Getting a new ride?  Make sure your experience is the best it can be by taking these main three steps. Do your homework Browse the four big websites for everything from the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) to what the dealer paid for each component.  Kelly Blue Book is what the dealer’s use to check […]

The good news is that being a single parent is no longer a barrier to adoption.  In fact, some children express a preference for a single mom.  The “how” and “how much” questions depend on your choice and geographic location. The Cast Of Characters There are four main characters who can help you with your […]

“A single woman’s happiness depends partly on whether she can carry herself financially … so she can do the things she wants to do,” says Pepper Schwartz, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle.  Be ready to get financially independent by being in your own top form for 2011! Know what you own The cheapest way to […]

With the holidays now a thing of the past, it’s time to start thinking about your spring wardrobe!  Here are a few ideas to get that fabulous, fresh trend without spending a fortune. WIDE LEG TROUSERS SPLURGE:   Alice + Olivia Eric Pant $286 STEAL: BCX Wide Leg Trouser $24.98, Macy’s FULL, KNEE LENGTH PATTERN SKIRTS SPLURGE:  […]

Make fun all you want but I need to come out of the closet – literally. I have spent hundreds of hours in other people’s closets, offices and garages.  My life’s mission is to help people get their heart’s desire, get organized and help the world a bit to boot. The way I see it, […]

These days, I’m watching my budget closer than a cat watching a bird!  A sign of the times, it seems that most of us are learning how to save more of our hard earned money vs. squandering it.  Cutting out some of my favorite things like weekly trips to the nail spa have become part […]

I have wanted a cozy for a hot water bottle for a long while. There are many gorgeous ones on Etsy by many talented artists, but I had this old moth eaten cashmere sweater from 20 years ago that was crying to be re-purposed and so I decided to give it a go. Please, no […]

It’s December 22nd and you just realized you still have a few gifts to buy.  Don’t panic, it happens to the best of us!  According to the National Retail Federation’s 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, December 24th will be the second busiest shopping day between December 18th and the 25th.  Millions of people […]

The hospital was a simple concrete building with no signage. A camel was parked outside next to the steps on which five civilian garbed men – including the 26-year-old doctor and his even younger nurse – were smoking cigarettes. Inside, peeling paint hung like stalactites from a crumbling ceiling in an unmanned reception area that […]

MANUEL ANTONIO, COSTA RICA — One of the problems with living in the Costa Rican rainforest is that is rains. A lot. From May through November — mas o menos — the skies weep incessantly, rendering the rutted streets puddle-laden bogs, my small house a receptacle for all things musty and moldy. Don’t get me […]