Posts Tagged by success

Washing Tips for Stuffed Animals

Plush

If you have children you are bound to have bins full of stuffed animals.  My children have quite a few, but they love and play with them.  They of course have their favorites and usually those stuffed animals get dragged all over the house picking up the dirt and grime.  I have washed a couple hundred stuffed animals because of my kids being sick and when I also sold on… more

I Learned How to be a Father from Conan the Barbarian

Conan

A good many folks know me, but there are few who probably know I love fantasy and science fiction movies and books.  I have loved other worlds since I was a young child.  It is a temporary way to escape the harshness of real life, and imagine worlds where boundaries have little meaning, and can be defied and demolished with a sword, a thought or a wave of the hand. … more

The Family Barometer: The Least Accurate Estimator of Success or Failure

Do you often wonder why at every turn in your life you find one or more family members ready and willing to criticize you and your efforts, both good and bad?  How long does it take after you step into a relative’s house for the holidays for your grossly overweight aunt to notice your five pound gain or loss?  You are far from alone.  Family struggles, historically, result in many… more

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Goals

With the New Year underway, do you have your resolutions set?  Do you have your list of positive life-style changes you want to make this year?  I have never been a person who makes New Year’s resolutions simply because resolutions seem all or nothing.  I know it is human nature to want to start fresh from a definitive point in time, but so commonly we allow everyday life to eventually… more