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Maybe You Don’t Need a New You
There always seems to be another version of ourselves we're supposed to be working toward.
She’s more disciplined, more organized, healthier, more confident and definitely better with money.
Her house is probably always clean too.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are still occasionally walking into a room and forgetting why we went in there.
The Older I Get, the Less Impressed I Am
I've noticed something interesting about getting older.
I'm a lot harder to impress than I used to be.
Not in a cynical I've seen it all kind of way. I still appreciate beautiful things. I love a gorgeous home, a great outfit, a nice car, a fabulous vacation and a luxury hotel as much as the next person.
Probably more than the next person if we're talking about the hotel.
But those things don't automatically make me impressed with the person anymore.
Not Everything Deserves a Response
There are few things more tempting than correcting someone who is confidently wrong.
Especially when they're wrong about you.
You Are Allowed to Outgrow the Plan
There are few things I love more than a good plan.
Give me a goal, a fresh notebook, a calendar and a set of colored pens, and suddenly I have my entire life figured out.
At least on paper.
Then life has the audacity to happen.
You Don't Need to Save the Year
September has a funny way of making January feel like it happened about three weeks ago.
Somehow, we're already looking at the last four months of the year.
Which means this is also about the time some of us remember those goals we enthusiastically wrote down in January and think...
So, what exactly happened here?
Confidence Isn't Loud
For a long time, I had a very specific picture of what confidence looked like.
She walked into a room and owned it.
Never seemed nervous.
Always knew exactly what to say.
Probably had the perfect comeback ready too, instead of thinking of it three hours later in the shower like the rest of us.
Confidence looked bold, outgoing and completely sure of herself.
At least that's what I thought.
Turns out, some of the most confident people I've met aren't particularly loud at all.
You Take Care of Everyone Else. When Do You Get Added to the List?
Women are really good at noticing when everyone else needs something.
Someone hasn't eaten? We notice and turn on the oven.
A family member mentions an appointment they need to make? We write it down, remind them, or make it for them if need be.
The people we love aren't feeling well? Suddenly we're asking questions, looking things up, and making sure they actually do what they're supposed to do.
Meanwhile, our own bodies can practically submit a formal written complaint and we'll respond with, "I'll deal with that next week." Or the equally popular, "I'll get to it."
I Have a Book Buying Problem (And I’m Mostly Okay With It)
About a year ago I finally created a Reading Room the way I had always wanted.
There are four Billy Bookcases filled with books, several comfy reading spots and lighting that’s good for getting lost in a story.
But here’s where I admit I’m a little weird.
The only books allowed on those shelves are the ones I’ve already read.