It wasn’t really a question so much as a statement so I will try to answer it, even though I’m guessing as to what they were actually asking: “The divorce/cash flow seems so out of sync with what you write.” I can only assume you mean that because I write about not spending money you don’t have then why don’t I have any money? Well first off when I was figuring out what I would need to live off of when my ex and I were no longer together this website was bringing in much more ad revenue and my budget was based on that. That ad agency joined with another one and I went to making about a 1/6th of what I was making when I made my budget. I switched to a new ad company which pays better than the last one but not nearly what I was making before. I substitute teach which is random money and no money in the summer. I work a couple other odd jobs that bring more steady income but not a ton of income. I don’t consider things like Starbucks, new clothing, going out to … [Read more...]
The worlds biggest time suck…
Just when I thought there couldn’t possibly be another time suck, enter Pinterest. You probably thought I was going to say Google Plus but I just don’t see the point of that yet. Anyway, if you don’t know this site, don’t go. It will suck you in like quicksand. Lucky for me they have an app and I can waste my time at the doctor’s office. It’s filled with photos of things you will never own, places you will never go to, phrases far wittier than you could ever come up with, clothing you could never afford, half naked photos of Ryan Reynolds (which is nice) and Adam Levine (also nice), cakes I will never get around to making, and all around interesting finds. While having my time sucked away, I ran across an inside out carrot cake muffin where the cream cheese frosting was on the inside! Brilliant and way more portable for lunches and what not. Not wanting to copy it completely I decided that I needed to embrace the concept but change it. What cake do I love most with cream … [Read more...]
Fur Baby Friday
Looks like someone is in desperate need of the weekend...how about you? … [Read more...]
Girl vs Grill: Beer Can Chicken…
Just when I was ready to scrounge for dinner in walks in my bff (sous chef) with a whole raw chicken, see the day before while buying a grill cover I saw on sale a beer can chicken holder and had to buy it. Not really knowing how one actually cooks it off I went to the exciting world of the Internet. I found directions as well as some ideas to enhance the flavor. The best part of beer can chicken is that you only need half a beer…so you get to pre chicken cocktail so to speak, because you don’t want to waste good beer (well it wasn’t that good of beer, but you know what I mean).We accidently drank too much of the first can and had to crack open a new one. This might have accidently happened a few times. I made the sous chef remove the innards and I patted it dry like I was TSA thinking it had a bomb. Then I rubbed the chicken down with olive oil massaging it and joking with the chicken (yes, I am weird) that not to worry that it would be getting a happy ending ;) in the … [Read more...]
