Unemployment and Christmas are not two words we generally want to hear put together in the same sentence. Strategies to cope with unemployment at Christmas time when gifts need to be purchased and the bills need to be paid are critical to surviving. While losing a job is never convenient, Continue Reading
How Do YOU Volunteer Through The Holidays?
How do YOU volunteer through the holidays? It is the perfect time to help those less fortunate during the season of goodwill. Remembering the less fortunate this time of year helps keep life in the proper perspective. Volunteering gives a reprieve from personal worries and allows a glimpse into another Continue Reading
How To Overcome Holiday Blues
Holiday blues happen to everyone. Having the blues during the holidays puts a damper on your enjoyment and the blessings the season has to bring. There are valid reasons to have the blues during the holiday season like losing a loved one, the loss of a job, a broken relationship, Continue Reading
Jumpstart Your Holiday Season With These 15 Helpful Tips!
It is so hard to believe that we are already in November. It is just two weeks before Thanksgiving! Are you ready? I know I am not! So I made a list of 15 helpful tips that will help me jumpstart my holiday season so it will be less stressful. Continue Reading
25 Simple Autumn Pleasures To Brighten Your Day!
Didn’t God make Autumn beautiful? There are so many simple pleasures that brighten my day when the seasons change to Autumn. Here are 25 simple Autumn pleasures to brighten your day as well! Enjoy! God has given us the change in seasons, each with their simple pleasures to enjoy life. Continue Reading
The Devil’s Beggarticks In Your Life
I have declared all-out war on a native Florida weed invading my yard called the Devil’s Beggartick. It makes my life miserable when it goes to seed in the fall. Anyone passing by their barbed awns will have innumerable and most uncomfortable pokey hitchhikers until they reach their destination. This Continue Reading
September – False Start To Autumn
September in Florida is indeed a FALSE start to Autumn! To tell the truth, it is just a continuation of August in my opinion. I am sure that many would agree. We are still regularly experiencing temperatures in the high 90s with humidity to match. Because we are continuing to Continue Reading
Egg Day, Hot Weather, And Life~
Today is egg day and it sure is hot as blue blazes outside. Life doesn’t stop just because the heat index is higher than the temperature gauge on the back porch. My heart goes out to anyone who has to work out in this heat. All my flowers completely wilt Continue Reading
Summer Countryside Photo Gallery
Top of my “Summer Must Do” list is taking a drive in the country. Preferably where there is a local produce stand. I like to buy fresh tomatoes that taste nothing like what is sold at the grocery store. One slice of these giant farm-ripened tomatoes makes a delicious sandwich Continue Reading
8 Ways To Help Your Fur Baby Weather Storm Anxiety!
My senior dog has terrible storm anxiety. Since the traumatic event of Hurricane Michael in 2018, she has developed PTSD symptoms in thunderstorms. Rumbly thunder that shakes the house seems like the end of the world to her. Florida is also known for lightning strikes, second in the nation behind Continue Reading