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About me - Rachel Faye

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I just joined the Helium family on the 23rd of April 2008.

I am a stay home mom of 5 kids. Their age range from 16 to 4 years old! So I would say that I have faced all things that a kid can throw at a parent. I hope I can share with you my experiences

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Celebrations & Holidays > Mother's Day & Father's Day Mother's Day: Gifts and activities to make Mom feel special: 2 of 30
The perfect gift for mom Mother's Day is just round the corner. What is the perfect gift to get her? She has everything! You have other siblings also vying for that same perfection to present to you mother. You have a limited budget. You have not spoken to her in ages. She is getting older as each Mother's Day passes. You wa... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Skills How to improve your communication skills: 5 of 58
How to improve your communication skills Communication either verbal or non-verbal (body language) or in the written form serves the purpose of letting the other party know what you want from them. You want the other party to understand and remember your message. Thus your communication skills have to be effective for that t... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Helping children deal with problems and issues relating to school: 4 of 39
Helping Children Deal with Problems and Issues Relating to School School is like a second home to the children as they spend most of their time there. That is the place where the children learn all they need to know how to survive or excel in their future. Some children, unfortunately, are not able to cope. Here are some tip... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice What is friendship?: 16 of 109
What is friendship? A friend is someone whom you can depend on. He is someone whom you can rant and rave at and still be there for you. He is someone who will still listen to what you say even though you have repeated it like ten times over. He is someone who understands what you are saying even when you are incoherent. A fr... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pregnancy brain: Dealing with your new-found forgetfulness: 2 of 13
Pregnancy brain: Dealing with your new found forgetfulness "Wait stop, let me write that down before I forget." That has been my tag line for the last 15 years of my life. Yep, ever since my first born was conceived, I found it more challenging to multi-task, multi-remember and multi-anything. But I found this to be very hel... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing A guide to managing stress: 1 of 6
How to control your stress level These days, we all have multiple roles to play family roles include being a child, parent, grandparent, sibling, relative or spouse. In the work place, we are employee or employer. In society, we are citizens of our country, friend, neighbor, religious member, productive member of society, st... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fear: 18 of 71
True Story: Ghostly Music This happened 30 years ago and the memory still lingers on. As a child, my parents pampered me and they still do, bless them. They would purchase anything I wanted, of course within reason, and I wanted a piano. I love the sound the piano makes, nothing compares with the beautiful notes swelling fro... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Thoughts on what mealtime represents for families: 23 of 85
Thoughts on what mealtime represents for the families I can quite safely say that mealtime for myself has remained unchanged for the past 40 years, only the family members whom I share the meal with has changed. Until I was married, mealtime was with my parents and grandparents at dinner time at the dining table every week n... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing The power of forgiveness: 18 of 65
Forgiveness I just found out that the purple hyacinth is given to others to say, "I'm sorry; please forgive me." Giving flowers is the simplest step in forgiving another for the hurt you have inflicted on another person. What is more difficult is the actual asking for forgiveness itself. We have to humble ourselves (we are s... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues What to do when the Internet goes down: 4 of 13
What to do when the internet goes down. Are you kidding? The internet is down? Alright then, here are some suggestions, if you are at home. 1. Check the connection behind the computer. Maybe the vigorous dusting around the back has dislodged the connection. 2. Call a friend and check if they have connection at their computer... More..