Category: Lifestyle

I Dropped the Ball on Thanksgiving! (Luckily My Friends Picked it Up)
Last week I was glad Mr. Groovy took up the cause to write a Thanksgiving post. I wasn’t in a gratitude state-of-mind. Maybe I was still lolling in loserdom from my latest post about TEDx Talks. To make myself feel better, I put out a call to our follow bloggers for links to their Thanksgiving posts…

Am I the Only Loser Who Hasn’t Given a TEDx Talk?
It’s high time that I let out a rant here. Why does Mr. Groovy get to have all the fun? If he can use our website as his ranting platform, so can I. He says Robert Kiyosaki and Tony Robbins bug him? I’ll tell you who bug me—TEDx Talk presenters! There, I said it. Do…

Meat Pies at the Chevron Station: Retirement Kickoff Road Trip
Is your idea of vacation eating crawfish meat pies at the Chevron station? Well, that’s what we were doing a few days into our “Gumbo Trail Retirement Kickoff Road Trip,” as Mr. Groovy dubbed it. It’s a mouthful (pun intended), but ever since Mr. Groovy read about the Gumbo Trail a few years ago in…

The Burden of Gifts
Hello, groovy freedomists. Today we are proud to offer a guest post from Penny, a terrific blogger who blogs over at shepicksuppennies.com. Mrs. Groovy and I are big fans of Penny. And before we tell you why this is so, we want to share some pertinent facts about Penny. Penny is a teacher and a…

Pick a Path, and Make it YOURS
Hello, groovy freedomists! Today, we have a guest post from Maggie, the awesome blogger from Northern Expenditure. Mrs. Groovy and I are big fans of Maggie. And before I tell you why, let me tell you a little about her. Maggie lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, 3 kids, and an occasional moose in…