Wisdom, Wit and Common Sense
My idea of Mom Guilt is pretty common sense. I understand it. A mom feels guilty that she has to work and drop her kids off at daycare. A mom feels guilty when she is so tired at the end of the work day, she doesn’t feel like cooking, so she makes a meal of hot dogs and potato chips. A mom feels guilty that she runs out of time to fold all the laundry...
Gluten is the protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Most flours are made of wheat. So that means that the things we all love – bread, pasta, cookies, muffins, crackers, cakes (just to name few) – are full of gluten. I have a gluten sensitivity. That means that gluten can affect me negatively. The doctor tested me for gluten sensitivity because I told him I was sick and tired of being sick and tired...
Have you ever had to do something you don’t want to do? All of us have at one time or another. It’s hard to get motivated to do that thing. You know that thing. It’s the term paper you don’t want to write, the report you don’t want to prepare for your boss, or the closet you don’t want to clean out. You procrastinate as long as possible. You look for every excuse in the...
My new book, Happy Is As Happy Does, is here! If you need help jump-starting your journey to personal happiness, this is the book for you. It’s full of no-nonsense ways that you can increase your personal happiness right away. It’s filled with wisdom and stories from my own life and tells of my journey from misery to happiness. I think you will find that this book is very relatable. Some of the scenarios are...
Do you ever ask yourself, “Where did I get all this stuff?” I do – all the time. I made up my mind that 2023 was going to be the year of unhoarding. (I made that word up.) Experts would say decluttering, but the amount of stuff we have accumulated over the 20 plus years we’ve lived in our house goes way, way beyond clutter. My house is fairly clean (even though I hate housework),...
Have you ever burned your finger or any other part of your hand on a hot pan when you are cooking? You burn it just enough to get a stinging sore spot or perhaps a small blister. If you cook any amount of time, then you will have suffered from a minor burn at least once or twice. Burns and cuts are part of being a chef or cook. I have the best treatment for...
Most everyone likes to watch superhero movies. These movies are fantasy and fiction and revolve around characters with superhuman powers that no one else has. In real life, it is the women that are the real superheroes. They have superpowers no one even realizes like kindness, patience, compassion, organization, emotional strength, and the ability to multitask like nobody’s business. It probably never occurred to you that these were superpowers. How about problem solving? Do you...
Here we are again a few days from the end of another year. As we continue through the holiday season into New Year’s, what are your goals for your life? Some goals are big, some goals are small, but all goals are special to the person trying to achieve them. Is there a way to achieve your goals if you want? I think there is. With the beginning of the New Year just a few...
I need to lose weight. I mean a significant amount of weight. I have hypothyroidism that was not diagnosed for 7 years. During that time, my weight skyrocketed. When my thyroid first started having problems I gained 50 pounds in a matter of months without changing my diet or exercise habits! I finally found a doctor that correctly diagnosed me and put me on thyroid medication, but the damage was done. I have not lost...
3 o’clock in the morning, and it looks like it’s going to be another sleepless night…. Song lyric by Crystal Gayle. Some many people I know, including myself and members of my own family, have insomnia. I tell people all the time, “I don’t sleep.” Do either of the following scenarios sound like you? Sometimes it’s so hard to fall asleep. You get tired, and you lie down to sleep, but your mind won’t quit...
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