Ah summer…time of ubiquitous barbeques, graduation parties and vacations. Perhaps because Chicago is the best-city-ever during the summer or maybe because we spend a bit too much time cultivating our ginormous tomato plants, taking a blogging break was just what the doctor ordered. I have yet to learn how to budget my time so I have a wealth of backlogged posts enabling me to post every day even during those times when I just don’t feel like it. (Especially when not feeling like it lasts for weeks.)
Truth be told, I’ve actually unsubscribed from a few of the blogs I frequented, and expanded my horizons into (gasp) non money related blogs. If you’ve ever noticed the mantra on my homepage, it says that Our Common Cents is about “life, love and money.” Well, I’ve spent quite some time on the last one, and further posts will have a money flair, but it’s time to focus a little more on relationships and self-development. This will help my enthusiasm and my need to not add any superficial clutter to an internet that’s already overcrowded with useless information.
My blogging peers seem to share my sentiments, so rather than building on what they already stated, I’ll let you be the judge. Whether you’re burned out by sad news of the economy or just plain burned out, it’s time for a vacation. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who had hundreds of unread articles in my Google Reader this month. The rest resulted in my first editor’s pick (!!) in a money hack carnival following my blogging sabbatical.
And on to some more links from my long suffering reader:
Cheap Healthy Good, oh how I love thee. Interesting content, witty writers, and, of course, one of my favorite subjects – The Simpsons. **Swoon**
During August I’ve begun a 30 day water only challenge. I will not drink anything but water. Yes, that means alcohol too folks. As a self-described Diet Coke addict, this will be no easy task. I’ll be sure to chronicle every aspartame withdrwal induced headache in the future, but just in case anyone else is up for the task, here’s an inspiring article I stumbled upon over at Brip Blap. To make it money related, the DC has been costing me upwards of $30 a month between lunches, the vending machine, and the extra cases in the grocery budget.)
Millionaire Mommy Next Door is doing a 30 day abundance project, using the premise of the laws of attraction. Essentially she’s trying to create wealth by visualizing it and bringing it to life. I occasionally have reservations about new age-y money concepts, but this one is hard to argue with – she’s already getting results! Perhaps Our Common Cents will try this experiment soon.
Stay tuned for more articles about life, love and money…
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