Articles written by Patricia Robb

What is Helium

About me - Patricia Robb

I am a mother, sister, aunt and soon to be grandmother. I am a good friend and recently have become a writer. I was bored while on a short vacation in the summer. The computer was in front of me and I had been wondering what a blog was so decided to search

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Best way to get fit: 2 of 38

I had been going to the gym for three years with no results. I was discouraged. I wasn't gaining weight, but I wasn't losing any either. Where were all the toned muscles I had expected? I was also getting bored with the same routine. I decided to join another gym. Maybe a change of scenery would help. I saw the sign-up sheet ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Reflections: Southern California wildfires: 1 of 10

The pilot announces we are an hour from Santa Ana, California. I am excited to almost be there. I look out the window and I am surprised! It is so brown! I wasn't expecting that. I didn't realize it was so dry. Now I am home and I hear on the news that there are wildfires in California. All I can think of is the dry brown lan... More..
Jobs & Careers > International & Government Jobs Career choices: Becoming a police officer: 2 of 9

My nephew emails me to tell me he is entering the police force. My first thought is how proud I am of him, but the thought following that is fear. Policemen get shot! I immediately think back to a picture in our local newspaper of a young mother who is now a widow because her husband was shot down in the line of duty.Law enfo... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews How to prepare for a job interview: 20 of 71

I had an interview in the morning, but I was so busy with my job, I was arranging an engagement party for my daughter and my father was ill in the hospital that I just didn't have time to bring any clothes to the dry cleaner, and worse than that I had an inch of grey roots showing and I hadn't colored my hair. I finally decid... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Growing up with an absent father: 9 of 26

A father can be absent from the home even when he is there. My father was physically in the home, but emotionally he was not! My brother tells of the time he was walking to the store and he saw my father coming towards him. He did not even acknowledge my brother or say hello. My brother was left feeling unimportant.As a child... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Do we need humor on a daily basis?: 38 of 63

I love to laugh and to make people laugh. The Bible says, "A cheerful heart is good like medicine" and I know that is true.Laughter can get you through many of life's difficult situations. People who know my family background wonder how I can still laugh and be cheerful. Growing up my sister and I found humor to help us throu... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: A day in the life of a simple man: 13 of 15

What do men do that women think is silly?I am going to another ladies home party and my friend is teasing me because he knows I don't really want to go, but I will go and I will end up buying something. He tells me men don't do silly things like that, which got me thinking, "What do men do that women think is silly"? Here are... More..