It is a new year, and as I sit in the office contemplating getting back to a somewhat normal routine I wanted to compose this post.
I am not sure who I am kidding, the normal routine probably won’t start until tomorrow! The bank is shut today, the post office isn’t delivering … that makes it another “day off” right?
First, thank you! Thank you for being part of our community and for taking interest in our website. Without you there is no reason to keep up the blog. We appreciate you letting us into your busy lives.
You probably noticed that in the later part of 2016 our posts were less frequent. That is largely due to the fact that our lives, like yours, got crazy nutty busy in November and December. You can relate to that, right? Our “full time” job is online retail and the last couple of months of the year are huge for online sales. (Think Amazon and eBay). As we were pulled in that direction along with Jim finishing some big remodeling projects for customers our time was pretty much taken up. Late hours and early mornings were the norm around here!
We just wanted you to know we haven’t disappeared; we are still here! In fact we are recharged after taking a much need hiatus from work to enjoy the magic of the season. We hope you had a fabulous holiday time with your friends and family. We rang in the new year with a yummy crab leg & prime rib dinner and then some fun at the casino. We weren’t lucky winners, but I know I have the BEST prize I could ask for.
Someone posted on Facebook the question to sum up 2016 in 3 words. I thought about that for a while and came up with my 3 words.
Healthy (thank God for that – end of the month marks the big 5-year cancer free mark!!)
Successful (thank God for that too, along with long hours and lots of hard work)
Determined (also known as Gazelle-intense around our house)
What would your 3 words be to sum up your 2016? Join in the discussion on our Facebook Page!
Looking forward, 2017 holds a lot in store for The Clever Couple! Stick around, we’d love to share with you….
- More crafting/DIY projects that you may be tempted to try yourself
- The 52 Week Saving Challenge (the 3rd year we’ll be doing it – this savings program is easy and it’s how we pay for our holiday shopping. Give it a whirl!)
- Money saving tips and ideas
- Travel adventures, complete with reviews so you can learn more about the places and plan your own adventure
- Recipes – I’m no diva in the kitchen but when I stumble on a good, easy recipe I plan to share it with you more often
- Coupons and sale alerts
- Watch the progression of our journey to being debt free. We’re tackling the BIG debt this year, the mortgage. We have a goal, a plan – and as a follow up to one of our 2016 words – we are determined!
- Goofy, good hearted fun – we have promised to have more fun in our daily lives….and who wouldn’t want that?
Happy New Year – and thanks again for being a part of our lives!
-Kelli and Jim
