Are You Getting your Eyes Ready? (11/20/23)

Are You Getting your Eyes Ready? When five-year-old Caroline came for her weekly visit the Sunday before Halloween, she was especially excited because she loves to see all our neighbors’ yards decorated – and the spookier the better. As we...

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Kleenex or Red Sock Moments?

Have you ever started to transfer clothes from the washer to the dryer – only to discover that you forgot to check the pockets and pieces of shredded Kleenex are now attached to everything? When that happens to me,...

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You Don’t Need a Wizard to Claim Your Strengths! (3/10/23)

In my last post I challenged you to make a list of your strengths – not to brag but to honestly acknowledge your innate gifts and talents. If you’ve never given your strengths much thought, it might be because...

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It’s Easy to Be Honest When You’re Five! (2/24/23)

I made a new friend at a parade over Mardi Gras weekend. She told me her name and that she was 5 years old. Totally mesmerized and delighted by the groups of girls dancing and twirling their batons to...

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Are You Working Your Plan? (1-20-23)

I was surprised at the large number of responses I received from my January 6 post. Remember… I asked you to make a list of what you want MORE of in your life in this new year. Many of you...

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A New Year… More or Less? (1/6/23)

How many articles have you seen since January 1 - newspapers, magazines, the internet, Facebook, Instagram and your phone (to name just a few) - about improving your life in 2023? Diet, exercise, finances, relationships, projects … every “expert” has an opinion....

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Happier Holidays – Part 4 (12/2/22)

We're almost there! Here are my last few ideas to help you create stress-free holidays. Gift 8: Think carefully before you get “carried away” with holiday enthusiasm. Many years ago a dear friend invited me to a “cookie exchange.” In theory...

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Happier Holidays – Part 3 (11/18/22)

Gift 5: Spending time with people you love is a wonderful gift, and special holidays can be lonely without them. If you’re spending the holidays away from home and family this year, you don’t have to do it alone....

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Happier Holidays – Part 2

If you enjoyed “Happier Holidays, Part 1” have you thought of any other gifts you can give yourself as the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approach?  Customs and traditions can be amazing Gifts in the life of any family. Little...

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Happier Holidays – Part 1 (10/21/22)

At a recent luncheon with several of my blog readers, the talk turned to the upcoming holidays. They laughed when I shared the title of a recent magazine article I’d read: How to Survive Thanksgiving and Christmas. Survive?? Really??...

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