Have you ever tasted ramen in Tokyo, Japan? No? Me neither. To compensate for the lack of having a plane ticket to Japan, I decided to visit OKI Bowl in Georgetown, D.C. Washington D.C., if not know as a foodie's paradise. However, if you want to teleport (factitiously) to another country for a few hours and try highly rated local eats, there are a few culinary staples to … [Read more...]
Financial Peace University Review – Wrap Up
Initially I had planned on writing a review of each class every week. But life got in the way. I will share my top three take aways from the class. 1. You don't actually need the class I remember wanting to do the class with a local church in 2017 but opted out because of the price tag. I was being very frugal and trying to pay down my debt. Just the thought of spending … [Read more...]
Financial Peace University Review #1
I've decided to share my journey through the Financial Peace University classes. I think I will record videos too with my review. Today was the first day and it was pretty interesting. Our classes are held at a local church. The start of the semester coincided with the pastor's month-long message on money or "Rendering what is GOD's. We had two instructors and there were … [Read more...]
5 Tips for better Self-Care at work
I need to slow down...and practice better self-care at work. Last Thursday I burned my leg really badly at work. "How on earth did you manage that girl?!!" Well, It was a day when I had to be in the office super early, at 6 am, and I guess I was moving too fast? Even though I gave myself enough time to get ready. And by ready I mean all of my materials were prepared for my … [Read more...]
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
When is the last time you decided you were stepping out of your comfort zone? Yea, maybe two months ago in January, right? Probably around New Year's? Yea, me too. I've been thinking about signing up for acting or improv classes for the past year. But never made the commitment. Why? Laziness probably. Or that's what I tell people. Really, it was all fear. Why I had … [Read more...]
How I Filofax My Life
Filofax beauty! Mine is actually the Marble version though :) I'm am trying to get it together on the productivity front in 2019. I purchased a Filofax and my friend gifted me with an Ink & Volt planner. YouTube has been really helpful with tips on getting my planner life together. But it has also been my biggest distraction! With so many methods, tips, and suggestions, … [Read more...]
Examined Life…and Blog
The fire was reignited in me, a few months ago, to get back into blogging. And finally out of my writer's block funk. And then life happened again and I stopped. It wasn't just the lack excitement for blogging that left, it was the fact that I haven't been traveling. And had no new travel stories to tell. If you are curious as to why I have temporarily stopped traveling watch … [Read more...]
The Secret Law of Attraction in 2 Simple Tips!
I learned about The Secret Law of Attraction over 10 or 15 years ago. I'm not sure if it started with the movie The Secret or watching the Oprah show. But I've internalized and practiced the message for and I must admit it does "work". Why is work in quotations Tamara? With anything in life, the pursuit of something greater can not be accomplished without the action to back … [Read more...]
Still there?
Hey fellow travelers! I'm doing a quick check in to see if anyone still views this blog. If you happen upon this message, leave a comment below telling me what content update you would like to see/read. Thanks! Back soon... … [Read more...]
Leaving Peace Corps
Leaving Peace Corps Close of Service (COS) is the time when your Peace Corps service comes to an end. Its precursor is the Close of Service Conference which takes place about four or five months before you leave country. My COS was actually the last friday in July (2016) which also happened to be my birthday. A year later I'm finally able to write this post about … [Read more...]