Yearly Archives: 2011
10 Minutes a Day to Appreciate Poetry
I’ve always wanted to be someone who understood poetry. I wanted to appreciate the beauty of the words, and the mood the poem evoked, not to mention it would represent that I was insightful, evolved, creative and generally bright. Instead, … Continue reading
Mrs. D’s 5-minute Chocolate Cake — perfect holiday treat!
My mother’s friend, Patt, sent me this recipe for a yummy, easy, virtually cleanup-free cake. Christmas came early this year! This is one the kids can make in a flash. But you may want to stretch it out when you’re … Continue reading
Saving Time with an Artificial Christmas Tree — Scrooge-like or sensible?
After having a fresh Christmas tree for my whole adult life, we finally went fake. I thought I would handle it with much emotion and go through the 7 steps of grieving — having had a fake tree as a … Continue reading
Finding Your Morning “Waggle” — the ideal morning routine for you
I’ve finally hit on a morning routine that really sets me up for a good day. It means I have to get up before the rest of the house, but it pays off immediately. Instead of that panicked, “Holy cow, … Continue reading
Making Time for 10 Minutes of Solitude
Meditation. Quiet. Prayer. No matter how much we want to make time in our days for any of these, it always seems like the last thing to be checked off the to-do list. Everything else is so much more pressing! … Continue reading
Facing Fear and Getting On With It, with Tips from Martha Beck
Fear is a powerful thing. We have fears of everything — public speaking (more than death!), spiders, heights, success — that’s one I’ve never understood. Success to me sounds like prestige, cash and good living. What’s to fear? But it’s … Continue reading
10-Minute Ways to Make a Vacation Happen
If you’re like me, you end up in an endless loop of “I should have booked earlier”, “Vacation is a month away and I haven’t booked anything,” etc. And so you either go to the same place (again) or stay … Continue reading
10-Minute Steps to Spark a Breakthrough
I just read this article in the October issue* of O Magazine about jump-starting a “breakthrough”. So many of our dreams go by the wayside because we get stuck, but life keeps on moving. We barely remember we put something … Continue reading