Revealing necessary life lessons for single living
Ready or Not: Pay Those Taxes and Move On
“Getting my first job was a sign of independence.” I don’t know about you, but I remember the months leading up to my 16th birthday and how excited I was to finally be able to get a job. My first job. I had no complaints because I worked with children in a daycare. Those precious…
Ready or Not: Moving from Place to Place
“However, I trusted that God would direct my path as I obeyed.” I left my father’s house when I was 17 to go to college. This was the first time I’d ever been away from my family for an extended period of time. As he packed up the car with most of my worldly possessions…
Ready or Not: Losing Weight and Staying Fit at 30+
“My body and overall health have taken a major hit since quarantine life began.” Staying healthy in your 30s (and even older) can be a challenge. For the vast majority of us, our metabolisms begin (or continue) to slow down, and we just don’t seem to have the same kind of energy we once did.…
Ready or Not: Protecting My Mind by Practicing Self-Care
“When you practice self-care, you allow your mind, body, and soul to reset.” “Self-care” is a term that’s become quite popular over the last several years to describe the process of allowing oneself to detach from life’s stressors and embrace relaxing activities. In many cases, when I hear what other women do to practice self-care,…
Ready or Not: Access Granted Through Languages
“Because of French, I have received prizes and honors.” When I was younger, I was obsessed with the cartoon, Madeline. Even now, as an adult, it’s one of the few children’s programs I can sit down and watch to my heart’s content. I love the show so much that I still have some books about…
Ready or Not: Ms. Fix-it
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get frustrated each time some unexpected project came up that needed to be addressed.” As a single woman who has lived on her own for years, it’s safe to say that I’ve spent a good amount of money paying professionals to fix things around the house. When…
Ready or Not: Can You Pay My Bills?
“The lack of education can keep those from marginalized communities in perpetual cycles of debt.” You don’t need to be single to learn basic life skills every adult should know. However, being single means juggling responsibilities that married folks tend to split between each other. How often do you feel like you’re responsible for remembering…
Ready or Not: Money Management Matters – Exercising Caution
Debt. The four-letter word that seems to have many of us bound in a never-ending cycle of monthly payments and interest accumulation. You may find yourself in debt because you needed to pay for one (or multiple) college degrees or certification programs to obtain a more lucrative financial and career opportunity. Another possibility is that…
Ready or Not: Cooking
“Your single years should be the time when you prepare yourself for marriage.” Fellow Navigator, have you heard something like this before? I call rubbish. My single years should be the time I prepare myself for life. It’s as if being a wife is solely about doing domestic work; it’s not. While I disagree with…
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