Budgeting

Growing up, the concept of a budget was nebulous. I knew that we had to earn money to afford life… but then for me not really. My mother showed by example that you had to work to survive this world. But, I wasn’t encouraged to go out and get a career. I wasn’t encouraged toContinue reading “Budgeting”

Injury

I was in the second grade. We lived in a two family home. My grandparents lived in the downstairs unit, and we lived upstairs. My sisters were gone for the afternoon, so I was in our part of the house alone… but my grandmother was at home. She called me downstairs for something… I don’tContinue reading “Injury”

CP = lots of failures

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I used to think of myself as a failure, coward, and a whole host of other self-deprecating thoughts and put downs. As I’ve grown, I have come to see that every setback, every ‘failure’, every time I’ve had a false start hasContinue reading “CP = lots of failures”