So, my hubby & I are scheduled for physicals & taking care of details so that we can get life insurance. Which Dave Ramsey helpfully says should be called, “death insurance.” It’s nice to know that for a fairly small amount of cash monthly one can get a great cushion to fall back on in the unfortunate loss of a spouse or child, however, the idea of getting life insurance at all implies that you are at least open to... Read more
Man, I have been a total bobble head lately. Today in our financial small group, while we were watching the Dave Ramsey -Financial Peace University Video- I raised my hand. Yep, as if Dave Ramsey was going to stop & say, “yes, Grace, do you have a question for me?” Last weekend Ran & I were in Chicago for a baby shower. (more on this later) We were able to snag a nice hotel for $20 a night... Read more
My son & I watched, Wall E together today. It was so cute. I think the lack of the actual English language made it easier for him to sit through the whole thing. He was talking to me & asking what was going on the whole time. He was even worried and scared for Wall-E when he thought he was broke beyond repair. I found the movie also had a wonderful message. I loved the idea that we... Read more
Dave & I are going through Dave Ramsey’s 13 week Financial Peace University. It has been so good for us. If you can join a small group, get in it! In our small group, held at a local church, we watch the video’s together, discuss & do our “homework,” which is essentially things like building up your emergency fund, clearing out your debt & organizing your budget. It’s been exciting to see that we are in a pretty good... Read more
I confess, I am in love with Herve Leger bandage dresses. Unless your living in a fashion-less cave, (po thang) you’ve seen one of these little numbers. Because as you know, “anyone who is anyone” in Hollywood has worn Herve’s bandage. And that’s not why I love them. I love them because they are frickin beautiful. And because they come in every color, every color combo, short, long, haltered, strapless & crossed. Oh my. The first time I knew I... Read more
Some people are so thoughtful. For example, my mom & sweet mother’n’law, Sara send Dave, Ran & I a card for every single holiday in the calender year. Afterwards, I always feel like such a giant slouch that I didn’t plan ahead enough to do the same. Even now with the e-cards, I still forget. My friend Jessica sent me a valentines day card -in the mail!- saying she just “likes being my friend,” & it had an article for... Read more
The Secret Life of the Bees is actually a really sad movie. Who knew? I watched it the other day thinking it was going to be a light-hearted story and a nice fun break from studying. Not so, I cried like 5 times and felt sad for like 3 hours afterwards. That said, it’s a worthwhile rental. I think Dakota Fanning is such a great actress & she took an emotionally heavy role & handled it beautifully. And of course,... Read more
~Since I left my myspace blog to switch to xanga, only to switch to facebook only to find my new home here at WordPress I have about 600 + blogs floating around cyberspace. I got a wonderful idea from John Chow dot com that I should start recycling some of my oldie but goody blogs of yesteryear. So, I am hereby starting a new tradition. Every Thursday, I’ll recycle an old blog. Here goes nothin’! ~ I get... Read more
If your like me, perhaps you wish you kept in better touch with faraway friends. You wish you invested more in them, or you sit around thinking about how you wish they called you more –but you know you can’t say anything b/c you have made little effort to pursue them either. If your like me, perhaps you find yourself being jealous of other women who have really good relationships that they actually maintain because *gasp* they call each other fairly regularly.... Read more
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