
We can recklessly say what we choose, or we can carefully choose what we say. Remember, we are wise because of our life experiences. Our grandchildren are much younger than us. So we must think before we speak and there are some things things grandparents shouldn’t say Here are a few things you may be tempted to […]

Mornings are my favorite time of the day. Why? I have the whole day to capture new moments in my life. I am sitting up in bed with my computer on my lap, a cup of freshly brewed steaming coffee next to me on the night table, my pooch Orchid snoring softly beside me with […]

You are gearing up to make the holiday season a special one for your blended family. You plan on being inclusive, nurturing, giving and loving. But what should you expect for the holidays with a blended family? Dear readers of mine, no matter how well prepared you are, I want you to know that you will […]

“A daughter is an extension of her mother and also a woman unto herself” ~Honey To handle mother-daughter arguments, the goal is to stay calm, bite your tongue instead of firing back, communicate with each other’s feelings in mind, smooth things over before a verbal fight grows, and keep the relationship open with loving gestures […]

I know my title sounds a bit dismal, and, maybe even unappreciative. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is just hard for me to leave “home.” I am so content living in my beautiful Chicago, in my apartment in the sky, with my husband, Shelly, and my delicious pooch, Orchid. I am a homebody, […]