Not to toot my own horn, but several people have asked me how I “do it all.” Mind you, many of the people who ask me this have kids (I don’t) so perhaps they’re comparing their lives to mine. There is no humanly possible way I could work four 12+ hour days per week if I had humans to keep alive. Yes, I keep an insane schedule and yes, I…
Did you know that November is the traditional month to honor the dead? In Mexico and many other Latin countries, Day of the Dead altars stay up the entire month. Yes, November is also Thanksgiving month so also a time to be grateful, but I love the reminder to honor the dead AND be thankful for their lives. I’ll also mention that Coco brought the idea of honoring the dead…
Now that things are somewhat back in full swing, I am ready to set my intentions and goals for the year. Getting in to the new year has been a challenge. The school I work at didn’t start back until the 10th, Covid is everywhere and (oh darn!) we are going to be having snow days galore! In case you haven’t set you intentions, allow me to inspire you to…
I genuinely love the life I created for myself and thrive when things are a little nuts. In fact, in my book, nothing is worse than being slightly bored and not having passion for what I’m up to. This past spring, my professional world was turned upside down. I can’t go in to detail, but know that it took an emotional toll on me for a long time. My sense…
Ever since things started to open up since quarantine, I’ve been intrigued by the amount of people who are still taking scrupulous precautions. While I certainly understand that there is a lot of conflicting information out there, one thing I don’t quite get are the healthy 20 and 30-somethings whose COVID survival rate is around 99.98% holing up and only feeding their anxieties further. In my humble opinion, it’s not…
I have to admit that this post is years in the making and the realization that I was, in fact, ready to write it came from a recent experience. When I was home in Cleveland a few weeks ago, my dearest and longest-standing friend brought me to see the new house she and her husband were in the process of building. Y’all. This house belongs in a magazine. Gorgeous, decedent,…
I’ve been debating over whether or not to write this for a long time. Many bloggers I follow and love have become very vocal with their political stances and unfortunately, I have yet to see one that aligns with my viewpoint. I know I’m not alone. I also know that there are several bloggers that I follow who have not said anything political because they’re on the more conservative side…
If you’ve been around here for some time, you know that even though I’ve officially been a DC-area resident for 12 years now, I am a Clevelander through and through. My first few years in DC, I tried to embrace the Washingtonian life perhaps a bit too much and quickly realized that it’s not my jam. I am and will always be an Ohio person. Today I thought I would…
While this is certainly a deviation from my normal person finance niche, I feel like I needed to say it. I intentionally waited to post anything police-related until things were at least somewhat settled from the nation’s recent (justifiable) upset. You’re going to be hard-pressed to find someone who thinks what happened to George Floyd was in any way, shape, or form justifiable, and I’m no exception. It was horrific…
The darkness that our country has been under since its founding was brought to light last week because the murder of George Floyd. I debated posting something. It’s almost as if everyone who has a platform is one-upping each other with the virtue signaling. While that’s not my intention, but perhaps that’s what I’m doing here too. I am certainly not an expert on race relations–I’ll explain why in a…