I am so excited to announce my new and improved website! Thanks to Laura Bean of One Stop Ops for designing and making the new site work. Willy Wilson of Life Unstill Photography did her best to make me look attractive. And, as ever, Catherine Tidd of Social Seed Marketing provided invaluable advice on…
It’s time to start thinking about your summer garden plans. Here are 3 tips that are easy and inexpensive to beautify your outdoors. Recycle for outdoor art “Unwanted light fixtures, wooden barrels, hat boxes, wicker baskets, beer crates and wash basins can be easily converted into unique and eye-catching containers for plants. Scrap pieces…
Easter shopping tip: When buying your daughter that frilly new Easter dress, try to visualize how it’ll look with chocolate and grass stains all over it. ~ Melanie White Easter is the only time of the year when it’s perfectly safe to put all your eggs in one basket. ~ Unknown My mom used to…
In a recent article by ABC7Chicago.com, Spring, Texas retiree Terry Robison details his plans to spend his retirement living at the local Holiday Inn. He cites regular cleaning, someone to check up on him (in the form of the regular cleaners), free maintenance, and amenities included in the daily room rate as reasons for his decision.…
I’ll put it out there in the universe – I’d like to be a Brand-with-a-capital-B someday. Books, TV shows, t-shirts, memes, all featuring some witty quip of mine and making me money while I sleep. Like Suze Orman, only less irritating. That’s not even how you spell Suzie. Marie Kondo has it down. She…
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Love it or hate it, it does come with some great candy. Here is a quick recap of Valentine’s Day related investments (as of January 28th) to get you thinking about how to incorporate holidays into your investment management plans. Nestle (NSRGY), is down 1.26% for the past 12 months, but…
Long winter days got you down? You are not alone? Fifteen to twenty five percent of people are thought to be affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder. Even if you don’t have all of the symptoms of SAD, you might be experiencing the winter blues. Since I want you to save for retirement/college/emergency funds, my…
Not sure if I’ve mentioned it in this blog, but I love to ski. As a naturally uncoordinated, slow person (no, I did NOT play basketball/volleyball/competitive swimming despite being almost 6 feet tall), skiing is the only sport I’ve ever even remotely looked good doing. For fellow skiers, have a laugh while thinking about your…
My husband recently forwarded me this great column that makes me feel better every time I read it. So, why not share these wise words with my faithful readers? The theme is life lessons the author wished he had learned by his 20s. Click here for the full list, but here are my 5…
Looking for something different to put under the tree this year? How about these beauties? Don’t be bored with your old board games! Give these adult versions of classic games from Hasbro a try! Clue (lost in Vegas), Sorry, not Sorry (get embarrassing confessions from fellow players), and Life: Quarter Life Crises (paying off…
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