Author: spiralmode

Everyone has a skill or two that they feel pretty confident in. Some people are amazing cooks, others can lift hundreds of pounds. No matter what your skill is, you know that you can do it well. One thing that most people are not confident...

Keeping secrets, especially from loved ones, is never a good idea. If the secret gets out in the wrong way, which it usually does, things can end up worse than they would have been if the person was just honest from the start. This is...

Being alone, especially in a stressful situation, can really mess with a person’s mind. While some alone time is nice on occasion, forced isolation is never a fun experience for anyone. In fact, there are many people out there who hate being left alone for...

Nothing feels quite as good as returning home after being away for a long time. When you are at home, everything is as it should be. There is a special kind of comfort at home, and no other bed is as comfortable as your own....

There is a general tendency to assume that two things in the same category are exactly the same as one another. This assumption is a part of human nature, and while it can be helpful in figuring somethings out, it isn’t always right. For instance,...

One of the many benefits of living in today’s modern world is that there are plenty of payment options out there. A person can pay for just about anything with cash, checks, or credit cards. This gives the added flexibility of purchasing stuff online without...

Being separated from a loved one is difficult on both parties. Everyone wants to be with the people that they care about, but sadly that cannot always happen. Sometime life pulls us away from our family to pursue our careers. Other times, things are a...

Even when our loved ones aren’t around, they are still in our thoughts. In fact, the fact that they aren’t around causes them to be in our thoughts more frequently. We worry about them when they are gone, and wonder how they are doing with...

Nobody likes the idea of paying extra for something. You only ever want to pay the list price, not that plus something else. While this problem doesn’t come up very often, does happen from time to time with larger purchases. Whenever collateral is needed, this...

Finding that special someone in life is not an easy task. Many people take several years to do so. Once they find that person, they never want to let them go. Each person will do whatever they can to stay together and be there for...

Whenever someone is in a difficult situation, they want to get out of it as quickly as possible. Whether the situation is uncomfortable or stressful, no one wants to be there. They will do what they can, and then try to find an escape as...

There are some family stories that will simply never be let go. There was the time that your cousin tried to catch that bird, and it then proceeded to scare her. There was also the time your uncle got a little carried away with the...