When we own...

It turns out someone already designed, furnished, and decorated my dream home. Which is actually an apartment! I'm in awe. I'm going a little crazy over how much I love this place.


They even have an gorgeous nursery!

Some Late Resolutions

I thought I was only going to have one resolution this year: Have a baby! (although James said that isn't really a resolution) But getting so close to having the baby has given me an itch to improve everything!

First of all, our money situation is kinda messy. Turns out, even when you have a full time job that pays well, you can get into debt! Especially when you have car problems. We've been pretty naive (and a bit lazy) in thinking that we didn't need to keep a strict budget. This irrational behavior will be corrected.

Second, my life has gotten into a pattern of working, coming home, and watching other people live interesting lives and do amazing, creative things. TV, blogs, inspiring websites, etc. While my personal accomplishments, outside of work, have been pretty minimal. I decided that even when I'm feeling like poop, I can do something creative that makes our home better for our little family.

So the solution is this: James and I will be following a budget (!) that includes almost zero money for non-essentials. Any extra will go towards our lovely debt pile. (Have you heard of the Debt Snowball?) I will do more creative things around our home—perfect timing for me to get serious about our "nursery" (the baby's half of our bedroom). AND I'll blog about our adventures! It should be interesting with the whole ZERO budget thing.

So there. I'm committed. Wish me luck!

Zoooooooo

We planned a trip to the zoo this weekend, and luckily I had energy, and the weather was really nice! The winter is such a great time to be at the zoo. No crowds, no crazy heat, and the animals aren't any less active. Although, I bet evenings in the summer are the best time to see the animals.

It felt good to be on my feet for longer than usual, until they started hurting!

Getting Close to Baby Time!

Well, as of this week, I am in my third trimester. And you can tell!


Overall, pregnancy has been kicking my butt! I haven't had to miss work yet, but I'm pretty much in hibernation in the evenings and on weekends.

I don't think I posted it on here yet, but we found out we're having a BOY! And I think we have a name. What do you think?