Medicare is confusing. There are aspects of Medicare that I view as unethical. Let’s take a look at drug coverage. This is the Part D of Medicare. By going to www.medicare.gov, you can see all the available drug plans, premiums, and drug costs. Let’s take one example – a drug that my husband needs for …
I have some time off coming up. Where should I go? I have seriously thought about putting a map on the wall, throwing a dart, and going there. Now THAT would be interesting! I find that no matter how remote the place, or how small the town, there is always something interesting to see or …
Nicholas came to his music lesson one day and pulled the monthly lesson fee check out of his pocket. As he handed it over, Nicholas commented, “It smells like bacon!” Sure enough, the check smelled like bacon. Then Nicholas stuck his hand back in his pocket and pulled out . . . a piece of …
Confused by Medicare? Join the club. My husband and I will both be signing up for Medicare this year. He has cancer that is incurable but hopefully manageable. He will be on oral chemo the rest of his life. Very EXPENSIVE oral chemo. That’s a whole story in and of itself. But I thought I’d …
I’m a planner. I like to minimize risk and surprises. I even enjoy planning and being prepared. However, I know that sometimes the unexpected happenings, the surprises, and the unplanned-for circumstances bring with them joyful serendipity. The challenge for me is to let go enough to let it happen. I recently returned from a week-long …
Well, well, well…so much coffee! I installed “Buy Me a Coffee” on my website but I didn’t know it would appear on every single page! What is the coffee thing, anyway? It’s basically an online invitation to tip or donate. My thought was to put a “tip jar” online for those times that you are …
If you build a straight fence 30 meters long with posts spaced 3 meters apart, how many posts do you need? If you said ten, think again. The answer is eleven. Ten 3-meter sections will need eleven posts – one at each end. Draw a picture and you’ll see. The answer of ten is called …
I’ve had this blog post simmering in my mind for quite a while. It’s about being “good enough”. What does that mean? In the past, I’ve felt that “good enough” actually wasn’t good enough; it was just an admission of being too lazy to keep working to get it (whatever it was) good enough. In …
Today I hit three roadblocks. And the ironic thing is that also today, a friend messaged me to ask, “You’re truly an inspiration with all you have done!! I’d be interested in knowing some of your “dynamite” (short thoughts that are powerful). Do you find yourself going back to favorite thoughts when you hit a …
Learning curves are hard! In the past few weeks, I have tackled learning: WordPress, OBS, IReal Pro, and Chordie. I have tackled: how to undercut a door jamb, leveling a floor, laying luxury vinyl planking. And: alternative accounting methods because my Quickbooks crashed. This means examining different products, starting to use Wave, applying to join …
