by Debra Smouse | Oct 3, 2026 | Tricky Situations
In terms of tax paperwork, there are many steps beyond inputting information into an empty document. Companies, accountants, and administration departments have to create forms, examine the information, obtain signatures, and organize files. In case all this work is...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 3, 2026 | Tricky Situations
There is a particular kind of tiredness that shows up in late fall. The light goes early, the to-do list gets longer, and the house starts whispering about all the things you meant to handle back in July. The loose railing. The gutter that overflows when it rains. The...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 3, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Nobody sends flowers because you finally stopped apologizing for having an opinion. There isn’t usually a celebration when you set a boundary with someone you’ve spent years trying to please. No one hands you a certificate for leaving work on time, asking for help, or...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 2, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Marriage gives ordinary objects a history. A gold necklace may bring back your first anniversary. A bracelet might recall a holiday when you finally had time for each other. Years later, the memories can remain vivid even when those pieces spend more time in a drawer...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 2, 2026 | Tricky Situations
Most appointments follow a simple script. You show up, something happens, and you walk out with the result already staring back at you in the rearview mirror. Cause and effect, all wrapped up before the parking validation even runs out. Then there’s a stranger...
by Debra Smouse | Oct 1, 2026 | Tricky Situations
If you read this blog for the quieter parts of life, the decluttering, the untangling, the slow work of making your home feel like yours again, pests probably weren’t on your radar. But peace of mind is fragile, and it doesn’t take much to shatter it. A...
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...