Category Archives: guiding principles

One little resolution

Toys.  Books.  Laundry.  Dishes.  Papers.  Shoes.  Hats.  Mittens.  Groceries. Something always needs to be put away. All day long, moment after moment, I am returning something to its rightful place. But more often than not, I am piling something else in the meanwhile.  Something that has no rightful place yet.  Something that needs to be…

Where blogging fits in

I try to embrace the philosophy that you always have time for what you do first.  Which is why I haven’t been writing here lately.  Because so many of the things I do for my kids, my husband, my family, friends, my job, and even my cats have to happen first.  I desperately want blogging…

>Hard habits to make

>The last time I looked at my resolutions was on October 15th. That is seriously unimpressive. Haven’t done my Effective Habits since the 16th. The reason? I’ve had an out-of-town guest, a birthday, and a party – all of which contributed to a sense that I had Better Things To Do than what was on…