Things can change so quickly. In September I was planning ways to save the raise that was coming in October. Now I’m just praying that I will make enough money that we won’t have to touch our savings. It’s not easy to face a new situation. Most of us are settled in our lives and…
We have a mixed marriage – I am an optimist, my husband is half pessimist half pragmatist. I am a reforming clutter bug. My husband is obsessive about having no clutter (and just as insistent that everything is MINE that is “cluttering†up the house). I am a DIYer and my husband doesn’t even want…
Cleaning has never been a priority in my life. My clothes were often separated by piles – (a) these need to be washed and (b) these have just been washed. My lack of organization almost drove my husband nuts in the beginning of our marriage. Now he says he’s just given up (or given in)….
Today is a very good day. I jumped right out of bed when the alarm clock went off (my husband’s that is. I didn’t even hear mine). My husband had the coffee maker already set, so coffee was magically waiting for me when I got up. The dishes were done and most of them put…
The recent recalls of what seems like every infant toy on the market has made some of us quite skittish about what to get the baby for Christmas. You don’t want to buy online because you want to flip the toy over and see where it was made. I’m looking for that great “Made in…
The last twenty minutes have been wasted digging through papers to find a list I needed for an article. While my desk has been de-cluttered – to some extent – the paper still remains lost. This is just one more reason to stay organized. Clutter and chaos steal your time and for a freelancer time…
Writing has been a dream of mine since I was a child. I remember (and still own) my first story – “Snoopy and the Bananas†complete with illustrations. It was a simply a rewrite of the “Boy Who Cried Wolf†but it lit the fire. High school did not improve my writing opportunities. Mostly, I…
The holidays will NOT overwhelm me this year. Money will not mysteriously float out the window. Time will not vanish at the blink of an eye. Everything will fit neatly into my plan and schedule (or else I’ll just ignore it until it goes away). Start today planning and preparing holiday goodies for friends and…
Circumstances are usually the only reason we tighten our financial belt around here. This time is not exception. As I was digging deep into the budget to see where we could purge, I got a rude awakening. If we had just done this earlier, we would have been able to save enough money to build…
The holiday season bring lots of road travel for me and my family. Fortunately, I am one of those people that will enjoy the trip almost as much as I enjoy the destination. Whether it’s stopping at unique sites along the way or just entertaining all of us in the car, there are lots of…