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Friends are often your chosen, family. If you are looking for a Christmas or birthday gift for your best friend or a creative gift for any of your female friends this is the place to find unique touching gift ideas. Two of my favorite gifts I've gotten from friends are earrings and Christmas ornaments. I like these because I think of the friends who gave me earrings ...
Discover 15 simple habits to change your life starting today. How do you make a positive change in your life? Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans Allen Saunders I've been working on making healthier food choices and exercising more. One thing that has helped me a lot is using an app to track my choices. You change your life by being ...
Winter is always a good time for self reflect. Because of the COVID 19 pandemic social distancing in place he winter of 2020-2021 will give most of us even more opportunity for self reflection. In my psychotherapy practice social distancing, mask wearing and people being sick with COVID-19 has significantly increased many people's anxiety level. Now that it is ...
When is Amazon Prime Day 2020? October 13 & 14, 2020 is Amazon Prime Day this year. Amazon Prime Day is a special two days of deals for Amazon Prime members. How can I get $30 of Amazon credit free? When you install the free Amazon app you get a $10 credit. You get another $10 credit for your first purchase with the app and a third $10 credit with your second ...
What do I say to my son on his wedding day? In the past few months, both of my sons have gotten engaged. I am happy and sad about this. I have been a marriage therapist for many years. It gives me a first hand look at what goes wrong in marriages. Early last year I wrote an open letter to my future daughter-in-law. So much has changed in my sons' ...
In 5 Steps to Work Life Balance I give an overview of achieving that work-life balance we all strive for. In this post, I will focus on setting priorities as a way to improve time management. Sometimes it seems that everything is the top priority. Raising the children is the most important thing, being at all of their activities, being the involved mom, and ...
Is work-life balance possible? I used to think it was impossible, some still do. I shared this a few years ago, but with normal changing from day to day I thought it was time to share it with you again. I discovered the truth for me it is possible. It can be possible for you too. Five elements make work-life balance more doable. If your life is falling ...
I love collecting fun activities for teenage boys and girls to do keep them from being bored when they are home from school. There is no need for them to spend all day watching screens with all the ideas to keep them busy you will find here. Updated August 2020 If you have a 13, 14, or 15 year old you are probably in search of boredom busters. These fun activities ...
Single moms can use these journaling prompts to improve their mental health. Journaling can reduce anxiety and decrease depression when life gets hard and you have little hope. After my divorce, I sat for hours staring out the window sometimes crying, sometimes journaling trying to figure out how my life had gone so wrong and wondering what I was going to do next. This is ...
Many of the single moms in my community have a dream of having financial stability and wonder if owning their own business is the solution. Are you too wondering if it is possible to be an entrepreneur and a single mom? I started my mental health counseling business in the middle of my divorce. I'm sure some people thought I was crazy. Some days I thought I was crazy too. ...
