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Today I have help coming to organize my office! I've reorganized it about six times and I can no longer do this on my own. Having a home office means the overall house needs to be presentable. My office is in the back of the house. I have the type of personality that has to have a nice looking space. I've run out of closets to keep things in. I can come to your house and organize it beautifully...

Rebuild your personal energy after a crisis with the addition of these healthy action steps PHYSICAL COPING SKILLS Sleep (7-9 hours) Healthy diet Regular meals Yoga or Pilates Low impact exercise Deep breathing Tense/ Relax exercise Hugs/ Affection Keep a daily routine/ schedule Medication (if prescribed by MD) Regular physical checkups Quiet times of rest Naps Walking...

It started when Marc and I grabbed a seat -- the first time we'd rested in hours. Marc, Jason and I were at the Major League Baseball draft, covering an amazing event. Former player Dave Winfield helped organize a symbolic draft for surviving Negro League players who never had a chance to play in the big leagues. They were the stars *before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.But back to...

Early in 1999 I took yet another, seemingly small step, but one that would lead to even bigger changes. I put an ad in my local neighborhood paper looking for women to form a walking group. Struggling with my own weight, I needed walking support and what better way than by gathering a group of women together? That ad drew a nice response and we were off! Over the next few months we...

One of the many stages of grief is the feeling of being deeply hurt. The person you loved has left you and you feel abandoned. For me, after the death of my husband, that feeling meant that for quite some time I felt very negative toward men. In my grief, I think I blamed all men for what had happened to me. So it was only natural that I would turn toward women for the nurturing and care that I...