Doing What Works

If you struggle to find the perfect gift, this edition of  Doing What Works is a present for you! Here are your show notes… If you keep anything long enough you can throw it away . Brooks Palmer suggests moving clutter to another room to see it for what it is, clutter) . That applies to relationships, too . Why my husband and I won’t be exchanging gifts on Valentine’s Day . Love is the quality of...

If you’re putting more into a relationship than you’re getting back, you might love this edition of  Doing What Works . Here are your show notes… If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me . Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity . He’s Just Not That Into You . Do you respond to bids for connection ?

When Katie was little she wanted to be a glassblower. Whatever happened to that dream? We can’t wait to give you an update in this edition of  Doing What Works . Here are your show notes… The Corning Museum of Glass . Blown Away was a reality show about glassblowing. Your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most when you were so...

Katie exudes joy, but even she was no match for the dog entrusted to her care for a week. We hope you enjoy the canine (and encore!) edition of  Doing What Works ! Here are your show notes… Watching Marley & Me  for the first time, with friends, left a bad taste in Katie’s mouth. A  Tamagotchi is as close as caring for a pet as she got when she was little. Peek-a-boo teaches a child that whoev...

You don’t know what’s going to make you happy until you try it. The job or the relationship that looks good on paper may not feel so great at, say, ten o’clock on a Tuesday. That’s one reason to say yes to more things, so you can get a better feel for more things. Saying yes is a habit and a mindset. If you practice saying yes to smaller things with low stakes, you might find yourself more willing...