Every time the show Hoarders is on TV I watch it. I think for validation purposes. “If they and their house are that bad, I have nothing to worry about” I tell myself. In reality, I have nothing to worry about anyway – I don’t have hoarding tendencies but sometimes...
I am a duck. I’m cool and calm on the surface, but underneath it all is a nonstop struggle to succeed. My feet are like orange spatulas. - Jarod Kintz A couple of weeks ago as I was driving Shaila and two of her friends home from Webster City, we...
Today the stock market is tanking. Worse day in a long time. Worst January in history (I made this up but it’s probably true). For a lot of us, thinking about this is kind of like being in the house during a blizzard. In the house I’m warm and cozy...
A friend chose the word “brave” to define his year. (others chose words like “wise”, “focus”, “engage”, “tenacity”, “embark”) The dictionary says brave means: ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage. I think sometimes with guys, our machismo gets the best of us and our way of...
Learn to say no to demands, requests, invitations, and activities that leave you with no time for yourself. Until I learned to say no, and mean it, I was always overloaded by stress. You may feel guilty and selfish at first for guarding your down- time, but you’ll soon find...
