Get them outta here, please!

Another break, how I love these! I get to have my kids home with me. A mom's dream come true. Wait, make that - this mom's dream - because I can so hear the long sighs from some moms who are lamenting that dammit, their kids are going to be home all week and what am I supposed to do with them.

Hence the popularity of holiday camps and classes where, thank goodness, they can drop their kids off and not have to see them again for the next 24-48 hours. Just sayin'.

Making sense of the current financials

I've been following the news about the debt situation in the US and I'm glad a deal has finally been cut to resolve the issue. Well, okay, there's still a lot of work to be done to really resolve the issue over the long term but at least for now, we know what to expect.

And knowing is good because it helps us work out some sort of plan in the coming days and weeks ahead. Whether a refinance home loan or a reduction in spending is needed will depend on where we stand financially in all of this.

An accountant friend of mine thinks it's a good idea for the less-financial savvy folks to seek advice on what to do or approach a financial institution such as Credit Sesame to get an understanding of what all of this means. Obviously there's a lot to consider especially for those who are invested in stocks, property, etc.

I know there's a lot of confusion and even after listening to and reading the news, it still may not become any clearer to us. Goodness knows how many of us are standing here wondering how it's all going to affect us and what's the best we can do to get out of it.

To nap or not to nap, that is the question!

Yawn, looks like I could use an afternoon nap, right about now. On the other hand, afternoon naps are such a waste of a perfectly good day. So afternoon nap or no afternoon nap, that's always a kind of dilemma for me. My eyes say one thing and my mind says another. Who will win today's tug of war?