Posted on: March 17, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 1

Five Great Books to Read During “Social Distancing”

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, friends! This year feels quite weird, but I know missing it will make years to come that much more special. I’ll never, ever take for granted a green beer or a drunken Whiskey in a Jar rendition. I have a feeling I’m going to be eating my words soon, but I’m kind of loving the quiet that has come with social distancing. While I love my…

Posted on: March 12, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 2

Thin Mint-Stuffed Cookies: Two Ways

With all of the Coronavirus talk lately, I thought I’d be a bit more light-hearted today. This is not to downplay the severity of what’s happening in our world. Trump’s address last night was downright scary.. But I do hope this takes your mind off of it for a moment. Perhaps the most formative experience of my childhood was being in Girl Scouts. Granted, our Troop was anything but outdoorsy,…

Posted on: March 10, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 0

Three Great Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the DC Area

When I was growing up in Cleveland, St. Patrick’s Day had very low school attendance because every Duffy, O’Malley, Costello, and Reilly (unlike us lowly pedestrian last names) got to take the day off to go to the big parade. In case you were wondering, yes, this (along with being one of three first graders in my class who actually went to school when President George H.W. Bush came to…

Posted on: March 5, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 0

Seven Every Day Items You’re Definitely Not Cleaning Enough

If I can selfishly cite one positive thing about the whole coronavirus sha-bang, it’s that I am no longer viewed as that weirdo germaphobe. What has been my normal routine of sanitizing, scrubbing, and cleaning some more, is now viewed as “cautious” and “healthy” rather than “psychotic” and “OCD.” I feel very validated. I will have all you formerly judgy betches know that I, for one, don’t have an OCD…

Posted on: March 3, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 2

How To Not Be A Whiny Little B This Election Season

Happy Super Tuesday, everyone! As of tonight, it’s very likely we’ll pretty much know who the Democratic nominee is and my prediction is that it rhymes with Sernie Banders. The South Carolina primary threw a bit of a wrench in to some things, so maybe it’ll be Joe Biden. Maybe it’ll be Mike Bloomberg.. No matter what, it’s sure to be interesting. I try to stay away from talking about…

Posted on: February 27, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 0

How I’m Doing With My New Year’s Resolutions

I often get accused of being Type A. While this may be true in many aspects of my life, it isn’t true in all of them. I think a truly Type A person would set goals and meet them all. For me, that isn’t always true and that’s OK. I used to beat myself up and that’s just not helpful. That, friends, is why I’m sharing today’s post. Back in…

Posted on: February 25, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 0

How to Join an MLM and Not Lose All Your Friends

In case you, by some miracle, don’t know what an MLM is, allow me to enlighten you: MLM=multi-level marketing, and encompasses companies that basically involve home parties. When I graduated from a small, liberal arts college, seemingly all of my classmates were peddling eye cream, essential oils and vitamin packs. While I am most certainly not a hater when it comes to an entrepreneurial spirit, the way many people went…

Posted on: February 20, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 0

New Smyrna Beach Travel Guide

I had planned on writing about packing today but, long story short, I don’t have my luggage right now to photograph. It’s currently somewhere in between Nashville and Pensacola. Anyway, stay tuned for a post next week on the art of packing. Onto today’s post… A few weeks ago, Jim and I went down to New Smyrna Beach to visit his parents who were escaping the brutal Michigan winter to…

Posted on: February 18, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 1

Five Fat Tuesday Foods That Will Make You Love This Holiday Even More

I love love LOVE Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French. Growing up in Cleveland, the start of Lent was something that was felt throughout the whole city, not just for us Catholics. Cleveland is a very cultural city and the Eastern Europeans who are still immigrating there have brought their amazing traditions with them. My college situation was a unique one, to say the least. For as much as…

Posted on: February 13, 2020 Posted by: Brittany H Comments: 2

Five Podcasts to Help You Reach Your Financial Goals

Like any good millennial, I’m in to podcasts. If you’re not a millennial (my website analytics tell me that I’m quite popular with the over-60 crowd. Hi, Mom and Dad!) and don’t know what a podcast is, it’s basically on-demand (think Netflix) talk radio. Because I have a roughly hour commute two days per week, it’s nice to use that time wisely to learn a few new things. Rare are…