In case you didn’t know, this is my second season singing with the Plano Civic Chorus. It’s the best choral experience I’ve ever had; the PCC is a top-notch choir, and I’ve had the opportunity to sing some amazing choral works. This year’s extra fun because I convinced my good friend TK Armstrong to [...]
Archive > November 2008
Kind of Extreme Makeover - Living Room Edition
Like most couples, as newlyweds Mr. Burt and I couldn’t afford all-new furniture to fill the new home we were starting together. We did scrape together enough money in wedding gifts to purchase an essential mattress, bedroom suite, and dinette, but our living room was fitted out with hand-me-downs from my parents, who conveniently bought [...]
Good Deal!
In these tough economic times, everyone’s looking to save money where they can. One of the areas I try to cut expenses is grocery shopping, but that gets more difficult to do when rising transportation costs drive food prices up, too. I already shop at Wal Mart and buy generics, despite my loathing of Wal [...]