Link Roundup: Magical Little Weekend

By the time you read this, I’ll be sailing the high seas with a bunch of scurvy-ridden pirates. Or spending the night in a haunted mansion with 99 grim grinning ghosts. Or taking a small cruise to all the world’s continents while singing a very annoying song. No, I haven’t lost my mind! I’m in…

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5 Things That Are Better Done Slowly (Video)

I know, I know! You’re a super busy person, and you think you can’t ever slow down your frantic pace. But going through life like a rushed maniac is bound to catch up with you, and you’re setting yourself up for burnout. Instead, I challenge you to choose at least one thing every day to…

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Link Roundup: Closet Cleanup and the Puppy Who Loved Pumpkins

I’ve been in a cleaning mood around here. Not just the usual vacuuming and laundry, but also cleaning out unneeded stuff. I went through all my clothes and sorted them into categories: (1) too big, (2) too small, (3) just right, and (4) donate. Normally, I’d just donate all the too big and too small…

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Life’s a Beach and Then You Die: Why Accepting Others Is So Hard

It was bound to happen sometime, and now it’s official. Skyla is a murderer. For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you know Skyla has a thing for eating bugs. But now her tastes have evolved to include the neighborhood woodland creatures. Last week, as Skyla and I were heading into our building,…

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Trust Me, Lying Can Be a Good Thing

Here’s the truth: in about 99% of life’s situations, honesty is the best policy. But the rest of the time, lying can actually be beneficial and give you a better, happier outcome than telling the truth. Don’t believe me? Come on, would I lie to you? Here are 3 situations when lying is OK. To…

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How to Choose a Mantra to Improve Your Life

We all know that the only person you can change is yourself (so quit bugging your husband to pick up the socks he left on the floor!). And it’s because of this fact that many of us spend enormous amounts of time and money on improving ourselves. Sure, I’m all about self-improvement—Go to the gym!…

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