Just as some people are beginning to embrace the whole “Empty Nest” thing with all the kids out of the house, they are faced with adult children returning home to live after college or after financial woes.
These returnees are often called “Boomerang Kids”.
While many parents want to welcome their kids home and provide assistance where applicable, there comes a time when it’s time for them to move out again, this time for good. Yet sometimes they don’t see it the same way.
What’s a parent to do? I don’t know, I don’t have personal experience with it. As a …read more

There’s a week of happiness going on at Life Two. It’s a week long series based on the work of Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar and his book Happier.
Though the book isn’t required to enjoy, and, participate in the series, it comes highly recommended.
The first lesson, From Happy to Happier helps you explore what makes you happy, and, I’m glad to see they included something I constantly need reminding of, that “happiness is not a place or a destination, it’s a continuum”.
I just discovered this, so, I’m going to have to think on today’s lesson for a while, but, be sure …read more