Notes from the Other Side of the Couch

Since it's the beginning of the year, we've been focusing on resolutions and goal setting. And maybe you're like, "That's great Michelle and Pam but it's easy to make a goal...it's so much harder to actually work towards and achieve them! " We would wholeheartedly...

Contrary to what it sounds like, the opposite of SMART goals are not stupid goals. If there is an opposite of a SMART goal, it might be a frustrating goal. We've all had those! Those are the ones that keep rearing there ugly little heads because we haven't achieved...

I (Michelle) like this time of year - no, not the winter; but the beginning of a brand new year. Forgive me a little geeking out here; but I always liked the beginning of a new school year. I liked the fresh clean new notebooks. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I...

Elvis really knew what he was talking about when he sang, "Ill have a blue Christmas without you…Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree, won't be the same if you're not here with me." While we are guessing the writers of this song were talking about an absent...

Most of us recognize that the pace we keep, the amount we do and spend is over-the-top at this time of year. But the thought of trying to make the big changes we see as necessary feels overwhelming and next to impossible. And that's probably true. Trying to lose 50...

Last week, we got to have dinner with Pleaser Priscilla, her older sister, Passive aggressive Polly, and her husband Peacekeeping Paul, their younger sister, Entitled Emily, and her husband, Monopolizer Marvin, their mother, Critical Christine, Aunt Attention-seeking...

Dinner is at Pleaser Priscilla's house this year... as it is every year. Family is important to Pleaser Priscilla. She knows that if she didn't host the dinner, there would be no family dinner at all. She's tried in the past to suggest a different plan. Each time, her...

Before we go careening into Christmas (or Hanukkah for our Jewish friends) like an out of control sleigh, we should make a Thanksgiving pit-stop. In many ways, Thanksgiving may not actually be the official start of the holiday season anymore. However, it does seem to...

One of my (Michelle) favorite things to do during the holiday season is to enjoy a cup of tea while watching a Christmas movie. These days, we can binge watch them on the Hallmark channel; but my favorites are the classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "White...

Twas 2 months before Christmas and all through the house, all the creatures were stressin'...yes, even the mouse. November has arrived and marks the 'unofficial start' to the holiday season. Hallmark is showing Christmas movies already and Sirius (XM) began their...