• Self Care

    6 Must-Dos When Working From Home With A Toddler

    For quite a while, working from home was a perk given to a few as an enticement and to show employees that the company cared about work/life balance. And I loved it! Having one or two days a month where I didn’t have to commute was perfection. However, with the current state of things, EVERYONE is home. Not just the…

  • style

    Mother’s Day 2020 Gift Guide

    Mother’s Day is creeping up on us and it is promising to be a very unique Mother’s Day indeed. I love showing my appreciation to my mother as much as possible, and Mother’s Day gives me an opportunity to spoil her without her telling me I should not have spent so much on her. (My only other opportunity to do…

  • Self Care

    Sephora Spring 2020 VIB Sale Picks

    The time has come again to stock up for the year on all of our most loved products from Sephora. I usually treat the sale as a restocking time AND a time to try one or two new items that are in the “splurge” category. Since 2019, I have made a change in how I purchase skincare and makeup. I…

  • PERSONAL FINANCE

    Budgeting Finances with Quality of Life In Mind

    As time goes on and I get older, I find it more difficult to find books or advice that pertain to my particular circumstance. I guess that’s a normal thing as we all get older and make different choices that lead us to different circumstances. Some self-help books just become books of encouragement and not a how-to. I tend to…

  • style

    Great Women’s Workwear Fashion Sale: Elie Tahari Sale Picks

    Elie Tahari is having a Spring Sale where everything is 50% off! That is a very generous discount. There are many Spring sales happening now with discounts around the 15 to 25% off range. 50% is getting into the clearance category. The one drawback of this sale is that all sales are final (like a clearance sale). So please be…

  • PERSONAL FINANCE

    2020 Milestones & Habit Changes

    The new year is off to a roaring start and I must say that this is the first year in a long time where I am actively setting up goals for the year. In the past, I have just taken life events as they come. All of my “projects” have been tackled in kind of a “just get in done”…