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Robbed At Costco

My parents are old school, don’t have a debit card, don’t like to use credit cards, and still use paper checks. Like me, they love Costco, and they get gas there. Since you have to pay with a card at the pump, my parents load money onto a Costco gift card. Last week my 81-year-old

The Complete Guide to Connecticut High School Swim Championships

Connecticut High School Swimming Championships can be confusing if you are new to high school swimming. There are two rounds of championship meets for high school swimming in CT. The first is the conference (league) championships. The conference championship meet is determined by your geographical location, and you swim against the teams you have dual

What If What You Want Isn’t What You Need (Yet)?

I recently listened to an episode of The Rich Roll Podcast with Jim Murphy. The whole episode is so good, but there is one thing in particular Jim said that I have thought about every day, multiple times a day since hearing it. The idea was this: We don’t know what’s best for us outcome-wise. We

Time to set a new record

70 days ago I committed to going to bed with a clean kitchen. This is something I’ve struggled with all of my adult life, and it’s something that adds chaos, frustration to my days from the minute I wake up every morning. For 67 days I was perfect. I went to bed with a clean

Doing the Thing Now Is Changing My Life

I’m going to bed with a clean kitchen for the 28th day in a row tonight. 4 weeks. That might not sound like a big deal, but for me, it’s huge. I have never EVER done this. NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRR. My default brain setting is “do it later.” It’s not because I’m a lazy person. I’ve run