by Nancy | Apr 6, 2022
We all know that person. The neighbor who thinks she’s Judge Judy or the brother-in-law who pretends to be Dr. Phil. They come up with an immediate suggestion for how the problem should be solved, and it typically starts with the words “you need to . ....
by Nancy | Mar 30, 2022
It’s income tax time which means, at least for some of us, that we’re due a refund. For others (like me), a payment is required. But what if you don’t have the money? It’s not exactly smart to stiff the Internal Revenue Service. Instead, you...
by Nancy | Mar 23, 2022
Your kitchen sink is backed up, so you call a plumber. Your front porch light seems to flicker on and off, so you call an electrician. Yet when you’re overwhelmed by the day-to-day business of running your life, you cannot seem to make yourself ask a favor of a...
by Nancy | Mar 16, 2022
My grandparents were all Eastern European immigrants, and three out of the four of them died before I was born. Neither my sister nor my brother remembers hearing any stories about life before moving to the United States. And to be perfectly candid, I’m not...
by Nancy | Mar 9, 2022
This is the fourth and final part of a series. It started with Thinking Time, then Decision Time, followed by Coping Time. We’re concluding with Next Time, and the star of this article is YOUR INNER VOICE. It belongs to the person who’s done the...
by Nancy | Mar 2, 2022
You’ve taken time to think, and finally you’ve made your decision. Now you have to live with it. That’s right. It’s coping time. Before we get started, please take a moment to answer “yes” or “no” to the following...
by Nancy | Feb 23, 2022
Now that you’ve taken time to think, the next step is to make a decision. We make decisions multiple times every single day. What to eat, what to wear, who to call, wat time to leave, where to go, what to read, what to watch on t.v., what time to go to bed,...
by Nancy | Feb 16, 2022
I am a decisive person. I can make up my mind in an instant, and if it turns out that my choice was hasty or wrong, oh well. That’s why I’ve never played chess. I mean, who has the patience to ponder strategy three or four moves ahead? And then somewhere...
by Nancy | Feb 9, 2022
I recently helped a divorced couple to sharpen their co-parenting skills. Because I’m not a therapist, I focused my attention toward arriving at a better way for each to listen to the other with a goal of reaching an understanding. Ever the optimist, I’m...
by Nancy | Feb 2, 2022
Way back when I was still married to my first husband, it took me four years to gather the courage to file for divorce. I knew for sure that I wasn’t going to stay married to him forever, yet I procrastinated, postponing the conversation with myself to answer...
by Nancy | Jan 26, 2022
(This blog was originally posted on my website in February of 2019. I enjoyed writing it, and I think the message is worth repeating.) Aha! Admit it, that title caught your attention. I probably should apologize in advance if you thought I was talking about anatomy....
by Nancy | Jan 19, 2022
Have you ever wondered what would happen to your household if you went A.W.O.L. for a month and moved to the beach? Will your business survive if you weren’t there to run it? Maybe you’re suffering from what I like to call “the curse of...
