Angela at Cottage Magpie is hosting a Virtual Cookie Exchange, so I thought I’d participate. It was good timing since we’d been planning to make Gingerbread Cookies this weekend.
As with all projects I attempt, this one was not without it’s glitches. I have never made them before without my mom so I was a [...]

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This was a long and emotionally draining week. I am hoping things start to look up soon, and I am starting by spending the weekend baking gingerbread cookies with my kids - making fun memories while also using them as Christmas gifts for my lucky brother (shhh don’t tell him!) and a [...]

I have tried to articulate how I feel today in so many ways but it’s just not coming out right. I want to say how important it is to pay attention to things that matter in your life - people, feelings, experiences - and not worry about those that don’t - stuff.
But I say [...]

I am a firm believer that if you look good, you have taken one large step toward feeling good. I always feel better, more energized and more productive if I look good. Here are 10 quick ways to look good, that don’t cost a lot of money or take a lot of time, but make [...]

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This holiday season is my 5th since becoming debt free. It hasn’t always been easy not to get caught up in the excitement and the chaos and spend more than I should this time of year. I would like to share some ideas for avoiding debt this Christmas.

Set a budget you can [...]