I’m a firm believer in what Brenda Ueland calls moodling, “long inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.”
In a weird time-twisting way, I’ve discovered that one secret to getting a lot done is being willing to spend a lot of time alone doing nothing at all!
Gazing out a window with a cup of tea. Soaking in a bath. Sitting still and paying attention to the breath.
And…
Right around now is when parents start pulling out a pretty strong behavior card: Santa’s Naughty and Nice list.
Think about it.
You don’t hear parents out in public with unruly kids in June sternly admonishing them, “Behave! You don’t want to end up on Santa’s Naughty List or he won’t bring you any presents!” But it’s a common occurrence during these last few weeks before Christmas.
And…
It’s Cyber Monday so let the online holiday shopping frenzy begin!
Actually this is my kind of frenzy. No waiting in line for stores to open their doors. No pushing and shoving. No pepper spray.
Just me, in my bare feet, in my quiet apartment, sipping a cup of green tea and knocking out all my holiday shopping in an hour or so.
Now as someone who studied…
“How do you expect to change the world if you can’t do ten perfect pushups?!?!”
Darien Gold, my genius pilates instructor, recently issued this challenge during class and well, I have to admit, she makes a good point.
Keeping our bodies healthy has got to be at the top of all of our priority lists, long before we get to items like “own one pair of jeans…
Do you believe in Love at First Sight?
Instyle Magazine reported the results of a Unilever Poll that confirmed that 70% of women DO believe in Love at First Sight…with clothing!
Only 54% of women believe in love at first sight with men.
And I totally get it.
I mean, the beating heart, the sweaty palms, the obsessive thinking, the elation. I definitely can feel them for both men and…
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