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Stress In the City: Life In the Most Stressful US City

By On January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

While watching the evening news, I was surprised to find out that I live in the most stressful city in the United States.  I was surprised that Tampa, Florida was rated the city with the most stress by [...]

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Stress and Technology: What Do You Do When Your Devices Fail You?

By On January 12, 2012 · 27 Comments

If you are like me, you have a lot of technology in your life which can cause you stress.  Between my home and my work, I have too many devices:  a Blackberry, a computer, an Ipod, an Ipad.  Most of the time they work pretty well.  Taken together, they allow [...]

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Letting Go of the Little Things

By On September 29, 2011 · 5 Comments

Common wisdom suggests that it is important to let go of those little things in your life.  These “little things” may be mistakes you have made or experiences that annoy you.  I have taken this suggestion a step further.  I literally lose a lot of little things.

I have always been one of those people [...]

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Coping With the Unexpected: Mornings Can Be Challenging for a Busy Family

By On September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Things always seem to go wrong in the mornings at my house.  I go to bed thinking that everything is going well.  When I wake up, things go awry.  This morning, the Tuesday after a holiday weekend, I had a lot scheduled.  At work, I was scheduled to teach my first class of the semester, [...]

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Banks Are Stressful!

By On August 24, 2011 · 2 Comments

Lately banks have been at the top of my list of daily hassles.  I cannot seem to get a break from their bad news.  Each week, the mail brings notices of their decisions to discontinue the very services that attracted me to be a customer in the first place.  I [...]

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