The Do-It-Yourself home repair guy on the television was connecting two PVC couplings. He cut here, brushed some adhesive there, and voila, it was done in no time. He made it look so simple. To steal a line from Geico, the U.S.-based auto insurance company, it looked “so easy a caveman can do it.” For … More A piece of cake
I’ve had a cold and cough for the past week and a half. I thought it would be short-lived, but it’s been lingering. Every time I think it’s gone, it comes storming back stronger than before. I was taking a few things to control it, but nothing was working. I finally went to the drugstore … More I’ll take the red one
My wife and I have been busy with our jobs and when we have been together our free time has been sparse. When we saw that we had a free weekend recently we knew just how to spend it. My wife suggested checking out a winery that a friend had mentioned. We figured we’d enjoy … More From Point A to Point B
My meditation teacher, Deirdre, who is also my massage therapist and a yoga teacher, was recently showing me her go-to exercises for strengthening the abs and core. She said, “I’m all for exercise that works with the power of breath.” I’m pretty sure I did an inner eye roll. Dang, it takes focus to align … More Taking Advantage of the Natural Rhythm
I’m amazed by the way my wife’s brain works. She’ll set out a challenging jigsaw puzzle and she sees things that I could never see in a million years. She sees color and shape patterns. She’ll see a small glint of gray and knows without hesitation that it goes with a dark blue piece off … More A puzzling problem
I’d never get away with a post touting myself as a problem solver. Too many people could testify otherwise, and I choose not to bait them. 😉 Yet I DO have skills. Today, my Vicki rant is about navigating and persevering – using an example with a spin cycle bike. I like to think of … More I’m a “Work-Arounder”
Walking my dog, Cooper, in the morning takes me by my neighbor who is continually upgrading his garbage situation. First it was a sign that said something like, “Do not put your dog poop in this garbage can.(I have a dog so I already have plenty.)” He leaves his garbage can next to the sidewalk … More Letting Go of My Garbage
A number of years ago, my wife gave me a wave goodbye and left for work. I couldn’t help but feel the cold chill. Her goodbye felt as cold as a frigid nor’easter. I looked out the window to see her car lights pull away in the morning light and I half expected to see … More ‘Here I come to save the day’
A client (we’ll call her Ginger*) asked me recently about hands-on activities and the power of handwork, being productive, creating things and optimizing her mental health. She said she’d listened to a podcast about “effort driven rewards” and she was curious about what I thought. First – I love that Ginger’s doing the good work … More Ginger Knows Best
The Heart of the Matter 