Trying to accomplish something big, start small – every little bit helps. Break down what you need, whether it is an investment, a long term multi-phase project, or a big party for a hundred of your closest friends and family. Read More …
We used to order everything for Christmas in July – at the very latest – to be ready for the retail season. That doesn’t mean, however, that people around the country (the world?) should buy everything they need for the Read More …
At home, at least for a family, every day is garbage day (as in take out the trash to the bins.) Of course you don’t bring those bins out to the street every day. You have to wait for your Read More …
It is best if you can start from the beginning and keep it organized. Not to take anything away from the professional organizers…they definitely can help you when you can’t manage to handle things once. That said….try your best to Read More …
It is normal and reasonable to think that you can go back…even if it doesn’t work out the way you thought that it would. You have to set the right expectations – and if you handle it the right way Read More …
You know when something is not right for someone, you have to tell them that would be dangerous. You also have to STOP them from doing something that will cause them harm. Not might. Will. As in, definitely going to Read More …
When you have a weekend before a holiday, it is so tempting to just take the entire week off. If only we could. If only we were kids again. We really needed to do it…especially as it was preceded by Read More …
I can’t help but think that one of the e-mails I got was just a bit too late. When I read the headline, I thought “now you tell me” how to take the perfect fireworks photos. It is only 1 Read More …
I imagine the professionals don’t actually say 3-2-1 before they blow stuff up. They just nod and do it. The rest of us, the amateurs, should do the countdown. Warn the others around us. Remind them that we are about Read More …
There are many things that could say that they are 241 years old…America is one of them. Most of them are older. Less or more stable – depending on your view point. They can also be a nice place to Read More …