If you are in your twenties, you are a young adult millennial. Your colleagues might attend workshops about how to communicate with millennials, and many of the descriptors aren’t viewed positively. But there are good things about being a millennial! For example, millenials tend to be goal-oriented and good multi-taskers. (Jokela, Hendrickson, & Haynes, 2013) […]
It is Flu Shot Time
My employer is very good about giving flu shots at training events, meetings, or paying for employees to get them at a physician’s office or clinic. I have taken advantage of this benefit for a number of years, but when I mentioned it to a friend; she said she wasn’t getting one. My response was […]
A Retrospective Look at the Tightwad Gazette
I was inspired to live a financially streamlined lifestyle by the Tightwad Gazette newsletters in the early 90’s. That time frame was the beginning of my life as a single parent, and even though I considered myself a frugal person, I was always on the lookout for additional help in adjusting to my reduced circumstances. […]
How to Get it All Done!
The beauty of fall just makes me smile…..and then I look at the “to do” list and I just sigh. How is it in today’s world of technology that is so helpful that I never get to the end of the to-do list?? I went back to some of the time management principles I’ve learned […]
September is High Blood Cholesterol Month Find Out Your Numbers!
Nearly 30 years ago, within a 7 year time span, both of my parents died of cardiovascular disease. I was a young woman in her mid-twenties and they were in their early fifties. My father had high blood pressure, needed to lose weight and to stop smoking. Their lifestyles weren’t health oriented. They started smoking […]
Eat Together
For over a decade CASA Columbia has been promoting the benefits of frequent dinners by celebrating Family Day on the third Monday of September. The family dinner table (or breakfast or lunch) offers a great opportunity for parental engagement on a daily basis. Research that shows youth who eat regular meals with their families are […]