My goal right now is to stay focused on my exit strategy, accomplish my financial goals, and turn my attention to the future. This means cutting out extra spending, like no trips or few entertainment treats. I tell myself I can enjoy that later, when I have a real job and I am in a ... read more >
Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Sophie Cousens is an enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy, but it is also a great book about self-discovery and healing. Within the first few pages, it was obvious that the characters Anna Appleby and Will Havers were going to end up together. Author Sophie Cousens writes Anna and Will’s ... read more >
Defintions of Restoration (Merriam-Webster) : GIVE BACK, RETURN : to put or bring back into existence or use : to bring back to or put back into a former or original state : RENEW : to put again in possession of something : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection as ... read more >
Recommended Read: The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer, Gretchen Reynolds Before I turned 40, I looked at exercise mainly as a means of weight control. Sure, I knew all the great benefits of exercise, such as lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar levels, bone health, ... read more >
One of my goals during this Fall Push is to separate from my phone. One of the main factors in my low mood is scrolling on the phone. At the beginning of the Fall Push, I bought an old-school digital alarm clock so that I could put my phone in another room. It has taken ... read more >
It doesn't matter, though He doesn't have what it takes to be with a girl like me Not overdramatic, I know what I want We're leaving the planet, and you can't come – Chappell Roan So this song Super Modern Ultra Graphic Girl by Chappell Roan came on Spotify from the Love Island USA playlist, ... read more >
Love Lyric, Kristina Forest Synopsis from Amazon An R&B singer and a corporate executive find love that hits the right notes in this USA Today best-selling romance by Kristina Forest. Iris Greene used to be a woman with a plan. But all of that changed after she met the love of her life at twenty-five, got ... read more >
Three-Day Fast Even though I’ve stepped away from organized religion for the foreseeable future, I am still very much in tune with my spiritual life and had a sense to fast as the seasons shifted from Summer to Fall. The Autumnal Equinox occurred on September 22, 2025, which also coincided with the Jewish Holiday of ... read more >
One of my top recommended reads for this year is, The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory—American Evangelicals in an age of Extremism" by Tim Alberta. As the son of an evangelical Christian pastor, Alberta wanted to explore the unholy marriage of American Evangelical Christianity and right-wing politics and how it is leading to division ... read more >
One Bite at a Time I want a different job and environment, but I am focusing on the steps and not the outcome, especially in this terrible job market The job market right now is a dumpster fire. Hiring tends to pick up in the fourth quarter as companies attempt to finalize their headcount and ... read more >
