by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Friends are important in everyone’s life but I think it is especially important for women to have friends to help put things that happen in our lives in perspective. We need to feel connected and have someone to commiserate with about life. Talking with close friends...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
I am lucky enough to have a great mother-in-law, who, since my mom passed away, has really stepped up and played mom to me. It wasn’t until I had a son of my own, however, that I realized just how important good mother-in-laws are. It’s the only way you keep access...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Recipe Corner, Stress Management
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey I’m pleased to report that I survived this year’s birthday cake without having a breakdown but it did take two late night sessions to complete. Oh yeah, and to save my sanity, I had to simplify it. The two page blue print went out...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Recently, our household has had more than its fair share of bad luck. It all started in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Our daughter arrived home from Buffalo State College ready to start her Christmas break and enjoy a much-deserved vacation from school, only to...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real with Wanda Morrissey It’s that time of year again. My son’s birthday party is this weekend and once more, I’ll be making his birthday cake. No big deal, you say, a lot of moms do that. And you would be right, except I suffer from delusions of grandeur. I...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Food. Food. Food. It is everywhere. It’s one of the first things that we think about in the mornings and something that is thought of throughout the day. What is for breakfast? What can we have for lunch? What on earth am I going to make for dinner? I am hoping that...