All my life, I have known that encouragement works better than belittlement. Looking like you are irritated, annoyed, frustrated makes the other person feel bad. They internalize that feeling and then they fail to perform. Instead, smile, be open minded, Read More …
In honor of spring break, instead of taking a long holiday, the kids spent time learning a trade, or two (maybe three.) Not a bad way to spend their time, at least in terms of “traditional” education. They did have Read More …
Some things are so shiny, you can’t look away. Social media can make things seem much more exciting by getting attention just because it is different, or so shocking that you just. Can’t. Look. Away. There is an art museum Read More …
Many of you out there may not think that this is so mystifying, but why, oh, why when you have a million and one things to do the people who have been too busy to get back to you, do. Read More …
Heights can be dizzying. They didn’t used to be for me, but for many they are. I could ride the fasted, twisty, turn-upside-down roller coasters, frontwards, backwards. No problem. Rock climbing. 50′ maybe more. Stand in the window of a Read More …
At the heart of most disputes or disagreements is the lack of communication in setting expectations from the beginning. You don’t have to have detailed contract terms and lengthy agreements, but you should at the very least have a conversation. Read More …
Has it really been… Just 2 weeks since winter ended? So much fun to raise 3 kids? 30 years since BHS ended? Great seeing you? 25 years since college? Wonderful to have you visit, we MUST do it again sometime? Read More …
It is sad, but true that we – as parents – have a contradictory role in our children’s lives. We care for them. We cuddle them. We hold them. We ooh and aah over them. We dress them, feed them Read More …
When we all have a common goal, we are louder together. Whether we are supporting, cheering, laughing, playing or singing, it is the group that becomes one – creating something bigger than just one single person could be – even Read More …
It is so much fun to say “What is the over/under?” However, unfortunately, the real meaning of the phrase doesn’t always apply. If it isn’t a sports reference and there is no “book” established – are you actually saying the Read More …