This weekend was super-great, and I think it’s because we focused on simple pleasures. Things like: Great training runs Good home-prepared meals Light house cleaning Walked to an ice cream shop to enjoy a banana split for two. Washing the cars in the 80F sunshine Removing the bits and bobs of stains from an unfortunate […]
Needs
Facing Fear with Facts
One really great piece of advice that Dr Jim gave The Boy and I was this: You have to learn to face fear with facts. Too much of our lives are spent filled with worry and anxiety – stress over the unknown. The only way to address those feelings is head on. I’m afraid of […]
Battle of Task v People
What are you? A task-oriented person or a people-oriented person? I’m the former, and let me tell you that it can be a real challenge to remember the importance of people when you’re all wrapped up in the task. Strangely enough, it’s in the midst of these Task Vs People wrestling matches when the strangest […]
Musts vs Shoulds
Ever had a battle between musts and shoulds? I must get this done…I should get that done. That was this weekend. Trust me – there are many things on my should list. Some could arguably be called musts. However, I did a gut check and really, really concentrated on the musts. Things like: Spending time […]
Too Much Junk in the Trunk: Organizing the Car
Hi, my name is Shannah and I have too much junk in the trunk. Seriously…this normally well-organized, a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-its-place woman has a deep dark secret: My car trunk is in complete disarray: Erp. I decided it was high time to clean up that mess. Let’s just call this part of getting our lives pulled back together. […]
Making It Fit – Size and Budget
Ah, February in Texas! Swimsuits in the stores, 65-70F days, all winter items on clearance. This, my friends, is why I moved here in 1997. I was pretty excited to find this waiting on me when I got home from work last week: Since my great get-in-shape mission of 2012, I’ve had […]
Continuing to Unpack
Awhile back, I wrote about how I (along with The Boy) am doing internal clean-up. It’s funny how, in the midst of cleaning up and clearing out, you can start to feel nostalgic – a little melancholy even. Source I suppose that this is a natural by-product of the process. After all, in order to […]
Please Listen to Me: A Plea To Salespeople
Shocking: This is not a post about food. And, since it’s not about food but is about something that happened at work the other week, I feel that I should say this is purely my opinion (as is everything on this blog). Stick a fork in that, already. Here’s what happened – a salesperson called […]
I Need to Put Myself in Timeout
My family is coming to town in a few days for a wedding. In the midst of reading through coordination emails, I caught myself actually debating if I should spend part of next weekend hanging out with my extended family or if I should stay at home and squeeze in some work time. Not housework. […]
Continuing to Purge
At some point while I was purging the pantry and closets and file cabinets, I realized that purging is a pretty big element of what I’m doing in life right now. I’m taking time to look at the bits and pieces. I’m clearing out the clutter. Overscheduled? I’m saying no. Overcommitted? I’m delegating and transitioning […]