Category: Love & Relationships

“A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.” - Joe Moore Of late, I’ve become a bit miserly with my finances, even a little obsessed with how to save money wherever and whenever possible. A little history. Before meeting my wife, saving money was rarely a priority. I was a member of the “I want everything now” generation - convincing myself that I worked hard and “deserved” to treat myself whenever possible. A recipe which often leads to financial irresponsibility. But age and maturity have changed the way I look at money. It’s no longer about instant gratification but what Moore states above - “the time to save money is when you have some”. Here are two recent…

While human beings might be the more intelligent, more refined species, time and time again I see invaluable lessons to learn from our four-legged friend, the dog – especially concerning the people you love. Apparently, I’m not alone, as I recently started reading a book entitled, Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog. From Amazon, “In this “little gem” (Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Barry learns how to age happily from his old but joyful dog, Lucy.” At first you might be thinking, what could humans possibly learn from a dog? But I assure you, Dave’s lessons are anything but inconsequential. They are truly profound and remind you that sometimes the greatest lessons about life and love often come from…

“No one is too busy in this world. We all have the same 24 hours. It’s all about priorities.” – Anonymous I discovered this quote while scrolling through Facebook – posted by a family member I haven’t seen or spoken to in many, many years. As someone who always appreciates an insightful quote, no matter how simplistic in its implementation, I agree with this author’s sentiment about setting priorities in life. I myself even blogged about the subject a few years ago in a post entitled, Thanksgiving to-do-lists – who’s important on yours? But as I get older, I struggle with the ability to understand how often we fail to practice what we consistently preach out in the world – particularly on social media. For over 35 years, I was…

While I love my morning cup of coffee, throughout the day I’m a tea drinker (the non-caffeinated variety so I’m not bouncing off the walls while I’m trying to work). I’m not sure when I got into the practice, but it reminds me of my beloved grandmother. She was a devoted tea drinker – consuming countless cups of the caffeinated brew on any given day – all daintily prepared in her white, bone-china tea pot. Maybe it was all that tea which helped her live to be 93 years old. Who knows, right? Maybe my grandmother and I have some English breeding somewhere in our genealogy. We both love tea (and those little tea biscuits you always see people on Downton Abbey munching on). As I sit here writing this…