by Christine Hammond on April 23, 2013
It’s easy to be a jerk at work. When something doesn’t get done the way it should because it’s late, incomplete, or missing essential details, it’s easy to get upset and fly off the handle. After all, you have invested your valuable time, energy and effort only to be left with substandard work from your… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on April 9, 2013
You struggle to keep on task and stay focused but your mind keeps wandering making the simplest of jobs take unusually long periods of time. Is it ADD or depression? You can’t seem to get motivated to do anything even things that you enjoy or used to enjoy. Is it laziness or depression? You have… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on April 1, 2013
Many women struggle with feeling like they are the only responsible person at work and home. While there can be many unhealthy reasons for this, one of them stems from a normal healthy attachment. Their maternal instinct of caring for their children sometimes spills into the work environment. The result is an unhealthy desire to protect… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 29, 2013
No, I am not a man-hater and this article is not meant to be taken seriously. Rather it is written tongue-in-cheek to demonstrate the obvious and not so obvious ways a you can show disrespect to your husband. Sometimes the best way of understanding something is to begin with what it isn’t. While this can… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 28, 2013
Before you walk down the aisle and make a commitment to your spouse, spend some time asking and answering these questions. While there is no guarantee that your marriage will survive the 50% divorce ratio, knowing your spouse’s perception on a few life issues can go a long way in identifying potential problem areas in… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 27, 2013
Anger happens. You are driving down the left side of highway slightly faster than normal because you are already late and suddenly someone cuts right in front of you causing you to slam on your breaks and almost hit their vehicle. Instantly, you are angry. Or your spouse promises he will be home by a… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 27, 2013
Have you ever Googled “eliminate stress” only to find a long list of impossible tasks from people who obviously don’t have a job and aren’t married with kids? My personal favorite ideas were to quit work (really… because last time I checked you work to earn money to care for your family and quitting work… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 21, 2013
You are in a meeting that took weeks to arrange when your phone starts vibrating every 30 seconds. You immediately run through the whereabouts of your family: kids are at school, husband is at work, and mom is playing golf so what could be so important. Then panic begins as you imagine your child having… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 19, 2013
Dear Mommy and Daddy, Yesterday I just stood there as you fought over my baby sister. Mommy had both her arms and Daddy had both her legs. I thought my baby sister would break in half but she just cried cause she is only one years old. I felt so bad that I didn’t stop… (more…)
by Christine Hammond on March 18, 2013
Got any jerks in your life? You know the type. The ones who think they know it all, the ones who don’t listen to a word you say, the ones who push and push until you can’t take it, or the ones who are the first to cry victim but the last to admit to… (more…)