9/11: 20 Years Later
As you are well aware, today is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a day that, like Pearl Harbor, will live in infamy. The […]
Real Life
Sammi’s Favorite Things: My Intent
In today’s uncertain times, it is often hard to find peace and something positive to focus on in life. Many of us are struggling and […]
Lying to Spare Feelings: Classic Gaslighting
We have all been there in life. Someone tells us something and we later find out it was a half truth, lie by omission or […]
Books for Kids in This Day and Age
Right now, our world is in chaos and we are facing many horrific events. Naturally, children will have questions about this. While we may not […]
The Color of Medicine to be Released on DVD
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2020 (Newswire.com) – COVID-19 has hit the United States harder than any other health crisis ever before, and it has become […]
You Can Handle The Truth, And You Deserve It
‘You can’t handle the truth!’ Of course, we are all familiar with this famous movie quote. It is also often used in real life when […]
Dr. Kathryn Smerling Talks Positivity
Psychotherapist Dr. Kathryn Smerling recently discussed how to deal with life and feelings during these trying times. . “It can be very hard to see […]
Tips For Taking Care of Pets in Uncertain Times
While we are all stressed out with the Coronavirus pandemic, we sometimes don’t realize our four legged friends are also suffering. Our fur babies are […]
Sleep Cycle Offers More Help in Uncertain Times
Sleep Cycle, the world’s first and most popular smart alarm clock app, has today announced that its premium Sleep Aid content will be free until […]
Rare Disease Day: Meet Carri and Molly
Every once in a while I work on a story that leaves me inspired to be a better person and work toward the greater good […]
Product Review: Buddha Board
Do you need a way to de stress? Buddha board is here to help! The fun drawing tool not only allows you to desires, but […]
Expectations In Life
I often see people post on Facebook (or say in general) to do things without expectations and you will never be disappointed. I agree…to a […]
Why Jessica Simpson’s Memoir Can Help Women
Earlier this week, Jessica Simpson opened up about her life in her memoir Open Book. She discussed her career, struggle with addiction and of course, […]
Take or Toss….Kitchen Edition
As you all know, I am in the process of moving out of my apartment and into a new place. I have three weeks left, […]
Cleaning Out My Closet
People of my generation might see the title of this post and think of that Eminem song from about sixteen years ago, but this post […]
Being Taken Care of vs. Support
“You need someone to take care of you.” This one simple sentence, while probably said with good intentions, set me in a fit of rage. […]
Stress and Clutter and Cleaning…Oh My!
Ah, stress. We all deal with it in different ways. It’s no fun, but like death and taxes, it is an inevitable part of life. […]
Memes, Men and Meanness….WHY?
I’ve posted about this topic before, but it bears repeating. I am a fan of Instagram and Facebook memes and giggle at them as much […]
Reflecting on 9/11 Eighteen Years Later
As you are well aware, today is the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a day that, like Pearl Harbor, will live in infamy. The […]
Challenge Reboot
Back to the challenge! I know, I’ve been lax about it lately, due to life getting in the way, but now I am back and […]
Acting Out And Facing Consequences
Acting out in anger. Overreacting. Exploding over stupid things. Not listening. Show of hands, how many of us have done any or all of these […]
Tri-Challenge Update
This week has been quite hectic with work, an emergency plumbing issue in my apartment, running both sites and an unexpected power outage. Needless to […]
Time for a New Challenge…or Three
It’s time for another challenge! Every so often I do some sort of challenge to better organize my life. It helps put things in perspective […]
Product Alert: Sleep Cycle App
Does anyone else have trouble sleeping? You won’t after you use this new app! Sleep Cycle is the latest and greatest app celebrities use to […]
5 Types of Social Media Posts That Can Cause Issues and Annoyance
Like many people, I spend a lot of time on social media. As I’ve said in the past, it is a good way to keep […]
Appreciating Life
I want to switch gears a bit today because I am sure everyone is sick of me talking about my purging/organizing/cleaning phase. While my apartment […]
Lead Me Not Into The Temptation of Shopping
I’m still knee deep in my organizing-my-apartment binge. As of tonight, I have gotten rid of at least six bags of garbage, tossed out several […]
It’s Time To Break Up—With Subscription Services
As many of you know, I have been doing a series about purging, cleaning out my apartment and organizing. Thanks to Amazon, I was able […]
Organizing A Small Apartment: Part 1
As the people reading this site know, I am in the process of purging my apartment. Not only do I want the extra space so […]
Purging and Letting Go
Once again, my girl Jenny Restucci Smith rescued me. Not only did she cure my writer’s block with her latest Chaos 2 Calm post, but […]