confessions: creating a vision board

by | Mar 22, 2013 | confessions

I just love stumbling upon things through random tweets… This one I clicked on – “vision board” appealed to me for a variety of reasons. I’m a recovering scrapbooker and I love thinking about the future. Though I know people have done...

thankful thursday: week twelve

by | Mar 21, 2013 | confessions, thankful thursdays

I’ve been terrible about writing down the gifts I see from day to day — the buzz of life has a way of working those important little things out if you let them. Which is why, though I’ve toyed with the idea of shutting this blog down for two weeks now,...

confessions: Hi, I’m Nicole. I’m a list-o-holic.

by | Mar 20, 2013 | confessions

I spend a ridiculous amount of time making lists. So much so, I’m considering starting a support group. But oh how I love crossing things out, adding something new (even if only to cross it out two minutes later.) There are many, many “to-do list”...

confessions: start your dream now. just start.

by | Mar 19, 2013 | confessions

  Jon Acuff, who created Stuff Christians Like (one of my favorite blogs) and Quitter (a book that I re-read every six months or so because it is so helpful), is launching his latest book, Start. This one is shaping up to be a life-changer. This is his premise:...

confessions: here’s to a new week

by | Mar 18, 2013 | confessions

Here’s to the start of a new week. We’re closing in on the end of the third month of 2013. Are you making strides on your dream? Are you making this year count? Are you spending time on the people and priorities that matter? I think we need to live these...

confessions: time to change the culture of saving money

by | Mar 15, 2013 | confessions

At a gas station, I overheard an exchange between two pre-teen boys, ages 9 or 10 I’d guess, who had just loaded up on candy and sodas of all varieties. They stood at the counter as the attendant rang up their total, eyes expectantly watching the register. Both...