PRIME TARGET
JULY 15, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
The only reason a great many American families don't own an elephant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments. ~Mad Magazine Several months ago, in my declutter group, I shared a list of subject lines from one day’s worth of emails. I had made . . .
NOT ONE-SIZED
JULY 11, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
One may go a long way after one is tired. ~French proverb Over the weekend, I attended my niece’s wedding. It was a beautiful, warm day and as I enjoyed the cocktail reception, a family member came up to me and asked me how I was feeling and how the kids . . .
OPEN TO CHANGE
JULY 8, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies. ~Author Unknown Last week after Pilates class I asked my friend Snigdha if she had read my recent blog post “Company Eggs”. She usually sends me a text with a kind comment or general feedback, . . .
SMALL BITES, SMALL STRIDES
JULY 4, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~Chinese proverb Today is Independence Day, a day that involves celebrations and food - hot dogs and hamburgers, corn on the cob, apple pie, and watermelon. Last . . .
COMPANY EGGS
JULY 1, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet My niece is getting married this month and the excitement of wedding plans, bridal showers, and . . .
PRACTICAL GIVING
JUNE 24, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving. ~Max Beerbohm I’ve learned a lot in my journey toward minimalism: It takes time (I’ve been working on it for over five years), patience (not everyone in . . .
ABOVE PAR
JUNE 17, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust I am sitting out on the deck at the lodge where we vacation each summer. I never get tired of the view of the . . .
BITE-SIZED SUCCESS
JUNE 13, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~Buddhist Saying This week marks my older son’s sixth week of therapy for Avoidant/t/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) at LPCH at Stanford and a . . .
OPEN HOUSE
JUNE 10, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. ~Harrison Ford Last week I attended Open House at my younger son’s school; my son did not want to attend as he had a project to finish and was studying for a Language Arts test scheduled the next morning. I used to . . .
LYME BACKSLIDE
JUNE 6, 2019 BY KAREN LYNCH
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha I felt like bursting into tears during Pilates class this morning as I struggled through lunges and planks on the reformer. The joints in my knees, wrists, and hips were achy and . . .
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