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It’s my birthday.
I’m 34.
A lot has happened in the last 12,418 days.
I won’t try to catch you up on it all.
But here’s some of what’s happened the last 365.
I . . .
- reflected on the lessons learned along the way.
- paid tribute to all the readers I’ve never met before.
- was voted 16th in Indiana’s Top 50 Blogs.
- had more than one day where I’ve felt < than.
- mourned our car giving up the ghost.
- stepped out of my comfort zone to be generous to a stranger.
- started a series about getting Buff on a Budget and took off 25 lbs.
- won a ticket to my first blogging conference.
- went to said conference and to Financial Peace Plaza.
- talked about ways to encourage your kids without spending a lot of $.
- with the King of Free paid off all of our credit card debt otherwise known as slaying the Target VISA dragon.
- had a root canal.
- taught 5 Coupon Classes and spoke at several Moms and MOPS groups.
- appeared on Indy Style 3 times, WTHR twice, and in the Daily Journal a couple of times.
- rear ended someone in the parking lot before one of those segments.
- celebrated our Debterversary.
- gotten frustrated with our progress.
- ran my first Mini Marathon.
- flew in a vintage aerobatic airplane upside down over Lake Michigan.
- used Swag Bucks to get an iPod touch for FREE.
- celebrated my 11th anniversary by riding my bike 120 of the 160 miles across the state of IN.
- talked about ditching my excuses.
- celebrated things for which I was grateful.
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