Author RSSMom was (ugh) Right
When I was a newlywed, I had visions of being the perfect wife and mother. I wasn't going to treat my kids the way my mother treated me - NO WAY. I was going to be a "cool" mom… an amazing mom. You weren't going to hear me say, "Because I said so!"...
IBS: Beyond the bathroom for a change
There are literally millions of people in the world right now suffering from a condition that they are embarrassed to talk about. They are scared, nervous, and do not understand what is happening. Common symptoms are bloating, cramping, diarrhea or consti...
Customer Service and other Fairy Tales
Smuckers has the right idea. If you don't already know, they fill every jar of their jelly with more than the labeled amount. They fill every container to the very brim. Why do they do this? Because they believe in customer service; Smuckers has learn...
Humbled
Humbled
I have tried to raise my children to understand that we are all different, but that everyone bleeds the same. I have taught them that when an ambulance races by with it sirens blaring, someone is in need. I have instilled in them that every per...
Success is a gift you give yourself
We live in a society of speed. Everything is in a "now" mentality. We get dinner from a drive through, we e-mail instead of phoning, we do everything we can to get more done in the same amount of time. The result is not that we are accomplishing any more,...
IBS; The alternative you may not know
Did you ever have the answer to a question, but the teacher wouldn't call on you? Or you knew exactly how to get somewhere and you couldn't get anyone to listen? Or maybe you saw something happen that was amazing and no one believed you? Or maybe you knew...
Make me lose about 25lbs
Make me lose about 25lbs……
I hear that a lot. People often confuse hypnosis with, well, magic I guess. People misconstrue hypnosis with a panacea. HYPNOSIS WILL NOT MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT, YOU MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT! That's right, hypnosis cannot make ...
Dating after Divorce
My divorce was final when I was 28. It was February 10, 2004, my son's birthday to be exact. I wish I could explain all of the emotions that were waving through me, but I'm afraid it would take too long. There was a sense of excitement… We had been in t...