At my five- and 10-year college reunions, we talked about jobs…apartments…boyfriends/girlfriends…and weddings. My 15- and 20-year reunions were all about the kids—first the baby pictures...
Life
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Helping Your Spouse Get Healthy
Your spouse is a package deal—you get all the great as well as what you consider the not-so-great. Perhaps you are concerned about your partner’s...
Lesson Learned
I just spent three days with my husband in the hospital. He had a severe asthma attack—we started in the Emergency Room, then he was...
Dying On Your Own Terms
The famous saying, mistakenly attributed to Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain, about death and taxes being the only certainties in life holds true to this...
See You in Court, Neighbor
Neighbor-versus-neighbor lawsuits seem to be on the rise. Maybe it’s because people were stuck at home during the pandemic, giving them time to get annoyed...
Make Sure Your Résumé is Seen
Many résumés are rejected before anyone even reads them. Why? Most large employers use software to sort through résumés—in fact, a recent study by Harvard...
The Roadside-Assistance Trap
Auto insurance providers often offer roadside-assistance programs for a fraction of what you would pay for an AAA membership—but there’s a catch. If you use...
The Motivational Power of Jealousy
Jealous much? Yes! We all are at one time or another…and that’s a good thing. Now here’s another question—“Are you envious much?” Because jealousy and...
Free Alternatives to Netflix
Netflix and Amazon Prime increased their prices this year…yet many subscribers complain that they can’t find much to watch. But paying ever-escalating subscription fees isn’t...
Not a Dry Eye in the House
Stinging and burning, sensitivity to light, redness, mucus in and around your eyes—all symptoms of dry eye, one of the most common reasons for eye...
What’s Ahead for Real Estate?
The red-hot pandemic-era US housing market is showing clear signs of cooling. Home prices were not yet declining as of mid-year—the median existing-home sales price...
Simple Way to Protect Your Brain
Do you have a close friend—someone supportive and willing to listen to you even at 3:00 in the morning? I am fortunate that I do—and...
