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Want to look at your calendar and your bank statement and think “Yup, I made awesome choices”? I’ll show you how to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose.
True Story: We’re Trying To Foster-To-Adopt
Erin and her husband, Erin’s boys with the baby they were fostering
What’s it like to foster-to-adopt? How is it different from international adoption? Easier? Harder? A totally different animal? Today my longtime internet friend Erin shares her family’s journey of trying to foster-to-adopt
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The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
15 Interesting Things To Do This Autumn
Yes, yes, tis the season to drink a Pumpkin Spice Latte and talk about how it's officially Sweater Weather. Let's use this season as an excuse to try new things and have tiny adventures! 1. Relive your school days with a community ed class or by signing up for one of an online class. Food photography! Knitting! Screenwriting! 2. Make piles of leaves Jump in them. Hide in them and then jump out...
I’d Like More Adventure Please!
I've had a lovely September - making risotto, attending end-of-the-season barbeques, hiking and canoodling with the FOaF. It's been fantastic! However, adventurous? No. There has been no sandboarding, no pack mules, no 17 hour bus rides.And I can feel myself getting itchy feet - not just for travel, but for adventure itself. I'm committed to staying in Minnesota for at least a year, to save up...
5 Sweet Ways To Nurture Long Distance Relationships
How do you nurture long-distance relationship? How do you keep a friendship or romantic relationship strong and supportive when you're in different time zones? A few years ago, my best friend of 20 years moved in New Mexico (RUDE) and we've done our best to keep our relationship strong. We'll take trips together, chat on the phone, and send each other memes and photos. Long distance...
How to haggle in a store without dying of embarrassment
Have you ever wondered how to haggle in a store? I think most of us are (relatively) comfortable haggling at a flea market or on Craigslist. But when we're standing under florescent lights and talking to a well-dressed shop attendant, we lose our nerve. Luckily, Sherin is here to help us out! When I think of haggling, I usually think of being in a market on holiday, and kind of just shouting...
A Reminder
I know you know this. But. It's good to remember that you (and I!) are capable of innumerable amazing things. We can: climb mountains all by ourselves write a book that changes lives cook everything Julia Child ever cooked compose the next summer anthem see the world on the back of bicycle/ through the windows of a train/ on our very own feet wear blue eye liner find someone who loves us just...
30 New Things: Get a Ridiculous Manicure
If you are considering getting a ridiculous manicure, here are my clues for how to find the best place: a) Ask the woman with the Chanel Logo talons where she goes b) Look for a 'salon' with neon sign paint nearly obscuring the windows c) Open the yellow pages and call around until you can find a place that does manicures for under $15.You are now assured the most ridiculous manicure ever. Emily...