Okay, I will rephrase that, we almost all have complexes. You know that thing you hate above all else, that you want to hide, that shames you, and that you make an effort to have fixed. We all have at least one. In some of us it is more important than in others. Sometimes it's a big nose, sometimes it's our thighs, a small chest (previously this was me, among other things), ears or even feet. In fact you can…
When you're a mother, you end up taking so many tasks just to get to the millions of other things you need to do done; feeding our family, doing laundry, cleaning, shopping, spending quality time with our children, organizing parties, etc. And when you work through it all, you have no choice but to organize. Thank goodness for summer recipes. They are fun, fast, and satisfying. Today I am going to give you one of the tips I developed for…
Well, I'll be, who would have thought you could have that much fun on a Wednesday afternoon. As you may have guessed from the title I'm talking about a baby shower. Not just any shower mind you, this one was for a very special person in my life. My cousin. She is six years younger than I am and during my teen years she lived with us for several years. You might call her my adopted sister. We really are…
I have never done it but my husband has traveled alone for most of his adult life. Today I thought that it would be nice to share some of the insights that he has had about traveling alone. No matter where you are in the world, a journey can take different shapes and sizes, no matter if you spend the weekend in another city or country each trip is unique. This can be said no matter what. Whether you choose…
A positive attitude allows us to learn better. Life is built up of a lot of pieces which are almost always unexpected. I would probably have been a scientist if it wasn't for a couple of teachers I had as a teenager that I really disliked. They turned science into something dreaded, a subject that I had previously loved. Around the same time, I had two language and literature teachers who were good at what they did, they were excited…
I feel like it might be the start of an infection. That would really put a damper on my spirits since, for me, they are really annoying. On top of that I have had my fair share of them since I was a child. For those of you who have never had the misfortune of getting an infection it feel like your eyes are full of puss because they are. They burn, they can't tear up and they are warm….
Hello readers/guests/family, you're all great I hope… Today I decided to write about something that used to be a topic in my life. It is something that can make a sudden appearance in our lives or it might be a steady companion, one that affects many people on a daily basis: insomnia. It's never been fun to lay their awake when you should be soundly asleep in dreamland. The thoughts that run through my head at those times were the…
Some people don't know the difference between jams and jellies. And many think that they are concentrated juices. There is actually quite a difference and they are not made of juice. Jam is a confection usually obtained by cooking different types of fruit in a pot. While not all types of fruit require it most are pitted and cut into pieces if necessary. An equivalent weight of sugar is then added to the mix. Jam is actually a very old…
Back when I was a young woman, about twenty-five years old, I considered herself unlucky in almost everything I tried. Then I made an amazing friend with the ability to see things in a more optimistic light, which influenced my life in a pretty major way. My attitude changed by adopting behavior that would allow me to developed, to improve my mind set. I started to think positive. And that makes all the difference in the world for me. By…