Stop Being So Sensitive!

Are You Overly Sensitive? Do other people tell you that you’re overly sensitive? Or do you think that you are? I know that was one of my dad’s big things when I was a kid. I was always being told to stop being so sensitive. But how can you? You are what you are. Sensitivity […]

Does Your Brain Suck at Self Management?

Self Management and Your Brain I can hear you already. Of course your brain sucks at self management! Or maybe you’re thinking, “It’s my brain? And all this time I thought it was me.”. Self management, when it comes to your brain, is called executive function. Sounds pretty fancy, huh? It turns out that executive […]

Taming the Squirrels

Taming Squirrels? The other day I had a conversation with some friends on a business Facebook group I belong to. One of the women said that she was my ideal reader and asked if I had any advice on taming squirrels. I jokingly said I had nothing about squirrels, but did write a post once […]

The Magic of Routine

Doing the Same Stuff And expecting different results? Nope. Doing the same stuff and getting more done. And what I mean by doing the same stuff is turning the same stuff you do over and over (or need to do over and over) into a routine. Have you ever found yourself driving to work on […]

Why You’re Still Living Paycheck to Paycheck

ADHD and Money If there were ever two things that shouldn’t exist together, I think that ADHD and money might be it. In general, if we have ADHD, we’re not so good with money. And there are reasons for that: We have an impulsive nature We don’t pay attention, and that includes on things like […]

A Christmas Story

Spoiler: Ralphie’s Not in This One Today is December 17. One week until Christmas Eve. Grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate and sit back while I tell you a Christmas story about the Christmas dinner that almost wasn’t. Let Me Set the Scene Picture it. Sicily. 1945. Oops. Wrong show. No, this story takes […]