It’s time for the dreaded MONEY talk…

OKay, so as my tag line says, this blog is to share my life while trying to balance, Mommy, Money and my love for all things design…sigh…so here it goes, my first MONEY post…YIKES!! Why is it that we are all so afraid of money? I guess everyone isn’t, but I have to say that for whatever reason, my relationship with money comes from a fear based place, and I am not sure why? Growing up, my parents were always VERY responsible with their money, doing their bills together, every Saturday, with each bill organized in the old brown wooden box, lists of bills crossed off as each was paid. They taught my sister and I both the responsibilities of having a checking and savings account at an early age, and taught us how to save money…yet, somehow, I still ended up with a love/ hate relationship with $$$$…don’t get me wrong, I love the stuff, but its always been a balancing act of bringing in enough to cover everything and hoping we have enough left over for even just ONE cool adventure per year…So why the rambling?? because it is TIME for me to get organized!

As I mentioned before, this year, my 35th year, is my year to organize my life. (see one of my first small steps to “Clearing My Path” here) Maybe it seems a little late for some, but for me, it is perfect timing ( as everything is in some way, right?). G and I do lead a great life, and on Paper, our numbers are good, even for New York, but to use the word comfortable, is stretching it for me. We aren’t entirely uncomfortable, but we are certainly not where we want to “so called” land….So here is the start..are you ready…a coupon holder. YEP..that’s right folks, a beautiful, flowered, coupon organizer that I have vowed to start using..it may seem small, but I am totally into starting small, for BIG end results….It’s all about consciousness y’all!