See our Advertiser Disclosure here. As a control freak with a touch of OCD, I always plan way ahead. I’ve never been very good at spontaneity as my husband likes to remind me on a regular basis. That’s both good and bad. When things don’t work out, my strategy invariably leads to disappointment. And boy, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Back in March when the global situation with Covid-19  started to quickly deteriorate, I had the unfortunate privilege of hosting my parents here in the US. Things were changing so quickly, my head was literally  spinning from information overload. It was decided that we would cut their visit short so […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Back in 2012, we’ve decided to finally visit New Orleans as a family. We had two small kids, so driving seemed like the best option at the time. However, since it takes at least 11 hours to reach New Orleans from our home in central Florida, we opted to break […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Last month, I wrote a post on how I made out like a bandit on my upgrade from no-fee Hilton card to Aspire version Ironically, when I accepted the offer, I did it because at the time I didn’t have any better options. Plus, the fact that there would be […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that Belarus (where I grew up) is currently going through societal upheaval, following recent elections. Several readers have reached out to me asking about my family, something I appreciate.  In this post I won’t be focusing on the political aspect of […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Like many of you, I had big 2020 travel plans that didn’t  materialize due to pandemic. We were supposed to go to Hawaii and Japan, and ended up driving to a neighboring state of Georgia instead. C’est la vie. Since I like to plan everything well in advance, I was […]