I made $70 without leaving my house this weekend! I want to share my lessons learned so others can make some cash off of items sitting in their homes that are no longer useful to them. Facebook's rollout of their Marketplace feature snuck up on me. One day I was posting to individual neighborhood sites... Continue Reading →

It's been nearly a week since I saw Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York. I'm still a huge fan, a HamilFan if you will, and I thought I'd revive my blog to post about it. I've unscientifically identified some stages of the Hamilton experience. Obsessive listening to the original cast recording ("soundtrack"). This... Continue Reading →

I have a confession (cue the Usher song), I shopped at Target last weekend. I even downloaded the Cartwheel app and used it. I just re-read my post from four months ago about quitting Target and I think everything is going to be OK. I went to Target due to convenience of some food and household items... Continue Reading →

I know Bulletproof Coffee is popular right now, but it seems like a lot of work. Just over a month ago, I reached a maximum skeeve point with our traditional (plastic) coffee maker. My husband and I were frequenting the coffee shop more than I would like, increasing our "latte factor." A friend of mine... Continue Reading →

Some family and friends of mine are experiencing the title of this post literally as they face their second week of life away from Target corporate here in Minneapolis. I stocked up on Target goods late last week, but something just didn't feel right. I met with my cousin who was laid off, and her... Continue Reading →

As everyone was pouring buckets of ice over their heads the past two weeks for #icebucketchallenge for ALS, I started to get anxious. No one "nominated" me to do it. I just checked all of my social media, still, no nomination. I decided to post a blog about my anxiety when a friend reached out... Continue Reading →

There will no longer be safety posts on this blog. My husband Andrew and I started The Ferri Group LLC for our consulting business, so now all safety, health, environment, sales, and marketing posts will be at our business site http://www.theferrigroup.co This week, I was in dire need of a haircut. It's been about ten... Continue Reading →