Become a Native Oklahoman! Talk Their Language!

My grandfather worked for Ford in their glass factory. In the mid 70's, he was asked to relocate the family to Tulsa, Oklahoma from Detroit, Michigan. His wife, my Nana, passed away this past week. My cousin and I were tasked with going through her entire apartment to clean it out. Among all the crap, we did find a couple gems. One of which was a guide to "becoming a native oklahoman" with tips on how to pronounce words...

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Today, Life Changed.

Shit happens all the time. People make big decisions. Big decisions are made for people. No matter how much you try to plan your life, everyday, something happens that you don't expect. And it's how we deal with those unexpected visitors that make us unique. Our ability to handle change, in my opinion, is the most important scale we are weighed on in life...

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Fresh Eyes in New York City

It's been over a year since I last stepped foot in New York. I'm landed here because my mom lives here now, so I have a free place to stay. Enough of a reason for me to stop anywhere. But I was excited to give New York another shot. See, people are always under this impression that you're either a West Coast gal, or an East Coast gal. There's no in between, there is no...

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Who wouldn't want to make $1000/month with their blog?

Answer: Those who already make more than $1000/month with their blog. But that's not me. I don't talk about money much because. Well. I ain't got any. My blog brings in about as much money in a month as I spend in a couple days - on a budget. I can't say I try very hard to increase monitization, because that would be lying (which I never do). But that's all about to change. And as...

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Shit I didn’t get for Christmas – Skymall edition

I can blame no one. I asked for nothing. I made no hints as to what I wanted, or what I needed. In fact, I honestly didn’t know. In the 2 months since I left Spain, I had not once thought about what I will need to buy before I return. But post holiday bustle, and as a toast to #2 of my new year’s resolutions, I sat down today and wrote out lists of stuff I have to do. One gigantic horrifically large...

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My 2011 New Year's Resolutions: Summary - Not to Suck

I’m a commitment-phobe. There I said it. Anything requiring longer than a week’s commitment, to me, sounds like a death sentence. I avoid leases, contracts, promises, relationships, even finishing blog posts. It’s not that I don’t like finishing or accomplishing things, I guess, I just don’t like planning for the good things that come in life. I like being surprised when I do...

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A Spanish Christmas – Not What You Expect

My first time spending Christmas in Europe was pretty normal. My family met me in Scotland just before Christmas Eve and we spent the holidays in Great Britain in much the same way we would have spent it back in the states. We opened presents on Christmas morning, had brunch as a family Christmas Day and then felt very English going shopping on boxing day with the millions...

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A Year in Review – Because when someone tells me to jump off a cliff, I do.

I like stereotypes, I like following in other people’s wakes and I like copying other people’s ideas and calling them my own. So it can be no surprise to you that I am doing a Year in Review post, like every other blogger out there. However, mine is better because I am funnier and more interesting than everyone else out there (except the Bloggess, Megan and Aunt Becky – none of whom did a Year in Review post so I have no...

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