These are rough economic times. You don’t have to watch stock prices nosedive or lines for the local pantry grow longer to understand this. People are losing their jobs and homes and find themselves debating which bill not to pay…
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April 24, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
You never realize just how predictable your look has become to others (not to mention yourself) until after you make the slightest change and receive thousands of compliments. Several weeks ago, I decided to part my hair a different way….
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Unlike many years ago when children could stay home until they were old enough to go to school and aging parents could move in with their married sons or daughters and their families when they were no longer capable of…
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October 25, 2014 Communication
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, yet it can also be one of the most stressful. No, I’m not talking about cooking and baking up a storm, buying gifts without going into debt or decorating and keeping the…
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May 17, 2014 Friends and Peers
Unlike most people my age, I swore off all social networking sites for many years. I had no desire to share every detail of my life with people other than my family and close friends. But I eventually gave in…
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May 3, 2014 Style and Beauty - Other
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. The contents inside are what keep you interested and engaged in the story, not the artwork. Of course, the illustrations draw you in, in the first place, but they…
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March 20, 2014 Friends and Peers
If you’ve ever believed that you can change a person, then you can blame Hollywood. How many times have you gone to the movies and watched the lead couple drift off into “happily-ever-after” land when in the beginning it seemed…
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December 28, 2013 Communication
I try to live my life according to the Golden Rule – do unto others as you would want done to you. Is it admirable? Of course! Is it easy? Far from it! They say that hindsight is 20/20, and…
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