From Sudden Sleepovers to Strategically Scheduled Stays Gone are the days when a couple of friends would spend the night on a lark – one …
The Art of Hosting Houseguests
Small Visual Upgrades Make Big Impressions
What I Learned from Reading Home Design Magazines Whenever I look at home decor magazines and all of the glamorous rooms designed by interior designers, …
Benefits of Living in the United States of America
No nation is perfect. It is reasonable to find pros and cons with any place. It is reasonable to both love and hate your own …
How Parents Can Help Children to Not Feel Abandoned with Their Feelings
It Starts with Parents: We Nurture Our Inner Space to Benefit Ourselves and Our Children Maintaining and improving our inner space maximizes our effectiveness at …
Honoring and Supporting Dads, and How to Not Become a Musically Crotchety Dad
Dads are Superstars The importance of fathering cannot be underestimated. Children soak up every drop of fatherly love and attention. Just watch how your child’s …
What to Do When We Lack Motivation
Motivation Dies When the Fire Goes Out Do you ever find yourself with a million things to do, yet completely bored and unmotivated to do …
The Importance of Home as Our Sacred Space
When you cross the threshold of your home, you become enmeshed in the familiar. Home is where you can count on things being the way …
The Energy of a Space
A Puzzling and Unique Problem: Too Much Space The USA is unique in how it uses space. Low-density development is the norm and requires most …
The Art of Sharing Space with Others
As social animals, we humans naturally share our space with other humans at various times in our lives. Across the world, this is still quite …
Create a Themed Room: The Captain’s Quarters
No matter how old we get, our inner child gets excited when we walk into an elaborately themed place. Pirate ship restaurant! Spacecraft hallway! Soviet …