The clocks have fallen back, and that to me is the surest sign that the season of comfort and joy is upon us. With shorter days, colder temps, and longer nights, it is this time of year that I actively draw on my toolbox of small joys. Since I can also not ignore the elephant in the room that is 2020, it occurs to me that these actions I've employed for years are more valuable than ever, and frankly need to be put into motion earlier. @whatshesaidtalk Ready to get on with the show. In 2020 …
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Ask Millicent: We Must Be Awesome Because Our Guests Never Leave
Dear Millicent, I have a family member, let's call him Uncle Frank. Uncle Frank doesn't know when to leave. He will stay at our place long after all our other guests have left, completely ignoring all subtle hints about …
10 Things NOT to Do With Your Date for Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is coming! You know what that means? It's time to think about how to make a special statement to your loved one by using your wallet. This is assuming you have a loved one you have to open …
Spring Is The Perfect Time to FLIPP for Savings At Walmart
There's nothing better than shopping with your BFF and whenever I want to head out now for some retail therapy I bring my best shopping buddy along, the FLIPP app. I didn't think I could love this app more when I first …
Living With A Snorer? It Might Be Sleep Apnea
This post is sponsored by RANA Here's a fact that anyone living with a snorer can tell you; no one is sleeping in the house. Not the snorer or the person lying next to them. It's something that in polite company we joke …
How to Organize School Papers
School is starting soon. It’s the time of the year when I have to pull up my organizational bootstraps and prepare for the onslaught of paper that will soon be pouring out of backpacks and onto my kitchen table. I’d like …
Getting Healthy on a Budget Can Be Done
Oops! I did it again. I've eaten my weight in shortbread cookies and blew the budget on Christmas shopping; which means this January, I am literally and figuratively tightening my belt - that is if I can find my belt …
