“Come!”

We’re trying to train a dog at our house. Holy cow, what a humble learning curve we’re on! Some years ago I read a book for a class (I believe it was a behavioral psychology class) called Don’t Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor. Then somewhere in our last...

Why, Yes!

Do you get your hair done at a salon? Or your nails or eyelashes or anything else? I have gone to salons on occasion and some are awesome, but I’ve found that I prefer to get some of those things done at home. So, on occasion we mothers and daughters or...

Compulsivity

Compelling. Compulsive. Not able to be resisted. Irresistible urge that goes against one’s conscious wishes. Can anyone relate to this issue? Geneen Roth, the guru of eating disorders, says this: “I tell them that if compulsive eating is anything,...

The Buzz

Do you ever feel that you are pushing toward a finish line that doesn’t exist? Flying about in a hurry, hustling and bustling from one task to the next, zig-zagging and multi-tasking until you forget where your flight began and where it was supposed to end? As...

Around The Corner

For those of you who are experiencing winter right now, and if you are challenged by the cold as I am, hang on, spring is right around the corner! But before it gets here, and the out-of-doors is calling your name, what indoor projects could use your attention? Are...