How to Save Money

How can I make life a little more affordable? It’s the question people ask more often than any other question imaginable, with the exception of why do I only want Chick-Fil-A on Sundays? The cost of living is high, and it’s often a wonder to me that people can live at all these days. I […] More

Stores are dirty liars. We love them, and we seem to be all right with that; but it doesn’t change the fact that they are not entirely honest with the average consumer. Stores want to turn a profit, and that means they’re not usually up to advertising the many ways in which you can save […] More

Sometimes I do things I know are wrong in the interest of saving time, and it ends up costing me money. I am happy to admit that I am not perfect and that I do make mistakes. I am human, after all. That means that you’re all just like me. I’m not alone in my […] More

Not many people love the idea of shopping for a new vehicle. To be completely honest, it’s just not fun. Let’s not even get into the fact that no one loves a car salesman. No one loves to fill out paperwork and provide their phone number and email address to every single vulture on a […] More

The hardest part of anything is the part where you have to actually take action and get started. I promise you that I feel this way every single day. I linger over that first cup of coffee like it’s my business, not in the mood to get up and start getting ready an hour after […] More

This coming weekend is a celebratory weekend in our home. It’s our eleventh wedding anniversary; a very big one. Why? Because we think all our wedding anniversaries are big ones since we get to celebrate yet another year together that we get to have fun, do life and just experience all the things that are […] More

As someone who is a probable slave to fashion, and always has been, I adore shopping. I know that everyone has a different budget, and that not everyone can or wants to spend the money required to buy designer items. I love a challenge; finding a designer item on sale, finding something that is perfect […] More

Sometimes my house smells less than beautiful. Nothing bothers me more than that. Since November 16, 2007 I have been unable to tolerate unpleasant smells. It was the day before I found out I was pregnant with our first child, but I knew with certainty that I was pregnant that morning when I got into […] More

Rest assured that I am in no way a professional decorator or designer. In fact, I’m not even sure I have a natural eye for things of that nature. My home is, in my opinion, impeccably decorated; but only because I find décor I love on Pinterest and Instagram and literally order every single item […] More

When life hands you lemons, you’re supposed to make lemonade. I, personally, use lemons all the time so I fail to see why people view them as a negative. They are wonderful in so many things, including cocktails; lemons are not bad. However, when you turn lemon to permanent marker and you view it in […] More

No is a full sentence; trust me. No. No. No, thank you. No, I don’t think so. No. There is no need to follow up that one word, one syllable sentence with anything else. All you have to say is no. It’s not easy, I know this. Trust me. In my nearly 33 years in […] More