This time of year, many people are starting to get ready for their summer traveling, and not a moment too soon, especially if your journeys will take you out of the country.

The final day and hours before a trip can be stressful. Particularly unnerving for some is knowing that you must catch a plane or meet others by a certain time. So do yourself a favor by planning ahead and avoiding procrastination.

I am a college student and exams are coming up. I tend to get really stressed-out about this time and I don’t think I handle getting ready for the exams very well. Can you offer some ideas on how to get through them better?

Many people I know, myself included, have children graduating in the next few weeks and I have heard the comments, “Now what do they do?” and “How can I get them ready for college?”

If you read last week’s column about helping your high school graduates learn how to make decisions, then they have a good start on becoming self-reliant. This week I am going to focus on living quarters.

This is second-to-last in a series for graduating high school seniors about getting organized and ready for college. This installment focuses on getting your stuff ready to take.

Before taking off for college, it is very important for you grads to start learning how to budget your time, and how to budget your money. These two subjects will serve you very well for the future.

There’s a temptation to let things go a bit for the summer as the weather makes us feel a little more lackadaisical. Vacations, kids home for the summer, visiting relatives and friends, summer holiday celebrations - all of this can contribute to disregarding the routines we strive to attain during the other months of the year.

Having previously been part of the wedding industry, I have seen the havoc certain wedding guests unwittingly create for soon-to-be-wed couples and their families. As wedding season is upon us, I hope addressing some of the common problems might help prevent them from actually occurring.

Last week’s article discussed how to respond to a wedding invitation and how to generally be respectful of the families that are planning this special event. So, now that you are attending, here are some tips on planning ahead for attending this wedding day.