Talk About Being Thankful!

If you live in the Northeast and your landscape looked anything like this on Thanksgiving, chances are the experience of gratitude took on a whole new meaning this year! When was the last time you felt extremely thankful for having the prerogative to wash your hands with warm running water, or to flush a toilet after doing your business? Or, have you felt thankful for the ability to roast a turkey in the oven properly and not heat up a measly chicken on the grill, after mushing through a foot of snow to get there? Do you routinely want to marry the generator repairman just because he shows up in a timely way? (This time, in the middle of Thanksgiving day!) Are you very grateful when your quirky family shows up, alive? How about feeling thankful for having lights and heat on, simultaneously? Well, I sure was this holiday!

Maybe the universe laughed at us, delivering a big message in an inconvenient but timely way, wacking us with a N'oreaster right in the middle of a holiday geared toward being more thankful. Message understood, thank you.... 

Upcoming BlogTalk Episode 11/12/14 8:30 PM EST: "Dealing with Toxic Relatives During the Holidays"

Don't miss my next half hour BlogTalk Radio episode "Dealing with Toxic Relatives During the Holidays" on Wednesday, November 12th at 8:30 PM EST. I'll be sharing some key strategies for managing the "emotional vampires" who may be sitting at the table with you,  ready to suck the life out of the party. Tune in and get some vital tools to "hold onto yourself," preserving a sense of peace and happiness during these events.

Call in toll-free 877-497-9046 to join me live on the air with questions, comments, or ideas of your own. If the lines are busy, call the regular number: 760-542-4114. I look forward to your being there!

Finally Time for Some Fun!

It's been way too long since I've checked in here with all you folks! It's been a very busy Fall with new clients signing on, several of whom have been Discernment Counseling couples. Then on weekends I've been doing the "end of corporate year" drill, preparing tax figures for my accountant - one of my most hated things to do in life. On top of that, add on changing from Summer to Fall clothes, schlepping boxes down from the attic (I live in a lovely older house with pathetic closet space). Then, mix in Fall chores, cleaning up the gardens, putting away summer fun stuff (again, up in an attic, this time the one above the garage). Into the mix add on a new workout regime designed to strengthen my healing broken ankle - no fun there, mostly a torture invention on a Bosu Ball, designed by Janet, the Nazi trainer. (Only kidding - she's a sweetie pie). Then, mix in appliance breakdowns needing repair, Fall soup cooking, and of course, the perennial website glitches, like, what ever happened to my damned footer????!!!! And, why won't TinyMCE allow me to insert images anymore? Not to mention the newest problem with links! (Don't get me going - the good, amazing news is that I got all the previous stuff done, AND figured out how to insert HTML code into my posts! Victory! Perseverance wins!

So, here I am, back again, happy to say hello, and ready for some serious FUN again. Let the games begin.....:-)

Cheers,                                                                                                                                                 Susan                                                                                                                                                       P.S.  Part of the "fun" for me will be bringing you ideas about relationship issues and scheduling my next BlogTalk Radio episode with my friend and colleague, Meredith Richardson, this coming Wednesday, November 12th. Stay tuned for the topic announcement.