Debt Reduction 101

Goodwill seems to be everywhere these days. My boyfriend George Clooney is hosting a telethon to help Haiti that will feature my other boyfriend Robert Pattinson. (Oh wait … this is a public forum read by my husband. There’s no one but you, honey …) Irregardless of my Hollywood crushes, disaster [...]

My husband and I keep our thermostat set in the low 60s. Since it’s just us, we figure that we can wear layers of clothing around the house if necessary and if we have company, we’ll inch the thermostat up for their comfort, but we try to keep our heating costs down.
So what do [...]

One of my favorite “foodie” columns is Bitten by Mark Bittman which may be found in the New York Times.
Mr. Bittman’s latest column is “What We’re Eating” and featured this chart from Information Resources, Inc.
The data for this chart was mined between June 2008 and June 2009 and measures the Top 10 grocery [...]

Regular readers of this blog know that I have a second job on the weekends – working a 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift at the local cab company. One of the reasons that I like this job (since I’m not entirely fond of waking up at the buttcrack of dawn) is that the [...]

I don’t get Vanity Fair anymore, but when I had a subscription, one of my favorite pieces was “The Proust Questionnaire” featured at the back of the issue. Every month, they would talk to some luminary and ask them these questions. I did this because I always loved how random the questions were. So [...]

It’s no secret – just ask my mom or my dad who put up living with me for 18+ years. Ask any of my college roommates, ask my beloved husband … my name is Michelle and I have a problem – I’m a pack rat.
First and foremost, there’s the college papers that [...]

My husband and I were friends long before we got married, so instead of the awkward dating period, we just hung out for about 10 years before we decided that being drinking buddies had transitioned to something more meaningful.
So now I’m into date night. But I have to be honest – there [...]

I was at Staples today getting some ink for work and the guy printed off my receipt which came with a survey that I could complete over the phone or on the Internet. The gist of the survey was to give feedback how the customer service was (I adore the guys at Staples – [...]

No, you haven’t accidentally stumbled upon a cooking blog. I found this recipe the other day and it was so easy that I felt compelled to share with all of you.
I’ve been looking for a good chicken stock recipe for awhile. When I cook rice, I like to cook it in chicken stock [...]

One of my dearest friends in the world right now has been unemployed since the first of the year (she’s a casualty of the newspaper crisis – one of many talented people that I know who have been targeted by cutbacks) and I can tell through her emails that she’s struggling mightily and I got [...]