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Staying the course
During a spring visit to my Mom’s, I watched as she floated about the kitchen gleefully preparing lunch. Her topic of choice was retirement, which at the time was only 90 days away. Her excitement was contagious. “I’m going to wake up whenever I want,” she announces in a singsong voice as she whips out a collection of pots and pans. Her retired boyfriend responds with enthusiastic “Amens” like a church congregation on Sunday morning. The two of them giggle, laugh, and high-five as they tout all the wonderful things they have planned once they are both retired. It was so exciting that even I added lots of head nods and giggles to the exchange in spite of the fact that for me retirement is over 20 years away….This article is from: Staying the course
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA from Green Realty Properties®
How much does a non-traditional family cost?
In 2001 when we started the journey of starting a family, my partner and I did not much consider the costs. This was not because we were wealthy, but instead, the decision to bring a child into the world was based on a deeper decision. However, it would have been better if we had known more. You may have heard that the cost to raise a child has increased 25 percent over the last 10 years with projected costs above $285,000 per child, according to the Department of Agriculture
. This does not include the cost of having the child, or the costs of college tuition. If there are readers who are either single or coupled in a nontraditional relationship – I offer few broad considerations related to the financial impacts of the ways to become a parent and the subsequent additional cost considerations.
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Preserving our wetlands
Wholesale Marketing E-Business Consultant, guest blogger, and Green Team member Joanne Lasnier is back with another post! This time, she shares why wetlands are important and what you can do to help preserve this unique ecosystem. (—KVT)
It’s a 10-minute walk from my home to the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District
(LGVSD) ponds, one of my favorite destinations. With trails that border the ponds and branch out into the adjacent wetlands, the picturesque area is favored by hikers, joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, birders, and photographers.
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