My Personal Life

This post is sponsored by Objective. All opinions are my own. In 2020, I am making an effort to do better with self-care. I'm not talking about getting manicures or taking bubble baths (although those sound nice), but basic things to literally take care of my body and health. Prioritizing exercise even if there's a pile of laundry to fold. Taking a freaking shower. Moisturizing. Eating more mindfully instead of […]

Writing always helps me to consolidate my thoughts, so since real estate has been consuming a lot of my brain space lately, and mortgage rates are so low, I decided to write down why we're even looking for an investment property to begin with, what we're hoping to find, and the doubts we have. Real estate investing is something Ben and I have been interested in for years, but we always figured […]

I posted a list of my main 2020 goals a few weeks ago, and we've already been making progress on those. I've started running again for the first time in years (it feels both amazingly good and absolutely miserable). We've talked to a lender and some realtors about our goals for an investment property. And we've decided on a destination for a family trip (Maui!!!). But what was missing from […]

My pun-loving self couldn't resist that title. ;) I've always enjoyed the process of setting goals at the beginning of each year, and for the last few years I've put them out there publicly on this blog to keep myself accountable. Does that mean I always accomplish those goals? Nope. But having a vision for where I want the year to go, helps me to make decisions throughout the year...and […]