Posted by chica with issues under
health and wellness issues
I drink a lot of coffee. And by a lot I mean a LOT. And I drink sugar in my coffee, so that means that I have entirely too much sugar in my daily diet just from coffee alone. With that in mind, I decided that I needed to find a sugar alternative that would […]
Posted by chica with issues under
general issues
A while back I got something in my email about the free 7 day trial of Napster To Go.
The email said you could try out Napster To Go for 7 days at no cost. During this trial you could download tunes and transfer them to your mp3 player. And if you did not decide to […]
Posted by chica with issues under
personal development issues
I was looking around Amazon for some good reads and noticed some pretty oddly titled books that are apparently rather popular in the self-help/personal development category.
Here are some of the more interesting titled books that I came across.
1. Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?
2. Steering by Starlight
3. The Intention Experiment
4. Brain Rules
5. Cancer […]
Posted by chica with issues under
personal development issues
Be sure to check out the Fourth Edition of the Carnival of Improving Life over at ImprovedLife.ca.
One of my articles made it into the carnival. And there are a LOT of articles in this carnival, so be sure to check it out for some good and varied reads!
Some gems from this carnival:
Do Inspired Money Makers […]
Posted by chica with issues under
job, career, school related issues
If there is one place you would not expect to find some worthwhile career tips, it is from NBC’s insanely funny “The Office” television show. But alas, there are lessons to be learned from “The Office.”
In fact, a recent article was in US News & World Report on the 7 Career Tips from NBC’s The […]
Posted by chica with issues under
money issues
If you have not yet opened up an IRA for 2007 - it is not too late! You still have a few days before April 15th so you can still open up an IRA and fund it for 2007.
For tax year 2007, the limit is $4,000 that you can put into an IRA.
There are a […]
Posted by chica with issues under
health and wellness issues
When I am traveling I like to have as few things to keep up with as possible. And I also like to avoid checking luggage if I can. Usually that means that I have two overstuffed backpacks that I carry with me. And when I am lugging those around a city or trains I really […]
Posted by chica with issues under
general issues
I live in an apartment and the people across from me and the people beside me are smokers. I know this because it seems like every time I open my door there is someone smoking outside of it. Smokers (in my experience) have got to be the rudest and most inconsiderate people on the planet.
If […]
Posted by chica with issues under
personal development issues
I read an interesting article a few days ago on Dolly Parton. What particularly struck me about the article was the following quote from Dolly,
“I thought, ‘I’ve made enough money. I can afford to invest a little in myself.’ “
That really stuck with me after reading it. And beginning of the article mentioned that Dolly […]
Posted by chica with issues under
job, career, school related issues
In my house right now there is a lot of discussion regarding career path changes.
The discussion centers around a few different things:
hating current job and/or career/life path
feeling the need to keep said job due to consumer debt
wondering if it is a good time for a career change
When you hear people discussing the possibility of a […]