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- How To Survive A Holiday Visit With Your Mother-in-Law In 7 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from Sally ShieldsAfter 8 years of sweaty hands and heart palpitations before packing up a car for a visit to my MIL’s house at holiday time, I figured enough was enough. How could this little old lady with the rheumatoid arthritis and wig cause such fear and trepidation? Coming up with some strategies was an ...
Views: 2027(1 vote) - The Top 3 Trickiest Topics To Traverse With Your Mother-in-Law And Just How To Handle Them! - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2008 from Sally Shields1) Advice This is something that all parents give, regardless of in-law status or not. However, when our mother-in-law offers us advice (particularly of the unsolicited persuasion) there is a specific formula that we must adhere to in order to preserve our sanity. And that is to thank her ...
Views: 1713 - 5 More Common Mistakes That Daughters-in-Law Make And How To Avoid Them! - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2008 from Sally ShieldsMistake #1 –– Don’t be Objective When Your MIL Criticizes You –– You must always remember your objectivity! Solution: If your MIL tells you your hair looks better the other way, enthusiastically thank her by solidly agreeing how difficult it is to be objective about yourself. Then style it ...
Views: 1650 - Can You Manage (And Make Friends With) Your Mother-in-Law? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2008 from Sally ShieldsYour MIL is coming! As your mother-in-law is due to arrive in a couple of hours, your hands sweat and your heart begins to palpitate as you quickly try to neaten and straighten the house to perfection. HELP! Can you possibly live up to her standards? Will anything you do be to her satisfaction? ...
Views: 1650 - How I Used Affirmations To Become A #1 Amazon.com Bestseller! - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Sally ShieldsWhen I first signed up for the Amazon.com Bestseller Campaign course, I created a list of affirmations for myself. I knew that this course would take months of dedication and hours of concentrated work. Many people said that it was very difficult to reach the #1 position, and that even so, ...
Views: 1608 - 5 More Essential Newlywed Strategies For The Frazzled Bride - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2008 from Sally ShieldsFor the newlywed daughter-in-law, here are five more simple (but not always easy) strategies to follow. You will soon reap the benefits of this advice. For example - want to lose weight? Forget Atkins! Make friends with your mother-in-law! She'll come over, watch the kids, and YOU can go to ...
Views: 1358 - 5 More Magical Modes Of Handling Visits At Your house With Your “MIL!” - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2008 from Sally ShieldsOkay ladies, here are a just a few more tips when preparing for that visit from your husbands other woman. It just takes a bit of effort, but will make all the difference in the world and you can begin to actually look forward (almost) to her arrival. After all, it means a lot less cooking and ...
Views: 1167 - How To Achieve A Lifetime Of Smooth Sailing with your Husband and "MIL" and Save Yourself Years of Frustration, Anger And Anti-D - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2008 from Sally ShieldsThe Daughter-in-Law Newlywed: What to Do When The Honeymoon is Over (Literally!) So, you’ve just stepped off the bus–do not delay! You must take these 5 rules and place them in your arsenal of weaponry immediately!!! It is often the most vulnerable time for a daughter-in-law (although you ...
Views: 1164 - 5 More Magical Modes of Handling Visits at YOUR house with your "MIL!" - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Sally ShieldsOkay ladies, here are a just a few more tips when preparing for that visit from your husbands other woman. It just takes a bit of effort, but will make all the difference in the world and you can begin to actually look forward (almost) to her arrival. After all, it means a lot less cooking and ...
Views: 1153 - The 5 Most Common Mistakes That Daughters-in-Law Make! - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2008 from Sally ShieldsLadies! There are a few simple things you can avoid that will save you from repeat D.I.L.Z. (Daughter-in-Law Zings) that we all experience from time to time (some of us more than others!). Although these exercises started off as a tongue-in-cheek coping mechanism, once I began putting a few of ...
Views: 1153 - How to Handle Visits With Your MIL at HER House! - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Sally ShieldsThere are a few key things that you need to be aware of, before going over to your MIL’s place. First of all, know in advance that you will be making mistakes, but this is actually good, because you will take specific, and copious notes that will provide you with plenty of material for ...
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