That night I came up with six questions that I hoped would help me reclaim my life. I call them The Big Six, and I offer them here for one simple reason: They work. Next time someone asks you a question that requires a yes or no answer, ask yourself the following:
1. What am I being asked to do?
2. Who is making the request?
3. Who will benefit from this activity?
4. What do I want to do?
5. What will happen if I say no?
6. What will happen if I say yes?
I see so many beautiful neutral rooms on Instagram, but I worry that if I go down that path it will just look really blah! How do you make it interesting and not totally one-note?
A: It’s all about varying textures, patterns and materials. There are so many amazing textures out there in neutral fabrics, like a chunky boucle or a lightweight linen. Mix textures with tone-on-tone patterns for more visual interest. And then don’t forget to mix materials like natural woods and woven rugs, metal and lacquer pieces. A neutral grasscloth on the walls or on furniture will never fail you!
I love how the farmer’s market changes with the season. Strolling through, I took in the array of squash and dry goods. The vendor that won me over today sold fresh and dried pasta and his prices were reasonable, unlike the garlic lady. Not to mention I like the idea of cooking your own food and adding your own take on a dish. Bon Appétit!
Cream sauce:
Preparation: Cook pasta per instruction. Slice garlic tips into rounds (saving the tips). Peel and devein shrimp, seasoning with Herb’n Farm Market Fish Rub. In large skillet with a bit of olive oil…
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If you struggle to forgive yourself, try holding a heavy stone and dropping it (somewhere safe) as you say “I forgive myself”. Feeling a weight fall from you can be helpful.
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
I work for a large corporation. Over the last five weeks, while we’re all working remotely during the stay-at-home orders, the number of meetings scheduled outside normal business hours has increased. It’s as if people just assume everyone is always “in” and available for a call. I am accustomed to having a call at 7 a.m. or 7 p.m. with international colleagues maybe once a month, but lately I’ll frequently have both a 7 a.m. call and a 6 p.m. call on the same day.
I also teach twice-weekly online evening fitness classes, and I block my class times off on my work calendar. When a co-worker recently scheduled a two-hour meeting at 4:30 p.m. with one day’s notice, I asked if I could present my topic early in the meeting so I could make my class. She refused, calling it a “conflict of interest.”
Is there an acceptable way to refuse invites for these meetings outside normal business hours? Or is this the new Monday–Friday? And is teaching a fitness class after work really a “conflict of interest?” -Not 24 hours
Reading this, the first word that popped into my head was “Boundaries”, and the first thought was red flag. This is clearly a sign of workplace bullying. What you do outside of work is your personal business, unless you are the president, board member, wearing a work uniform, work badge, or spewing hate speech. When someone schedules a meeting last-minute with seemingly no regard for the invitees’ availability, that creates a ‘conflict,’ full stop. It is, however, not a conflict on your behalf, but on behalf of the organization. Employees should be giving adequate notice for meetings so that they may not only properly prepare, but schedule. This individual should have inquired why they could not go first, and inquired if the meeting was being recorded, and did she have the option to listen to it later? I also find it’s appropriate to say one of the lines below when you are in such situation, as it shows you are still a team player and flexible.
How would you handle this situation?
