Tag Archives: Happiness
Are Modern Parents Really So Miserable?
I’ve been reading a lot about the phenomenon that is ‘Go the F**k to Sleep.’ Some like it, some hate it. Strangely viral, the book strikes me as no more than a novelty. Who would want to read it more … Continue reading
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The Happiness Opportunity
For the past couple of weeks I’ve had a taste of the stay-at-home mother life. We gave our sitter/housekeeper days off between Christmas Eve and New Years, and I stayed home to take care of Baby Bee during the school … Continue reading
Too Many Choices, Too Few Opportunities
There is an incredible passage in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar about choice. The novel’s protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is thinking about her future: I saw my life branching out before me like a…fig tree…From the tip of every branch, like … Continue reading
Improving Our Lives Through Nature
Wednesday’s Chautauqua Institution speaker was Richard Louv, author of Last Child in The Woods, and founder of the Children and Nature Network. Louv spoke about the decrease in green, free-play spaces in our neighborhoods, urban and suburban, and the effect … Continue reading
The Value of Asking for Help
I’m hosting my book group tonight, and have been excited to recreate one of the meals served in this week’s book, including a berry cake. I prepared nearly everything last night, knowing that I wouldn’t have much time to cook … Continue reading
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Six Tips to Meet New Working Mother Friends
A few weeks ago I met a mother who works full-time outside the home and has a one-year old. She mentioned that she tried to make plans with other working parent families, but for many of them weekends were sacred … Continue reading
Eight Tips to Find a More Fulfilling Job
Yesterday I mentioned the myth of work-balance. Since many of us spend eight to ten hours a day at our jobs, the reality is that work and life are not mutually exclusive — work is a big part of life … Continue reading
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Finding “Inner Balance”
Podcasting is one of my favorite new technologies; I listen to podcasts at the gym, on my commute, and while I’m cooking. I’ve recently discovered TED Talks, a series of free podcasts featuring notable speakers from the TED conference. Yesterday … Continue reading
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Zen Shorts for Parents
Baby Bee and I have really been enjoying John J. Muth’s book Zen Shorts this week. Initially I thought the book might be too complicated for a 2 1/2 year old, but one of the terrific things about the nested … Continue reading
Five Tips to Lift Your Spirits TODAY
The post-holiday months of January through March can be kind of a gloomy time. I find there isn’t the anticipation of the fall months, and it’s not warm and sunny like the spring and summer. Knowing that this low and … Continue reading
