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Living with the Dreamer

If you are married to a dreamer it can have advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantages are that if your marriage partner is a dreamer, then one of you is going to have to take care of the practical everyday things that need to be done. The term dreamer can often apply to the creative type who has half their mind on the next piece of music they’re composing, picture they’re painting, story they’re writing or invention. Sometimes that creative world can become so real they forget about the real world and about maintaining relationships and spending adequate time with their … Continue reading →

Living with the Risk Taker

Some people are by nature risk takers and that is not always easy for those who love them. It’s made even more difficult if you are not adventurous. Let me say at this point I do not have an adventurous bone in my body, unless you count writing a novel as adventurous. For me even getting on a plane to fly cross the other side of the world when I had a fear of flying was an adventure. I would struggle if married to an adventurous spirit. Fortunately Mick and I are very similar in our outlook. But suppose the … Continue reading →

Controlling and Reducing Risks

When it comes to personal risk management controlling and reducing our risk is where we have the greatest power over the cost of the worst case scenario. Those who pay attention to the facts that make a risk more or less likely and control what they can will not only avoid some of the risk completely, but may also have discounts on their insurance premiums. Most homeowner insurance companies offer discounts for insureds with alarm systems, or other security devices. Other discounts may be available for homes with fire sprinkler systems. These things not only reduce the risk your home … Continue reading →

DFW Family Expo

The DFW Family Expo was on Saturday. I haven’t researched to see if there’s anything comparable to this in California, but we didn’t have children when we still lived there. We had been actively trying to conceive for years without success, so the chances of my looking for, paying attention to, or attending a huge day-long event devoted to all things babies, children, and families were very small. I attended my first DFW Family Expo two years ago. I learned about the Expo because of my relationship with my mom’s group and Metroplex Baby and Kids. When we went last … Continue reading →

Are Athletic Abilities Genetic?

Have you ever watched the Olympics, or any other sporting event, and marveled at the things that superstar athletes can do? It is nothing short of amazing how fast some people can run, how strong their bodies are, and how much skill and endurance they have. It is natural to wonder how these people are able to do what they do, and to wonder if athletic ability is genetic. It appears as though to some extent, genetics does play a role in athletic ability. There is no one “athletic gene”, rather there are genes that affect different parts of our … Continue reading →

Dealing with the Complainer

Living with a complainer can be very wearying. You know the sort of person I mean, the one where no matter what is happening it’s not right. They have to have something to something to complain about. It’s not just the things like the weather or what is happening in the world, they complain about other people and what they did or didn’t do. Just being in the company of such a person for a short time can be very wearying. I’m thankful I am not married to a complainer but I know people who either are or have been … Continue reading →

Crying Babies and the Possibilities for Abuse (2)

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We looked at the three types of crying in infants in our previous article as well as the established notion that adults actually find the sound of a baby crying aversive. Today we will look at ways that parents attempt to overcome their natural instincts towards the sound of babies crying, and the varying levels of success in doing so. One of the most useful preparations for successful parenting is exposure via babysitting to easy-to-soothe babies. Babies do not come out of the womb with cookie-cutter personalities as any experienced parent knows only too well. Psychologically speaking, babies can be … Continue reading →

Here We Go Again…Another Woman in My Family Battles Old-Timer’s

Aimee’s Watching a Loved One Lose Time article really struck a chord with me. In addition to leaving a comment on her article, I also PM’d her to tell her how much it hit home and why. She encouraged me to share my story here, so…I took her up on it. My Grandma My grandma started showing signs of Old Timer’s (a.k.a. Dementia or Alzheimer’s) in 1992. Unlike Aimee did with her grandma, I never lived with mine but I did help with her care as best as I could. You see, at that time I was still going to … Continue reading →

Responsible Business Owners Still Experiment

You may think that trial and error are not part of a responsible business person’s game plan. In fact, experimentation is key to problem-solving and finding new and better ways of doing business. If you are sticking to the tried and true methods in your home-based business, you may be missing out on the benefits of experimentation. It is not just the wild risk-takers who experiment in the business world, even rather stodgy and conservative businesses need to try things out, generate new ideas and then give them a test run, develop new products and services and give them a … Continue reading →