Less drama. More Delight.
“Well goody-goody gumdrops for you!” I’m talking back to the guy in the anti-bullying Facebook video I’m watching (although I should be sleeping). He’s just explained the best way to render a bully powerless is “just don’t react.” Which probably makes sense to a lot of people. But for me, the little word “just” is like flicking a […]
The rustle of 250 restless bodies crescendos. We’ve been stuck in our seats at a required teacher in-service day for an hour-and-a-half, now. Pure torture. “You’ll have a thirty-minute break, and then our next speaker will begin at 10:00.” I’m a rule-follower. So unlike the renegades who are already making a dash for the conference […]
The day after our interview with Kathi Lipp, Amy texted me: I just had a thought: Kathi is friends with failure because she doesn’t seem to take it personally. Just because a project fails, she doesn’t consider herself a failure. That’s mind-blowing! It sure is. When a perfectionist fails, she thinks, “I am a failure.” When an […]
She makes as many mistakes as I do! I’m editing a podcast episode. I’m remembering what a fun, fast-paced, hope-filled conversation we’d had with Kathi* on the day we’d recorded the interview. What I do not recall at all? Kathi’s mistakes. Honestly, I’m stunned to discover that she actually made mistakes. For years, I’ve assumed that […]
How do we deal with other people’s clutter? What if it’s your parents’ clutter? And what if you are living in their house…… for free? One listener asked my co-author Kathi Lipp, author of Clutter Free, for advice on a very overwhelming situation related to someone else’s clutter, and she invited me to the Clutter Free Academy Podcast to […]
“We should wait until February to take the Pathfinder in for servicing.” I start to shoot Daniel my What on earth are you even talking about? look. The one that starts with a You obviously aren’t listening to a word I am saying! eye-roll and ends with a defiant You better believe I can do […]
We had a different kind of Christmas this year. After reading Scarcity in June, I booked us a cabin near Mendocino. I recognized that Daniel and I are both such “tunnelers“, the only way we ever really relax and re-charge is by getting completely away from home and work. After my mother died suddenly in […]
It’s that time of year again. When we… (…okay, I’ll speak only for myself…) …I am tempted to jump on the Crazy Busy bus by making lists. concocting plans. keeping people happy. Shopping, shopping, shopping. Going, going, going. Doing, doing, doing. All for the holidays….the “holy-days.” Crazy Busy Isn’t Our Only Option There is another way. […]
Tuesday, we looked at 3 Reasons to Stop Being “Somebody” and “Anybody”. Yesterday, I shared the Part 1 of 8 Ways to Stop Being “Somebody” and “Anybody”. Today, let’s finish up the list! 5. Ponder Who Will Define “Success” (and How) Think through these two scenarios: What if your standards for “success” end up being […]
In “3 Reasons to Stop Being Somebody and Anybody,” we explored why we need to quit getting roped into tasks that Any One could do (but Nobody Else wants to.) Today, let’s start looking at eight steps that can free us from pleas for help–from “Somebody, Anybody!”–no matter how desperate! 8 Ways to stop being […]
