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How to Observe Dry January
I’ve been alcohol-free since October 2023. I decided to become sober because I realized that every time I drank alcohol – even just one glass of wine – I would be awake half the night and feel so cranky the next morning. As a single mom, a full time employee, and a blogger, I simply…
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Eggs Are For Baby Chicks! My Favorite Vegan Egg Replacements
When I decided to transition from dairy-free vegetarian to fully vegan in 2019, the only thing I needed to give up was eggs. After two weeks of an egg-free diet, the debilitating eczema on my legs that had plagued me for literal decades was completely gone, without so much as a hint of a scar….
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The Books I Loved in 2025
I’ve been an avid reader since I was around eight years old. I distinctly remember my mom handing me a thick paperback copy of Little Women she had picked up at a book sale and told me “this should keep you busy for a week or so.” It took me three days. My reading hobby…
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Clutter-Free Gift Guide
I am a really big fan of The Money with Katie Show podcast, hosted by Katie Gatti Tassin. I started listening for the “money from a female millennial perspective, I stayed or the incredible insights on systemic economics and culture. I recently listened to an episode called “On Influencers, Beauty Culture, and “Corporate Confidence” with…
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How to Set and Achieve Goals for the New Year
I am the stereotypical Enneagram 3, and an eldest daughter on top of that. I am high energy, a high achiever, and I positively thrive on setting and achieving my goals. But I wasn’t always that way. Growing up, I used to spend New Year’s Eve setting a ridiculous amount of goals (at least twenty)…
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How To Stretch Your Food Budget
It is October 25, 2025 at the time of this writing, and the government is shut down. My governor, Mike Kehoe, has announced that Missouri does not have any funds available to cover the cost of November’s SNAP budget, which will leave many Missourians without grocery money in just a few days. What is SNAP?…
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