Once my husband returned to work after several surgeries and things started to level out for us, we quickly realized something. All those months of him not working left us with a good amount of debt. And by good, I mean not good at all…. [read more]
My Love/Hate Relationship with Instagram
I suppose my love/hate relationship with Instagram began pretty early on. We have a long history. I first opened an account back in 2012, actually. I used it for a little while, but it hadn’t really taken off yet. So, after a few months, I… [read more]
Smart Shopping Tips
I don’t know about you, but I feel like Thanksgiving has just snuck up out of nowhere this year. Wasn’t Halloween like last week? And we all know what comes right after Thanksgiving: Black Friday! I have never been into the idea of getting up… [read more]
Maximizing Your Day Off
If you’re anything like me your weekends are spoken for, with errands like laundry and grocery shopping needing to get done. Hopefully, you also have some vacation/personal days available if you work outside the home. Again, if you’re anything like me, you likely spend those… [read more]
My Favorite TED Talks of 2017
In 2017, one of my self-development goals was to watch one TED Talk every week. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). They have talks on everything from economics to communication to… [read more]
Tips for Creating Your Perfect Morning Routine
The perfect morning routine. What does that even mean? Probably something very different to you than it does to me. Growing up I was the furthest from a morning person. Given the chance, I would sleep well into the afternoon hours. They say youth is… [read more]