Messing about with empathy
I’m not a fan of spring cleaning. Actually, I’m not a fan of cleaning. I do it, and if company is coming, I do it thoroughly, but there are a ton of things I’d rather be doing. If you like to clean, that’s cool. I think for most of us, cleaning is a chore and…
There are fourteen days left in February. Two weeks an ideal length of time. It’s long enough to complete a goal, but short enough to keep your momentum going. Why not pick a goal or project that you can finish in two weeks, and get started today. Break it into fourteen chunks and put it…
I’m not fond of reading poetry, but I like to write it. I was looking for a February poem and stumbled across a fun poetry style. The poem is called “28 Word Poem for February.” What a clever idea. Here it is. “Freezingcold winds,biting chills, andwhite snow fluffed hillsValentine’s day, oh how gay!presidents’ day is…
Today is Saturday and the beginning of February. February is the month for love. Saturday is a day for having fun. Why not combine the two and do something you love today. Better yet, why not plan to do something you love every day this month. You even get a bonus day because of Leap…
Today is 1/10/20. I don’t know why but I like the pattern that today’s date makes. 1 – 10 – 20. It makes me want to use those numbers to get something done. So today I will finish one task I’ve been procrastinating on, declutter ten items, and work on cleaning my back porch for…
I’m going to measure how I spend my time. If I successfully do this, I’ll be impressed. I tend to start projects like this and then stop after the first day. Perhaps if I tell you what I’m doing, you can hold me accountable. I have mentioned the Before Breakfast podcast before. Laura Vanderkam is…
I just finished my thank you cards. This isn’t a chore I enjoy, so usually I procrastinate. I’m try to do less of that (we’ll discuss that on a different post) so I got them done. I’ve had to write thank you cards all my life. I can remember my mom hounding me when I…
Not that kind of streak. I’m going to run at least one mile every day in 2020. The reason makes perfect sense to me. I have been planning this for more than a year. Streaks are a lot of fun and easier than you think. When you’re doing a streak, all the excuses disappear. I’m…
I wanted to do something fun with Footle and Grok in December. After several ideas floated around my mind, I settled on the following plan. Many years ago, I made advent quilts for family members. This hanging quilt had twenty-four pockets, and each pocket held an index card. The cards had the day on one…
My office is a mess. It’s not as bad as it used to be, but I’m in the middle of finishing gifts, wrapping gifts, shipping gifts, occupying cats, hiding hubby’s papers from the cats, and reading a huge stack of books. All these projects are out in the open, so my office is a mess.…