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Me & My Litter

Welcome to my blog!  The one I have been talking about starting for weeks, months, probably a few years by now... but time just keeps slipping away, far too quickly.  Today I decided that it is finally time for me to sit down and write, instead of turning on old re-runs and taking a nap on the couch, like I find myself far to often.

Here is a little about me, and my "litter"...
I am 26 years old, working at a job I love, married to my best friend, and living only a few short blocks from my parents in the city that I grew up in.  My husband and I recently celebrated 8 years of sharing our lives with one another and creating the good, the bad & the priceless memories.  We have a small litter of cats that have come into our lives, one by one, over the last 5 years, and they bring us so much love and laughter that we don't know where we would be without them.  We always thought we were going to be a pet-free home, until each of them came to us with no place else to turn, and taking them in has been the best thing we ever did, for them and for us!

We live an "average" life, with an "average" house, "average" jobs, and "average" income, but one thing has changed us... the desire to be debt free! 
I know that there are a lot of people out there that feel the same way, and I would love to hear stories, learn how you became motivated, what keeps you motivated, and what was the hardest thing was to change about your habits.

This blog is meant to share about my life, my celebrations, my struggles, and how my "litter" keeps me going!  I hope that you join me for my journey, and that we can learn from each other as we find our destination!




 

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