The Up Side of Bad Habits, cont.

The Up Side of Bad Habits, cont.

As you know, I’m all about the Up Side of life – there always is one, in any situation, and among my talents is finding it fast. I wrote a book about it; ’twas the text of a talk that wowed women at my church. Look for it on the Books by Me page of...
Habits to kick or not, cont.

Habits to kick or not, cont.

Habit #4: being disorganized = creative Messy, discombobulated spaces people sound as if they’re making up a lame excuse by stating how disorder fosters creativity. Disarray they claim as their muse. My husband Larry and I don’t make excuses. We are avowed...
New Year’s Resolutions: Boon or Bust

New Year’s Resolutions: Boon or Bust

All of us have bad habits, some badder than others. Such as the people who break Commandments, like ‘Thou shalt not murder, steal, and/or covet,” which are remarkably, regrettably bad. According to a cutely credible pop culture book, ‘Everything Bad...
Women are from Venus; Men are from Mars

Women are from Venus; Men are from Mars

Lights out at 7:35 p.m. No, this is not a description of our Baby Boomer bedtime. Lights off, TV becalmed, desktop computers no longer sleeping, but shut down. More importantly, the carefully-plugged in emergency light poised between the kitchen and family room did...
Look me in the eye

Look me in the eye

What I said in my outside voice: “Hi, good to see you again.” What I said inside my head: “Look me in the eye, not the lids”, while the woman, an acquaintance I hadn’t seen in some time, scrutinized the space between my pupils and...