Andrew and I had some excitement this past weekend: we bought a new car! After Andy and I became debt-free in November 2017, we created a list of post-debt snowball financial goals. At the top of the list was to buy new (to us) cars. Both of our vehicles were 2001 Fords (a Focus and…
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Recent Reads {June 2018}
If you’re new around these parts, Recent Reads is a monthly blog series where I recap the books that I read the previous month. I’ve been an avid reader since I was 6 years old and I’ve read thousands of books since then…. but reading so many books can be a problem because I tend to forget…
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A Year in Iowa
(Throwback to our moving announcement in May 2017) I can’t believe it’s been a full 12 months since Andy and I packed our house and pets in a moving truck to move 700 miles away from my beloved Kentucky to rural Iowa. It’s been no secret that I’ve experienced a whirlwind of emotions regarding the…
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Monthly Goals {July 2018}
Happy July! I know we’re already 5 days into the new month, but I didn’t want to share something as mundane as monthly goals on the first calendar day of the month, which fell on my birthday this year 😉 So, I’m sharing my July goals a few days late. Also– how is it already July?! This…
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Happy 6th Birthday, Becoming Bailey! {Recapping the Best Blog Posts of This Year}
6 years ago, I was home for a break in between summer camp sessions and found myself panicking that I was halfway through college, but had no idea what I had been doing with my life. I started this blog the day before my 20th birthday and immediately began recording thoughts and memories. As is…
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Visiting the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota
The other primary activity on our second-anniversary weekend getaway was visiting the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota. I had never heard of it until a coworker mentioned it in passing when I said how I had nothing planned for our anniversary weekend. After checking out their website, I knew that’s where Andrew and I…
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Visiting Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Birthplace {Pepin, Wisconsin}
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been a fan of the Little House on the Prairie series. The books, TV show… you name it, I loved it. I would dress up in my little calico dress and bonnet, imagining that someday I’d get to visit “Laura’s Town” (as I affectionally called any place related to…
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