by Becky Couture | Apr 12, 2020 | Guest Writers |
One grandparents big move to be closer to family On April 5, 2013 my first grandchild was born in Asheville, North Carolina. On that same day my husband, Rick, and I were moving into our dream house in a little Florida seaside town. We were going to be only a block to...
by Natalie Soriano | Mar 25, 2020 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
Organization is Important Having a designated place for everything in your home can create a great sense of order, and can also give you the daily peace of mind you’ve been looking for. This applies to the smallest things in your home, such as a grocery list, to the...
by Bernie Shine | Mar 23, 2020 | Guest Writers |
I have always thought that we live in a sliver of time in a very narrow belt of hospitality, and now as we sequester ourselves, that zone got even smaller. As individuals we have a lot of moving parts that can malfunction. The tiniest rogue cell can destroy us. Now I...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Mar 17, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Take the initiative to invite good, solid communication. A popular book for parents is How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Isn’t that title genius? Right there is the invitation to take responsibility for what is happening in the...
by Kate Fuglei | Mar 16, 2020 | Guest Writers |
“Keep in touch” is a phrase that takes on new meaning when you are a military family. In these days of constant contact via cell phone and other devices, the concept that you could not be in touch with your son or daughter is nearly unthinkable. It is an almost...
by Anne Cochran | Mar 14, 2020 | Education, Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
After College Graduation Here’s the conversation: Me: How old is Trevor? Parent: 24Me: Where did Trevor go to college? Parent: (You name it) University Me: What is/How is Trevor doing today? Parent: (Face ever-so-slightly drops, eyes dart elsewhere, hands subtly...
by Dove Rose | Mar 12, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
Your Aging Body Aging. Ahhh, the word that seems to impact each of us somehow. My usual approach to this topic has been embrace it, accept it, honor it, be one with it, but sometimes it isn’t that easy. Feeling Older. I work with many clients who have concerns...
by Natalie Soriano | Feb 19, 2020 | Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
How Order sparks Creativity. I truly believe this. Why? When our homes are in order, we free our minds to focus on what brings us the most joy. For me, it’s creativity. Interestingly enough, my craft room is the only area of the house that I allow to be a little...
by Kate Fuglei | Feb 15, 2020 | Guest Writers |
Acts of Love: Every Morning, Without Fail My Mother woke up at 4AM to get to work every day. She was supervisor of the kitchen at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She was in charge of getting breakfast and lunch trays to every patient. She managed dietitians...
by M. Eileen Hickey | Feb 9, 2020 | Guest Writers |
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart: the secret anniversaries of the heart.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The business of grief is messy. There is no road map nor survival guide for the layers of emotional chaos and there certainly...
by Anne Cochran | Jan 23, 2020 | Education, Expert Advice, Guest Writers |
There is a Lot to Learn About the College Planning Process insidewink’s new monthly column about the college-planning process you and your teenager may be living through or planning to tackle in the foreseeable future. Hello! I’m Anne Cochran. What qualifies me...
by Natalie Soriano | Jan 16, 2020 | Guest Writers |
I have never felt like I fit in anywhere. I am wildly different from my family members, I felt like an outsider at the private school I joined in the 3rd grade, I was the first and only female player in the baseball league for the better part of 10 years, and the list...
by Kate Fuglei | Jan 14, 2020 | Guest Writers |
Creating a Ripple Effect I come from a blue-collar family in Omaha Nebraska. My father hung drywall for a living and I doubt seriously whether he ever entered an art gallery. He did not wear a beret, frequent coffee houses or discuss Proust. He was not a perfect man...
by Peter Martin | Jan 13, 2020 | Expert Advice, Garden, Guest Writers |
Planning and maintaining a landscape design project that will transform your property into a showplace. Planning your landscape project is not only the first thing one should consider but also the most important and ultimately the most rewarding. Firstly, one should...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Dec 20, 2019 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
~ Guest Writer, Dr. Elvira G. Aletta, PhD. ~ 5 Tips on how to Receive the Gift of A Compliment You just finished a conversation with a colleague, student, friend. You are both quietly wrapping up, gathering your stuff when she blurts out: “I think you are...
by insidewink | Dec 12, 2019 | Featured, Guest Writers, Interviews |
What do a red bicycle, a 60’s stereo system and a four leaf clover have in common? We asked our guest writers to describe the best gift they have ever received. It’s amazing how different all the answers are and makes us think — what’s my favorite...
by Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D | Nov 23, 2019 | Expert Advice, Featured, Guest Writers |
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” ~James Baldwin ~ Guest Writer Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D. ~ Dreading the upcoming holidays? Afraid to go to your mother’s house...
by Grace Holtzclaw | Nov 20, 2019 | Guest Writers |
~ Guest Writer, GRACE HOLTZCLAW ~ Coming home for the holidays is a banquet for the senses. My best friend from college, Sara Watson, has a song out called November Rain. One of my favorite lyrics is “things will get better when trees drop their leaves on me, things...
by Melanie Moore | Nov 13, 2019 | Featured, Great Reads, Guest Writers |
~ Guest Writer, Melanie Moore ~ Melanie travels around in a VW book bus (now we want one, too!), so who better to recommend some interesting reads for us? Home. Family. Comfort. Great Reads for November As I flip the calendar to November, I look forward to a season of...
by Julia Rael | Oct 26, 2019 | Education, Guest Writers |
~ Guest Writer, JULIA RAEL ~ Life changes are incredibly terrifying to me. I’m a creature of habit, and that’s how I want to remain. (I know all about the “take the road less traveled” trends that have been surfacing in the last few years, but they can’t fool me.)...
