by Debra Smouse | Aug 2, 2026 | Tricky Situations
You know that hour after dinner when your brain is still running the day’s tape on a loop? The email you didn’t answer, the thing your kid said at pickup, the sixteen tabs open in your head. I used to reach for my phone in that hour, darling, like it was going to...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Let’s talk about something you might not think of as self-care: your walls. You already know that decluttering your closet or clearing off your kitchen counter can lighten something in your chest before you’ve even finished the job. What’s harder to notice is that the...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
There is a quiet lie built into most advice about the internet: that influence and audience size are the same thing. Post more, the thinking goes, get seen by more people, watch the follower count climb, and one day you will matter. Plenty of people spend years on...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Somewhere between “I should relax” and doing it, most of us end up on the sofa, phone in hand, thumb on autopilot. It feels like rest. It’s not. Scrolling keeps your brain’s engine running. Real rest entails something with a bit more texture. A hobby that’s slow...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Most people think they need to feel motivated before they can eat better, exercise more, or finally take charge of their health. The reality often looks very different. Motivation comes and goes, and if you rely on it alone, healthy habits can quickly fall by the...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
What if the scariest part of going to the dentist wasn’t the drill, but the bill that shows up afterward? For many people, that fear is exactly what keeps them avoiding the dentist altogether, letting small issues quietly turn into painful, expensive ones....
by Debra Smouse | Jul 13, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Your home has a quiet way of shaping how you spend your days — the corner where the light falls in the morning, the desk that somehow becomes yours. For a growing number of women, that same corner is also where a small business begins to take shape. Home business...