Allow myself to introduce myself. Am I doing the best I can? I have been using a mantra to encourage myself amid setbacks. I want to do my best and not be too hard on myself for failing to live up to my expectations. Because like most people, I can be my own worst critic. Well, next to siblings and spouses, I
The Circus Rings of Ideas I recently had an insight into trying new things out. Could it be I have exhausted my love of covid-19 lockdown routine building? Let me think...YES! When the circus comes to town, it's a well-oiled machine with acts that have been practiced to perfection. It all had
Swallow the Frog I always go to my sister for advice. Not only is she my twin sister, but she is keenly intelligent about dealing with people. That is where I need the most help. Once I was in a situation where I had committed to start a job only to realize I
The One Thing Today I woke up feeling poorly and could not seem to get my day started. There is a movie called City Slickers. There is a cowboy who is the best cowboy you can imagine. Iconic in his horsemanship and know-how. His name is Curley. He never has much to say.
The Secret to My Success? Small Audiences | Gertrude Stein I don't like to admit I had a frustrating month. My husband was happy it is now October. I was in and out of the hospital for the first whole week, and I am looking forward to getting the PICC line removed this week. It's an
No matter how complicated something appears it is only made up of parts that can be understood as smaller systems. I made a deal with the devil to get out of the hospital. The devil is in the details. Note to self, brain surgery and rocket science are just complex systems. I had to learn how to give myself an IV drip. After many hospital stays, I had a pretty
If I had known it was an option, I would have asked for my crayon back years ago. ...your life's passions never go away. The urge to act will always be with you, so get used to it.
Back to school reset and underdressed as usual KT One of my husband and my favorite celebrities was Kitty Carlisle Hart. She appeared on a tv game show called to tell the truth. She always showed up in some Fab gown because she was going to a show or event after the taping. You know, like the Met Gala.
Focus Focus Focus I have been working on creating blog posts for about a year now. I know for sure that I have a hard time writing one blog post about one thing. There is an open casting call in my feverish little mind that helps itself to my short attention span at
The Caveman Social Life version 1.0 My notes on The Elephant in the Brain. It's a deep dive into the foundations of our motivations in modern society to act the way we do base on our ancient social skills in the stone age, caveman society ver. 1.0 alive and well cutting in line
What Would Brian Boitano Do? What would you say to a younger version of yourself?"Make a plan and follow through. Because that's what Brian Boitano do." From the oldest version of myself, so far, to the younger me, I would say to make plans and follow through. Unfortunately, I seemed
Do your worst "When choosing a new habit, many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?” The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?” Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale-up when you have the time, energy,
Remember Why You Started This to Begin With - David Goggins I had to confess the other day to my client [https://www.laloftblog.com] that I did have a writing degree, but I got it 30 years ago. There has not been incremental improvement in all that time. So why did I start a blog when I can't
Incremental Improvement My Mom told me a story about a prank she pulled on my father that describes the value of an incremental improvement. I have to confess it involves unsafe child labor, but it was the 1960s, so she gets a pass. Also, it was my brothers, so if they got
Clones Corporate People I was thinking because I am always thinking. How will we address the people who come along who are augmented or grown in an industrial process? Like I already said, I think that they will be the property of some corporate entity. If not as full-on slaves, then as indentured
Hello? Is it me you are looking for? The More Technology Prys Into My Life, The Less I Want To Participate. I called a client this morning, she did not answer, so when the message option came up, I was going to leave a message. Yes, I am that old. Only older people leave messages anymore. Anyway, the
Mealkits Menus what we are eating and why. What is for Dinner? My husband and I are moving into a new reality. I stay at home while he has gone back to work after months of working from home. It's been two days now, and I do miss him madly. The pain of separation is slightly
Count all your wins In the movie Grand Budapest Hotel [https://youtu.be/zsGA0drCB2A], a group of convicts runs into a group of guards as they are trying to pull off an elaborate escape. One of the convicts jumps down onto the guards. A battle to the death ensues between 5 guards and the
All my clothes are dead to me. My life after lockdown May 2021 I was resilient; My husband was even better. We stayed home. We washed our hands for a long time and often. I learned how to make hand sanitizer with industrial lab-grade alcohol. I bought liters of the stuff. He knew how many people were getting infected every day and sourced
