For the last 28 days I have been participating in “The Get Dressed Challenge: Frumps to Pumps!” hosted by Sarah Mae at Like A Warm Cup of Coffee. As I am coming into the home stretch, I can tell you that it has been nothing like what I hoped it would be, and everything I […]
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Frumps to Pumps: The Get-Dressed Challenge! Week 3
November 3rd, 2011 
Jessica In all honesty, I fell off the wagon this week. Like Sarah Mae, I came down with a 24-hour head cold. The kids had it first, so I knew I’d get it next. I dragged around all day Tuesday feeling worse and worse. I tried napping but struggled to get any decent sleep with the […]
Frumps to Pumps: The Get Dressed Challenge! Week 2
October 24th, 2011 Jessica Today is Day 12 of Frumps to Pumps! As with most resolutions, I’ve had my more and less successful days. Some days I’ve run for the shower at the first cries from Oliver, or when Naomi wanders into our room. Other mornings I’ve successfully showered, dressed, had quiet-time, and even gotten a few other things […]
Frumps to Pumps: The Get Dressed Challenge!
October 17th, 2011 Jessica I have a confession to make. I have become a frump. I was not always this way. In fact, I was always the one among my siblings who got up and showered EVERY morning before school, and could not imagine going out without taking the time to prepare myself. After Naomi was born, I was […]
Our Financial Goals: Paying Off Debt (June 2011)
June 21st, 2011 Jessica Photo Credit When Brad and I were married 5 1/2 years ago, we each brought a lot of (student loan) debt baggage. And then we bought more. Honestly, we weren’t trying to be irresponsible. We just did what we saw everyone else doing. We had two incomes, no children, and we were incurring “smart […]
