Weeding out my clothes is something I do quite regularly, surprising for someone who hangs on to things as long as I do. Somehow, I got into the habit of sorting through which clothes I wear and which I don’t, and making a pile to take to Dorcas or Goodwill, […]
“So I’m doing a project,” Josephine gchatted me on Friday, “to declutter life. Do you want to do it together?” E
So I realize I’m about two weeks late for the whole “Best of 2010” blog post. But as I enjoyed my lunch today, I realized that there is one thing I learned in 2010 that has changed my life, and it is something worth sharing: I learned to freeze my […]
I used to take piano lessons. For over a decade. According to Malcolm Gladwell, I should be an expert pianist. But if you listen to me play now, you probably wouldn’t guess I had that much training. While I enjoyed making music, I hated the work that it took to […]
I like goals. They’re (usually) easily quantifiable, so I can put them on a checklist. Crossing things off of checklists brings me such satisfaction, it’s hard to express. I usually don’t even just check the item of the list. I scratch it off. Over and over again. Bury the item […]
Yup, I’m writing again. What can I say. I’m a sucker for peer pressure. Which is why I’m writing again. The friend who encouraged me to start writing again in the first place IMed me today. She encouraged me to keep a log of my running experience–to help her stay […]
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