It’s hard to be positive when you’re faced with a life-threatening disease, and then the insurance company tells you that you owe the nearly $10,000 for treatment because you haven’t met your deductible yet. It’s hard to be positive when you apply for job after job, month after month, and you still haven’t had an…  » Read more »

There are different kinds of allergy sinus medicine — do you know which one to take? It depends on your symptoms. My grandfather was a pharmacist, and most of my family (including me) have experienced severe allergy and sinus problems over the years. So I learned from an early age what types of medicine were…  » Read more »

My favorite books, part 1: fantasy Okay, instead of saying favorite fantasy books, I’m going to have to say my favorite fantasy book series — because all of these contain at least 3 books! The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. This series is set in modern-day America. For centuries, people with magic have been…  » Read more »

Wiggle Worm outgrew the Gerber Graduates meals months ago. He’s growing fast, and he eats more than I do at most meals. This presented a problem. Wiggle Worm’s day care does not provide lunch. I had been sending the Graduates meals because they were so easy to keep track of. But now I needed to…  » Read more »

One of my friends posted a book rating today. She may even have reviewed it, but I didn’t notice. The thing that caught my eye was that she gave it 5 out of 5 stars. I looked it up right away. It’s called Room: a novel. When I read the synopsis, I was scared but…  » Read more »