Design Your Destiny


It’s the end of the year and like many people I am doing a lot of reflection on my life. It’s nothing depressing or anything like that because I have had an incredible year. This time of reflection is meant to help me decide what direction I want my life to take in 2009. What will [...]


Single Mom Side Hustle Series - Event/Party Planner


The holiday season is here and the parties will be in full swing. With the recent world events it’s easy to be depressed so people need a reason to party. If party planning is your think now is the time to capitalize on your talents.
My friend, MizInspired gave me the idea for this side hustle [...]


Wally-World Wrangle: Lessons in Parenting from a Single Mom’s Perspective


Children that throw temper tantrums in the store really cannot be blamed. It’s the parent’s fault for letting it get that far. If you know your child is spoiled and you can’t say “No”, why do you bring them to the store?
The other day at Wally-world I saw a kid acting utterly crazy. I mean [...]


Tuesday Toot


I’m doing a Tuesday Toot. It’s kind of late, at the end of a very long day in fact, but I wanted to participate. I’ve updated my blog and added a few new features. Feel free to look around and come back often.
I want it to be an interactive kind of place so I have [...]


The Cash-Strapped Parent’s Guide to Christmas: How to Have a Merry Christmas For Free


I walked into Wal-Mart this weekend and was met with Christmas displays and trees. As I walked down the aisles I heard the Christmas music playing softly in the background. I admit that I was a little agitated that Thanksgiving has been completely ignored or at best got one day of attention (probably on the [...]


Stress Management for Single Moms


Are you stressing? I know as a single mom stress often creeps on me and lingers for longer than I want it to. It gets so bad at times that I just want to crawl under my covers and never come out. When I was younger I handled stress better, meaning it did not take [...]