Debt.

We have been mostly adhering to Dave Ramsey's baby steps for about a year now. We are about six months away from meeting our goal of being debt-free except for our mortgage. The primary tool we have used is a budget. We use mint.com to track our spending and keep us on budget. We hope to stick to a budget even after achieving our goals, it'll just be a more relaxed budget! Here is a link to a good post about creating a budget: What are the best features of a winning budget?

Homemade Halloween Costume 2011.

Jack O' Lanterns.

Best.Truck.Ever.

Halloween Crafts.

Today we were home sick, so we took advantage of the day at home to do some Halloween crafts. I wanted to do these milk jug ghosts last year but I ran out of time and thought they were more difficult than they really are. I just cleaned them out, peeled off the labels, drew faces on one side (keep the cap on so the jug is more sturdy when you draw the faces), then I cut holes in the back using regular scissors and strung Christmas lights from jug to jug. It's raining tonight so I'll have to take a picture with the lights on later. We also carved pumpkins. I'll post a picture of those later too.

Haircut.

Being "gazelle intense" doesn't leave much money for haircuts. My hair was really really long - too long, in fact. So my friend Emily offered to cut it for me. I admit I was a little nervous, but it was so long we decided she could cut it and leave enough that I could have it re-cut if I didn't like it. Luckily I love it!