If you’ve ever been curious about how you can leverage your planning and organizing skills to help you save money, this episode is for you, especially if yo love to travel. Kathleen Paley is a litigator, mother of 2, and podcast host who loves…
1- Frugal Girl (Kristen) is starting her RN orientation! It has been absolutely amazing and inspiring to see her build her nursing career from scratch in her 40s. I think her personality is SUCH a perfect fit for nursing and I know she will…
LAUNCH DAY went well! I have the cutest picture but have not received approval for posting so you will just have to trust me. It was really nice to drop A & C off together. (I mean, I guess it will be sad to…
I feel a little bit like this emoji right now: EDITING IS HARD! I know I said I was done with the book, but there are still some last-chance edits to do, and I’m very glad I’m doing them (because I’m finding things!). On…
Hobonichi Launch Report: I LOVE the covers they revealed ~2 days ago by Kyohei Sakaguchi. Just wow! (I also kind of love that they styled it with . . . a cassette tape? Are they . . . back?) A&C went back! Well, C had…
Best Laid Plans
BLP EP #263: 5 Things (Other Than Planners) To Consider Carefully Heading Into Back-to-School
In today’s episode, I share thoughts on 5 aspects of life to reflect on (other than planners!) as you head into the back-to-school season, whatever that means for you. I provide a detailed overview of Q4-related routines to think through / audit / consider…
1- Interesting Podcast: SmartHer News: “I Gave Up Alcohol for 100 Days – Here’s What I Learned” This was interesting, because she went into some details about the wine industry (struggling) and then shared her own experiment results. Her overall conclusion: eliminating alcohol reduced…
I’m in the “burn it all down” time of the month, SIGH! Maybe this is good on occasion, because I actually think sometimes I just go with the status quo for longer than is actually necessary. I tend to add, without subtracting. I stick…
Hobonichi Geek-Out Section Every year, Hobonichi does a month-long gradual unveiling of all of their upcoming offerings for the new calendar year. It’s a LOT of fanfare (and some people hate it). I personally enjoy it immensely!! It’s a tiny treat to check the…
The rest of my friends trip went so well! We had our final dinner at my house — we cooked beef picadillo + made Old Cubans, and then got takeout (Cuban cuisine) for the rest of dinner. OTHER BACK TO SCHOOL NEWS: C started…