After years of hearing the slogan “when banks compete, you win!” on radio commercials, I took the bait and filled out the form on Lendingtree.com. That was Saturday morning.
Tuesday morning I got a call from a very enthusiastic senior broker from Heartland Finance who insisted he was the best and assured me he would [...]
Archive for May, 2007
Refried refi
Posted in finances, life on May 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Me, a birth activist?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There are some politics I would as soon not be involved in. I never wanted to be a birth activist. I just want to birth my babies in peace. Unfortunately, I don’t have a choice. Just like making love in Orwell’s 1984, birthing anywhere other than a hospital (something I did [...]
A carpool!
Posted in life on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When gas prices in my area jumped over the three dollar mark I got this sinking feeling in my stomach. I paid the bills for the month, then looked at what was left. “Honey, you can’t afford to drive to work this month,” I bleakly told my husband. He nodded, but of [...]
Ready, set, write!
Posted in publishing, revising, writing on May 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can’t afford to get writer’s block. Literally. Time at the computer is a precious commodity for me as I am the proud mother of two young active daughters. If I’m lucky, they might both nap at the same time… for about ten minutes. And that’s the time I have to get a rough draft [...]
Car seat insanity
Posted in parenting on May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have long wondered about the common decision many parents take of limiting their family size to two or three children. This is a change from the Biblical times where men and women competed with each other over who could produce the most children.
I have two daughters, and the younger one has already changed from [...]
