August 2010 - Half Full - The Network of Care

No Labor Day

He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day… needs to re-organize his life. -George Matthew Adams If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul. - Logan P. Smith I started the summer with every intention to slow down...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 9:47 PM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Book Club: Raising Happiness, Ch. 9

Welcome to our ninth summer book club meeting, a discussion of Raising Happiness prompted by Katy Keim of BookSnob. We are posting Katy’s review of Raising Happiness chapter by chapter each Thursday. This book club first ran on Motherese, so you might...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 12:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Hurry Up Already

A transcript of me getting the kids into the car after camp today: Okay, let’s go! Hurry up, people, let’s get in the car. Come on, sweets—could we move a little faster here? Come ON. Come on come on come on come on. Let’s go! Seriously. When I...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 6:10 PM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Book Club: Raising Happiness, Ch. 8

Welcome to our eighth summer book club meeting, a discussion of Raising Happiness prompted by Katy Keim of BookSnob. We are posting Katy’s review of Raising Happiness chapter by chapter each Thursday. This book club first ran on Motherese, so you might...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 11:00 PM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

August 2010 Newsletter: To TV or Not to TV

Dear readers, As I write this, I am waiting for the cable guy (or cable person, as the case may be). I haven’t had regular Internet access since June 17th, not that I’m counting. So the cable person is coming to install a landline (no mobile phone service...

Published Tue, Aug 17 2010 8:07 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Book Club: Raising Happiness, Ch. 7

Welcome to our seventh summer book club meeting, a discussion of Raising Happiness prompted by Katy Keim of BookSnob. We are posting Katy’s review of Raising Happiness chapter by chapter each Thursday. This book club first ran on Motherese, so you might...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 3:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Cleanliness is Next to Happiness

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.—George Bernard Shaw If “cleanliness is next to godliness,” what about basic organization? I ask because I’m about to enter into a (hopefully short) period...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 3:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

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