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My grandmother taught me that if you couldn't say anything nice then say nothing at all. That is such a wonderful adage to live by. I first wrote to love by and that is probably the best way to live.

As scores of high school seniors across the country ready themselves for their final year of high school, many of those students and their parents are getting acquainted with the financial aid process.

I can't change the role society has put on women any more than I can change how we were taught that we could have it all. Women have always been the caretakers of the home, but now we are also the breadwinners.

It is so much easier to clean in a room without clutter. Don't get overwhelmed by all the clutter; 15 minutes a day over what you do in your routines.

What is it about getting dressed in the morning that is so difficult for us? I know the answer! We don’t have clean clothes! OH yes you heard that one right.

What is it about two minutes? When we were told we had to do a two minute speech it seemed too long.

A few years ago I was on the same agenda as Steven Covey. He was the Keynote speaker for the morning session and I was the speaker for the afternoon session. Before we went out on stage, he called me to his dressing room and ask just exactly what I did.

The Friendship Wagon Train is traveling through the countryside having stopped in Hayfield, Wasioja and West Concord. The Wagon Train, in its 22nd year, raises funds for Camp Winnebago, a summer camp for people from six to 70 years of age with developmental disabilities.

A few years ago I was on the same agenda as Steven Covey. He was the Keynote speaker for the morning session and I was the speaker for the afternoon session.