Archive for July, 2010
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Friday, July 30th, 2010Well after over a yngle Parentear now I am about ready to launch my new book“Kickin Butt as a Single Parent” “99 Tips that every single parent must have”. It is some what surreal when you actually get a copy of a book that you wrote. I never thought that I would write a book [...]
Be Here Now
Friday, July 30th, 2010The other day I drove to a local farm and purchased fresh white peaches at the delicate peak of ripeness. I came home and I made peach pan cakes.
Promptly my youngest son refused to eat them. (I did make plain ones, too, but asked him to try the peach ones.) He refused though the specks [...]
Could you be creating a future clutterer?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010I am a Professional Organizer. The earliest memory of organizing is at 12 years old. Yes, I was one of those weird kids that actually found cleaning and organizing just as fun as playing. The point is, I’ve been doing this for a long time so not only do I understand the [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – A Cornucopia of Unrelated Revelations
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A Cornucopia of Unrelated Revelations
1. I text when I drive? My younger son gets crazy on me and points it out in the same way I’d point out a mistake or poor choice he’d make. It doesn’t give me much credibility when I continue this dangerous and foolish behavior.
2. Why is it that [...]
A parable on relationship dynamics for your children and perhaps for you
Monday, July 26th, 2010A parable on relationship dynamics for your children and perhaps for you
So I am reflecting back on a parable I once told to my daughter.
This was after she had done some goofy “relationship dance” with another teen aged boy. I had read this parable in a Jungian Psychology book many years [...]
Learning to Focus
Monday, July 26th, 2010The death of someone instrumental in our lives instantly changes our view of the world. Ordinary things are suddenly fraught with meaning, and insignificant moments become unexpectedly precious. After my husband Phil’s death I remember thinking that grief swooped in and stole my rose colored glasses…leaving me with a pair of dark shades instead.
This darker [...]
Release With Peace
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Wow… pretty powerful words, really. When you think about it, they can/should apply to almost any situation in which we find ourselves. From the ‘more trivial’ things in life such as traffic jams to finalizing a divorce or getting a child ready for college.
Of course, as with everything in life… it takes practice… and lots [...]
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