It’s the last day of 2021 so I’m taking a moment to take a look back at an eventful year. I had lots of excitement in early 2021: being in an article on CNN’s website, sharing – in a very small way – the cover of Woman’s World Magazine with Dolly Parton and being interviewed…
Month: December 2021
Our Plant Based Lifestyle: How It Began
We used to eat a lot of meat. We would either have beef, pork or chicken every night of the week. Once in a while, we would have fish. On top of dinners, most of our lunches included deli meat, sliced chicken or tuna and always cheese. It was a rarity for us to have…
The Pump is Primed!
We have just four days until a new year begins. Even if you don’t make a list of resolutions, my guess is you’re at least thinking about a change or two you’d like to make in 2022. It’s hard not to! If you’re like me, your change pump is primed. Let’s take advantage of that!…
Change Your Midlife
Welcome to Change Your Midlife! Since 2010, I’ve had some iteration of The Rich Life. I started with The Rich Life (on a budget), which eventually became The Rich Life in Wine Country. I loved blogging and I was really into it. It gave me a way to be creative, interact with and meet women…
Drive Your Own Change Bus: Step Four
We’ve come to the last step in my Drive Your Own Change Bus series. However, this isn’t the last step in creating change. Change is something that continues to grow and evolve and challenge you. I am nearly two years without alcohol in my life and I am still finding new revelations about it and…
Drive Your Own Change Bus: Step Three
Now that you’ve figured out what you want to change and you’ve prepared yourself, you’re ready to head off on your new journey of change. Like hopping on a plane or driving from point A to point B, you’re taking the journey for a reason -> towards an end goal. But whether it’s giving up…
Drive Your Own Change Bus: Step Two
You and your inner advisor got together over an Americano and picked out the change you plan to create in your life. That’s awesome! Now you can check off Step One. Now, imagine you’re at a bus yard and you’re walking around looking at the destination signs on the tops of the buses. One reads…
Drive Your Own Change Bus: Step One
It’s hard to believe that 2021 is already coming to an end. In a few short weeks, a new year awaits us. Now is the time you may be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, resolving to do something better or stop doing something you know isn’t serving you. To put it simply, it’s planning to…