Nov 30th, 2012 by Jennifer Lynn
Has the weekend arrived all ready?
Time seems to evaporate sometimes in our little apartment. Even with trembling barren branches scraping across the bedroom window and the onset of dark gray skies, time is standing still.
I love jamming chilly toes into my pale gray slippers or wool socks in the morning. Sipping on Egyptian licorice tea, which has a subtle warming sweetness without being cloying. Gazing at Lexi as she naps so contently against my chest, all flopsy and delicious and warm. I am enjoying these winter-ish mornings, as a crisp dappling glow creeps through the room to lap at the threads of our mahogany couch. Quiet moments that stir my soul and allow me to scamper through the meadows of my imagination.
My butter bean loves to chatter now, although I can’t understand more than a word or two of her gibberish. It is her own secret language to know and if I’m lucky, she will allow me an occasional glimpse inside her magical little world. I am so humbled by her and my days feel so, so full.
When she smiles, my world explodes. Full of wonder. My sweet girl.
Why, don’t I look dapper this a.m.?
And now it is time for some link crushin’. Enjoy some of these epic reads from the personal finance blogosphere to cozy up to:
The Free Financial Advisor – Can’t Save? Write It Out, Bitches!
Pelican on Money – 10 Habits of People Who Are Well Off
Master the Art of Saving – Getting the Most From Your Life Altering Moments
Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses – Taking Personal Finance Blogs with a Grain of Salt
Making Sense of Cents – Identity Theft (Someone bought a house in my name)
Femme Frugality – Upcycle Scarves into Hats
Frugal Rules – How do Credit Cards Make Money? I Found Out the Hard Way
Plunged in Debt – Curb Watching and Ways to Get Free Stuff
Canadian Budget Binder – Budgeting With Mr.CBB Got Us Back On Track!
Reach Financial Independence – Being Outside of Average
Modest Money – It’s Your Blogging Journey, You Make The Rules
Club Thrifty – Toys ‘R Us Corporate Policy: Stealing?!?
Broke-Ass Mommy was featured in carnivals this week:
- Carnival of Retirement at Finance Product Reviews
- Y and T’s Weekend Ramblings at Young and Thrifty
- Carnival of MoneyPros at Vanessa’s Money
- Yakezie Carnival at My Family Finances
I have been receiving a steady increase of organic traffic through Google search terms and here were some of the highlights this week.
And now, some gratuitous searches that may have led you here:
“a broke ass first time” … I certainly empathize, my friend. My wallet is empty too.
“scrooge mcduck investing” … yeesss!
“funny rat with hair” … i found a funny rat with fuzzy white patches when I opened the foyer door to our apartment building. You may claim her from beneath my porch stoops. Answers to the name Miss Squiggy.
“wiped out financial” … Another sympathetic nod. It’s le suckage, I know. Time to start rubbing together those pennies. You’ll probably be fine with discipline. And copious amounts of booze.
(I kid.)
Have a great weekend dudes. Unburden thyself!
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What a cute little pumpkin. I love this age where they seem to learn at light speed, one day they say a word and the next thing you know it's a complete sentence. Enjoy those precious moments. Thanks for the mention
Thanks for the mention. I love the search terms! It's always funny to see what brings people to a site. I often wonder what's going on in a little ones mind when total gibberish comes out. I am sure it makes complete sense to them, but none to us. Oh, to be inside the mind of a little one…
Your writing style has such a calming affect on me every time I visit. Thanks for the mention and enjoy your weekend. Cheers Mr. CBB
Thanks for mentioning my post!
I want to learn more about this Egyptian licorice tea – it sounds like a flavour my taste buds would thoroughly enjoy.
I also have to agree with Mr.CBB, your style of writing is always such a pleasure to read. I often read your posts and despite never having heard your voice, I can hear you in my mind and I swear, it feel like you are speaking directly to me.
You honestly have an amazing talent to write. I love the wide range of creative descriptive words that you use in both your posts and the comments you leave.
I'm having a guess here, but I would say that you read a lot of novels and possibly studied journalism. If not, then I bet you would love to at some point in the future?
Thanks for the mention! I love the search terms!!!
Thanks for including me!! Hope you have a great weekend (When my daughter smiles, I also want to explode )
You should write a book or something… really beautiful writing! Thanks for including my "epic" post lol.
Haha I am still laughing at some of your search terms. Given the domain name I am sure you often get some dodgy terms
When they are young, kids appear to speak gibberish but they are experimenting. Our son devised a meta-language as he lives in a multi-lingual household and had clearly decided that there are many words for the same thing so he may as well make his own up. So car became 'dosh', aeroplance was 'lesh', lorry was 'on' and so on. We should have recorded his vocabulary – perhaps you should record your daughter so that one day you can embarrass her senseless – the parents' revenge!
@Pauline, yep, they change so rapidly. I am trying to soak in every millisecond of this talkative baby-gibberish phase.
@John S., I love browsing all of the Analytics search times. They are either hopelessly quirky or completely perverted.
@Mr. CBB, and your delectable baked goods have a waaay calming effect on me, sir! Thank you for the compliment.
@Michelle, no problem. Have a great weekend!
@Glen, wow. That is appreciated and so insanely flattering. I am…amazed. Inspired. Grateful for those kind words. Thank you. (I have been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember.) Oh, and Egyptian licorice tea: licorice root, cinnamon bark, orange peel, clove bud. Yummy!!
@Holly, the search terms are a riot, aren't they?
@Catherine, aww. Sticky baby smiles and snuggles ARE the best!!!
@V., thank you for writing such an 'epic' post. And writing a book certainly would keep me productive during all of these late-nighters with the Wee One. (We're currently going through a teething stage. Ergh.)
@Savvy Scott, tee-hee. You have no idea just how juicy some of them are.
@John, thank you for dropping in. We video-record Lexi on the sly, although she immediately will stop if she catches even a glimpse of camera. Your son sounds like a cutie-pie! (Or, as Lexi would say, gooshie-pie.)
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Hey! I stumbled upon your blog while looking for new reader material and I'm glad I did. I have a feeling, after reading through some posts, that you're going to inspire me to get a handle on my own budget! I'm impressed and will be following!
Sometimes I miss my daughter being a cute little baby, it's been so long that I almost forget what it was like. Oh course I don't miss the diapers, formula, spit up and other things.
Thanks for the shout out.
Do you have to make the tea yourself or does it come in a handy little tea bag?
Also, if you don't mind me asking – What books do you read?
Thanks for the link love!
Ergh, sorry guys for the delayed responses. Daughter and the Hubs have been kicking around an illness these past couple of days.
@Noel, thanks so much. And welcome. I hope you will feel comfy here.
@Jen, no problem, love!
@Glen, Yogi brand of teas has a tasty Egyptian licorice to try. My taste in writing is pretty eclectic but my most cherished book is a tattered copy of "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. Other authors I thoroughly enjoy: Nick Hornby, Ray Bradbury, Hunter S. Thompson, Jalaluddin Rumi, Edgar Allan Poe…I could rattle endlessly on!
@Mo', anytime!
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OMG…Your daughter is absolutely gorgeous! I love her robe too!