Category: Personal Development
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What my Dysfunctional Family Taught Me About Life
Tweet Today’s Coffee Talk topic asks bloggers to write about the following sentence: “What my Dysfunctional ________ taught me about ________.” I will be posting a series of links at the end of this post with other bloggers who have chosen to participate in this event. These are always fun read. I had a hard…
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My Uncle’s Story: Love During War
Tweet I think it’s about time to tell the story of my Uncle. I think this will turn into multiple posts. I hope you enjoy it. Part 1: Being Taken Away to the Slave Labor Camp Just over 5 years ago, my dear uncle died of cancer at the age of 84. If I could choose…
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You’re Not in Limbo, You’re Living Right Now
Tweet At some undetermined point in life once I was out of college I realized that I was perpetually in limbo. Over the years, this had become my mental state of choice. It was fueled by ambition and the desire to make a better life for myself. In high school I was in limbo until…
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Happiness takes effort and planning
Tweet This was my revelation today. I have been trying to figure out what has made me so happy lately and in a nutshell, it’s because I’m making a little extra time to plan my life a little better. Just over a year ago, I took a new sales job covering NY. Since I live in…
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Start up Careers for Anyone
Tweet A couple of months back, I wrote a post about what could a person do if they diverted their 401K savings into some other investment source, specifically some kind of side gig. I used a rental property as an example, but that’s not for everyone. So today, I’ll explore some other ideas with low/medium…
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Babci’s Favorite Sayings on Marriage
Tweet Money Reasons just posted an article on the Power of Spousal Teamwork that made me think of one of my favorite Babci quotes, but first a little backstory. For those who aren’t long time readers and haven’t read the stories of my mom’s crappy arranged marriage, I’ll summarize for you. My dad was an…
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I Have a Fashion Emergency
Tweet So, I’m at the hair dresser on Friday night getting my hair done and I now have an official fashion emergency as a result. Friday is the day that all the little old ladies go in to get their hair done. One of them is my elderly neighbor that is in her 80’s. She…
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Toxic Chemicals and Blog Content
Tweet So, I just passed my 6 month blogiversary and I thought I’d write a quick post on a few things I’ve learned about my own writing. Now that my blog is starting to get a kind of identity, I’ve decided that there are a few subject areas that I will continue writing about, but…
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Racism is Insecurity and Ignorance
Tweet In honor of Martin Luther King day, I thought I’d just give me and Babci’s take on racism. Unfortunately for me, my dad was a big fat racist so I had a lot of exposure to this mentality. This meant I constantly had to hear about his opinions on the Blacks, Jews, and the…
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Unsolicited Advice – Practice it before you preach it
Tweet It’s definitely that time of year where lots of people are turning over new leaves and trying to make some positive changes in their lives. This also seems to be the time of year when unsolicited advice spreads like pink eye in a daycare. If you’re one of those people who always wants to…