This post is dedicated to my Grandma, who died on Friday at the age of 98.  Grandma was a teacher and one of the ultimate advocates of learning new things.  At a time when a lot of women weren’t even working outside the home, she worked to get a college degree while holding down a [...]

Those of us who write this blog, and I’m guessing most of you who read it, are focused on achieving some pretty big goals.  Speaking just for myself, I’m working on learning how to use my money better.  I’m also working to get in better physical shape and lose some weight.  I’d like to take [...]

Often when I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed I find that one of the best things I can do to clear my head, put things back in perspective and start dealing with life again is to just get outside, away from the computer, the phone, the mountain of laundry, the dust on the bookshelves and the [...]

Is your house perfectly clean? Is your car spotless? Do you always look like you just stepped out of the pages of a magazine? Do your kids always behave like model citizens in every situation?
Of course not. And that is ok.
So often we get depressed and frustrated because we want everything to be “perfect” even [...]

OK, I know it is really a simple thing - always put your keys in the same place when you walk in your house, make sure they are in your hand before you lock your car or your house and you’ll never lose your keys or be locked out of your house or your car. [...]

I’m a giver. It’s just in my nature - I love to give presents, I enjoy helping others and I really want to be everything my family needs me to be. I throw 110% of myself into any project or task (unless it’s dishes…). I enjoy being this way, I love people, I enjoy doing [...]