> I have the wonderful privilege of reviewing “Mindfulness and the Art of Choice” by Karen H. Sherman, PhD. Karen is a successful practitioner of psychiatry, and experienced family trauma has a child. The book gives ideas and worksheets to help you choose a better path. Basically it’s a book to help you change your life so you can live the way you’ve always wanted. Whether that is through the elimination of bad habits or learning ways to cope with past childhood trauma, Karen’s lessons walk you through the steps you need to develop a plan of action so that you are successful in changing yourself. The Art of Choice…

  Recently I had the opportunity to review the Boston Tea company. Yes, this is the same company that experienced the tea fiasco in 1773! So if the company is still around after all those years you’ve certainly got to know that this is a good company with superior products. I love tea, and to show you just how crazy I am for it here is a picture of my tea cabinet! You can’t see it very well but they are double stacked, and the cabinet is deep. See, I told you So when I was offered the opportunity to review Boston Tea I was overjoyed. What I didn’t realize…

      On behalf of my family to yours I want to wish you a happy prosperous New Year. The New Year will bring a lot of changes to my blog. The first thing you may notice is a new design; that’s coming very soon. I’m going to be on the hunt for more freebies, samples, and cheap goods so you can stock up on the things you need so you have money to splurge on the things you want. I will be posting new content; including a section for local tourism, favorite restaurants, and entertainment deals. I want to focus more on frugal living while keeping pace with…

Many of you may not know this but I currently have a small freelance writing business on the side in addition to my blog. Writing is actually how I survived in college without having to work fulltime. When I got the chance to review “So You Want to Sell a Million Copies” by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar I was thrilled for the opportunity.  Mohana’s book is not just for the traditional writer, bloggers will find this eBook helpful to. I found that the book is excellent for a newbie blogger like me. I like how Mohana described her milestones throughout the book. She’s been living abroad as a foreigner in Qatar since…

 This is the email that I received a few days ago regarding the Walgreens Pilot Program. Vancouver, WA members are a part of this pilot program as are some other states. If you are one of the members who are stuck with this program I have great news for you. Read below for more information! I am so thrilled to know that this program will end. I hated it. Absolutely hated the program so much that I stopped shopping at Walgreens for the most part. It made no sense to me why our area was placed into a “pilot” program aka “experimental group” and other states got to enjoy all…