When creating/organizing anything–a space, a room, your life–It’s a mistake to leap to action too soon. More time should be spent identifying the real desire. Be calm. Be still and then ask yourself: “Why even begin this endeavor in the first place? What is my primary motivation?” When you say: “I want to do this […]
White (or Not-So-White) Washcloths and Bleach
“Alright, Ms Susie Homemaker,” my mother announced near the end of our latest phone conversation, “I have a question about cleaning white washcloths. It seems no matter what I do, mine always look like I just mopped the floor with them. They never get white.” She’d even tried one of the well-known powder oxygen bleaches […]
A Way to Work Smart
“…I’m beat! This is hard work.” “…why don’t you take a break…and sharpen that saw?…it would go a lot faster.” “I don’t have time to sharpen the saw…I’m too busy sawing!” -Stephen Covey, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” One of the most vital […]
“First We Think…For Five Minutes”
“No, no, NO,” our professor scolded in his Czech-accented English. “Why are you raising your hands? I told you, first we think…for five minutes. Do you understand the problem? After five minutes then you answer the question!” Looking back on my (later-in-life) university career, I realize I learned more in that Analytical Thinking class about […]
A Moment of Sheer Delight
Yesterday I had a moment of sheer delight that felt like discovering buried treasure. I had gone to the library to pick up a couple of books I had on hold and, on my way into the building, had stopped to see what books were available for sale on the Friends of the Library carts. […]
