If you have read my memoir, Becoming Alice, you will know that when I was growing up, all my parents ever seemed to do was fight. To make matters worse, my aunt and uncle had a marriage that was even more nasty than my mom and dad’s. I didn’t know what other parents did, but it I [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Marriage and Divorce
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Does Self-image have anything to do with Self-esteem?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I went to my manicurist last Wednesday morning as is my custom every two or three weeks as my schedule will permit. This last Wednesday was not the best of my mornings as I hadn’t slept worth a _ _ _ _ the night before. I sat down, extended my hands, and went into a [...]
Marketing:Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I went on vacation for a week and only now a week later, I’m catching up, not only to the laundry and grocery shopping, but all the messages on my social networking sites on the internet. I should include writing some blogs, as well. Reviewing all my statistics which give me some idea as to whether or [...]
About Anxiety in Childhood
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve just gotten back from a week’s vacation to the beautiful and wonderfully cool California coast. I thought about taking my computer with me, but what kind of a vacation would that have been? I did think hard about leaving it at home and wondered if I’d get withdrawel symptoms. In the end, I left [...]
Marketing my Memoir, Becoming Alice
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
As the author of the above-mentioned memoir, Becoming Alice, I have learned that it is mainly my responsibility to market my book. I didn’t know that at the start. I thought that if a publishing house was interested enough in your book to put their name on it as the publisher, and assume the cost [...]
Passion
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know people who have worked hard all their lives, been successful, have made lots of money, and/or have achieved recognition in their careers. Then the years roll by and they either choose, to or are forced to, retire. Often they are at a loss as to what to do with their time. The experts [...]
Self-Confidence for Sale
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m still fascinated by the subject of self confidence. Maybe that is because I didn’t have any as a kid and it took so long for me to get any. Today that subject came up again while I was watching the tennis matches at the U.S. Open on TV.
The program was interrupted by a commercial in which [...]
