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Curbing A Sweet Tooth

UNITED STATES—I just did something last week that I thought was NOT possible. I went an entire week without any sweets. NOTE: when I say sweets I’m referring to candy, cookies, cake, any baked goods or anything that is not a natural sugar. It was more of an experiment to see if I could accomplish it. What did I...

Eating Out Less Helps Save Money

UNITED STATES—There are those days where I just tell myself I cannot cook. Even though I might want to do it, the body is just not up for it and takeout or fast food because the option. That is a meal just for that time frame of the day, but what about the other meals? I mean are you...

Social Media Outage

UNITED STATES—If anything I learned this week it is the fact that we are way too dependent on social media. For the first time in ages, we had a social media outage and people nearly lost their minds America. Why? Well, Facebook, Instagram and Whats App was down for several hours on October 4. People were literally losing their...

What A Weekend Of Football

UNITED STATES—Man, I’m not even a football fan, but the level of gameplay in the NFL during this past weekend of playoff games were incredible. When I say incredible it was some of the best football I have witnessed in years people. I mean the Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans had a game determined by a field goal. The...

Confidence Comes With Skill

UNITED STATES—What are you good at? There is something that all Americans are good at. For me it comes with my skill to write. I know it is something I’m good at and I have been good at it for a very long time people. When you’re good at something it does wonders for a person’s confidence. Yes that...

Travel Costs Chaos, Hidden Fees

UNITED STATES—It is no secret America, if you’re planning to travel rather its be car, bus, train or plane it is going to cost a lot more people. Gas prices are bouncing up and down in recent months and as a result it’s costing all sorts of headaches for the public. I mean the cost of a plane ride...

Is The Death Of The Mall Upon Us?

UNITED STATES—I was recently at my local mall doing a bit of shopping and I was a bit surprised by the things that I saw. You might be thinking what am I referencing? I’m not talking about the foot traffic. Not talking about the parking. Not talking about the prices. I’m talking about the retailers. It seems whenever I...

Exercising All Begins With A Simple Plan

UNITED STATES—I know I am not the only American who struggles with wanting to exercise. However, I have learned that it all begins with having a plan people. You have to decide if your health truly matters to you, what you are willing to do to make things transpire. Whether you’re looking to lose a specific amount of weight...

Black Friday Has Changed For The Better

UNITED STATES—It's official, the holiday shopping season is upon us, and it is time to start spending money, but you need to be aware of a few things before you start spending. The greatest thing to happen in an odd way was the pandemic. Why? Before the pandemic, the retailers were opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day. So that...

We All Have Stress

UNITED STATES—Stress, it is that mental thing that is not easy to describe with words, but you kind of know it when it becomes a part of your life. Stress is the ability to cope with things transpiring in your life that you may not have full control over as you’d like. I learned even more about stress and...