(This is part five in a series about The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. To start at the beginning, click here. )
Yet again, Gretchen strikes a chord with me when she says, “I prepared to work doggedly at fun and to be serious about joking around.” I have to actually WORK at having ‘fun,’ and ‘joking around’ doesn’t even sound like much fun to me at all. Sometimes, I’m a regular old stick in the mud. Continue reading “play time (or, THP: Chapter Five)”
(This is part four in a series about The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. To start at the beginning, click here. )
Gretchen’s fourth task was ‘lightening up’ her parenting approach. Even though I’m not a parent, I knew I could use some of her advice. (Everyone who knows me is emphatically shaking their heads in agreement.) Continue reading “let it go (or, THP: Chapter Four)”
With my triathlon fast approaching (Sept 5!), I figured I’d better get at least one blog post up about how my summer training has been going. Continue reading “run bike swim”
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