Many of you know I'm a single mom to an adorable daughter, whom I have 24/7/365. But what you might not know is that I help my grandmother and mother out a tremendous amount with errands, shopping, and cooking. I also work full time out of the house with an average workweek of 50+ seat hours. Seat hours are the number of hours you actually sit in your office working. It's a pretty demanding job. Peyton has special needs which means monthly to bi-monthly doctor visits, phone calls, etc. And on ...
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Why I’m Reading Always Eat After 7pm
This year our focus has been on living a healthier lifestyle. Taking care of our bodies and taking a look at our relationship with food and those around us. I'm currently reading Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion because I'm curious as to what Joel Marion has to share with us. Plus that cover, with that yummy burger, just draws me in. I mean, if that's considered ...
Looking after yourself: How to indulge in a little self-care this month
These days, our health has never been more important. But before recent events took hold, looking after ourselves should have always been a priority. However, due to modern life and social pressure, it wasn't always the case. Now that things have slowed down a little and most of us are confined to our homes for the next few months, there's never been a better time to embrace a little self-care. Self-care is defined as taking care of your body and your mind and taking steps to preserve one's ...
How To Deal With The Loss Of Your Family Pet
The saddest thing about owning a pet is that you will outlive it by quite some distance. This means that, at some point, you have to brace yourself for the loss of a valuable family member. People without pets won’t understand how hard this is to handle. It’s very much like losing a human family member that you love dearly. To make matters worse, children become very attached to pets. So, it’s likely to hit them a lot harder than it will hit you. Especially if you have already experienced the ...
3 Steps to Getting the Best Customized Healthcare Plan for Your Aging Parent
Health insurance becomes increasingly important as we age. The most fortunate among us may be able to make it through our prime years without much beyond preventative care and a few smaller procedures or scares. But by the time you start approaching senior status, you will likely be taking more trips to the doctor's office and requiring additional treatments and prescriptions. Medicare serves as a savior for many. It provides vital, life-improving coverage and the options — including ...
Save Money Where Necessary With These Simple Tips
You should always be trying to save money where you can because you never know when you’re going to be in a position where you don’t have it, and you need it. Whether you have plenty of money, or just enough to put some away into savings each month doesn’t matter, as long as you are taking the correct precautions to ensure that you’ve got some money away for a rainy day. In this article, we're going to be looking at some of the ways that you can save, so keep reading down below if you want to ...