The L Word (Leadership)
Find your values and strengths to mold your leadership style There's this woo-ish parenting guru that I sort of follow (he writes loooong posts, I skim, no patience.) He's dislikes parenting that's based on power differences between children and adults, and encourages...
Interact, a love story
She had deep blue eyes and long, straight light brown hair. Tall and svelte, even with dark circles under her eye - a hottie. She was sitting on a picnic blanket with an acquaintance of mine, and I used that to introduce myself. I didn’t wait long, and dove in with my...
Eutrophia – is this why you’re gaining weight?
There’s mercy killing, mercy sex, and (introducing….) mercy eating. If Google is a good Greek teacher, mercy eating should be formally named Eutrophia. Not as fancy as euthanasia, but sounds sophisticated nonetheless! Are you already thinking, “OMG, I know what she’s...
Close this loop
“I suddenly understood the disparity between me and my husband: I am married to a bachelor, while he is married to a single mom!” (Just received this meme...) You can just hear the snorts as this one makes its rounds, right? Last week we talked about the tricky way in...
A Sneaky Cause of Overwhelm – Anticipation!
Of the four elements of mental load - Anticipation distracts you the most. This post is part 1 of a 2-post series. I’ve written before about Allison Daminger’s research on Mental Load. (It’s a good post, go check it out if you haven’t read it already!)New to the...
Notifications, FOMO and Overwhelm
WhatsApp Pro Tip - Declutter Your Chats! I’m old enough to remember not having a cellphone. There, I said it. If you’re too young to remember, (a) enjoy your tight skin, gravity is an evil bitch, and (b) try to imagine what it would mean that people had to...