2015 turned out to be quite the year! I changed jobs (twice - more on that in a minute), my nephew was born, and I discovered the idea of minimalism and eliminated over 34% of my belongings since July 19. I could never have predicted the path the good Lord took me on, but I am certainly grateful!
When I last blogged in November, I was about to embark on a pretty major change - going back to my old company I was at for 9 1/2 years. Less than a month after my old boss said he needed to cut my pay significantly for budgetary reasons (which he later recanted after re-running the numbers), the job I'd always wanted came open at my old company and I was approached about taking the position. Although I loved my co-workers (and my boss too), I decided the chance for stability and to go back "home" was something I couldn't pass up. I've been back there for about 5 weeks now and I love it!
Admittedly, I went off the rails a bit with ordering Lia Sophia jewelry from their clearance website and buying clothes for my new position (which requires dress pants more often than not). However, by year's end, I still managed to purge over 5400 items (over 34% of my belongings). I bought the "Mindful Budgeting 2016 Planner" from a blogger named Cait Flanders to track all my purchases/expenses during 2016. I've got the starting numbers filled in and I am SO excited to use it! You can click here to buy one for yourself!
So, with the first day of the new year nearly in the books, I wish you all a happy, healthy 2016! I'm excited to see what 2016 holds!
XOXO,
Stephanie
