Overcoming Narcissism to Get the Job Done

October 10, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

(Note on the genesis of this post: I was working on a guest blog for another site about going after goals that feel out of reach. The post below seemed like a bit much to unleash on an unknown audience, but I want to remember thinking about this, and I don’t think I’m the only […]

Would you lie to be happier?

October 2, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

First, THANK YOU for the support & encouragement last week on the new edition of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not! You guys are awesome, and your words, help & friendship mean more to me than you know. Thank you!!! Second, a serious (but interesting) question: Would you lie to be happier? Before you answer, […]

Compared to What?

September 23, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

I’m pondering these questions from Seth Godin this morning: What tastes better, a $30 bottle of wine that’s the cheapest the restaurant offers…or the very same bottle at the restaurant next door, where it’s the most expensive? What offers a better education: four years at your first choice selective college? Or four years at the […]

Does Your Personality Make You Unhappy?

September 18, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

The question makes me giggle. It suggests a life so absurd – so thoroughly outside our control – that it’s like we’re all living in a game my older brothers used to torture me with, where they’d grab both my wrists and make me whack myself in the face while saying things like, “Don’t hit […]

The Pursuit of Green Grass and Unicorns

September 17, 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

I read two articles this morning about happiness & life satisfaction and I’m trying to figure out how they intersect (Pondering this sort of thing makes me happy & satisfied, so, you know…winning!) The first article, Why Generation Y Yuppies are Unhappy, has me thinking about Madonna. Which makes no outward sense, but stay with […]

Dumpster Diving

September 9, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

We had the yard sale Saturday – Finally! It was sunny and September-ish and lovely, and I would have panicked during the first two hours when NO ONE CAME, except that our landlord’s young grandsons came out to hang with us and we got to play ball and push toy trucks around in a stroller […]

Why I Don’t Want To Know Your Sign, Your Number, or Your Personality Type

September 5, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

While digging through our apartment for things I could sell to my neighbors this weekend, I found the results for one of those personality tests I took a few years back as part of a group exercise. I remembered reading those results the first time and thinking, “Wow, this is so true!” But then later […]

What I (usually) don’t talk about when I talk about God

August 30, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

As you’ve probably guessed, I scan the interwebs before I blog in the morning, looking for something to catch my attention and intrigue me enough to post about. I didn’t sleep well last night so I was going to just skip it today. But then I read this post from my friend Mary Elizabeth about […]

Taking Stock of How We Rocked

August 23, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

I have a bit of a blogging love-fest going on with Amy Gutman these days. I recently “met” her online (we’re meeting in person next month – expect the universe to be GREATLY IMPROVED come mid-September) and discovered her smart writing. This morning, I was looking for something a bit lighter to blog about – […]

On having Roots and/or Wings

August 22, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

A secret, unfulfilled dream of mine is to stay in one place and develop lasting relationships over the course of several decades. I’m not wired that way – to stay – but I admire it, and every once in awhile I look at my parents or other friends and family who have pulled this off […]