She’s Here!!!


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Us as kids

Our freaking baby girl is finally here!!! Pictures will be forthcoming. Probably after her head shape looks less like a pinecone. But for now, you can just use your imagination and mash those two little twerps together. That’s probably what she looks like. Joanna is doing great, baby is doing…

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All Wrapped Up — Jan. 5


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Our Freaking Budget Weekly Wrap-Up

I’ll clear up the answer to everyone’s first question real fast: haveyouhadthatbabyyet.com? So that should clear that right up. Otherwise, it’s business as usual. I’m back to work. Joanna’s back to growing a human. And Persie is still trying to find the highest ledge in our house to jump onto.…

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Making the Most of Your Neighbors


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Making the most of your neighbor

It was September 1st, the hottest day in weeks. And the day we happened to choose to move into our townhouse last year. We’d moved from Boston just a few weeks earlier and had been living in corporate housing until we found a place that suited us. Our home before…

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How to Reach Inbox Zero


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Inbox Zero mailbox

While we’re still fresh in the new year, I wanted to impart some serious secret sauce for organizing your life — financial and otherwise. In all reality, it’s not much of a secret. Or a sauce. So I’ve basically lost all my credibility in the very first paragraph. It’s been…

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