May 30, 2018
I’m getting antsy We just got back from a trip. It was amazing. And I’m getting ready to go back into the office, I’m struggling. As I prepare to return to the office after two weeks away, I’m just dreading it. I’m having trouble getting motivated to go. When can I stop? Can we quit yet? I keep looking at…
May 2, 2018
Weirdo. Freak. Misfit. Oddity. All these words have been used to describe me at some point in my life. I don’t know that it’s something to be proud of, and I certainly know that when I was younger it wasn’t something that made puberty any easier. I was always the kid with the big ears that sat in the back…
March 28, 2018
Today we wanted to share a little game we play in the Kingdom of Waffles. Ever since we have been on the path to FI, we tend to interpret things from the outside world as if they were referencing parts of the FI mindset. We find that this happens especially with songs. We’ll hear a lyric and automatically assume that…
January 10, 2018
The other night I cooked dinner for BF & GF. They’re both younger and just starting in their careers. I hate to say it, but I’m old. I’ve been doing the whole career thing for more than a decade, while I’m not yet 40, I’m old. I feel it. The conversation shifted to how work was going. Everyone went around…
December 20, 2017
A Day in the Life of Mrs.Wow The other day I witnessed something really cool. I was in the middle of re-evaluating one of my kiddos, when all of the sudden she started crawling. It was the very first time she had ever moved forward on her hands and knees (something her mother had been waiting patiently for a few…
October 18, 2017
The Chautauqua in Ibarra, Ecuador was quite an amazing trip. We got to meet so many amazing people. Throughout the week, we found ourselves mentioning to each other, “These are our people, This is our tribe.” It’s quite amazing to find such a diverse group of people that have so much in common. Ages varied drastically, career paths varied (although…
October 4, 2017
FIRE is a long journey, it’s a marathon if you will. And it takes a long time to finally reach FIRE, and once you’re there, I can only imagine the freedom and relief you get when Sunday evening rolls around. You get ready for bed. Then you get up Monday morning… and you continue on with your weekend. What a…
August 30, 2017
I wish I had time for that, but I’m too busy When I get some more free time, I’ll do [insert activity here] Or when someone asks how I am and I respond, “I’m good, just busy!” I have been saying these phrases all too often. Quite frankly, I am sick of hearing myself say them. And I’m sure that…
July 10, 2017
Retirement is such a loaded word. When I hear it, and most people hear it, they think of those stupid commercials with the geriatrics sitting on the beach, hobbling after their grand kids. I don’t know that retirement is the word I want to use for what our goal is. Maybe financial independence? That’s a good way to put it.…
March 8, 2017
Today’s post happens to be a guest post I did for our friend Tonya over at Budget and the Beach. Here’s a glimpse: I’ll begin by telling you a story. It was before we fully went down the FIRE rabbit hole. At this time we were still somewhat thrifty and attempted to keep costs down, but I digress: Story Time…