Disney announced the development of a fourth themed resort hotel, located immediately adjacent to the entrance to Shanghai Disneyland, along with a new development plan that’ll add a second ‘wing’ to the Disneytown shopping and dining district. Here are full details from the press release, followed by our commentary. Upon completion, the fourth hotel at […]

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is Magic Kingdom’s holiday special event in November & December 2025 at Walt Disney World. This info guide offers tips, strategy, photos, dates & ticket prices, and our review of whether it’s worth the money based upon attending MVMCP annually for 15 years. In terms of basics, the 2025 Mickey’s

Whether to stay in an on-site or off-site hotel is an important decision when planning your 2026 Walt Disney World vacation. This weighs pros & cons, with an unbiased look at third party accommodations, Universal vs. Disney resorts, and other picks near the parks around Orlando, Florida. There’s a stigma around off-site hotels for many

The holiday season is unofficially underway at Walt Disney World, the Bricker household, and on Amazon with the start of the Holiday Deals or early Black Friday sales. This shares a quick list of the best deals we’ve found thus far on books, LEGOs, clothing, and more–with an emphasis on things you’ll want before Christmas. Some

We are, quite literally, outliving expectations. Statistically, we’re gaining decades, yes decades of extra life that previous generations never had the chance to imagine, let alone plan for. But what are we doing with all this extra time? We talk a lot about living longer. You see it in online news headlines, in the marketing

I’m later than intended with July’s Life Lately but this summer is proving to be full on for me with so much intention. So many things are coming together for me but they are not happening by chance. I’m trusting in the process of the work that I’ve been doing on myself this year. I’ve

All my Substack posts are now free. No premium tier. No ‘subscribers-only’ content. This post has been in my drafts for a while. I’ve hummed and ahh-ed about it for long enough now. When I started writing here on Substack, I thought putting a price on my writing might help it cut through the noise.

Image Credit: tilburg.ai I’ve seen many words written about this subject. That AI is age and gender-biased against women. I hoped it wasn’t true but over the weekend I came across this Guardian article that made me stop scrolling and read. It turns out everyone’s suspicions aren’t as so far-fetched as we’d hoped. The piece

Over on my old WordPress blog I used to have a regular section where I shared with my readers lovely things I’d discovered. Things I’d actually tried out myself and wanted to shout about or things or places I’d found that I knew if I loved, my readers would love too. And so I shared.

I’ve had more energy lately. Not the manic, ‘sign up for ten new hobbies and then immediately regret it’ type. That’s how my ADHD brain used to work and still would given half a chance. It’s just a steady, useful sort of energy. The kind that makes you look up and notice what’s going on,