How love starts: Husband and I
Husband and I have been on a serious Spring Cleaning kick these past few months. Those of you who’ve been coming to #IdeaPotluck, you know what I mean, you lucky ducks Read more…
Our (bartered) wedding in pictures
Our September 1st, 2013 almost 100%-bartered wedding in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago… a day of Best Decisions, ending with the best of them all, becoming legal Best Friends. I found out Read more…
How to win at dating
Dating. It’s the best. It’s the worst. It makes you feel alive. It makes you feel like crap. I can’t get enough of it. Conversations about deal breakers, pet-peeves, activities, Read more…
Having to buy your Cabbage Patch Doll on layaway, being bald, & getting fired don’t doom you for life
Business plan? Capital? An MBA? Rich-folk/political connections? Skinny-thighs? You don’t need no stinkin’ business plan, capital, MBA, connections, or skinny-thighs. Nine years ago I got fired, had none of above Read more…
Our wedding vows: disaster, Wordsworth’esque, somewhere inbetween?
Note: “Petaya” is “Pete” and “Saya” smooshed together. #petaya was the hashtag we used for our wedding. We went to a wedding last night. I read Ten Ways I Trimmed $21,000 Off Read more…
Our fairytale $24K wedding for $11K, er $790, er $265, er $205
UPDATE: for a pictorial take on the day, head here. Our fairytale $24K wedding for $11K, er $790, er $265, er $205 It’s been a week and a half since Read more…
Why I may be naked or in a red jumpsuit at my wedding
May 2012 – engaged in Asheville, NC. Why I wind up with three rings. Summer 2012 – kinda not-really start wedding planning. Really, just write a blog post about our big Read more…
I’ve never been excited to drink beer. Until now.
I am excited to drink beer. If you know me, you know nothing remotely close to those words have ever come from my lips. I’m the girl who went on Read more…
This couple created such goodness for me, considering naming my first born after them
As you may know, we’re trying to be as green, economical, win-win, low-stress, local, and comfortable as possible for our September 1st wedding, going the barter route. It’s going swimmingly (check Read more…
I’d take this morning over a Christmas bonus any time
Today’s words: perspective and gratitude. I lay on the couch this morning, finishing watching the documentary I started yesterday as I waited to scoop up Fiance at O’Hare Read more…