Make love holy – not holy war!
When dating or marrying someone who practices a different religion than yours, the three most important things to practice are:
April’s Big 3 DO’S
1. Tolerance of differences
2. Compromise
3. Flexibility
Try it – you might like it…
If you’ve always celebrated Easter and you’re dating someone who is Jewish, you should […]

April’s Hints on How to Begin Mending a Broken Heart: If there’s a party you know about, get dressed and go celebrate with people who want to enjoy themselves! Look great, and you’ll have a better chance of feeling great. Flirt! #1 — Rub those tears away with a rub down. Book a spa date for one. […]

Baby Boomers: Why Online Dating Is Great for the Gen-50 Whether you’re 50 or over, hovering around the big 50 or younger, if you decide to date someone 50, 60 or older, you are going to get a date with an individual who is not trying to figure out what to do with their life. […]

The Power Behind “I Love You”  THE FIRST WORDS A BABY HEARS The first thing that mothers and fathers say to their babies, usually at birth, is “I love you”.  For the next year those are probably the most repeated words that any baby hears, and sees the cooing, loving faces of adoring adults saying it to […]

No More New Year’s Resolutions
I’m a big believer in doing what you set out to do, and finding any obstacles that keep you from your goal, and breaking them down or going around them. My average reader wants help keeping New Year’s Resolutions, but there are times when no resolution is the best resolution. If […]

12 Great New Year’s Resolutions — For Your Home
We all make resolutions for ourselves — lose weight, spend more time with family, grow our hair longer, wear it shorter. However, few make resolutions for our biggest asset — our home. Here are 12 great ideas — one per month — for what homeowners […]

Do’s and Don’t for Going It Suddenly Single On New Year’s Eve
DO have reasonable expectations for the evening. You probably won’t meet Mr. Right tonight, and be engaged six months from now. You will probably have a good time or a bad time — that’s right — one or the other. Your choice. […]

Alleviating Holiday Stress When You’ve Lost a Loved One
The Importance of Grieving
Allow yourself to grieve. Pain of loss is very hard to allow. Sometimes we do all kinds of things to avoid feeling the pain. We distract ourselves. We numb ourselves. We pretend to ourselves. We sublimate our feelings and work very hard so we […]

Home Security During the Holidays
Five Tips for Securing Your Home During The Holidays
* Make sure your tree and electrical decorations are safe. Check for shorted out bulbs and exposed wires. Have an electrician do a run through for extra safety.
* Hire a housesitter. You can even get someone you know for free. If you’re taking […]

Three Holiday Stress-Relieving Stretching Techniques
 Looking for a holiday stress reliever for the Christmas season — when you can’t afford (or don’t have time for) a massage therapist?
Try these:
*Get your circulation going. Stretch up on your tippy toes and reach for the sky, then lower your feet first, so you’re sure-footed, and bend at […]