Island Time: a term for the 1/2 hour on each side of actual time.
Tag: stress
Want vs. Need – another useful “word swap”
“Want vs. need” is another in my lifelong compiling of what I lovingly refer to as “word swaps.” I love word swaps. They are simple and easy…… Read more “Want vs. Need – another useful “word swap””
What to do When your Parents come to Visit
I also see that my dad is on edge because I am on edge and that puts me more on edge because I want him to relax. You see where this is going right?
My RollerCoaster Life
It’s exciting, wild, fun and also, at times, exhausting and dare I say?…overwhelming.
Here are Some Things You can Learn from Me about Parenting
I’ve always said, “Why wasn’t this in the parenting handbook?
So I made a parenting handbook. Basically, everything I wish somebody would have told me.
The Characters in My Life
Why do we let our thoughts and feeling about the real people in our lives drive us nuts?
What You are Actually Paying For
We get charged an amount that just doesn’t seem fair. The actual skill involved wasn’t worth the price.
However, I whipped out my credit card and promptly paid $200 for the best damn set of x-rays I’ve ever had and honestly some pretty kick-ass doctoring and nursing
The strange correlation of 1990s TV and my ideas about money.
Now, this isn’t advice – this site isn’t “dear Abby” so you don’t need to take my words and ideas at all. In fact, by all means, DO NOT TAKE MY ADVICE – the real spirit of this post is not the money but more, “don’t sweat it, it’ll all come around.” DON’T TAKE MY ADVICE – but think about it a little bit – just think…
The enjoyment of my time table aka: My life as “Team Chaos”
I’ve significantly turned the volume down on my frantic meter. It’s not hard to do but does take some practice and effort.
First Blog Post: 3 INSTANT tips for Happiness. The reason for the creation of Be Awesome 365
I have my off days like we all do, but my last reply to “How’s your day?”
“Satisfied to the point of being perceptibly smug.” This satisfaction/happy stuff? These are learned skills.
Be Awesome 365 