Fix It, Make It, Grow It, Bake It

January 6th, 2011

Billee Sharp knows how to live well on a budget, and has put this knowledge into a book called, “Fix It, Make It, Grow It, Bake It.”

Here are some of her ideas for a New Years Eve celebration on a budget:

-Potluck instead of shouldering the food cost alone. To make it more festive have a theme such as Thanksgiving, Classic American, Food from Literature, or ask people to bring a traditional dish from their culture.

-Have someone act as a DJ (this is usually not hard, often several people want this job) and clear a dance floor.

Do you know someone that has been abused?

August 19th, 2010

Do you know someone that has been abused?” by Barbara Hart

Back to School Is the Real New Year

August 5th, 2010

Back to School Is the Real New Year

A “New Year’s” Resolution That Will Build Brain Power in Your Kids

By Don Joseph Goewey

Learning from Tim Russert

July 29th, 2010

What Sandwiched Boomers Can Learn from Tim Russert

By Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. & Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.

There were non-stop tributes to Tim Russert when he died – from erudite political friends to strangers traveling long distances to pay their respects. He was the toughest interviewer in broadcast journalism and few had come even close to rattling him. He clearly understood how the media game is played. Because he knew an awful lot more, think about what you can learn from his legacy and then apply to your life:

Resolving conflict peacefully

July 5th, 2010

RESOLVING CONFLICT PEACEFULLY by John Wilder

Fighting comes naturally, peacefully resolving conflict does not.  I am sure that you can remember all too well fights that you have had in your own relationship.  The problem with fighting is that no one wants to “lose” the fight so we lock into combat that almost always escalates into dysfunction.  That dysfunction can be screaming, throwing things, cursing and/or hitting a spouse.

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