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Coping With a Loss or Drop in Business Income

It would be lovely if we were in a constant upward trajectory in our home businesses and each month, quarter, or year our income just went up and up and up. But, unfortunately, the world of business just doesn’t work that way. For a person who is used to getting a steady paycheck or salary that is regularly adjusted for cost-of-living increases, the fluctuation of cash flow in a home business can be a tough pill to swallow. It can take some adjustment to regroup when there is a loss or dip in income. Planning can help, and preparing for … Continue reading →

Recession Effects on Marriage – Your Choice

Experts are coming out with prophecies of doom and gloom about recession and its effect on marriage. Dr. Matthew Bambling, an Australian psychologist from Queensland University of Technology, has waned that ‘the impact of the economic crisis is bound to put emotional pressure on relationships.’ But it doesn’t have to. Those of us who have been through loss of jobs, increased interest rates and problems trying to buy a home, have found that those hard times can actually bring a couple closer, if we let it. Talking recently with friends we laughed over some of the struggles we had financially … Continue reading →

His Commuting Led to Her Awards: An Interview with Author Sandra Worth

The cover from Sandra’s latest book, Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses I’ve introduced you to Sandra Worth and promised you an interview. True to my word, here it is. Courtney Mroch: How long have you been married? Sandra Worth: A looong time, spanning several DECADES!! (I won’t say how many!) CM: How many years did your husband commute for work? SW: It’s been twenty years now. CM: How long would he be away? (Days? Weeks? Longer?) SW: For four very long years, he commuted out of state. It took him seven hours to … Continue reading →

What would make a child depressed?

Children can suffer from depression just as adults can. But while mental health groups around the country struggle to increase awareness of the widespread nature of depression in adults, the equivalent illness in children is often very much swept under the carpet. One of the reasons why this occurs is that adults have an entrenched perception that children are very resilient. While this is generally true, and children do seem to bounce back after a distressing episode much more quickly than the majority of adults do, there is a limit to a child’s personal coping skills. Adults also seem to … Continue reading →