I think that for most of us we can all remember the moments that surrounded the 9/11 tragedy that struck our nation ten years ago. I remember where I was... I was in the my office at the university that I was working at as a Student Affairs Professional. I ...

Whether it is from the latest news on Wall Street (the DOW is down another 400 points as I write this), or the pile of bills stacked on kitchen table, economic stress is something that must be managed or it can lead to serious issues. I remember just a few ...

As long as we are alive we can count on one thing… change. There will always be parts of our lives that will change. Some changes will be big and some small, but change of any kind can be stressful. Anyone who has ever worked in management will tell you ...

Warning: Emo post alert. I don’t write many, so I hope you’ll forgive me. Today has been one of those days. Not just one of those days, but one of those flipping days when you insert a word like ‘flipping’ between the words ‘those’ and ‘days’. Nothing particularly bad has ...

How many of you are dual income families like mine? What happens when your job requires you to leave for a day or week? Or maybe you’re a SAHM/SAHD and your spouse is the one that travels and you stay home. Well with any of those situations there happens to ...

It never fails. Vacation time always comes to an end and reality rears it’s ugly head. You get used to having someone else make up the bed, vacuum the carpets, clean the bathroom and cook the meals, but when you return home that all ends. Let&#82...

Oh yes, it is that time of year again. Black Friday is over and it is time to get down to some serious shopping. This time of year can be a very big stress inducer as the shopping days left seem to disappear. FYI: as of the writing of this ...

Many of us have found ourselves in a similar situation at some point during the past couple of years: called into a meeting room by an ashen-faced manager to be told that you are at risk of redundancy. It happened to me in 2008, working in a company that made ...

The headache had always been there.  It was sometimes dull and heavy, a brow filled with rock.  It was sometimes quick and sharp, the darting stab of wild claws trying to dig a way out.  It was only noticeable when it was gone. I haven’t noticed it lately. Stress winds through the ...

I feel that at simplefather.com, sometimes I can get too hung up on the crazy, weird things that kids do. Whether that be dealing with the megacolon,or angrily abusing themselves. However, these little tax deductions know just how to melt your heart,...