A few days ago someone on Facebook shared this tweet. As someone who hates political names, but finds liberal views more agreeable, my initial thoughts were very defensive: How does someone call themselves a centrist while posting such a divisive statement? I know plenty of rude conservatives! Maybe this person just doesn’t know how to … More being thoughtfully political
Last week I wrote a post about my favorite splurges. I knew it already, but writing that post confirmed to me that I skimp more than I splurge. My basic MO is to start with the cheapest possible option and work my way up–until the quality and price have intersected at a nice sweet spot. Every so … More two cent tuesday: skimp and save
Marriage thoughts have been stirring inside my brain for quite some time, but last week we attended a beautiful wedding in Martha’s Vineyard and it pushed a few things to the forefront. I have debated marriage a lot in my life. Whether everyone in my family agrees this is positive or not, my parents marriage has always … More my marriage advice to myself
The other day I went to Kiehl’s to buy some lotion, and as I walked around the store I felt a little pretentious saying how I just can’t live without this $22 bottle of cream. But it’s so true, nothing else seems to cut it. True, a splurge to me might be an everyday purchase to someone else. Or … More two cent tuesday: splurging
Sometimes I learn a little something that makes my life just a little better. I know, there’s life hacks all over the internet, but it still seems like things come up here and there that amaze me. Here are some of my favorites:
So I realize I took a vacation from New York for five days and a vacation from this blog for more like 15 days… sometimes it happens I guess. Also what happens is that I schedule a vacation out of the country, kids leaving to visit grandparents for the summer, and family coming to visit all in … More two cent tuesday: houseguests
In two days we’ll be heading out to Puerto Rico! Why Puerto Rico? We’ve never been there before, there’s lots of sand, ocean and sun; and I didn’t need to apply for three new passports. Plus, I need to practice all that Spanish I’ve been learning. I’m typically a last minute, do whatever works out, sort of … More two cent tuesday: vacation days
I finished the magical tidying book over the weekend and all in all I was glad I read it–keeping a couple of things in mind. One: Japanese cultures can be different, and the author might be slightly annoying. It helped me get over the 500 times she explains how she was reading organization magazines at five. Or when … More tidy up day 1
Do you ever set goals that you never accomplish? My solution to this has always been to not really set concrete goals and then not really ever fail at them. The biggest winning argument for this is that I never have to tell myself that I can’t have dessert. Then I became a parent that realized what her children … More working on it
A few weeks ago I offered to help my friend pack her apartment for moving. I was explaining how I enjoy packing because it’s like a Tetris game to pack as efficiently as possible. And I enjoy unpacking because I like analyzing the new space and deciding where everything could best be stored. Then my friend recommended a … More tidy it up
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