Kids have a way of upstaging everything if you let them. They can suck all the time out of your evening and all the emotional energy out of your body, can’t they? Seemingly no matter what their age. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard about the importance of having a “marriage-centered” (let’s [read more ...]
I like things to be settled and decided. I want to know the plan (better yet, create the plan) and inform everyone else of the plan. I find predictability to be calming. Change is good – when I know in advance it’s coming. Surprises can be nice – when they are pleasant and not completely [read more ...]
What do you think of these words from Thomas Edison? “The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.” Personally I think they reflect that Thomas had a wife to cook, clean and take care of the children while he incessantly applied [read more ...]
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Stress and the Sandwich Generation Woman
You probably don’t need to see the American Psychologial Association’s “Stress in America” survey results to know that you are stressed. However, what I find striking about the 2007 survey’s results is: Mothers in the “sandwich generation,” ages 35-54, feel more stress than any other age group as they balance the demanding, delicate acts of [read more ...]