In June I had the opportunity to help with a Single Mom’s Retreat. One of the breakout sessions featured a police officer talking to the women about how to protect themselves, and I thought it might be an interesting one to take in. I was hoping I’d learn a few karate moves like the ones I’ve…
Tips and Tricks
Best Advice Ever!
We’ve all been given advice from our moms over the years. I think everyone’s mom has told them to “always wear clean underwear, you never know when you’ll be in an accident.” As it turns out, this advice is somewhat true; you never know when you’ll be in an accident. What’s also true, however, is…
Conquering the Grill Grates
Summertime is grillin’ time, right? Actually we love to grill all year long though my husband does protest a bit when the temperature gets below 0°. He’s also not fond of dirty grill grates. He’s sure they’re going to give him cancer. And I guess since he’s already had cancer he has a right to…
100 Gift Ideas and Strategies to Eliminate Christmas Stress
Last week I spoke to a group of women at a Christmas event. I started out by asking them who LOVED Christmas and a few of them raised their hand. Then I asked which of them felt like Christmas really isn’t the most wonderful time of the year. More than half of the hands went…
Organized on the Inside
Inside of me lives a very organized woman struggling to get out. She’s been in there for years with dreams of living in a highly organized, easy to find things in, house. Poor girl, she just can’t find her way out through the maze of creativity, untidiness and yes, a little bit of laziness. Perhaps she hangs…