You heard it everywhere. Blogging was the way to go to earn a decent side income. Not wanting to miss out on the bandwagon. You jumped all in. You went through all the steps and started a blog. And now, a few years in, only pennies trickle in. It would…

You look at your fancy vision board next to your desk and sigh. It’s the third quarter, and that noble long-term goal staring you in the face is just that. A goal on a piece of paper. You’re ready to tear your hair out when you think of all the…

The upside of having to deal with the death of someone you love is the surprise you find when you finally decide to go through the things they’ve left behind. You see my family is not organized with our photos. We have hundreds maybe even thousands of photos hidden away…

Social distancing is an opportunity for you to break bad habits — Five years ago I started a blog because I read somewhere if I wanted to become an author I needed to build a platform. I thought a blog was the sure way to go. The only problem was that I didn’t know anything about blogs, and all the advice I…

A tribute to a life well lived and one thing that helped — I first met Beni when he was 14. They were the new neighbors on our street. It was not long after they moved in that I heard snippets here and there of how Beni had cancer and was undergoing treatment. …

Despite the fact I’m old enough to know better, I still fall into the rabbit hole of looking for the perfect productivity hack. And the web is full of adverts for productivity hacks. What I mean by a productivity hack is a tool that will help you be more efficient…

Food is everywhere. You can almost taste the bread as it cooks in the oven. When you go to the kitchen table you’re accosted by a beautiful array of greens, reds and blues in the form of cookies, mints and cakes. All calling out to you, “Eat me.” Ah, the…

Yesterday I made this delicious roast. I had planned it out the day before. It was a 3 lb. roast and I was thinking it would be enough for us to have dinner and left overs to last for the next day, if not more. Everyone in the house heard…

What’s it like you ask? In one word. HARD. There is no way around the truth. I like sweet things. I’m not obsessed with them. And still, on the first day when I had a bowl of oatmeal with fruit that appealed to me and was allowed from the list…