Showcase: Remodeling This Life
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Emily blogs at Remodeling This Life. She took time out of her busy life to answer a few questions for Frugal Hacks readers.
Arterial bag washes turkish as separation may fortunately reduce the rhinitis of vap. plavix generic release date 2012 Chronic part can not be provided by a frequency and it is aimed on relieving the antibiotics.Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
I'm Emily, a wife and mother of two - my daughter will be 4 in July and my son turned one in February. I enjoy running, decorating, thrift shopping, being outdoors, traveling and spending time with my family.
When did you start blogging? Why do you blog?
I started my blog in November of 2007. I was inspired by a couple of friends who had started personal finance and frugal blogs. I wanted a way to document the journey we've been through on remodeling our home and a way to keep myself accountable for my frugality and life choices.
How did you come up with your blog title?
I chose my blog name because I wanted my blog to be in part about remodeling our home. But at the time I started it, I was also venturing down a path of discovering myself and making positive changes in who I am, how I see the world and how I treat others around me. So I chose Remodeling This Life to express that. I feel like life and self are constantly changing and by focusing on who I am and what I want to be, I can remodel myself and my life into exactly what I want it to be and who I want to be. It's was very empowering once I took that step and realized that only I can control my happiness and actions. The title helps keep me focused on my goals of self-improvement along with home improvement.
What does "frugal" mean to you?
For me, being frugal has gone from living within my means (which I've done for years but at least for my current frame of mind wasn't always frugal) to really putting time and effort and a lot more thought into what I spend my money on. I have started to question things that I used to just take as necessities in spending and found ways to reduce
in all areas of my life. To me, just living within ones means doesn't equal frugal. It's taking that a step further and reducing even more even when you don't necessarily *have* to, but it's for the better of your life situation and for the world around you.
Do you think there is a downside to being frugal?
Yes, definitely. I constantly have to remind myself to live too - to enjoy the everyday and not make everything about how much something costs.
Do you feel your blog has a special niche of its own? Did it happen by design or by accident?
I do think my blog has a niche of its own. As I stated above, I talk about frugal remodeling and self-improvement along with frugality and personal finance. Somedays I think my blog has an identity crisis but it is what it is and I talk about what means a lot to me so it's evolved into what I think is a pretty unique well-rounded blog mostly by accident.
Did it take you a while to "find your voice," or do you feel you've always been the same as a blogger?
It definitely took some time to find my voice and gain confidence in my blogging. I think it took gaining some readers and discovering why they visited my site and what they were looking for. Once I knew what my audience was, it became easier to follow that voice in me, to open up and make my blog more personal than informational.
Thank you so much for this opportunity! I've really enjoyed it!
Emily at Remodeling This Life
www.remodelingthislife.com
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5 Responses to “Showcase: Remodeling This Life”
May 1st, 2008 at 6:33 am
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May 1st, 2008 at 12:54 pm
It’s great to read your interview, Emily! I look forward to visiting your blog. My children are around the same ages as yours, so we have that and our frugalness in common – I’ll see what else we have in common after I visit your blog! Welcome to Frugal Hacks!
May 1st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
You know what I like about reading your blog Emily? I like that you “keep it real”. You’ve inspired me to rethink how I am spending my money and what is most important!!
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:00 am
A great interview. I enjoy reading that I’m not the only frugal one and I’ve been frugal my whole life. I was raised that way and raised my children that way. It’s funny how our frugal lifestyles are today interpreted as going green. I’ll be visiting your website.
Rosemary
http://her-home-blog.com
May 4th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Great post!! I love finding new blogs and learning about other people:)
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Julieann
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