This blog is the second part in a series, following January's " Boost Energy ". I am summarizing the work of Gretchen Rubin in her book " The Happiness Project " and my reaction to it. I once read a quote that the person we marry is responsible for 90% of our happiness, and I believe that to be true. I also remember my sister Fran telling me that you needed to have a really strong relationship with your spouse BEFORE you had kids, because kids have a way of adding stress t

This is a different type of blog for me. Rather than create original material based on my interests/experience, I am sharing the writing of another person and then my own reaction to it. There are twelve chapters to the book, so I plan to make this the first installment of a 12-part series. Many years ago, I read about this book (The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin) in a magazine article and then went out and bought it and read it. This book was published in 2009, s

I typically wait to blog about a topic until I feel I have some level of expertise, and in the last six months I have spent a lot of time...