It is that time of year for all of us to make those new year’s resolutions that will be forgotten by the end of January. Then we beat ourselves up for a week or two that we didn’t stick with it and moved on with our lives until December 26th. We start reflecting and looking…
Author: Michele
The Funny Christmas Ornament Exchange: How to play
Years ago this tradition was started in my family between me and my brother-in-law. December 23,2 2015 to about 2018ish it was this little thing that made the Christmas season so much fun. We started the Ugly Christmas Ornament Exchange. I found a boot ornament with fur and thought it was hilarious because it was…
Holiday Stress? 5 easy tips on how to manage it!
SING WITH ME! Hark! The herald angels sing… The holiday season is so fucking stressing!!! I love October and the lead-up to Halloween, but once November 1st hits it’s like BAAAM! Holiday stress overload. This holiday season is gonna send me to the looney bin! For those of us who don’t have all our shit…
5 Ways to Work on Your Personal Growth
One of the most important things we can all do for our personal growth is to work on it. There is no question about that. Working on your personal growth means studying how you think, learn, and grow as an individual. Unfortunately, it’s just as easy for some of us to avoid the very thing…
8 reasons shopping on Black Friday isn’t worth it
I think in all the years of making my own money… I have only bought 1 or 2 things on Black Friday. A DVD player when I was 19 working retail at Walmart. I bought it during my break because I had no way to watch movies at home and I didn’t have cable. A…
4 online games to play to strengthen your mind
Since I posted a couple of weeks ago a post about online brain games to sharpen your mind. I have fallen back in love with playing mind-boosting online games because they aren’t just fun, they are conditioning my brain to be sharper. In my day-to-day life, I can see that I am on autopilot. I don’t want to spend…
5 resources you need to create a personal budget
It has been a while since we talked about anything financial. If you are on a personal growth journey getting your finances in order is probably on your to-do list. I know it was on mine. I know some people don’t like hearing the “B” word, but we are not getting any younger. We need…
8 very useful tips for renters living in Tampa
I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about how you shouldn’t live in one place for too long. It made me think about all the things I wish I knew when moving to a new place. With each place I move to I learn a new lesson and put it on my mental…
4 Online Brain Games That Will Sharpen Your Mind
If you have been a reader of this blog for a while. You would know that I talk a lot about personal growth. Also all things you can do to work on your personal growth. But if you are new here. I want you to know that that personal growth is not ALL about reading…
Unexpected lessons: 6 things I learned participating in Blogtober
First off I have to give myself a hand for completing Blogtober this year. It was my first time participating and I think I crushed it. My brain is fried and I don’t feel like doing anything for a week or 2 but I push on. Blogging doesn’t stop. LOL Blogging for 31 days straight…