Category: Relationship
30 – Tidy up the second desk
“I can’t stand working at a messy desk, it’s messy, it’s distracting, and quite frankly, I don’t want to work.” That’s a comment I get most often when I’m organizing offices and who can blame them? Your desk is your domain, and since you probably spend at least 9 hours a day living on it,…
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Raise money to invest using 11 poor man’s strategies
Unlike many of my fellow financial bloggers, I have gained street cred (credentials) when it comes to having been poor. When we first came to San Jose, CA in the early 1980’s, my family lived with another family until my parents were able to save up to rent an apartment. The house we lived in…
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Russian wedding traditions!
Recent years have seen a change in the Russian family structure. It has been on the decline and becoming liberal in nature. This is even more true when it comes to sons and daughters getting married. It used to be a matter of course for couples to ask their parents for permission to get married.…
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Potty Training: Timing Is Everything!
If you’re about to start shopping for a good potty training for kids, good luck, there are many different types on the market. Also, remembering time is everything; You should start when your child is ready, not because of what your mother-in-law, mother, or her friends say. Be warned, many husbands like to harp on…
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Clutter and Hoarding: Instead of tackling a mountain of stuff, work on a small hill of moles
Maybe you live in a house full of clutter. Looking at it and thinking that he MUST order it, he may feel overwhelmed. You may hear yourself say, “I have to do something about all this mess.” So you can imagine some unknown force trying to bully you into “obeying” and “fixing” the mess…as if…
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Proven Stress Busters During the Holidays!
Does your stomach clench when you think about the holidays? Stressed? Are you worried about getting into arguments, not meeting the expectations of others, not choosing the right gifts? The American Psychological Association says that anxiety increases during the holidays. Although the holidays should be a fun time, they bring a lot of stress and…
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gardening without a plan
I’m not sure if you realize it, but even “gardening without a plan” needs a plan. Oops wow! This type of gardening doesn’t require a ship-sized plan, but requires just a little bit of pre-thinking or pre-planning. What are the most important things to consider? Where do you live What is your neighborhood statement (living…
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Time Management Tips: 5 Simple Organizational Skills
How many times have you heard someone say, “There just isn’t enough time?” How often have you made similar comments while trying to meet yet another deadline? We all know that there is no such thing as more time. We have exactly twenty-four hours each day and no one can give us more. What we…
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Action plan for getting young children to sleep in their own bed
Are you exhausted and at your wits end due to constant late night visits from your child or children? Maybe your child won’t just stay in bed when you turn off the lights and say goodnight. If that is the case, then I am here to assure you that there is hope. You don’t have…
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There is life after divorce
A married woman becomes a single woman for one of two reasons: death or divorce. The first is an honorable status, the second is not. When a woman loses her husband to death, all the neighbors get together and provide meals and whatever help they can give with regard to home repairs or cleaning or…
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