Avoiding Burnout in Graduate School (And Work!)
These time management and wellness tips can only get you so far. If you feel like graduate school itself doesn’t make you feel fulfilled, is not giving you a sense of purpose and isn’t necessary for you to do what…
3 Summer Outfits Under $50
These three summer outfits under $50 can take you from date night, to weekend errands and back, and these pieces are versatile enough to be mixed and matched to give you the biggest value for your dollar.
Paula’s Choice Product Review – 2019
Out of all of these Paula's Choice products, the only two that I can’t live without are the Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser and the 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant, but I do want to look into the ingredients and see if…
5 Tips for Planning a Wedding around a Busy Schedule
If you are pre-engaged, engaged and in full wedding planning mode or just curious, you came to the right place. First of all, Congratulations! I am so excited for you in this next stage of your life. For me, once…
5 Tips for Taking Great Engagement Photos
Hey everyone! I thought I would share a few tips for taking awesome engagement photos! I am not a photographer or a model, I am just speaking from experience. My husband and I just got married in December of 2018,…
Three Ways to Reduce Stress around Finances
We are on a debt-free journey, sure, but sometimes I find myself wanting more. I want to budget a little money over here for a new dining set, a little over there for reasonably priced flooring to replace the dingy…
Six Month Debt Journey Update
Mark and I our on our debt-free journey! If you missed the last couple of articles, we have over $100,000 in student loan debt between the two of us, not including a mortgage that we want to get paid off…
3 Month Debt-Free Journey Update
Written November 2018 Three months ago, Mark and I made the decision to start our debt-free journey in earnest. At the time, we had about $15,000 in credit card debt, $100,000 in student loan debt between the two of us…
Starting Our Debt-Free Journey
Written August 2018 We have officially hopped on the Dave Ramsey “debt is dumb” bandwagon. Mark and I are getting married in December with plans to start a family in the next couple of years, but being in debt makes…
Apartment Hunting in Chicago
Written March 2017 Mark and I are officially renters! We visited Chicago a few weeks ago to check out the city and find a place to live. Since Mark is still busy with school and far away from me in…
