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Better Off Not Knowing

As parents, we want the best for our children.  We want to protect them from harm and ensure them every success in life.  To that end, most of us take to heart information provided by experts, such as doctors, researchers and scientists.  However, more and more these days it seems said experts are spending way too much time, money and resources analyzing subjects that most parents are better off not knowing. Case in point:   A recent study regarding diapers, babies and the ability to walk.  According to three reputable developmental scientists, who were able to convince some entity to … Continue reading →

Hard to Get – But Easy to Lose

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I got another letter from my health insurance company. In the past, the letters were filled with good news. This one, however, warned me that they were about to drop my coverage. I had to work so hard to find an affordable health plan. It seems unfair that it could be lost, in the blink of an eye! In 2009, I lost my job, which meant that I lost my health insurance along with it. It took until 2012 for me to find affordable health insurance coverage again. In between, I spent countless hours searching for information about health insurance … Continue reading →

You Can’t Always Fix Everything

It’s a frequent miscommunication, one written about many times: one spouse just wants to vent their frustrations, and the other hears it as “please fix my problem.” It’s most common that the women are former and the men latter, but I’ve heard of the situation reversed; it all depends on personality. Jon and I can sometimes fall into this trap as well. It starts off very sweet: Jon would like to be able to solve my problems for me. That’s something we’d all like to do for the people that we love. But because that’s impossible, it’s important that we … Continue reading →

Some Days It’s Just Hard

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I love being a mom. It truly is one of the greatest joys in my life. Watching my daughter grow into the person she will become and knowing I had something to do with that, makes my heart happy. That’s not to say it is the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I thought parenting was difficult when I was married but it’s much harder as a single mom. For me, the toughest thing is not having that sounding board to bounce ideas off and get advice from. We all want to do what’s best for our child but sometimes it’s … Continue reading →

How Not to Ruin a Photo Calendar

Here’s a lesson my sister-in-law learned the hard way while crafting my parents Christmas gift: Disable your camera’s date and time stamp if you plan to use the images to create a photo calendar. My mom and dad received a gorgeous 2012 calendar from my brother and sister-in-law this morning. It is filled with colorful pictures of my young nephew’s first trip to Disneyland, Sea World and Legoland, plus dozens of candid shots of other family members. However, each of the images also features tiny numbers listing the date and time the photo was snapped. The date and time are … Continue reading →

Another Suggestion How to Help

When you have a family member or friend who is going through treatments you may think that when the chemo lines are removed or the radiation is done for the day that your loved one should feel back to normal. Reality is the treatment takes a lot out of you and it takes a while to get back to normal. The normal that cancer patients have may never be back to what it was before they heard the cancer diagnosis. As I mentioned in a previous blog I was told that when you get the cancer diagnosis it is like … Continue reading →

Money Can Buy Happiness

Did you buy your Mega Millions ticket yet? The jackpot is up to a staggering $355 million—-one of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history. In just a few hours some lucky duck could be rolling in enough dollar bills to cover the surface of the Earth… or something like that. Of course, the odds of winning are 1 in 176 million, but someone’s gotta win, right? If you are a parent struggling to make ends meet, then there’s a very good chance that you have already dug deep to scrape up the dollar it takes to purchase a single … Continue reading →

Marriage is not a Prison

A recent article gave ‘the best ten destination spots before you sign your life away.’ If that’s the way people think about marriage, no wonder marriages are in trouble. This attitude is treating marriage like it is a prison and you need to get all you can out of life before you take the plunge. All I can say is that is not my experience. Marriage to me is freedom. It is about the freedom to love one person in an exclusive relationship. Marriage is freedom to be yourself and to know that you are loved for yourself. You can … Continue reading →

Protect Your Family By Knowing Your Credit Score

What is your credit score? Has it changed recently? Is your credit score considered to be low, or is it nice and high? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you might be at risk for identity theft. One great way to protect your family from identity theft is to be extremely careful about whom you share personal information with. But, even the most careful person can become a victim of identity theft. The best way to protect your family from identity theft is by being keenly aware of your credit score, and to know what, exactly, is … Continue reading →

Just Say “No” – You Can Do It!

“No”. It is one of the shortest words in the English language, but it is also one of the most important words as well. “No” can help you avoid overfilling your plate, prevent you from taking on clients that are more trouble than they are worth, and assist you in establishing boundaries with others, among other things. All too often, we are told that “no” is a negative word and this may lead us to avoid using it, even when it would be good for us to do so. Do you ever find that your life is hectic and you … Continue reading →