He said no. My handyman said no. I knew he wasn’t sold on my brilliant idea to replace my kitchen pantry drawers with shelves, but I didn’t think he would completely reject the project. Oh, but he did. Some of you may recall Part I of this saga which I wrote about in my post, What…
Which of the following statements do you agree with: The first is an example of a “fixed mindset.” The second is an example of a “growth mindset.” Whichever belief a person is operating from (whether consciously or not) will influence how they approach tasks and challenges in everyday life. For example, a person operating from…
I just had a handyman come to give an estimate on how much it would cost to REMOVE those pretty slide-out drawers from my pantry and replace them with shelves. He looked appalled at my kitchen pantry renovation idea. Why would I want to do that? The slide-out drawers are a highly desired kitchen feature,…
Spoiler: The truth about positive parenting is that it’s not about hippy, dippy parents raising spoiled “special snowflakes.” Positive parenting has gotten a bad rap. Maybe because it conjures an image of parents walking around with a permanent smile pasted on their face, shielding their kids from the realities of the world, refusing to say…
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” – Voltaire I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been working on launching this newsletter for the last five years. The perfectionist in me kept holding off until I had a neat, tidy, perfectly formatted newsletter ready to go and I could commit to a regular schedule. Because that’s…
I am an egg salad sandwich. As a member of the “Sandwich Generation,” I decided naming myself after a sandwich that I can’t stand seemed fitting. What does it mean to be a member of the Sandwich Generation? It means that in addition to still caring for my own kids, I am also responsible for…
Pandemic “quality time” – was that really a thing? Many people have praised what they perceived as the upside of the Pandemic – quality time with our families. I’m not sure about you, but in our home “quantity” time hasn’t necessarily translated to “quality” time. During the first part of the pandemic, quality time was…
