October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
A Healthy Friendship A healthy friendship is one that does not consist of only calling someone when you need a favor. I think everyone knows someone who fits the bill. Those people are not really friends, but acquaintances. They usually…
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
“Don’t want to leave, but we both know sometimes it’s better to go. Somehow I know we’ll meet again, not sure quite where and I don’t know just when you’re in my heart, so until then, smile, don’t want to…
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October 3, 2015 Friends and Peers
Listeners & Talkers Friendship is a two way communication. Sometimes you are the Talker. Sometimes you are the Listener. Friendship is like a teeter-tauter. It needs a perfect blend of balance to work effectively.A perfect friendship consists of being the…
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October 3, 2015 Friends and Peers
“Happiness is Being Married to Your Best Friend” When I saw this lovely framed saying at a yard sale, my first thought was “Oh that is so appropriate, I’ll get this for my husband’s desk.” I was thrilled that it…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
Love & Friendship Trust me when I tell you that there is a huge difference between love and friendship. I know because I figured it all out the hard way. I loved my ex-husband but we did not have a…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
Great Friendship Movies “Beaches”The 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey is one of the greatest movies ever made about friendship. This movies definitely gets a 4 Tissue Rating. Two little girls meet on an Atlantic City beach. Thirty…
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Cruelty Free Organic Cosmetics___________________________________________________________________________________________ Organic Makeup: Cosmetics made with a harmony of natural plant and mineral ingredients, blended with natural botanical extracts and powerful antioxidants.____________________________________________________________________________________________ Today scientists have discovered over 300 chemical toxins, including dioxin, in human tissues that were…
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September 19, 2015 Friends and Peers
What is Friendship? Friendship is laughter. I thought about this for several days before I came up with the best answer.Think about it. Do you ever laugh with your enemies? (Laughing AT them doesn’t count.) To me, as you can…
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June 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
After the honeymoon is over, the real joys of marriage begin. The feeling of security far outweighs the joy of sex. Or at least it should. Too often movies and the vast selection of talk shows downplay the important part…
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April 21, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
REASONS WHY HUSBANDS SHOULD DO HOUSEWORK Because they can. Where is it written that women are responsible for all the housework? What silly person came up with this idea? Why shouldn’t husbands do housework? If you, or someone you know,…
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“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” UnknownToday’s pop culture of free love is not much different from the free love era of 1960. Gone are the flowers and the flowing dresses; high priced prescription drugs have…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
The problem with stopping a stalker is that until they actually harm the intended victim, there is not much the law can – or will – do to protect you. Restraining orders are rarely effective due to the fact that…
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February 21, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
“Promise me you will never treat me like a wife. I always want to be your girlfriend.” Those are the words I spoke to my soon to be husband on the eve of our Las Vegas wedding. I had not…
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The Hollister Clothing Fad I don’t understand the fad so I did some research on it. I’ll try to explain the phenomenon and let you be the judge. What’s so special about Hollister Clothing? The only thing I can think…
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January 24, 2015 Communication
Liar Liar Pants on Fire My husband can tell if I am lying even if it’s over the phone. Detecting a lie is easy if you know the person very well. Now it’s not that I lie to my husband…
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Another name for a Herkimer diamond would be “pseudio diamond” as it is not really a genuine diamond at all. They are actually double-terminated quartz crystals. These gemstones are alledged to be nearly five million years old. They are found…
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