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When I think about making my money matter, I really love to spend it at local, independent places instead of chains when I can. It’s so important for the community and small businesses, and I’ve found that the services and atmosphere they provide are incredible. For example, this past year we decided to switch from a bank to a credit union, we have a local car mechanic that we trust (sooo important when you don’t know anything about cars!) and I’m super excited that I just found a natural soap maker who is one of my patient’s daughters! Anyway, over the weekend we wanted to spend a little extra time as a family so we decided to visit a couple…
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At the end of this week my husband and I are taking a road trip to the hill country to stay in a private cottage in an adorable town for two whole nights alone. I chose this month’s topic in honor of that! a good audiobook or podcast queue snacks: something salty + sweet stitching (if I’m not driving) water GPS The Instax photo is of our street, and I chose the background patterned paper because it reminded me of tires and wheels. Next month: I’ll be posting on December 2 and if you want the topic in advance, let me know! *** Confused by Book of Lists? Read this post! See all of my lists here.

I thought that today I could share cute photos of our Halloween adventure, but remember how Meredith is two? Yeah, the evening was a little rough. I barely got any pictures at all and let’s not talk about how hard that is for me to let go of. Moving on, and instead let’s talk about monthly goals. First a recap of October’s goals: 1. Make a fall garland: did it, and shared it. 2. Go thrifting: did it, only found a few small things but it was fun. 3. VBS: did it and didn’t miss a single week. 4. Choose blanket colors: did it, and my mom purchased the yarn & started crocheting! 5. One craft just for fun: did…
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Weeks 40 and 41 are from September 30 to October 13. I did an insert for our visit to the pumpkin patch, but above you can see the spread without it, and below with it. During this time was really when fall began around these parts, so I went with the color scheme. I usually stick to more neutral colors but this was just perfect for right now. I’ve been working hard on my niece’s stocking and I wanted to show the progress, but the bright Christmas colors would have really been out of place. Solution: turn it black and white! Another adorable video had to be included! Also note that a bunch of these journaling and filler cards are…
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pleased that I took the time to do a 3+ mile hike with a friend on Saturday. dreaming of doing family hikes all over Texas starting with some in this book. craving these bars that Erin posted about on Instagram…so much that I bought all the supplies to make them. obsessed with the sampler patterns by Little House Needleworks. planning to make my own holiday minibook this year. brainstorming more breakfast ideas. perfecting my Christmas and new baby wish lists. searching for the perfect thrifted dresser. realizing that I only have three more months of pregnancy (if I’m lucky) and I have hardly done a single thing to prepare. cherishing every baby kick. wondering when I’ll find time to do…
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