When you think something is not quite right, trust yourself. Your gut. Your instincts. Your prior experience. Or, your friends who think something is weird. And…the material change of something that has always been there and now is gone. (There Read More …
You can make it look easy, but that doesn’t mean that you should. Life is hard. Some tasks are challenging. They don’t know what you know. Learning new things takes time. Life changes and then, it can be new again. Read More …
In keeping with the food, or eating topic – the idea of having planned leftovers from take out is quite literally, brilliant. Not only did you not have to cook the first meal, you have bought enough that you will Read More …
The professionals told you it would be simple…but they didn’t tell you it would be that easy peasy. Like – literally 10 minutes. No prep. Easy clean up. No aftermath. Thankfully they were right – or, at least I hope Read More …
It adds up. There are so many things needed to start a new life away from home. Of course, it depends on the life you are “starting” and what you will leave behind. Anyone with a college bound kid knows Read More …
It is all good… No rain. no problems. Celebrate – lots of fun. Definitely all good. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
It is not always a good combination when you have late nights and early mornings. Repeatedly. Without choosing them proactively. Like when you are on vacation and making the most of the time you have…then, it is perfectly fine. A Read More …
There are many opportunities for good weekends in the summer. All the summer holidays make for good buying events, eating and celebrating with family and friends. Mother’s Day Memorial Day Graduation Father’s Day Graduation parties Independence Day Plus. More parties…birthdays, Read More …
As we end a chapter, so we begin a new one. It is always the case, but this time, the end of a really long chapter. No more high schoolers and only one teenager. As we (humans) move on through Read More …
You can’t do all the things you want to do – all at the same time, but you can: do some of the things. take a weekend. go north. make it work. celebrate with family. eat in one day, go Read More …