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What I’m Reading – May, June, July 2015

  I got seriously behind on these reading posts, and not because I haven’t been reading!  A lot of these are new (or new to me) offerings from authors I’ve read before, so it was interesting to compare...

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Eat Like It’s Summertime

There’s no denying it.  We are on the last gasp of summer.  Children are back in school.  Labor day is around the corner.  Even in Los Angeles, where the heat will continue for a month or two, the...

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What I’m Reading: Cookbooks!

I know I am late on another What I’m Reading post (and a lot of other things) but I thought I’d do a roundup of some other fun reading I’ve been doing/using lately – Cookbooks!  I thought I’d give you...

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My Latest Obsessions

Temperamentally, I tend towards moderation.   I like to vary my menus, I rarely binge-watch TV shows, I don’t wear the same clothes, or the same shoes, every day.   There are a few things that catch my...

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Things that are important

My father would have turned 69 last weekend.  Sixty nine doesn’t seem that old to me – my grandmother is ninety three and still going strong – but in January, it will be five years since we lost him.I...

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Stocking Stuffing for Grownups

Christmas morning has always had a very specific progression in our household.  At some godawful early hour of the morning, the children wake up the parents (or, in my case, since my dad was always up...

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Making Sense of Your Money This Holiday Season with Capital One

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Presents, parties, pantomimes. Tickets to the Nutcracker. Messiah singalongs. Party dresses. Warm coats. Toys for Tots and toys for your tots. Live Christmas...

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What I’m Reading – Fall 2015 and Top 10 Books of 2015

It has been a while, hasn’t it?  My pace of reading has slowed again, because knitting (and Christmas knitting, which was a whole other ballgame) but also because I delved into some more...

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2016: Strength

I’m not one for resolutions.Every year I’m tempted – the allure of the clean slate makes me want to rise anew as a better (smarter, richer, more organized, and yes, thinner) person. But I’ve learned by...

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Making Sense of your Money with Capital One 2: My Family’s New Year’s Goals

Back in December, I shared with you how we use 360 Savings from Capital One to help keep our financial house in order.   I’m back in January to tell you how Capital One is helping our family achieve...

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