So after a year long trauma of medical events including a pulmonary embolism and surgery to remove my first, left rib. I have still not completely healed. In an attempt to get better I contacted an acupuncturist and made my first appointment. I have been to a cardiologist, a pulmonologist, a primary care physician, had […]
A little help from the savvy moms out there
I’m about to find out how many women are out there reading this blog. I’ll be attending, (possibly throwing), a baby shower for a good friend of mine in the near future. I don’t have any children of my own, and despite working in day care centers for years, I have no idea what the […]
What do I do with $15,000? Help.
I have recently sold my car and have $12,000 sitting in my bank account. In addition I will be receiving a small tax refund from the IRS. So I have been running the numbers in my favorite excel spreadsheets trying to determine what on earth to do with this money. As I mentioned in some […]
If men ruled the world all parties would revolve around a tv.
Every year it seems another party rolls around. The bell tolls the very first time a good college or high school friend gets married. But then it keeps ringing and ringing and ringing. Some people have an engagement party, (a few of our friends have had 2 or 3 of these), then comes the the […]
The no-emergency, emergency fund?
About a year ago I was struck with a major medical illness. Since that time I have spent time in and out of doctors offices and hospitals. I have had more scans than I can possibly count, and had fairly significant surgery. Thankfully I have an unbelievable employer with unbelievable benefits. I have up to […]