Category: True Confessions

Getting Back on Track

It’s official.  I have dish gremlins.  It’s the only rational explanation left!  *sigh*  Despite my best efforts at reconditioning, I do still come home, or wake up, to this:   I deal with the full sink, full dish drainer scenario several…

Modifying Bad Habits

Last year I read a book called The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.  One of the many things I learned is habits save us time and energy.  Doing something habitually spares our brains from constantly making decisions.  For example, when getting…

Diagnosing Bad Habits

When I lived in NYC I developed a terrific habit of keeping my kitchen immaculate. The constant threat of vermin motivated me to make sure every dish was washed and every surface cleaned before going to bed. I haven’t lived…

Artful Procrastination

A friend of mine, after reading my previous posting on procrastination, commented that I was almost the complete opposite of her in how I managed to get tasks done. She was of the opinion that sometimes it was better to…

Am I Procrastinating?

Recently a friend of mine asked me on two separate occasions if I procrastinated.  At first I stuttered because I like to think of myself as someone that doesn’t procrastinate.  Time is precious and valuable to me so I’m always…