The Black Becky Bloomwood

LINKS MENTIONEDhttps://www.sophiekinsella.co.uk Alexa's FB MarketplaceAuthenticity and Money Conversation w/Melissa MittEssay I Wrote About Selling My CoffeetableRead the full essay/transcript at wildcozyfree.substack.com. Excerpt below! “OK don't panic.”Books 1-6 in Sophie Kinsella’s brilliant Shopaholic series all start with those three words except for the one that begins with,"OK. I can do this, no problem."Some of Sophie Kinsella’s stand-alone novels start in a similar tone. The first line of My Not So Perfect Life reads,“First: It could be worse.”If you string those phrases together, your mantra might become,“OK don’t panic. I can do this, no problem. It could be worse.”Pretty good reminder for someone who finds themselves in a tricky predicament.And God knows, Becky Bloomwood (protagonist of the Shopaholic series) has been in plenty of those. Here are similarities that Becky and I now share, many years after I first started the beloved series —* We’re both writers* We both love shopping and luxury* We both share the same strong determination and willpower. In short, we’re creative problem solvers who don’t give up. Oh – and one more important similarity – We’re both facing sizable credit card debt.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenuancediaries.substack.com/subscribe