“Wait,” my friend said, “did I just hear you say you sweep the floor every day?” Never mind that I sweep the floor every day because I won’t devote the time or energy to doing it right. Sweeping every day enables me to do a spectacularly half-assed job and still keep a pretty clean house. What […]
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Toys in the ADHD home: why everyone’s happier with less
Chances are, if you have children, you’ve watched toys slowly take over your home. Many parents say, “we have too many toys,” but defend this choice in the same breath. But stop and think for a moment: how does your child behave when he’s surrounded by a hoard of toys? Content? Calm? Focused? More likely […]
Book Review: Better Than Before
I read a lot of books in the self-help realm. My favorites are concise, informative, practical, and well-researched. Gretchen Rubin‘s Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, while well-researched, didn’t pack the punch I was hoping for. I’ve heard it described as a “self-help memoir,” and that sounds about right. Readers really get to […]