Props and prospectives

So it's been a fun week leading up until Independence Day, but I didn't want to forget about my promise to try and promote random blogs I like, so hear goes..

When I am at work and I begin to freak out about paying rent and student loans and 7-eleven slurpee tabs, I force myself into a relative calm by seeking online financial advice, figuring that by reading an article or so on Kiplinger.com in between editing a report or pulling together a meeting might keep me on this side of the insanity cliff and even teach me a thing or two about economics (read: tell me where to get free stuff).

During one of my "moments," I stumbled upon this blog:

http://millionairemommynextdoor.com/

I was so impressed by the author's independence, her good-heartedness, and her absolute determination to, well, determine her own life . Despite her trying to actually teach me something about money, I fell in love. Like Suze Orman says, it is a blessing to have money to worry about, so even when I complain, I should never consider taking financial responsibility for myself to be a burden. The blogger, in addition to having an adorable little daughter (more brownie points for her), brings up some great points, and even though I might not want to achieve financial success using every life opportunity she has, I certainly admire her and want to use the skills she has honed and the voluntary simplicity she upholds to fulfill dreams of my own that are bigger than any paycheck.


On the lighter side, I have also really come to enjoy this blog, by a friend of a friend of friend's:

http://iloveyoumorethancarrots.blogspot.com/

I really relate to this lovely woman's joy of coffee, her young urban environment, and her ability to live a sweet life filled with quirky little pleasures. Once I get more situated, I would like think my day-to-day will be as down-to-earth and as fun as hers.

So, 'tis all for now. Except that I think my surprise phone interview with surprise job #5 went pretty well today, and that in honor my new sense of time (having more of it), I am going to go to the beach tomorrow...after I get ice cream with S tonight!

P.S. - Speaking of Suze Orman (I can't help myself), have you seen her financial protection gear?! The box is waterproof, can hold twice your body weight on top of it, and has a flashing light attached internally so you can locate it during a tsunami. What's not to like?