Can We Ever Love Each Other As Much As We Love Puppies?
Here’s something I’ve noticed. When you really want to make someone feel bad- create shock value- or evoke dark feelings of despair, sadness or regret- there’s not a more effective route than talking about kicking or hurting puppies. Poor puppy! Who doesn’t love a...
Where to Start | Organizing Your Paperwork
So many times I hear "I've started to get organized but I didn't finish". "It just makes things worse because there isn't enough time to get it all done, so why bother"? Getting through the entire process can be long and tedious. Getting started is part of the...
“Why Is He/She Always Late?!”
Do you know people who always seem to be late? Some are always really late. Some are just a few minutes late. Some of the people I’m most fond of are always a bit late. I’ve often asked myself why I continue making plans to meet them. The meetings in question may be...
A Desk Of My Own
I received an unexpected gift this Mothers Day. It was delivered from my past and came wrapped in a twenty year old quilted lavender bedspread. It was packed up in the back of our storage closet, propped up between the wooden crib where my babies slept and the...
BOTOX: A Solution To Aging Skin? At What Cost?
We see it everywhere…the “Miracle” of Botox. The TV screen flashes images of young, smiling faces, with nary a wrinkle in sight. All of a sudden, you find yourself looking at yourself in the mirror, disgusted with every line, wrinkle, or any other imperfection, real...
Tales From The High C’s or Seas? The Colin Lively Show Fri., May 11 2pm EDT
Live! Dorothy Bishop Back On Terra Firma & Broadway Star Alison Fraser Colin’s dear friend Dorothy Bishop; soprano, variety singer, comedienne extraordinaire, has just returned from a six week trip to Saudi Arabia, India and Africa. The seas were rough, the...
Mother’s Day: The Gift of Four Generations of Women
This Mother’s Day I’ll once again be reminded that I’m a lucky woman. Not everything in my life has gone smoothly – just like everyone else in the world – but I’ve had one thing that’s been pretty amazing. Four generations. My grandmother will be 98 at the end of May....
Shielding Loved Ones from Pain, a Sister’s Plea
Alasha, I’m worried about my youngest brother; he is marrying the wrong girl! He is so blinded by love he can’t see what the rest of us siblings see. He and his girlfriend have been dating on and off for three years. She is a sneaky, conniving and a back stabber. She...
File Management | Simplify Your Organizing Systems
Not everyone has their kitchen spices arranged in alphabetical order. I haven't felt the need to have the "alum" in the front of my spice area simply because it begins with "A". I probably won't use it again until next fall when I make that specific recipe that...
