were 3 weeks before my due date in January, when in reality there are only 2 full weeks.  My office always closes between Christmas and New Years, and although I think a

Christmas Spirit
Christmas is only 32 days away! Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I started my shopping on Saturday, and I have every intention of getting all my shopping done early this year (like that will really happen…).   I know what I am going to get for a few people, it’s just a matter of going out and getting it, but since the stores are so busy already it makes me dread going.  I’m planning a trip to the One of a Kind Show and Sale in Toronto next weekend.  I don’t know how much I’ll get there, because items are usually pretty pricey at events li

Some living room love.
My living room needs a little love. Between the wedding which took over my life, and saving for a house, I haven’t really put any effort into making it a beautiful and comfortable place for us. Now that we are both working days, we spend a lot of time hanging out in this room together in the evenings and so it’s really coming to my attention that it needs an update in a big way. I’m not going to post before photos yet, until I have the after photos, but we have so much old, secondhand furniture that just isn’t very nice that I’d like to get rid of or improve: - An flowered lazyboy that used to be my Oma’s - A small fake wood bookshe