Do you have the Monday blues too? Do you need more space in your day to think, be creative, do work, be alone?  Let's fix that.

Change this phrase, and you will go from procrastination to insane action. 

When we try a new way of doing something, we are usually seeking to change our behavior. Unfortunately, many jump to the change and don’t do this...

Remember how in September I was ranting about stores having Christmas decorations up already? Well...I have a confession to make. 

FACT: you can have a shopping problem in the grocery store. 

There are 3 things I do in the kitchen that help me eliminate waste:

At some point in your life you've uttered the words, “If there were just more hours in the day!.”  Right?  Let’s talk about one thing you can do NOW that will help you take back your time:

Big change can come in small packages. Try these three tips today to start making a positive improvement to your bank account. 

Three sounds like a good number, so I'm gonna be dropping "3 Things You can do TODAY" to start making progress. Starting with, your closet!

Having a budget without a goal...It's not exciting and it USUALLY ends up being something you never want to do again.

I’ve been thinking about money A LOT and it had me cruising down memory lane.  This one time I was in Milan for work and I did something REALLY STUPID.

I’ll be honest, I have a love for office supplies. I could wander around an office store for hours. Some say giving up clothes shopping is hard. I blame the Trapper Keeper and Lisa Frank. 

“You will never be as young as you are at this very moment.” HO-LEE-MOLY! Right? That is SO MOTIVATING to me and it got me thinking. 

Today, I took a three hour nap…(Uh, I ain’t got no time for that!) and I probably could have slept into the night if I would have allowed myself.  Do you ever feel like that?  It’s almost like your body gives up and just shuts you down. I imagine the conversation going like this:

OKAY, OKAY...when I say glamorous I mean: living in a teeny apartment with 2 roommates, barely making $30k a year working at a magazine, going out to all of the hoppin’ restaurants and clubs and drinking Starbucks like I was trying to get stock options.  

When the opportunity arose for me to take a one month break, I didn't hesitate. That lead me down a very Julia & Julia meets Eat, Pray, Love road. I made pasta from scratch, started to garden, took voice lessons, read more...I was all in.