Guest Blogger: Jan Sherman An Excerpt from Jan’s book Organized Mess. About thirty years ago I had arthroscopic knee surgery.  My knee was painful, and I had no choice but to go through with the planned surgery.  My Mom prayed with me just before I went into surgery, and when everything was done, the doctor

Why haven’t I been actively blogging the last few months? I could go with the I-have-a-full-time-job excuse or I could say I haven’t had a crazy life experience to share worth writing about. While those excuses may be true, they aren’t the real reason behind my lack of blogs. The truth is, I have been

There is nothing more stressful then unspoken pressure from a perfect stranger. Take for instance, going to your bank ATM. I feel there is an unstated rule that if you are in line, you remain a respectable distance from the person conducting their transaction in front of you. If you are close enough for me

I knew I was going to win before we started. At least you’d get that impression if you saw the home video of my brother and I, at a young age, playing the board game Chutes and Ladders. The premise of the game is, ladders go up and chutes go down when a game piece

I learned to swim at a young age and was raised with a healthy respect for the pool as well as never to pee in it. I was terrified the first time I decided to jump off the diving board. I inched toward the edge of the board, testing the feel of the scratchy surface

It was supposed to be a normal day at the dentist but they gave me a new hygienist. Calming my heightened stress levels over this change in routine was the first step. I can’t recall her name, so I’ll call her Gladys. She came to get me from the waiting room and began walking me

All I could think was “Really? Who would want that as a gift?” I can’t help it but that was my internal reaction when my friend’s daughter showed me what she bought her boyfriend for his birthday. I stopped for a moment asking myself why she was so excited about such a trivial gift. She

Guest Blogger Cleopatra I’m 15, my dog and my grandma are my best friends; even though there are some other people who are also my really good friends. My two siblings and I are homeschooled and it is AMAZING! We get the opportunity to travel, and learn , which is extra special to me. During

Recently a friend told me toilet seat covers don’t prevent the spread of germs. Apparently they are relatively absorbent, making them permeable – and most viruses and bacteria are so small they have no trouble at all getting through the “protective” barrier of a toilet seat cover. As a person with slight OCD, this news was