A summary of the last few days in my life: Holy. Crap.Monday, I did something absolutely shocking for the mild-mannered newspaper personality I cultivate at work. I turned in my resignation. My last day of work is May 15. The biggest question I've gotten is why....
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Off To New York City!
It's official, I am off to New York City! I have scheduled a series of posts for my time away, some which are going to be surprising. I will be checking my email and moderating comments but please give me until Monday or Tuesday to get back to you if...
Too Cute Tuesday: Origami
It's a rainy Tuesday night here at Craft Central and with my leaving on vacation, we wanted to have a fun, easy, slightly nostalgic craft for tonight. Enter those fond elementary school memories of origami! (Spatial = Nicole is terrible at it, just ask her seventh...
The Best Tofu Recipe Ever
Tofu is one of my favorite protein staples. At $2.50 a pound (or sometimes less), it beats the price of most every meat out there. Plus it's really versatile. I am about to go on vacation and rather then go grocery shopping, I am having a few random meals to clean out...
Three Things I Learned Booking A Last Minute Plane Ticket
I'm not sure if I mentioned this yet but my friend Robby and I are flying to NYC for a long long weekend (a long weekend would be like a Friday to a Monday but we're leaving on Wednesday so I think the extra "long" fits in there). Robby and I are...
Financial Advice From Nonfinancial Places
I was perusing meat at the grocery store the other day when I overheard two youngish guys talking with each other (Late high school? Early college? Hard to say):"Dude, I telling you, you buy a chicken and roast and then you can eat it for like a week. It's...
I Bought Myself Flowers… Just Because
There are times that I realize that I'm not really that hard core of a personal finance blogger. I do watch my spending pretty closely and tend not to buy things when it comes down to a decision. But if my mind keeps coming back to a purchase, I tend to rethink...
The Enthralling Show That Is Kitchen Nightmares
I was over at my friend's house tonight (she has wonderful things she shares with me like a washing machine and cable) and I got completely caught up in this show, Hell's Kitchen. It's probably a show you've seen 100 million times but hey, it's new...
Too Cute Tuesday: Ice Cream In A Bag
Today in my corner of Maine, the temperature hit sixty degrees Farenheit. My snowbank adjacent to my apartment is now just a pile. That's right, summer is officially on the way. I even saw some crazy girl walking down the street in a sleeveless sundress. (No, it...