Here’s a dirty little secret that many women aren’t willing to share: we aren’t all neat freaks. Despite my mother’s best training and ongoing exasperation, I am one of them.
A Year
Mom was quite a character; she was smart, funny, loving, and creative. She taught herself to use the computer in her seventies and was thrilled that she could travel the world in the privacy and comfort of her own home. Have Google Earth, Will Travel was her motto. She had pen pals from around the planet and when she discovered Facebook she became addicted.
The Ex-Factor
Recently my husband and I joined my husband’s ex-wife and her boyfriend for a beer at the local pub. That’s not the interesting part, though to some it might be. To others, it should be a lesson, which I’ll get to in a moment. The interesting part was the look on the bartender’s face.
Five Ways To Recover From Love Addiction
People dealing with love addiction may find it difficult to be single for any length of time, feel obsessed with the idea of being in love and be terrified of losing loved ones. Here are 5 ideas that can help you cope.
10 Superfoods for Kids: Healthy and Delicious
Busy kids don’t usually think much about healthy eating, or eating at all. That’s why it’s your job to help your children with great food choices so they will grow into the healthy adults you want them to be. Your kids probably care a lot more about Superman than super-food, but you can change that […]
Taking Care of Yourself While Dealing with a Sick Loved One
There are many positive and supportive ways to incorporate wellness into your daily life while coping with the stress of a loved one’s illness.
Multiculturalism in Action
The spacious dining room was buzzing with the lively accents of women from Israel, Hong Kong, Germany and the Philippines. Others born in Mexico, Thailand, the U.S., Indonesia, and yes, even Canada, completed the luncheon group that day, an intercultural gathering of friends who have shared times like these for the past 25-plus years.
My Kids
My kids do not consume my life; I have a life of my own. My kids, though, are a bonus, a gift, and a pleasant distraction from all the other stuff that goes on in my life. I watch them, observe them, and admire them in so many ways. They are my children. I love them so profoundly, so deeply – and I like them too.
The Second Gate
Why do we grieve and who do we grieve for? Guest Author Shaun Carter ponders the place of death’s poignancy and its accompanying grief in all our lives.
First Impressions are Overrated
When you choose to focus on the more subtle, but I’d argue deeper aspects of a person in the beginning, it’s much more likely that a first impression will be more useful. Here are some things I look for, just to give some examples:
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