Econ 101
A national clothing retail chain made news with their new line aimed at teens and tweens; thongs with controversial messages on them “dare you”, “call me” and “feeling lucky”. These messages should not have shocked anyone. Take a look around any clothing store or any...
Times Gone By: Parenting in Retrospect
When you are the parent of babies and toddlers, everyone smiles, sighs, and says, “treasure these days they go too fast.” Being the parent of young adults, I have to agree that’s true. I remember the days when my kids where babies and realize I probably didn’t enjoy...
Protect Our Children
How could a nation that has so much, so very much, end up with the problem of neglect? It isn't that we have too little; we have an overabundance of excess. Some of our children are gifted beyond their years in terms of electronics, clothing, and materialism while...
Continuing the Assessment – Your Home
Our homes not only for shelter, they are a source of pride and an expression of who we are. Our decorating style, color and items used to accentuate reflects our personality, tastes, and interests. Great pieces can be found anywhere from yard sales and estate auctions...
Spiritual Living vs. Material Living
Where does your sense of self and peace come from? What brings you comfort? Do you feel good about having the greatest and newest “stuff” of do you just feel good about life in general? Do you try to match what your family and friends have purchased lately or done in...
An Honest Look at Depression
A friend’s child committed suicide over the weekend. If you have never experienced a clinical depression, thank your lucky stars. People often say they are depressed, but until they have experienced clinical depression there is no real understanding of the severity...
On Loss and Regrowth
There are times in our lives when a loss of someone leaves a hole in our heart that can never be repaired. We feel the loss as acutely as a pulled muscle or stomach ache that will not end. What we fail to realize is the heart is ever changing, and while that space may...
Parenting and Motivation
I told my husband we have failed as parents. Our kids are not motivated to get out there and work hard to improve themselves and to try and find extra jobs to earn an extra dollar. That’s our fault. We made excuses for them, gave them money as them needed it in the...
Brave New World
It's an interesting work environment these days. It seems that half the U.S is out of work and the other half is working in jobs they hate. It’s not so much the work that people hate, it’s the management and the work environment. It’s a brave new world out there....
Tips to Getting Hired
The current economic climate says that too many people still don’t have jobs. College graduates complain they are unable to find work in the fields they majored in and older workers state they can’t find work because of their age. I don’t know how to solve the current...
Never Anyone’s Fault
The news is full of the government shutdown now: the consequences of it, the cost of it, who is affected by it, and why it is happening. Congress is also all over the news now, pointing fingers, explaining why they are not to blame, how their party worked to avoid a...
In Search of a Better Life
I went garage sailing with my daughter this past weekend. The weather was beautiful, and citywide garage sales made it the perfect day! Throughout, I couldn't help but notice how much “stuff” people had for sale: exercise equipment, clothing, books, candles,...