Em's Musings

Math Made Simple!

2008-05-23T06:46:00.000-07:00

I have just created another blog to highlight my tutoring business. I am really excited about the prospects and really want to help high school math students in the charleston area discover Math Made Simple. Check it out!

Finally.....a house update!

2008-04-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

These are actually houses and doors that I took pictures of in downtown Charleston when my sister, Lindsay, was here for a visit a few weeks ago. I found the frames at Tuesday Morning for next to nothing and repainted them and put glass in and now they are ready to go. I am so excited--I am not naturally any good at decorating.

The shower curtain holders say Good Clean Fun.

sorry these are fuzzy but you get the idea of the collage.

Master bedroom--I am really excited about the sheets I found that really bring out the beige in the comforter.

I am excited to be able to post the pictures of all of the work I have been doing to attempt to decorate my new beautiful home. I hope you enjoy. I am thinking and scheming about painting as well as curtains, etc. but for now I am most proud of the frames I found and redid and the pictures I took of Downtown Charleston and how well they turned out. :-) Enjoy.

My NEW house!!!!!

2008-03-05T07:32:00.000-08:00

Enjoy the pics of my new house :-) It is a 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath 1400 sq ft townhouse in Summerville. God really just arranged this perfectly for me! :-) I needed to be out of the house that I was living in by the end of February, so I had talked to a few friends of mine to try to get a decent apartment/house, etc. but everything was falling through. I found this set of townhouses on CraigsList and thought they were really nice. The price was amazing--they are inventory homes for D R Horton so they dropped the price almost $40,000 to get ready for the next phase of building. There will be a total of 97 homes in this gated community once they are finished building. I was able to get financing through a government loan where they gave me $5000 toward the down payment because I didn't make much money. So all in all it has really been amazing to see God work on my behalf. Please come and visit anytime.

Mystery shopping

2008-01-16T08:33:00.000-08:00

So...I am a mystery shopper. I think some people think I am nuts but I really enjoy it and...it is fairly decent money. I basically do apartment, fast food (Sonic, Mcdonalds, Dunkin Donuts, etc.), new homes, and a variety of other shops. I probably average about $150 a month plus reimbursements. I know some of my blogger friends are stay-at-home moms, so this is just an idea. I have a document I have put together outlying the companies I work for if anyone is interested. Last night I did a shop for Papa John's. MMM my favorite. I thought you all might enjoy seeing one of the pictures I had to take of the pizza. :-)

2008-01-16T07:32:00.000-08:00

When I was home in MN, I thought it would be fun for all of us to go bowling. There is also a bowling alley close to our house called Tuttle's Bowling. The people working there were not overly impressed that we had the same last name as the bowling alley. :-) My parents have never been what one might call "athletically inclined" but it turned out to be a fun family outing. Here are just a few pics. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Mom and Meg!!

2008-01-16T07:21:00.000-08:00

I wanted to send a SHOUT OUT to the BEST mom in the world and to Meg too (my little sister :-)). Pretty cool that they were born on the same day--just 31 years apart. :-)

Meg is a quarter of a century today!!--what a milestone.

I love you both very much--have fun at Red Robin!

2008-01-10T09:40:00.000-08:00

Mom and Dad!!
Meg, Linds, and ME!!
The fam right before I flew back to SC!

My friend Liz and I Christmas Day!
Mom and I at the airport.
Meg and Jake.
One of my many Christmas presents!

Jimmy and I Christmas Day at his parents.

I was able to fly home to Minneapolis, MN, from December 27 - January 5. It was bitterly cold, but I really enjoyed my time with my family. The pictures document some of our adventures and just some fun shots with the fam. Happy New Year everyone!

Miscellaneous

2007-10-21T18:23:00.000-07:00

My two sisters--I couldn't ask for better sisters and better friends. Thanks Linds and Meg for always being there for me in both the good and the tough times. You are the BEST !!

Charleston is such a FUN place to live!!

2007-10-16T10:26:00.000-07:00

So....I have not only recently entered the blogging world but I am also a mystery shopper. The bank where I work is slow to put it mildly. So I have done some food shops (pizza, subs, etc.) but yesterday I did a new home buyer shop where I had to act like I was interested in buying a house. I think it is really kinda fun and the pay is halfway decent.

Saturday was really fun for me too. I had to tutor at the library in the morning and then I headed downtown. Jimmy was working so I called a couple of my girlfriends but they already had plans. So I went to Bruegger's Bagels (they are trying the southern market but I actually worked at one in MN during college) to do a mystery shop (and I drank some coffee !!) and then went to a College of Charleston volleyball game. They were playing Furman. They won in three games but it really was a fun game. The starters throw mini vballs to the crowd when they are announced and I caught one so I gave it to Jimmy when I saw him later.

After the game I headed to the Market to do a little shopping. I picked up some postcards to send to my mom, dad, and sisters and then found the gorgeous pearl bracelet and necklace. I need more pearls like I need a hole in the head (as Dad would say), but they are really cute.

The weather this weekend was BEAUTIFUL. low 70s during the day and 50 or so overnight.

Then I met up with Jimmy and we hung out and watched a movie I think. Lots of fun. :-)

hmm another try

2007-10-16T09:50:00.000-07:00

So, I dont know why the pictures are so strangely small, but I am going to just send a picture I saved off the internet just to see if it is the settings on the pictures. No one so far has voted on my title for my blog. I really need some good ideas. :-)

Well this pic looks a lot better so i think it was just the formatting on the others.

SO....what have I been doing for the past 4 years!!!

2007-10-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

After a 3 semesters at Northland Baptist Bible College and the rest at Bob Jones University, I spent the past 4 years at Northside Christian School teaching high school math in the 8th thru 12th grades. I have tremendously enjoyed coaching volleyball as well.

Currently, I am exploring the professional business side of my math ed. degree. I work at a local community bank as a tell for now. Jimmy and I have been dating since the end of April and I LOVE him dearly. :-)I spend my days at the bank, my evenings either tutoring or playing volleyball, and the rest of my time with Jimmy or else catching a few zzzzz's before doing it all again.

BLOG numbero UNO!!

2007-10-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

Finally after many months, even more reprimands, I am officially a blogger. I have been on many friends blogs and decided that while I sit at the bank doing basically nothing, I may as well start my own. I would love to hear from any other blogging friends. I am hoping to use this to catch up with many long lost friends (and relatives). :-)