MSI Press Blog

  Today's publisher's pride is  You're Not Too Old, and It's Not Too La te  by Ilene Berns-Zare, which reached  #4 4 in aging parents, #96 in aging self-help, and #102 in midlife self-help. Book Description Designed as an accessible 52-week companion, this inspiring guide invites Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to reimagine aging with confidence, vitality, and purpose. Drawing on research-informed tools and practical reflections, it encourages readers to tap into inner strengths, embrace meaningful shifts, and discover everyday “ah-ha” moments that spark renewal. Whether you seek greater wellbeing, deeper meaning, or renewed fulfillment from midlife through older adulthood, this uplifting resource reminds us that aging well is an active journey—and that the best chapters may still lie ahead. Keywords: midlife transformation; aging with purpose; positive aging book; Baby Boomer wellness; Gen X wellbeing; 52‑week self‑growth guide; midlife reinvention; aging well strategies;...

  Short answer, says Franki: ADHD is not a myth. Read the full post:  Why Do People Still Think ADHD Is a Myth? For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . Book Description: Selected as Independent Authors' Network Book of the Year as the Outstanding Parenting Book and winner of the Literary Titan Gold Award, I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them, is the ultimate survival guide for parents living through one of the strangest times in history. This " how to guide" will support you even if you are exhausted and burnt out in improving your child(ren)'s behavior. Written by an expert with 20 years of experience in behavioral observation in the classroom, in overnight camp, and more. Franki's storyteller cadence helps the book to read as if it's a casual conversation and pep talk between two parents over coffee. Franki is raw, authentic, and honest about her own "mom fails" and what she has learned in her own little lab school, as she rai...

  I used to think housecleaning was about control. Then, I got a cat. Now I know. It’s about adaptation, humility, and the ability to clean the same spot five times without losing your mind. Here’s what my cat taught me: Clean around the cat. If he’s sleeping on the couch, the couch is off-limits. If he’s sprawled across the laundry, you wait. Cleaning becomes a dance of detours. Fur is eternal. You can vacuum, lint-roll, and sweep, but the fur will return. Accept it. Embrace it. Learn to measure cleanliness in layers, not absolutes. Mystery crumbs are part of life. Cats knock things over. Cats drag things in. Cats leave things behind. You will clean up substances you cannot identify. You will not win. Timing is everything. Never mop before zoomies. Never dust before a nap. Never assume the litter box will stay clean for more than 10 minutes. Clutter is strategic. That pile of papers? A launchpad. That laundry basket? A throne. That box you meant to recycle? A fortress. C...

  Simplicity isn’t the absence of complexity. It’s the art of distilling life down to what matters most. We spend years building layers—responsibilities, possessions, expectations, noise. Then one day, often after loss or exhaustion, we realize that the layers have become the life itself. We’ve been managing the scaffolding instead of inhabiting the structure. When we begin to simplify, transformation doesn’t happen in grand gestures. It happens in small, deliberate choices: clearing a space, saying no without guilt, choosing presence over performance. Simplicity restores clarity. It reminds us that peace isn’t found in perfection but in proportion—when what we carry matches what we can hold. A simpler life doesn’t mean a smaller one. It means a life that fits. It means fewer distractions and deeper connections. It means trading multitasking for meaning. Simplicity transforms because it reorders the soul. It teaches us to see abundance not in accumulation but in alignment. When we ...