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Eight thoughts from my first week as a homeowner

By • Oct 28th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

It has been a week now since Laura and I moved in to our first home. I suppose I can call it that now, but the excitement of moving paired with the new job makes everything seem a bit surreal. Laura and I both like the house, and especially enjoy having a place to call […]



We are moved!

By • Oct 21st, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

We had a lot a help over the weekend and actually managed to get everything moved out of the apartment and into the house Friday evening. Thanks to everyone who helped. (Mostly Peter, Victor, and Ryan.) We should have our internet turned back on tomorrow so Laura and I will be back then.



Moving Countdown!

By • Oct 14th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

We close on the house this Friday and will be moving out of the apartment on Saturday. Once again, if anyone feels like helping us move that would be awesome. I haven’t updated since last weekend, so I guess I should mention that everything is going well with the new job. The commute sucks as […]



More time please

By • Oct 7th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized


The Smiths of Wichita

By • Sep 28th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

We are now officially The Smiths of Wichita. Or at least we will be when the next phone book comes around. If you missed the tail end of our last great announcement, we just purchased our first home and will be moving October 20th and 21st.



We made a baby!

By • Sep 21st, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Laura and I are in Kansas City tonight for my dad’s 50th birthday and just surprised the family with a nice little announcement..



Career Change

By • Sep 16th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

I suppose there is a lot going on at our place this year, especially in the month of September. This update is to let you all know that I will be changing jobs beginning in October. I currently work for a new company that leases office space to small businesses in Wichita (read: Newer Job! […]



New Business Ideas (and 8 ways not to market your new business)

By • Sep 8th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

I was sitting at work the other day trying to come up with ways to make money on the side (because my current job doesn’t pay enough for a house) and came up with some fairly clever ideas for a new business. My goal was to think of something that would cost me little, require […]



What is it that you want to accomplish?

By • Sep 2nd, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

If you have been reading my site for a while then you have probably seen the topics I write about change several times since that smith’s inception. This is not because I am an indecisive idiot, but rather because the website serves as an extension of my thoughts, and is a snapshot of my mindset […]



There Went Another Crazy Week

By • Aug 25th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

It seems whenever I am finally on a roll with my writing something always comes up that disrupts my pattern. This week was no different. Earlier this week it seemed I was about to make some major headway on achieving my goals for the year. I was offered a job that would have made it […]