I loudly declare that my favorite bird is the Oregon Dark-eyed Junco - pretty much all the time. These little sparrows have been my favorite for a few years now, and I’m sure it is mostly because ...

This morning, I was a little afraid to look outside. Not that I thought there might be zombies or anything. I was afraid to see more trees and branches down. That’s where I’m at these days, in fe...

I read a lot last year - managed to log 86 books, and I know that there were a couple that I read through on the recliner and never even put in my journal. I recorded one DNF. Several of these boo...

Last night, the hubs and I were doing laps around the pool table. Like, literally just walking around it - as it is the only place to make a convenient circle in the house. We have been so cooped ...

I listen to a lot of podcasts. I love audio as a medium. Video is too much for me, and reading requires me to be still. When I can, I prefer audio. Here are a few podcasts that I was listening to ...

This is the first day of the year. This is the first post of the site. These two things are related in that the latter happens on the former. Woo hoo. I have started and restarted blogging many...

Last month, I set out to get a real handle on my budget. Mostly, I was driven to do this because my sister was doing it and was all excited about her new budget. You know what? I was proud. I thoug...

tl;dr tell me why your product works for me before telling me how to install it I’m always struck by how much time I spend evaluating new (to me) products. Here’s how it usually goes: oh, I se...

I have 2 teenage boys, and I think they are both headed to college very soon. The reality for the oldest is getting hard-er to ignore everyday. At some level, I have known this will happen for the ...

I’m learning so much already. One thing I have heard about several times but never really understood was the debt to income ratio. I kept thinking it must be all of your debts beside all of your in...