The Weekly (Or Perhaps, Quarterly) Recap!

Oh wow, there are so many boring things to tell you, where do I begin?!

We got rid of cable a few months ago:

When we moved into our house we got this really amazing deal on cable. But when you read the fine print, you realize that nothing really amazing lasts forever in the world of cable. In fact, in the few years we've lived here, our cable bill doubled. So we stripped down to internet only; the most basic thing that the only company in our area offered. We had already been paying for Netflix so that was nothing new, but we did add Hulu+. And now we pay half as much as we did before.

We love the savings and barely even miss having TV. The only downside is that Joe does love his sports, football mostly. So, last weekend we purchased a TV antenna for $40 and now Joe has access to football which makes him happy.

So, for anyone debating get rid of cable or anyone needing to save money, I would tell you to jump onto the getting rid of cable train. You'll like the ride!

I kill laptops!:

We don't have an office or a desk or anything in the house. Joe has a laptop and I have a laptop. Good thing for Joe that he has his own computer because it seems like I ruin mine in some way every 2-3 years. I broke the screen on my first two laptops. I didn't drop them, I just opened and closed them too often, I think. And I guess I did drop them a couple times, but not really. Not from higher than 3 ft.

Anyway, I was doing so well with my last laptop. I had barely dropped it... I mean.. I had been opening/closing it a lot less. And then.. "the blue screen of death" took it over. Viruses. Tons and tons of viruses just ate it from the inside out. I paid half as much as the laptop was worth to have someone kill the viruses/save the laptop last year... That only lasted a year before it was eaten up with viruses again so Joe ended up just replacing it for me. He felt badly since I didn't actively do anything to kill a laptop for once. (well, besides clicking on links my friends put on facebook that are probably filled with viruses!! Thanks friends!). I love that guy.

He picked it out all on his own and my new laptop is a touch screen. I feel so technologically advanced and generally superior. All this to say: this is why I haven't really been blogging the last month. I have like 30,000 things to let you know about, but haven't had an outlet. Hopefully I can catch up quickly.

My Mom Had Some Yard Sales This Summer:

The title is pretty self explanatory. My mom had two yard sales this summer. I was able to sell some old, unused stuff and clear out a good amount of junk in my basement. I ended up making $130 between the 2 yard sales which I consider a victory. Clean basement + money = happy Jill.

This Blog Had A One Year Anniversary:

 And I completely missed it! Boo hoo. I really had the chance to make a big deal of it, but if you read the above part of this post, you'd know my old computer was working against me around that time. Oh well. Let me tell you a few things I learned about myself while blogging this past year:

1. I enjoy writing. I know I'm not the best by any means, but I enjoy putting together little quips and semi-humorous things out into the world.
2. I really stretched my palette. I don't think I would've kept up on trying new foods or new recipes as much if I didn't have you guys to answer to. I might've just stayed in my comfort zone forever otherwise.
3. I know I have potential. Whether it's refashioning, cooking, or any other mundane project, I realize now that I have some imagination, I have some drive, I have oodles of time to devote to doing random stuff and I don't feel like a new undertaking is scads of work!
4. Joe doesn't read the blog. Or maybe he does. I don't know. It doesn't matter. He will sit and listen to me talk about how well or how awful my projects are going. He encourages me to keep trying and offers up help when he can. He looks forward to eating all the food I make. He sometimes gives me ideas on what I can do in the future. He boasts about all the stuff I've done to his family and mine. I know he's proud and I'm thankful for the support.
5. I want to know what you guys think! Please comment here or let me know through other mediums that I did something wrong, or that you did it better! I welcome the criticism and want to grow from my mistakes. And, of course, let me know if I'm doing something to inspire you, too. I would love to hear about all of your projects, too!

So, that's it for now, I guess.  Stay tuned for some more refashions, recipes, and pictures!