Due to an appointment on Thursday morning, February 9, I took two vacation days from work, and made it a two night getaway in Anacortes, Washington. I was kind of up in the air about …
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Does Higher Education mean a Higher Paying Job?
What do you think? Does higher education mean a higher paying job? When you were younger, did you ever hear that you needed to keep going to school to get a higher paying job? I’m …

A Year of Maintaining a Healthier Lifestyle
A year ago I wrote about my Year to a Healthier Lifestyle. The quick recap is to avoid my blood sugar levels of crossing into diabetes territory, I had to make lifestyle changes to bring …

Do you Know what were you doing Ten Years Ago?
This morning, I woke up and was lying in bed thinking wow, it’s already May. Yes, it’s May 1, 2020. How different our lives have become since the New Year. For the first two months …

My Driving Adventure to Washington during the Travel Ban
With all the fears of the Covid-19 coronavirus, a lot of travel has been shut down and people are told to stay home. I live near the US border at Blaine, Washington and have been …

Traveling Solo after Divorce
Thanks for stopping by to read Traveling Solo after Divorce! For twenty years I had a built-in traveling companion. Now I was single again and wanted to travel. OK, so what’s stopping me? Why not? …

I’ve Traveled Alone Before and I can do it Again!
I’ve traveled alone before and I can do it again! Yay me! Who likes to travel? Raises hand! Me! Me! Actually, it’s kind of a silly question. Just about everyone likes traveling. It’s the where, …

10 Easy Ways to Save Money on a Cruise
Who hasn’t dreamed of an exotic vacation to a tropical island where palm trees sway next to a sparkling turquoise ocean? How about dining on lobster every night in an elegant dining room where men …

No Departure, No Refund
. When planning a vacation, the last thing people think about are the things that can go wrong before the airplane leaves the ground. On the back of travel brochures and airline tickets the Terms …

Go High and go to Hawaii
When it comes to investing most of my money has been tied up in mutual funds. It all serves a purpose. Some funds are in a locked in account that came from a former employer’s …