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I was thumbing through a magazine the other day while waiting for my dentist appointment. It was the ‘holiday issue’ of a popular décor magazine (which shall remain nameless). Within the first few minutes of picking it up, I must have come across the word ‘perfect’ at least a dozen times: Buy the perfect gift…
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There’s a dog walker in my neighborhood and every time I’m out for a walk with my dog, I see him with a different dog. (That’s how I figured out he was a dog walker!) He’s probably in his mid-forties, and must be shy because he walks with his head down and keeps to himself.…
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At the foot of a park in my neighborhood, there’s an old post office, built in 1835. Early this summer, on one of my morning walks with the dog, I noticed several workmen at the site. At first, I thought they were going to tear it down. But I should have known better because in…
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We recently went through a bathroom renovation. When we moved into the house, we inherited a train-wreck of a bathroom, with a horrendous shade of dark blue paint on the walls, the cabinet, even the door. I’m thrilled with the updated bathroom. Whether your bathroom is updated or not, keeping it organized is the key.…
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In the previous post, I talked about the importance of saying no. In this post, I go a little deeper. Read on and you’ll find techniques to help you learn how to say it. N-O. No. We didn’t have a problem saying this simple two letter word when we were kids. I think it was…
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