Is it ever okay to keep a secret from your spouse? If so, what secrets are okay and which are not? I would suggest there are times where a so-called “white lie” is a good thing while most of the time honesty is truly the best policy.
An example of a good “white lie” is the ubiquitous situation in which a wife asks her husband, “Am I looking fat?” or “How do I look in this dress?” We men know there’s only one answer, really: “You look …

I can’t believe I haven’t updated this blog for 2 months. The days are zipping past and Father Time is showing no remorse as the days get busier and busier.
So what’s been going on? March was a busy month, we were getting together all the last minute things in anticipation of our new arrival. They wouldn’t have been last minute but for my lack of organisation, like I say it’s been a busy time. April was the month of change. Charlie was born in the early hours of 17th April …

This topic is so obvious yet I have yet to write about it. It may be partly because it is so close to home, for my boys. I was blessed to have my mother and father in my life completely and lovingly, until they died in recent years (at 89 and 90). They loved me, supported me, and told me the truth when I needed to hear it, whether I wanted it or not.
As is so often the case, I found their wisdom to be true …

With the Sun hanging in the sky a little longer, it naturally gives you more energy to do some spring cleaning inside and outside the house.
Just opening up all the windows in your house after the long winter months will awaken your senses with fresh new energy.
So it’s time to spring ahead with your workouts as well and clean up some of the bad training habits that you may have picked up during the winter.
1. Watch Your Watch
With summer just around the corner you are probably more concerned with getting …

Teen energy, angst, and anger manifest itself in so many ways. Every day it seems that we read about some teen that has done something unusually self-destructive, and occasionally destructive to others. Columbine was an extreme example of this. Many so-called “normal” teens tend to use or abuse the ol’ standbys of drinking, drugs, and sex to handle these emotions and changes. For my own 16-year-old, his reaction has been mostly anger. The irony is that I’ve found this to be both good and bad.
How hormones affect …