I’m out of town right now–back in California for the first time since we moved 4 years ago–and I’m taking a few days off. Don’t worry–there are plenty of prescheduled posts, and I’ll still check in on Facebook and Twitter, mostly with photos of my adventure (it’s a half work/half relaxation trip). But now is a good time for me to stop and say

Thank you to all of you who’ve been reading MoneywiseMoms for the past 2 1/2 years. Thank you to those of you who are new here, and to everyone in between! I appreciate you checking in every day or receiving your subscription through email or RSS reader. I love reading your comments and emails, love hearing about your successes and even of your challenges (I like to try and help when I can!).

Thank you for helping me stay accountable to my own family with meal planning, setting financial goals, and cooking healthy meals. I have really appreciated your support, with all your comments, FB messages and email as I’m transitioning to a gluten-free lifestyle to improve my health (it’s the first significant improvement I’ve had to my IBS in 15 years). Thank you for sharing my strategies, deals, stories, and blog with your friends and family. It’s because of this blog’s growth that I’m able to pay down debt using my earnings from MoneywiseMoms. Now I’m sharing how you can earn too, if you’re a blogger, and I’ve been chatting with some of you via Skype, email and Twitter, and we’re helping each other work through challenges and sharing each other’s successes.

To all of you wonderful MoneywiseMoms Readers, thank you. Connecting with you is such a gift!