Tell You [a] Little Story

Today I was mean and grumpy and irritable and fed-up (when I wasn't being long-suffering, encouraging, patient, and attentive, because let's be honest, there was some of that, too) and I kept thinking about what Diana used to say all the time to her sister Eliza when they were growing up: "I love you, but I don't like you." Mostly directed (but not spoken aloud) to my kids. Here's hoping for a new week filled with liking my cheerful, non-teething, obedient, loving, neat and responsible children!

I'm just now rolling over the 401(k) from Steve's last job to our current retirement plan. We paid tithing on the money we contributed, but obviously not on the money contributed by the firm or any interest that accrued. The same is true for the current retirement plan: tithing paid on money we put in, but not on matching funds or interest. So now that we're combining the plans, it just seems like it's getting super complicated. When we're retired and withdrawing this money, how will we pay tithing? Should I:  keep track of the dollar amount that we've paid tithing on already....all the way until we're 65 and living on this money? (Where will I keep this information that I will be sure to find it in 30 years??) Then I could write one big tithing check on interest and matching funds, and then an annual check on additional interest. just give up on trying to keep track, switch tithing to net instead of gross, and pay tithing on everything when we pull i...

If any of you are like me in any of these ways: loves presents loves packages in the mail admires classy presentation of said presents and packages likes using nice beauty products but spends almost zero time researching them so doesn't know what to buy appreciates advice about makeup application or hair or skin care loves to try new products, as in, gets really really bored using the same things all the time likes luxurious stuff likes to feel pretty would just as soon other people pick out cosmetics/beauty products for you likes to try something out before committing large amounts of money THEN, perhaps you would enjoy this beauty product subscription service I've found. It is in my top 5 of favorite things. I love it mucho mucho. It's called Birchbox (birchbox.com). You sign up for however many months you want, and for $10/month, they send a darling little box full of high-end beauty samples. Sometimes you can use a sample 4 or 5 times, sometimes it will ...