Life Skills Blog

March 31st, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bank, Bankrate, Frugal, Home, Interest rate, Money, No Spend, No spend Month, No spend weekend, Personal Finance, saving, Spa treatments, tips 

Hey there!
Did March go as quickly for you as it did for our household?  I am so very ready for Spring here in the beautiful Pac NW.  I can think of a lot of Frugal ways to save water, but what about the amount we get naturally!!???  Yikes!!
I wanted to pass along some great tips [...]

March 31st, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Bankrate, Budget, Debt, Expense, Home, Income, Money, Money Management, Personal Finance, Snowball effect 

A Little Effort Goes a Long Way
There’s nothing more we want than to be able to easily and efficiently manage our money.  After all, the money that we want to manage is money that is oftentimes, diligently worked for on our part.
This is the reasoning behind

March 29th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Conditions and Diseases, Health, National Weight Control Registry, Skin cancer 

WOW, how did you do in the first part of our series?  There was quite a bit of personal work involved.  I know that the more I take the time to work on my personal skills without reflecting on the “you need to do this” attitude of “The Chief”, the better the results are for [...]

March 27th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Cooking, emotional, Emotional Health, Home, Mindless Eating, plate size, satisfy your hunger, Shopping 

Here is the latest Newsletter tip from “Shrink Yourself”.
Financial, Relationship, Family Stress can cause overeating. Shrink Yourself can help you today.
Tip of the Week: Plate Size Can Affect Your Weight
Have you noticed that the plates in restaurants are getting bigger and bigger? Well, the size of your plate can actually affect

March 27th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: acceptance, adjusting, Advice, attitude, commitment, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, Family, Frustration, Gary Chapman, Happiness, human behavior, Love, Marriage, Relationships, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, understand 

Perhaps you have heard of the book series named The Five Love Languages
How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Dr. Gary Chapman.  It has been one of my all time favorite books for