About Steff
This is my interstellar craft of truth and wit. Buckle up. If you want celebrity gossip, this is not the blog for you. If you want comfortable postings that’ll fill you with happy fuzzy thoughts about the world at large, or self-help guru shit, this is not the blog for you.
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Category Archives: money
Oct
11
2010
Making Plays in The Game of Life
I am in catch-up mode. We get so ensconced in our lives that all need to remember the wise words of social genius/role model Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” So, when you’re like me and you’ve been out of the [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, keeping it real, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), slow, Society, Specifically Steff Tagged balance, carl honore, cutting back, finding time, improving life, in praise of slow, in praise of slowness, living better, making priorities, slow, slow food, slow life, slow movement, slowing down 2 Comments
Oct
06
2010
Money Ain’t Everything
One of my favourite songs from my teen years was Cyndi Lauper’s “Money isn’t Everything.” It feels like life comes in with built-in looped lessons, themes that repeat constantly throughout our lives. For me, money and patience are two lessons I’m forever learning about. Money, though, is the one that causes me most grief. This year [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Current Events, Dimestore Philosophy, keeping it real, Life 101, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Society Tagged balancing, debt, economy, getting by, hand to mouth, hard times, money, poverty, recession, saving money, savings, survival, wall street 1 Comment
Aug
21
2010
Unbottled
I’m awash in lazy contentment like a kitty sprawled in a sunbeam. It’s been had a long week filled with accomplishments, lotsa physicality, and a whole lotta thinkin’ goin’ on. Through it all, I’ve kept most of my stuff bottled up. Writing wasn’t on the landscape this week. Sometimes I put a lid on it all [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, keeping it real, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff Tagged changing, hoping, moving on, new life, new times, self-employment, transition 2 Comments
Jul
23
2010
Jumping into the Darkness
Before you read on: I know you MEAN well, but don’t give me life advice right now. You have about 3% of the information you need in order to offer specific-to-me insight. If you’re a friend of mine in REAL life, please talk to me over a beer. If you only know me online, I love [...]
Jun
14
2010
From Hair to There
I’ve been adrift in a thought-sea for days now. Just lost in waves and waves of thought. About me, my future, what next, why now, where to go, who to see, and a million other things. I can’t write during those times. I get a little discombobulated and things don’t really happen linearly for me. Writing [...]
Also posted in Autobiographical, Being me, Dimestore Philosophy, Journalling, keeping it real, Modern Feminism, Psychology & Moods, Self-Love & Self-Esteem, Specifically Steff, weight loss, writing Tagged being creative, chance, change, getting stuff for free, hair, how to change, life, lost in thought, makeover, opportunities, style, thinking, writer's block 2 Comments
Cycling: Why You Should Start, & How