Practical Musings

What Having Female Baggage Really Means

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Anyone who knew me in my ardent feminist days thirty years ago, knows how I felt then and still...

Living a Frugal Life Doesn’t Mean I’m not Rich

If you’ve been to my home since 1981, you’re bound to have sipped a coffee or tea from these favorite of the mugs in my cupboard. In fact, when I looked there this morning, I laughed as I realized they remain the only cups I have ever purchased! The rest have been given by companies or friends. That latter makes a mug special to me, but none as special as those I collected paycheck-to-paycheck oh-so long ago.

Do You Have Keeping Issues?

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Ah, the stuff we collect over the many years of our lives. Family and friends know how often I’ve moved, so pack-ratting is not a part of my DNA. But I have to admit to being sentimental about certain of my belongings … how about you? When do you keep a thing and when do you move it on?

Reading Out Loud Changes the Way You Hear

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When I used to teach workshops at a former employer, I would read to myself daily. Just like you have to build up muscles to have strength, you have to build up your vocal chords to make it through six hours of training.