Panic set in this morning as I began to work with my friend Mel on an online project. As we were beginning, my laptop died. It seemed to be an issue with the power cord so we decided to go to Best Buy and pick one up while I had access to a computer store. (I was...
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Maine Blog Network Update
While work on my hat project has slowed due to a lack of Internet, work on the Maine Blog Network moves forward. I'm finding new blogs all the time, which is great (if you are a Maine-based blogger, please e-mail or comment on this blog post so that I can include...
Book Review: So Many Books, So Little Time
My lack of Internet has made me surprisingly productive these last few weeks. Among my accomplishments, I've 1) completely unpacked and settled into my new apartment, 2) reduced my wardrobe to one closet, 3) tried several new recipes, 4) hung shelves, 5) went to...
Book Review: The Tightwad Gazette
My friends S and S have mentioned the Tightwad Gazette before. I've even seen Amy Dacyczyn (pronouced like "decision" in case you are curious), TWG's creater and writer, mentioned on other blogs and websites. What I didn't know until this past weekend was that Amy is...
Where Does My Money Go?
This guest post is by my friend Melanie Brooks. She's a freelance writer and editor at Bangor Metro and had a personal finance revelation recently. I told her she should write it up as a guest post. Check out more of Melanie online at www.melabrooks.com. Two more days...
Too Cute Tuesday: Recycled Paper Coasters
My mom bought me a cool little gift a few weeks ago: coasters made of recycled foreign newspapers. I added them to my drawer of cute little things I tend to have: candle sticks and napkin rings and other entertainment cuteness. That's right, this stuff gets a...
New Life, New Budget
The holidays approach and I am beginning to settle into my new apartment. I am ready to look at some new numbers: the cost of my new life. As with other things in life, I only realized how good I had it looking back on the situation. My costs were low and I had...
I’m Alive!
<p>HTML clipboard</p>This weekend, I found myself completely without internet, which is a small scale nightmare for a daily blogger like myself. I've been mooching off my friend Jen's internet for the last two weeks. She's away for three weeks...
I'm Alive!
<p>HTML clipboard</p>This weekend, I found myself completely without internet, which is a small scale nightmare for a daily blogger like myself. I've been mooching off my friend Jen's internet for the last two weeks. She's away for three weeks...