Why I’m Not “Replying To Emails” Anymore – And What I’m Doing Instead

April 5, 2010

As of about 3:16 pm this afternoon, I no longer reply to emails. Don’t blame me. Metaphor Mouse made me do it. (I’ve quickly learned that when mice talk, I’d better listen.) It’s a good thing I did too, because now instead of replying to email (gag!) I play a game that’s even better – [...]

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Metaphor Mousing on Email Replying

April 5, 2010

My amazing friend and inspiration-supplier, Havi does this Thing where she has Metaphor Mouse help her reframe the way she relates to certain activities that are…well…yucky. So through a series of questions, she finds a new way of relating to the previously yucky task and it makes everything better! I’m using her template for Metaphor [...]

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When You Want Them To Shut Up And They Don’t

March 13, 2010

Ever been in a situation where someone is talking – and you don’t really want to be listening – but you think you have to? You kinda wish they would shut up, but you think you have to be polite so you pretend to listen or be interested and they just keep going on and [...]

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Getting To The Bottom Of The Yucky Barrel

March 3, 2010

Ugh. I am experiencing thoughts that are making me feel BAD. Here are some of them in a dump so I can see what’s what. – No one has time for me. – I am a burden. – I need help. – I feel funky. – This is bad. – I am a mess. – [...]

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Juice Feasting: How To Make Your Juice In Less Than 50 Minutes

February 20, 2010

So everyone thinks that juicing takes FOREVER which is a big reason that a lot of folks stay away from it. But I just made 1.25 gallons (5 quarts) of juice in less than 50 minutes… And that included set up and clean up time. (Yes, I totally rock!) Here’s what’s involved: Juicer Set Up [...]

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20 Days of Juice Feasting – Tips & What I’m Learning

February 20, 2010

I am Juice Feasting: Meaning that the aim is to drink at least a Gallon of fresh juice a day. At first I thought it was going to be hard. Like that’s A LOT of juice! But just yesterday I realized that my quart sized mason jars make it SO easy! Drink 4 of my [...]

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Screw You Olympics – And The McDonald’s You’re Promoting

February 18, 2010

Okay… Heard from Larry Winget on Twitter about this commercial: larrywinget TV commercial: Coach to girls hockey team, “You played like Olympians, now let’s go eat like Olympians.” Then they go to McDonalds. Right. GRRR! I wrote back to him: @larrywinget Ugh. Knowing that commercial exists pisses me off right now. Thanks for giving me [...]

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How Zoolander Can Help You Stop Being In A Crappy Relationship With Your Business

February 18, 2010

How can I be in relationship with my work with ease and kindness toward myself and my business? This is the question I’ve been asking myself this week…when I remember to…because in the past, I’ve sometimes had a crappy relationship with my business that made me want to ignore it, hate it, and pretend it [...]

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This Shouldn’t Be Happening

February 16, 2010

For the last several days, I’ve woken up, gone outside with my green smoothie and a notebook and questioned one of my thoughts. I’ve been working with the same thought every morning – though I apply it to different situations where it has fit in my life. It’s this thought: This shouldn’t be happening. It [...]

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The Couple In The Sandy Hole

February 15, 2010

Today at the beach there was a couple who sat in a hole that had been dug by some previous beach goers. They had a plastic grocery bag with them. He had on swim trunks and no shirt. She had on shorts and a t-shirt with some silver writing on it. They sat in the [...]

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