When I told a friend about Freedom from Self-improvement Day, she said, “Oh good, that means I can eat anything I want.” “Um, no, that wouldn’t be the point,” I said, suddenly feeling confused and a little sad. I realized that’s how a lot of us spend our lives – believing, at least on some [...]

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A Wednesday happening in which I dissolve posting flummoxia by posting a a jambalaya, a comfort basket, a wiry fankle (a Scottish word that means a tangle or a state of confusion), a bit of this and tad of that. Fankle One – Slum Dog Millionaire Rant I did not like this movie. Yes, it’s [...]

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For the last few weeks, I’ve been sending out resurrected bits from the Daily Dollop, which I published um, daily, a few years back. These are little dollops (doh) of grounding kindness, mindful questions from The Life Organizer and reminders to rrrreeelax. (You do subscribe to the newsletter, right? It’s different than the blog – [...]

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