Adventures of a Shockingly Average 30-Something

I didn't sleep last night; I was too afraid that America was going to make the worst possible decision.  And we did.  Somehow, Donald Trump became the president-elect.  Somehow, enough people actually voted for him.  Somehow, people support his racism , sexism , homophobia , Islamophobia .  Somehow, people were able to look past not only the fact that he has virtually no political experience and was the least qualified candidate for the job, but they were also able to look past the way he treats women and the fact that he's sexually assaulted multiple women.  (Wondering why it takes people so long to come forward about abuse?  Because we live in a country where their assailant can become leader of the free world.) A Trump presidency scares me so much. It’s not solely because of him, not only because he’s a republican, but because we’re going to spend the next four years with a republican-controlled house and senate. Because the Trump and Pence are...

If you're anything like me, you love saving money.  Love it.  Also if you're like me, you're typically pretty skeptical of those "money saving" apps - do they work? Are they easy to use?  Most importantly, are they worth it?? I'd seen commercials on tv for the app Ibotta, but wasn't sure  about it.  Could you really get money back for buying the things you already buy?  Could it be that simple?  I toyed around with the idea of downloading it and trying it out, but I just wasn't sure about it.  It wasn't until one of my best friends mentioned it in passing that I thought to myself, "okay, if she uses it, I'll give it a try."  I downloaded the app just over a month ago (March 10th), and I've already earned back over $30!  I just redeemed my first $25 from them a couple of days ago (I chose a $25 gift certificate to Amazon). How it works After you download the app (and connect to your facebook account - the app never posts to y...

For the past several years, my cat has been my best friend in the entire world.  Missy was my mom's boyfriend's daughter's cat, but I claimed him as mine.  And he claimed me as his.  My mom and Pete have been together for the past eight years, so Missy has been in my life for eight years.  We moved in with Pete a little over four years ago, and for those just over four years, Missy has been my  cat.  This beautiful boy has been my cat, my little stinker, my best friend... for the past four years. Back in October, Missy started going to the bathroom in the house, which was completely out of character for him.  He was also drinking more than usual.  We took him to the vet to see if there was any sort of medical reason why he was suddenly going to the bathroom in the house, when for years he had always gone outside to go.  (He would go over to the door, and we'd get up to let him out). He was diagnosed with diabetes, and we had to ...