If you're more of a skimmer than a grocery list shopper, you may have noticed a few novelty pancake mixes in the cereal aisle of your local grocery store. In my experience, grocery stores like to mingle pancake mix with oatmeal, toaster pastries, granola bars. A variety of cereal options are directly across from them.... Continue Reading →
Motivational Mondays with Trisha: Being Present
Who has a hard time being present? Are you a Point A to Point Z kind of person? That type of mentality can make people seem aloof. Like they want to be anywhere but here. That's not necessarily the case. We can be deep in thought about the past or creating mental scenarios for future... Continue Reading →
I am Glad Long Live The Pumpkins Queen is a Novel
"I sense there's something in the wind, that feels like tragedy's at hand." Sally, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Considering how much I write about The Nightmare Before Christmas, it might sound odd that I'm glad this latest addition to the fandom isn't a graphic novel. If you've visited my blog for a while, you... Continue Reading →
Motivational Mondays with Trisha: Cactus
Are you feeling a bit prickly lately? That's not a bad thing. Regardless of the emotion, it's important to acknowledge your feelings. Presenting a positive front all the time is exhausting. Keeping it all bottled up inside can have lasting physical consequences later on in life. Like the cactus, we can grow through rough times.... Continue Reading →
End of Summer Savings Advice and Fall Shopping Tips
Thrifty shoppers know that the perfect time to shop for seasonal clothes are transition months. September is the transition from summer to fall. If you've noticed malls, boutiques, and online stores are usually a season ahead. Retailers advertise transition months in four ways. Lookbooks: Today, designers add lookbooks to their websites. These lookbooks showcase that... Continue Reading →
Meme Mondays with Trisha: Camping
There's something about store displays that make some of us go, I can do that. Not to say that we shouldn't try new things. It's just, a novice plus another novice doesn't equal an amateur. Its just two inexperienced people that are going to find out the hard way. That's what made Luv N Slim's... Continue Reading →
Summer Break Notice
Hope you're having a good time this summer. I'll be taking a 2 Week Summer Break from my blog. Spring fatigue is catching up to me. After a few sick days here and there, I decided it was time to take a short break. Motivational Mondays with Trisha and Tuesdays with Trish will be back... Continue Reading →
Things To Consider Before Using Instacart
It seems the more society advances, the further away necessities are located. Think about the grocery industry, local establishments were put out of business by the vast inventory provided by large chain stores. Mobility determines how frequently customers are able to visit super centers that took out ma and pa stores. This is partially why... Continue Reading →
Meme Mondays with Trisha: Let Go
There are things that dim our lights. Some of it can be addressed and others are out of our hands. Let's focus on letting go of things that are out of our hands. You can't control what others do or how your perceived. The energy that you exert trying to work against that isn't returned.... Continue Reading →
Why Is It 90 Degrees But Feels Like 99 Degrees
You know whats annoying about summer to me? Its the fact that you can't trust the forecast. I don't mean the cliché of a polar opposite weather forcast. I mean anticipating how hot it's actually going to be. Many smartphones have built-in weather widgets. You don't have to engage with the app, because the icon... Continue Reading →