The women in Meg Wolitzer’s novel have much in common. In addition to being close friends each woman, for her own reason, made a decision to become a stay-at-home mom.

Some questions have become standards that every interviewer asks potential employees. However, there are no standard answers. Still, there are some do´s and don´ts that can help when answering those standard questions.

I clip items that make me smile. I have a tongue-in-check medicine timeline snippet that not only made me smile, it inspired me pull out my dog-eared copy of BACK TO EDEN, a classic book promoting health and wellness through natures bounty.

A reminder that May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. Don't put off getting your blood pressure checked. It could save your life.

You are excited because you and your family are getting away for some fun and bonding time. Take some extra precautions before you go. You know the usual travel warnings and safety tips, however, there are other tips that you should keep in mind also.

Managers surving layoff, how does laying people off affect you and your family?

There is an old song that talks about a father who was too busy to spend time with his young son, now the father is old and weary; the son has no time for him. More often than we would imagine, this is the case in real life.

The economy is bad but there is hope. April brings us Financial Literacy Month. Take a look at MyMoney.gov and find out what you can do to ease the financial strangle hold. This month is also National Garden Month; when all else fails, take time to stop and smell roses.

"Motivate Like a CEO Communicate Your strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act!" by Susan Bates. While you may not be a CEO of a fortune 500 company, it does not mean that you cannot hone your skills to motivate like one.

There is a lot of buzz about paying it forward to make the world a gentler and kinder place. The idea is when you receive a favor from someone, thank them and pay it forward with a much needed or unexpected favor for someone else.