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6 Steps to Clear Mental Clutter

by Bernice | May 1, 2017 | For Mom, Simplify | 3 |

There is so much attention given these days to clutter. There are TV shows such...

Who taught you how to “keep house”?

by Bernice Hemmings | Apr 25, 2017 | For Mom, The House | 0 |

Did anybody? Did your mother teach you when you were young? LONGING FOR “NORMAL” I was raised by an emotionally absent mother, who was probably clinically depressed. She had her own way of “keeping house”, including being a bit...

Narrow Your Focus to Reduce Your Stress

by Bernice | Apr 11, 2017 | For Mom, Simplify | 0 |

I was on Twitter this morning chatting with friends, just like I do every morning, when someone...

7 steps to reduce the stress on our brain

by Bernice | Mar 28, 2017 | For Mom | 1 |

Holes in my brain I am convinced that extreme stress has a swiss cheese effect on the brain. I do...

For when you’re exhausted

by Bernice | Jan 21, 2017 | For Mom, The Kids | 0 |

You are exhausted. Flat.out.pooped. A 2 hour nap probably wouldn’t even help, this is such a...

The down-and-dirty quick clean up trick

by Bernice | Jan 20, 2017 | For Mom, The House, The Kids | 0 |

Let’s just go ahead and admit it, our houses do not look like Better Homes and Gardens. If...

Can Stress Cause Depression?

by Bernice | Jan 17, 2017 | For Mom | 0 |

Work is stressful. Parenting is stressful. Getting married is stressful. Even going on vacation is stressful. Not all stress is bad stress, but too much stress can be harmful if not handled well. Chronic stress can increase your...

10 ways to get more stuff done

by Bernice | Jan 15, 2017 | For Mom | 0 |

1. Create routines– know what has to be done to run your family’s life and create...

Depression is not being sad

by Bernice Hemmings | Apr 9, 2014 | For Mom | 0 |

Many people think depression is feeling sad. That is not altogether true. Depression is not sadness. In depression, we lose the ability to feel ANY emotion strongly. The true opposite of depression is vitality — the ability to...