Ive been thinking about a quotation my friend, Nancy, sent me for the holidays: If it causes more stress than joy, dont do it. December has just begun and Im already a bit overwhelmed and stressed. Its only going to get worse! In the midst of one chaotic day after another, you wonder how much joy is to be found.
Archives for November 2010
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Turning Your Divorce HALVES Into HAVES
Divorce is all about halves so its not surprising that we say thatpeople split up, or that the word divorce is rooted in divide. Withdivorce everything you thought was whole is now half. Finances,assets, kids, friends, and your sense of self are just a few of theways you can feel halved with your divorce.
Stop the Huffing!
I get a text in the middle of the school day from my 15 year old daughters friend, which immediately gets my attention and raises some level of concern: She simply states a boy in her class is sniffing white out. Yes reader, you read correctly, sniffing white out — and in class to boot. This alarmed her enough to reach out to me. She texted me that she was angry at the boy for doing it.
Recycling in Baby Steps
It never ends. You really really want to do it right but it can be so hard. It starts with the choice of nappies when the baby is born. I went into overload and sourced Egyptian cotton, washable terry elasticized ones that had cute green trim. Now you can get ones made of bamboo. The choice is endless.
The 5 Funniest Fad Diets of All Time
Throughout the years, people have come up with some bizarre, strange diets meant tocleanse and detoxify. In fact, some of them are downright dumband funny. Here arethe five funniest fad diets of all time:
Brooke Burke Lights World’s Largest Lego Christmas Tree
It’s Christmas at Legoland California! Brooke Burke and her family helped Santa light the world’s largest Lego Christmas tree Monday night. Legoland California’s General Manager presented 10,000 on behalf of Brooke to her favorite charity, Operation Smile.
Rescue by Anita Shreve
A rookie paramedic pulls a young woman alive from her totaled car, a first rescue that begins a lifelong tangle of love and wreckage. Sheila Arsenault is a gorgeous enigma — streetwise and tough-talking, with haunted eyes, fierce desires, and a never-look-back determination. Peter Webster, as straight an arrow as they come, falls for her instantly and entirely. Soon Sheila and Peter are embroiled in an intense love affair, married, and parents to a baby daughter.
Modern Christmas Time Traditions: AKA Dr. Seuss’ Genius
Since graduating college and living on my own over the past few years one of my new favorite holiday traditions is to make myself comfortable in front of the television after a long day and watch 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family with hot chocolate in hand and close friends and family at my side! This is one holiday tradition I cannot wait to get started and quite literally requires little effort to enjoy.
Leaving Room to Grow
Recently I have noticed that my son has been spending more time by himself. At 8 years old, he is developing a greater sense of his independence, and a greater sense of connection with his friends at school. My son loves to listen to books on CD in his room, he calls it me time. I have noticed that it is not always easy for me to accept this as okay. Sometimes it is hard to leave space within a relationship for growth. What may be a natural distance can feel uncomfortable or goes against expectations about what a relationship should look like.