I wish my day got off course for a cool, sexy reason but the truth is this: My 19-year-old cat started coughing in a “doesn’t sound like a hairball OH GOD IS THIS THE END” way and I had to panic / soothe him / soothe myself / fall down a Google...
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4 Sneaky Ways To Stay Motivated When You Don’t Have Deadlines
Three months ago I started painting the doors to the laundry closet. We have a stacked washer and dryer behind a pair of Shabby Chic, fake-antique doors in our kitchen, fully visible from the dining room and the deck where I drink my coffee most...
6 Free (Or Cheap) Tools That Reduce Your ‘Self-Control Load’
“Just this once!” “A little bit won’t hurt.” “And I …. oop” How often does your brain utter something like this? If you’re anything like me - my sweet, sneaky little brain says something along these lines, oh, 17 TIMES AN HOUR. I’ll juuuuust peak...
3 Goal-Setting Tips That Might Work Even If The Usual Goal-Setting Advice Doesn’t
I laaaaaughed when I saw the question and its accompanying emoji in my Instagram DMs. Is there any hope for us non-Virgos, non-Enneagram 3s* to get organized or ever get anything done?? ?♓ And while I sometimes joke that my time-management and...
How To Motivate Yourself To Do The Boring Things You Need To Do
If you heard the pep talks I have to give myself on an almost daily basis. Like, out loud! To amp myself up to file paperwork, or go to the bank, or break down that enormous cardboard box. I used to say “Get it together, Von Bargen” but that’s not...
How To Decide When To Give Up On A Goal And When To Recommit
“Well. I'm clearly bad at this and I was wrong to even try and the answer is to GIVE UP IMMEDIATELY.” If you’ve ever muttered this to yourself, to your partner, to your cat - congratulations! You are human and you have a human brain! Figuring out...
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