jennifererwin
We Can’t Kon Mari Ourselves
I’ve always been tidy. Growing up sharing a room with my sister you could seethis visibly. My side (of the room/dresser/bookshelf) would be clean, simple,and orderly and my sister’s…less so.Today, this continues. Several years ago, I devoured Marie Kondo’s book TheLife-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I fell in … Read more
When to Call on Outside Support (a.k.a. when it’s time to head to a lake)
The past few weeks I’ve felt ungrounded, scattered, off. I’ve been resisting all my regular habits. I’ve got a case of the “don’t wanna’s”. I don’t want to meditate, or exercise, or eat healthy, or even give myself self-compassion. I simply want to stop feeling this way and I’ve turned to distractions for relief (like … Read more
A New Kind of Resolution for this Year
“I’m 95 years old. Happy and content sitting on my front porch in my favorite rocking chair staring out into a sea of evergreen trees. The sun is just peeking up over the mountains and the birds are beginning their morning chorus. A dog happily sits by my feet and a dear cat is purring … Read more
The #1 Skill Every Woman Needs to Take Charge of Her Life
You set amazing habit goals and never fully achieve them You feel anxious a lot of the time You are harder on yourself than you are on anyone around you You get irritable and cranky when you know you’ve made a mistake You feel frustrated when you don’t get what you want (even though you … Read more
Losing at the game of darts
I am an excellent dart player! I mean really top notch, My aim for the heart of things is spot on and I can unleash darts without thinking too hard about it. Unfortunately I always lose at this game of darts! Most of us do. In their wonderful book, Budda’s Brain, the authors discuss suffering … Read more
Being human and imperfect
Hi, I am Jennifer and I am a perfectionist. I probably will always have the propensity to aim for perfection but I am in recovery. I had a recent experience that I want to share. I showed up to a meeting unprepared. I had agreed the week before to be the notetaker and was supposed … Read more