Are you aware of your own habits? Do you have any? Are you prone to eating belly bombers? Is that considered a bad habit? Are habits important? Are they easy to change? What do they tell you about someone? I attended Catholic grammar school and high school and we all wore uniforms yet the nuns who taught us wore “habits.” Why were their uniforms called “habits?”…
This heat is killing me! Long Island has been sustaining a heat wave for the past couple of days. It is brutal outside. The air is so thick and hot it’s almost as if you could slice it. My sweat mustache is in overdrive and my general demeanor is, well, cranky. When I am cranky, I tend to let things bother me more than usual. It is so hot…
No one prepared me for getting older. Or, if someone did, I must not have been listening. For instance, I recently started to notice red freckles in various places on my body. They appeared out of nowhere and were itsy bitty little things. At first I thought I had some weird rash or a bad reaction to something. I came to find out, they are normal. Fair-skinned folks tend…
I did it! I took the time to actually read the CVS sales flier, make a list and download their app. It took me about twenty minutes to set up the account and download their digital coupons. The savings were definitely worth it! If you do not have the CVS app, you need to go to the App Store and download it before your next trip. It provides you with…
I used to think acceptance was akin to defeat. If you accept something then you are “giving in.” I have decided (at least for me), this is not true. Yes, acceptance may mean change but change doesn’t have to defeat you. It will, if you let it, so you have to be prepared and ready to fight it. I say this as if it is easy…
Who hates grocery shopping? I certainly do. I especially dislike it now that I am trying to be budget conscious. I don’t mean to sound like a spoiled brat, but I never had to watch our food budget until this year. I, quite frankly, never paid any attention. I just bought whatever I knew the family liked or wanted and barely payed attention to any sales. For me, it…