This has actually been something mentioned in multiple medical/body books I’ve read of late: that CPR has a distressingly low rate of success. I guess prior to reading these books, I had thought that CPR was a pretty reliable life-saving maneuver! I mean, it’s a technique taught to even non-medical people. (And I am not…
Hmm. Lisey often makes me laugh. Also, the book, “This is Going to Hurt” is definitely funny. I don’t often laugh out loud at books, but his writing has made me chuckle out loud multiple times. (Just so you know: his writing is a little crass in places, and there’s definitely some language. But those…
Well. I am having some success at taming the email monster of late! I credit a few things for this change. One First, I turned off email comment notifications for my main blog. This doesn’t mean I skip reading comments; it just means I go to the dashboard of my blog to read them. This…
I’m gonna go with a money-related one: I disagree with Dave Ramsey on two points. One I disagree with his hard line on credit cards. I agree that credit cards are dangerous for some people. But for many other people, I think they are a useful tool and that they offer many benefits. Mr. FG…
Uncomfortable might be a mild word for this story, but I’ll roll with it. Long ago, when I had four young kids, we used to take my van to a mechanic who had a garage basically in his back yard. It was a one-man shop, and he was very good with cars. I know we…
Encouragement! I was chatting with my friend Nicole (from Frugal Chic Life) about this the other day. She’s a personal finance blogger and YouTuber, and she had posted an encouraging email from a follower, telling Nicole how much she’d helped this follower with their finances. Sometimes, the same type of thing happens to me; a…
In five years, my answers might be different than they are now! But from where I sit at this moment, at the age of 43: I’d like to have my nursing degree. I’d like to have a job as a nurse. I’d like to have my dream car. I’d like to have an empty nest,…
Let’s see. I’ve been listening to a podcast called The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. It’s put out by Christianity Today, and while it is about Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll, it is also about megachurch culture and celebrity pastors, and how they came to be such a “thing” in the American church. I’m…
