Admittedly, today I was inspired by this thought-provoking article on MSN Money. I’m someone who lives alone. Eating on the run is normal for me. It’s what I do, it’s how I work. Usually its zipping through the drive-thru or ordering in. I cooked this week for the first time in a month, and it was only because I...
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Yes, I’m jumping on the bandwagon today. I’m usually not the type to do that, but I feel like this topic is way too important to overlook. Yesterday, if you used sites like Google and Wikipedia, they were involved in what What are SOPA/PIPA? The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is currently moving through Congress, and the...
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When I was growing up, it was just me and my mom, and we were barely scraping by. Even after she married my stepdad it felt like a struggle; they were both working low-wage jobs until I was 15. Then, things changed. Mom became a receptionist at a dentist’s office, my stepdad became a township supervisor. A couple years later,...
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I’ve mentioned on here before that I volunteer at my church as a youth worker. I absolutely love it; I like to hang out with the students, teach them, make them laugh. And, on top of all of that, I get to give back in a way that doesn’t involve money in an economy that is incredibly volatile. The holidays are a time for...
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I’ve never been to a third-world country, but I’ve seen pictures. In some of the poorest areas of the world, children and adults alike are underfed and malnourished, leaving them thin and frail. Historically, average-sized and overweight people were the ones who were well off and could afford to eat full meals several...
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Thanksgiving is next week… yes, already. It seems like 2011 flew by, huh? And ask Thanksgiving gets closer, the time for Christmas shopping looms overhead. Black Friday not your thing? It’s not mine either. Too many people, it’s hard to find a parking spot, and it’s just stressful for everyone! So, instead,...
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