Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Choosing happiness

June 29, 2010
Happiness is a choice.I've always been a happy girl. But I'm not different from anyone else. My glass hasn't always been full up, but I've always looked at it as half...

Warning: puppies at play!

June 29, 2010
Not much cuter than puppies at...

The shame of living on the dole, but not what you think

June 28, 2010
This post will probably infuriate some readers and reinforce strongly-held opinions of others. Just don't skip the nuances. My hope is that it'll start a...

A favor

June 28, 2010
I'm going to ask a favor.I've written before about an inspirational woman in Utah who was badly burned and disfigured in a small aircraft accident in 2008. I believe she...

TMI: to blog it or not

June 27, 2010
I've been working on a blog post about my family for a couple months now. I wrote a bit more a few weeks ago and was about to post it, when I thought better of it.The...

Right. They don’t.

June 26, 2010
A dog trainer in California told us that if we could get Riley to lie down, he'd stop barking."Dogs don't bark lying down," she said.(video embedded...

Poteen

June 26, 2010
How could I forget to have shared this? In Ireland, I tasted poteen. It's a traditional Irish distilled beverage that's highly alcoholic. 60-95% ABV (alcohol by...

home buy

June 25, 2010
If you've been on top of the news at all these past few years, I'm sure you have noticed that we have been living in a real estate fantasy world. Really.So let me take...

Will we heed the wake-up call?

June 25, 2010
I watched a baby dolphin die this morning as the Gulf of Mexico boils like acid burning sea life to death. It made me cry.But it also made me think about what we have...

Unlocking the sticky doors of life

June 25, 2010
It's one thing to listen to our friendsand it's another to listen actively.Like me, you probably have friends who accept everything you say as "information."You trade...

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