A moment of peace, contentment, while knowing what’s expected. — “The croissant, the seedless raspberry jam, the rich dark coffee with steamed milk. … The consolation of the daily.” ~Sue Miller, The Senator’s Wife Last night, I jumped into bed and grinned. And not for the reasons you might expect. I smiled because my bedtime routine is so ingrained, and…

Top 6 ways to make your way through life’s sh*tstorms slightly less sh*tty. — Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. ~Ludwig Jacobowski When someone innocently provides a quote like the above to me while I’m in the middle of a crisis, I want to throw them up against the wall (not really as I’m not a violent person) and scream, “I’m…

And the surprising benefits. — Recently, I received a call from my aunt that my mom was in the hospital. She had suffered a major heart attack. I immediately jumped up from my favorite spot on the couch and started packing an enormous suitcase. I had no idea how long I’d be gone, only that…

Hint: Get rid of all your phantom monthly charges a.k.a. FRENS I’m no financial planner, but it seems like if I stop spending money, I will save more. Genius, right? I recently wrote about my desire to reduce my monthly expenses through the removal of all those services or products…

You’re doing it to yourself with a little help from your FRENS. “Crap!” I exclaimed after glancing at a pending expense on my bank app. I was frustrated because my newly minted goal is to slow the hemorrhaging of cash every month, and on the very day I set the…

She gave me a gift that keeps on giving. — The first place I visited after the pandemic was over (joke) was the suburbs of Philadelphia. I flew into PHL after Mother’s Day and left in mid-June. …

Please stop giving this stupid advice to stressed out people. — Pretty please just stop already with the trite advice to ‘take a bath’ when one is feeling tired, bored, stressed, had a bad day, derailed their diet, had a fight with a significant other, or any minor or major inconvenience. Enough already! I Don’t Wanna Take a Bath and You Can’t Make Me California is constantly going in and out of…