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I'm not sure I'd try that myself
I had a friend over the other day to help me hang curtain rods. It's not rocket science, but it involves tools, a ladder, a level, and a...
Valerie Browning
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Thankfulness and Belonging
The holidays are wonderful and terrible and relaxing and anxiety-ridden all at once for a lot of us. It's hard, when your life has been...
Valerie Browning
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Honey Do Wish List
If I were still married, and I could still make a "Honey Do" list, this is what would be on it this week... 1. Put the registration...
Valerie Browning
Oct 25, 20222 min read


Baby Steps: Making sure someone can find you
Most rational people turn off location services on their phones. It's a security thing -- after all, you don't want the whole world to...
Valerie Browning
Sep 4, 20222 min read


First Steps: Financial Awareness
Keep in mind, I didn't name this "financial management" or "planning your financial future" or anything forward-looking,...
Valerie Browning
Sep 4, 20226 min read


Home Maintenance: Clearing the Air, Literally
Air filters - wait - what?? I have to change those? When? One of the often overlooked household tasks that's really pretty easy is...
Valerie Browning
Aug 30, 20224 min read


Home Improvement 101
So to continue my saga, I moved into a new (to me) house a couple of weeks ago. It's lovely. I downsized from the big marital home to...
Valerie Browning
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Real Estate
A month or two ago, I went through finances again, and started to look for things that caused stress in general in my life. I divorced 6...
Valerie Browning
May 31, 20221 min read


Her Own Toolbox, Part 1.
One of the things I've found my girlfriends lack, when embarking on their next phase of independence (yay!) and self-sufficiency is a...
Valerie Browning
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Redefining weekends
This photo is from this past weekend. It was 28 degrees outside (for Texas, that's COLD!) and i was wearing damp socks, with my tush in a...
Valerie Browning
Feb 1, 20222 min read


One *little* step at a time
Sometimes, the small things feel overwhelming. I remember, in the middle of my divorce, sitting in a pile of papers and bills, and credit...
Valerie Browning
Jan 22, 20222 min read


3 Small Things I Did to Regain Control
Divorce feels like the complete loss of control - financial, personal, family, etc. The bits and pieces of your life all feel just out of...
Valerie Browning
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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