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Posts Tagged ‘decisions’

Categorizing SAGE Column June 2010

06.14.2010

Over Categorizing: How Many are Enough?
Believe it or not, people sometimes organize themselves into confusion and overwhelm instead of out of it. The trouble is over-categorizing.
When you over-categorize, you wind up treating everything as very special. So nothing gets rotated out. When you keep like items together, it is much easier to determine when something…

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Magic Red Geranium

06.12.2010

My friend Carol Olmstead had this fable in her book Feng Shui Quick Guide for Home and Office. Yes she wrote the book, and I recommend it. Anyway, this story seems quite appropriate and motivational in relation to the sharing going on on this blog. So without further ado…
Have you heard the fable of the…

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Coming Out of the Closet, Bag & Box…#2

04.23.2010

WWMD
Spring. That’s when I make my resolutions. I can smell the lilacs blooming
and I start planning: my garden, my summer, my new diet and work out
routines. I envision my way to exciting career changes, a bountiful income,
improved parenting skills, increased dedication to my husband and friends –
and once the blooms start fading on my lilac,…

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Sunday Simplicity Tip #4

02.28.2010

Hey look it’s Sunday instead of Saturday. It’s important to stay flexible. Now here’s the tip.
I pick the lotions and potions that work for me and I stick with them. It saves time when getting ready if you know the product you are reaching for will get the job done. It saves time at the…

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