To Plan or Not To Plan

I feel like the world is divided into two camps: Planners and non Planners. I’m in the former camp and non Planners drive me crazy. But, I’ve found with my own family and in-laws that in dealing with these different approaches to scheduling and time, a little bit of humor and understanding goes a LONG way to greasing the wheels of family harmony. 

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You Say Tomato, I Say Fudge You

If I had a dollar for every time a a simple miscommunication amongst in-laws created mountains out of molehills, I’d be wealthier than Warren Buffett. One of the biggest culprits behind these types of miscommunications is how each of us makes decisions. Some of us are Thinkers – make most decisions based on logic — and some of us are Feelers — make most decisions based on subjective criteria. Familial miscommunication is universal but it gets magnified with in-laws because you’re not as familiar with each other as you are with family members you’ve been interacting with for 20+ years.

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Inside voices ... OUTSIDES VOICES

Rather than break in-law relationship week up by personality type — let’s face it, there’s no one perfect type to have as an in-law — I decided I’d address the biggest problems people face with various in-laws and which types are most likely to take umbrage to certain personality traits. First up, the gregarious, boisterous family versus the more reserved quiet family — a.k.a. Extroverts versus Introverts. Families like cultures often have overarching personality traits.

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Happy President's Day!

I'd say something patriotic and stirring but my well is completely dry.  I've been rather uninspired by all of our branches of government for a while and it's been eons since the Executive Branch inspired me. Although I take that first comment back. The Supreme Court's had a few good decisions recently but they're not exactly the snazzy branch. So, I will end my depressing tirade by giving thanks to the government for giving so many of us a three day weekend in the middle of the dreary part of winter.

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All Types of Luvvahs

Today is essentially a personality luvvah cheat sheet. I feature some of the ways different personality types might really annoy certain types when thrown together. I say some for a reason because let’s face it, there isn’t enough room on the internet to summarize all of the myriad ways couples could possibly annoy each other.

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