Maintaining a busy household can take a toll on your energy. Do remember though that the captain has to be fit so he can man the ship properly! Before you get overwhelmed by the many tasks and chores, always budget time for yourself during the day. It’s your way of maintaining your sanity too!

Have the same “me time” schedule everyday. What if you declared 2.00-3.oo pm everyday as your own time? Just as you schedule doctor’s appointments and parent-teacher meetings, schedule a date with yourself. The hour is all yours and nobody should bother you. Whether it’s soaking in the …read more

I am a strong believer in equality of the sexes and I support the efforts that have been made by women over the centuries to change the idea that women are helpless.  I like to be independent and strong and stand up for women’s rights so no woman ever has to feel like a servant.  The idea of “traditional housewife” roles that involve cooking, cleaning, taking care of babies, and keeping up the house all anger me when I think that for many years it was accepted that women should do all of these things.
That being said, sometimes your man …read more

Did you enter the contest for the book Simple Pleasures? I got quite a few wonderful comments about this contest, and I think it’s because in this busy world we are all looking for just a few moments to give us peace. I hope this book is able to do that for our winner! And the winner is….
Amber G.!

Amber said, “This sounds like a book that could put a smile on my face and help me appreciate what I have in life instead of stressing about the small stuff.”
I couldn’t have said it better myself! …read more

Let me be the first to say I usually don’t believe in self-help mumbo-jumbo.
In fact, a few years ago, when a guy I was crazy about gave me a self-empowerment book for my birthday, I nearly cried. (And not with elation. Seriously, it was proof how little he knew about me.)
That said, Love Well is a tasteful, guided imagery/self hypnosis approach to re-igniting passion.
Narrated by Janet Montgomery, this CD is not remotely as crazy and new age as you may think – it’s soothing and pretty darn thoughtful – using “guiding imaging” and Jeff Gold’s relaxing instrumental music to …read more

With the only pressing decisions I had to make over the last week were “should I make clams tonight or shrimp…?”, I actually didn’t have a succinct word in mind to describe our time away until — I saw a note from my b5 media colleague, : Hsien “…hope you had a relaxing time.”
That’s it! Relaxing…that sums it up. I did nothing all week except read and make dinner, read and make dinner…and drink wine.
(Anna Quinland’s “Rise and Shine” and Steve Martin’s HILARIOUS, “The Pleasure of My Company.”)
I did a lot of self-reflection as well, …read more