One of my mentors and I were catching up last night and had a good laugh over how far I’d come and how proud she was of me. When I first got married, she was “nervous” that she’d open her front door one day to see me standing there with my oldest son and our…
I love my mother. She can be so “cute” at times. I got awakened to a series of text alerts very early this morning. I didn’t bother to read them at the time, because, hey, if it was a real emergency they’d call, right? Completely forgot about it until just a few minutes ago. At…
What was I up to on February 18, 2002? I honestly have no specific clue 🙂 When I reflect back on where I was mentally and emotionally, I know I’ve grown and matured so much that it can be downright scary at times. My oldest son was 6 months old and I was enjoying every…
Think “why.” You’re more likely to reach your goal when you concentrate on why you’re saving (and less on how), according to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research. I came across this quote a few weeks ago and it really spoke to me. Often times when we’re thinking about creating a budget and…
No worries…this isn’t one of those deep, thought-provoking posts on how necessary it is to release those things from our lives that are holding us back, down and away from our dreams and aspirations. I’m not going to talk about how we often hold on to people and things unnecessarily in hopes of changing a…
