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Mar 1, 20232 min read

I'm not sure I'd try that myself

I had a friend over the other day to help me hang curtain rods. It's not rocket science, but it involves tools, a ladder, a level, and a...

Nov 21, 20222 min read

Thankfulness and Belonging

The holidays are wonderful and terrible and relaxing and anxiety-ridden all at once for a lot of us. It's hard, when your life has been...

Oct 25, 20222 min read

Honey Do Wish List

If I were still married, and I could still make a "Honey Do" list, this is what would be on it this week... 1. Put the registration...

Sep 4, 20222 min read

Baby Steps: Making sure someone can find you

Most rational people turn off location services on their phones. It's a security thing -- after all, you don't want the whole world to...

Sep 4, 20226 min read

First Steps: Financial Awareness

Keep in mind, I didn't name this "financial management" or "planning your financial future" or anything forward-looking,...

Aug 30, 20224 min read

Home Maintenance: Clearing the Air, Literally

Air filters - wait - what?? I have to change those? When? One of the often overlooked household tasks that's really pretty easy is...

Aug 4, 20222 min read

Home Improvement 101

So to continue my saga, I moved into a new (to me) house a couple of weeks ago. It's lovely. I downsized from the big marital home to...

May 31, 20221 min read

Real Estate

A month or two ago, I went through finances again, and started to look for things that caused stress in general in my life. I divorced 6...

Mar 1, 20222 min read

Her Own Toolbox, Part 1.

One of the things I've found my girlfriends lack, when embarking on their next phase of independence (yay!) and self-sufficiency is a...

Feb 1, 20222 min read

Redefining weekends

This photo is from this past weekend. It was 28 degrees outside (for Texas, that's COLD!) and i was wearing damp socks, with my tush in a...

Jan 22, 20222 min read

One *little* step at a time

Sometimes, the small things feel overwhelming. I remember, in the middle of my divorce, sitting in a pile of papers and bills, and credit...

Jan 6, 20222 min read

3 Small Things I Did to Regain Control

Divorce feels like the complete loss of control - financial, personal, family, etc. The bits and pieces of your life all feel just out of...