Your thoughts create your life.
Are you tired of feeling anxious, stressed, and unfulfilled? Most of the advice you’ll find online can be helpful to a point, but it doesn’t get to the root of the issue – your thoughts.
Okay, so if my thought patterns are the problem, HOW do I change them? My mission with this blog is to help you do just that – here you’ll find practical, actionable steps to help you change your thoughts based on research about how the mind works.
Are you ready to rewire your brain and transform your life from the inside out? Let’s begin!

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Could a Career in Academia be the One for You?
There are many great questions that you may find yourself ready to ask in life. One of the very first will always involve your career. You'll be working for a long time, and you want to make sure that you choose the right path to embark on. But with so many options...
5 Reasons to Refinance Your Student Loans
Are you struggling with student loans? I know how difficult it can be. When my husband and I got married, we had a combined total of $117,000 of student loan debt. Being buried in six figure debt is overwhelming – I felt trapped and hopeless. *Disclosure: This post...
Scrapbooking, Cannoli, and Fur Babies: July/August Update
For those of you who are new readers, I post an update every few months that shows how we’re doing on our debt snowball and other life goals. A couple years ago, I shared a post called What to Do When You're Feeling Stuck. In this post, I discussed my three year...
The Top 10 Best Board Games for Adults
My hubby and I love to have board game nights with our friends. We’re currently on a three year spending ban while we pay off our massive student loan debt, so finding free things to do for fun is important for our sanity. In addition to being free, game nights are...
How to Stick With Clean Eating (When You’re Tempted to Give Up)
There are numerous reasons to start eating clean. Maybe you want to lose weight or perhaps you just want to be healthier. Whatever the reason, it can be difficult to stick with a whole food diet when you’re used to eating an unhealthy diet. I’ve been eating a vegan,...
Arizona Travel Guide: 10 Frugal Things to Do
Since my hubby and I are currently on a three year spending ban while we pay off $117,000 of student loan debt, we don’t generally travel. However, we went to Arizona last year because my step grandpa passed away and we were there for his funeral. It was a sad...