Vacation! Be Back Soon!

Well I am headed off to the beach tomorrow! This is Jackson’s first time.

SO. EXCITED!

 

 

So I will not be posting any blogs this week. See you guys Monday!

♥

When Anxiety is the Air We Breathe.

I fear the dark. I fear new places. I fear buses, airplanes, trains, and the back of SUVs. I fear elevators and rollercoasters and I even used to fear movie theaters. But no. In reality, I don’t fear these things. I fear the anxiety, the panic that all these places can stir up inside me. I fear eternity. I fear being trapped.

Let me start from the beginning.

When I was very little, I was shoved into a trashcan by two neighborhood boys. They shut me in and wouldn’t let me out. I have no memory of this and no witnesses. All I know is that I came running home sobbing and telling my mom what happened.

You’re Just a Blip on the Map.

I started blogging at the end of February (the actual very last day to be exact). I really didn’t know what to expect but I knew that I wanted to help people. 

Q: Did you know how?

A: Honestly? Not a clue.

Q: Wasn’t that discouraging?

A: Not discouraging so much as overwhelming. I have a “hungry appetite” as my husband likes to call it and am a bit of an overachiever (now whether or not I’m a SUCCESSFUL overachiever…)

Q: Ha! So what is so overwhelming?

How to Aldi-Shop with a #BrokenBaby

You see… a toddler with a broken femur in a SPICA cast means one thing for grocery shopping:

No. Grocery. Cart.

Meal Planning Like a Boss

Welcome Back!

Well you got through the budgeting blog! I hope it helped! If you read it, please let me know your thoughts… is there anything I can clear up a bit? Any questions needing answered?

Next up is the Meal Planning portion! This one is much easier and a little more fun 😉

Let’s start with the beginning and work our way down!

Budgeting Like a Boss

Well I have had some of you ask me how I got started.

What do you do? Where do you start?

I asked the same questions. I was totally lost. I started small…

…like to the point where I go back to my first template & I laugh out loud at it. Poor little template. But hey – it was my starting point! It’s why I am where I am! So I’m so thankful for it!

So first… the budget. Here’s what you need

(and there will be pictures!):

Revamp!

Very excited for the revamp of The Nashville Wife! Still working on it but if you have any tips, certainly comment below with ideas! I’m looking for a new picture for my main page and my about page so if you have ideas on what kind of pictures they should be, holla!

Also working on a few blogs coming out!

– finishing my blog on budgeting

– a blog on Meal Planning

– a completed blog on shopping with a #brokenbaby

– and a couple more saved in drafts as well 😊

Stay tuned and shout out your thoughts!

I’ve Left You in the Dark…

His Cast is Off!

I know you’re probably not surprised as it was supposed to come off today but here’s the thing. The cast BROKE! Over the weekend last week! I had to call the nurse on her cell phone (she wasn’t even working) and she had us come in on Monday to get it off.

Oh my gosh was that a huge ordeal.

Marriage is Complicated.

Dear Husband,

There’s really no one on this earth who could (or would) love me the way you do. I truly believe in my heart that if something ever happened to you, I wouldn’t remarry. Who could ever compare? Who could ever make me as happy as you do? I can look at it logically – separate from emotions – and it really does come down to that. There’s just no one else… and I like it that way.