Are you frustrated at the things you never get done? Does your list grow longer instead of shorter? J.C. Schaap, who blogs at Stuff in the Basement, is annoyed at his inability to get everything...

It had been a long day. Deadlines. A demanding boss. Angry phone calls. And the minute I came home, everyone tensed up. They knew something was wrong. At the first cross word out of my...

 “Ahem!” This universal sound, never formally taught, yet instinctively uttered by parents, gets action.  My mother was a believer in its power. If I accepted a gift from someone and turned...