My dear husband and I have been trying to make the means and the ends meet, with a pretty big gap in between. I have longed for the time when being a stay at home wife, mother, sister, daughter, and especially grandmother would be my profession...so I am not giving up the fight easily.

Lately I have become fascinated with on-line blogs about simple living and frugality. I like reading about how other folks have opted to jump off the speeding train and work toward simplicity and serenity in their lives.

We have done the two career thing, and although I do miss the friendships and people, I do not miss the stress, the anxiety, and the never ending pressure. I am not excited about the idea of jumping back into the job world.

I am determined to make our choices work, and we have made changes (giving up our land line, no more newspaper, no on-line Weight Watchers) and are hoping to see results soon.

Now, just how am I going to make the income and the outgo balance? Stay tuned folks.