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 […]
Our (bartered) wedding in pictures
UPDATE: The wedding was spotlit in the Chicago Tribune. Our September 1st, 2013 almost 100%-bartered wedding in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago… a day of Best Decisions, ending with the best […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our fairytale $24K wedding for $11K, er $790, er $265, er $205
UPDATE: The wedding was spotlit in the Chicago Tribune. For a pictorial take on the day, head here. Our fairytale $24K wedding for $11K, er $790, er $265, er $205 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wedding: Six months later, still a great decision. Phew.
1/2 a block from this non-descript, gritty, urban corner, in the heart of vibrant, noisy Pilsen… is a door that leads to… The Secret Garden. Aka where we’re getting married September 1st. […]
What seven minutes on Twitter can get you
April 22nd – After ridiculous, “is this really happening?” success creating an almost 100% bartered-wedding, I decided to see what seven minutes on Twitter could do. We’re batting almost 1.000 with […]