Thoughts

Last weekend I attended a memorial service for a close friend. As I stood in a small room surrounded by the deceased’s friends and family I took a moment to reflect on the event and walked away with a few lessons that I hope to keep close to my heart. 1: Don’t let your friendships … Read more

I recently came across a picture of a friend’s closet stacked from floor to ceiling with neatly folded piles of clothes. There was not an inch of free space remaining. She had taken over the storage areas in the rest of the house as well and had four similar closets packed to the brim. I knew that … Read more

I’ve been contemplating life as a whole lately. Why is it that some people have such an easy course to row and others such difficult ones? As I was driving home from visiting my parents early in evening I came upon an intersection with a panhandler who was missing one arm. I searched in my … Read more

I have an uncomfortable relationship with wealth. While I’m proud of the accomplishments my husband and I have reached I don’t want anyone else to know how much money we’ve actually accumulated. I don’t like people, (outside of this blog), to know that I own a beach house and another property that we plan to … Read more

A bunch of random thoughts to start this month out right: I hate looking at a trunk full of items headed for the donation center. I’m happy to pass things on to those in need, but I can’t stand the thought of money wasted. How many times did we use that serving platter? Did we … Read more

I’m focusing on living a better life. Here are a few things I’ve tried this week to put me in a better state of mind. Relish eating – Life is so fast paced. Do you sit down and enjoy the food you cook? Do you eat it slowly and thoughtfully? Up until a week or … Read more

My husband and I planned to celebrate our ninth anniversary on Friday. The evening started out a bit more hectic than I initially planned. It was so easy to leave the house before my son was born. These days I need to prepare dinner, cut up snacks for later, pull out his pajamas, make certain … Read more

I have a lot of friends and family members who are impacted by the current government shutdown. Over the past few days I’ve been talking to them about the situation and their plans for surviving the furlough. It turns out that many of them are unprepared for this type of financial holding pattern and very … Read more

I believe that certain things in my life were meant to happen. I tell my husband that we were destined to meet. If we hadn’t attended the same college I still believe we would have found each other at some later point in life. He always laughs when I mention this, but I feel very … Read more