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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
Life and Friendships Are Like an Auditorium
Recently, I have been thinking about friendships and life and how both are things that change as we grow. We are no longer close to […]
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 […]
Repost: Friends, Fighting and How To Handle Telling Others
Confession time: How many of us have spoken negatively about someone after a fight? The answer is probably all of us. Most of us have […]
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 […]
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 […]
Getting Over Meal Prep Annoyance
I promise you guys I will go back to sports lessons and snark soon, to be honest, I haven’t really had much time to watch […]
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 […]
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 […]
Millennial Bashing and Learning From Other Generations
For several years, I have noticed a trend that is not only upsetting, but rather disturbing. The trend in question, you ask? It is the […]
Regret Is Worthless If You Do Nothing To Correct The Mistake
I recently read a quote my friend used in her own writing that completely touched me and opened my eyes. Regret is worthless if you […]
Recently, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw several posts about relationships…..or more specifically, women’s feelings on relationships and men. I admit, some of them […]
Social Media and Relationships: Are We Sharing Too Much?
Recently, I was on social media and as usual, saw memes, political posts and the usual rants and raves. However, there was another type of […]
Make Up and Clean Out!
As I mentioned on Instagram yesterday, I actually decided. To do a full face of makeup yesterday, instead of my usual (as of recently) natural […]
Saying Goodbye to The College of New Rochelle
It’s taken me several days to write this post. It is difficult on so many levels because I am saying goodbye to an important part […]
No Cash Challenge: Part 1
Time for another challenge! I will of course be posting about sports (after all, it is Stanley Cup season AND MLB season) and try to […]
Spring Cleaning Series: Part 1
I am going to switch gears a bit today and take a break from sports. I feel bad I have not been able to do […]
Back in the Game
Before I begin, I want to apologize for not recapping WWE Raw and Smackdown this week. Life got in the way….and sadly, the recaps had […]