Your baby just smeared peanut butter all over himself. Your toddler accidentally knocked over the trash. Your tween used your hair dye to give the dog some color. Your teen has just come home with a pierced nose. Your husband has just come home and is asking what’s for dinner. A single item hasn’t been crossed out in your to-do list. Oh, and you forgot to pay the bills.
All the chaos can easily send you screaming out of the house, or worse, screaming at the people in the house. What would you do if this happens to you?
You …read more

To be fair…I’m talking about a very specific kind of humor. Not the fun “I love you” or “You’re so silly” jovial humor that every relationship should have. I’m referring to the soul sucking, marriage exploding humor that works it’s way into the conversation when you are dining with an unhappy couple.
This weekend, Paul and I went out with an older couple we had not seen in a while. They’re probably in their mid-forties and have been married four times as long as Paul and I.
After the obligatory small talk to ease into the evening, the discussion got a little …read more

Laughter is good for us, whether we’re in business or not.  However, at Woman on Business, I found an interesting post, Laughter is Serious Business by Chrysty Beverley Fortner.

Chrysty tells us that if you make her laugh, she’ll do business with you. So perhaps this is a good tip to keep in mind if you’re in a craft (or any other) business.  She also mentions how laughter is good for health, stress relief and your life in general.
I know when my mother had Alzheimer’s, laughter helped my husband, Mother and me get through this difficult time.  When Mother commented, “We …read more

I thought I would share with you one of my most popular posts… It is always a very big topic, since so many do not discuss this with their doctors and nurses due to embarrassment.
Healthbolt has inspired me to write once again about that taboo subject of sexual relations. When I think about it, my discharge teaching with an acute MI patient is focused on nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes, but doesn’t touch on sex. Don’t you think that should be a valid thought? “When is it safe to have sex again?”
Well, lucky for ya’all, I have done my …read more