Racing to the Next Moment
I’ve been completely smitten with Pinterest these days and I have found some wonderful inspirational pictures that I thought I would share with you! I hope you enjoy!
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Inspiring Quote – Don’t Exchange What You Want Most
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Hi from Colorado!
I’m just stopping in quickly to let you know that posts won’t be regular while I’m here in Colorado at the Savvy Blogging Summit! I’ll just be posting as I have time during the conference sessions.
As you may have guessed, there will be no store coupon match ups again this week since I don’t have the flyers or the time to dedicate! I’m fairly certain though, that things around Simply Frugal will return to normal next week! All our company is gone and I’ll be home from the conference! 🙂
Reflecting on 2010
I must say, as I’m looking back on 2010, it’s been a very good year! Although the year was not without some personal struggles, I have many highlights to my year listed below.
A trip to Mexico – Probably one of the best vacations I’ve had! Knowing that my husband’s sister was wanting to have a destination wedding in January, we started saving up so we could enjoy a week away in the warmth of Mexico. (and because it would have been frowned upon if we missed the event! 🙂 )
A trip to Phoenix– After being home for only a couple of weeks from Mexico, we were off again. This time to Phoenix to visit some family and a friend that moved there. The weather was actually less then ideal, but we had a blast nonetheless. It was a cheap trip since we used some credits we got when we booked our trip to Mexico through WestJet Vacations.
My trip to Colorado for the Savvy Blogging Summit – My first, and so far only, blogging conference was awesome. It was so great to meet so many like-minded people and to learn how I can make Simply Frugal better for you all! There are still some things I learned that I would still like to implement, but everything takes time.
Moved over to WordPress.org– I think the best major thing I did for Simply Frugal was moving everything from Blogger to WordPress in March. (These are platforms for creating websites.) WordPress has opened up so many new possibilities and features that I think, make Simply Frugal a better place to visit.
I wrote an article for the Yummy Mummy Club – So this article I wrote opened up a whole new series on Simply Frugal. You’ll know it as the No Spend Challenge. There was so much interest in the challenge that I decided to do it again in March.
National Post article – The No Spend Challenge even got noticed by Mary at the National Post! She wrote an initial post on the challenge and then followed up with a weekly post about her own personal challenge.
Balance My Life contributor – For the last half of 2010 I became a regular contributor at Balance My Life. I had a lot of fun coming up with some articles on new ways to save every month!
Getting to know so many of you – Now this is by far my favourite thing about starting Simply Frugal. I’ve so so so enjoyed connecting with so many of you! I appreciate each and every email, comment and feedback you’ve given me! Since I’m in a constant state of learning how to cater to your needs, your input is very valuable to me! I enjoy hearing of your triumphs, I’m here to cheer you on! And it means so much to know how much Simply Frugal has saved you! I have hope that we’ll become an even bigger and better community in 2011!
What was your favourite thing about 2010?
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Merry Christmas!
May your Christmas be filled with laughter, wonderful memories, family and friends! And may you be reminded of the reason for our celebration! Many blessing to you and yours!
For Fun: What’s on Your Bucket List?
The other night, while at my Father -in-Law’s for dinner, we were having a conversation about the future and things we would love to accomplish one day. It was good timing because I’ve had a couple of of dreams running through my head as of late. And they’re kind of outside my comfort zone! But nevertheless, I hope to have the opportunity one day to “check them off my list”. Would you like to to know what’s on my bucket list? 🙂
I would love to, one day, act in a play and get voice lessons. I’ve always loved to sing (mainly when I’m alone!) and the thought of being on stage makes my heart race in a good way!
So indulge me, what’s on your bucket list?
