Earlier today I shared a picture of Marit’s Christmas list on the NYAM Facebook page. I thought it was so cute, and I was really happy to see how reasonable it was. A reader left a comment asking how I get the kids to limit the amount of stuff they put on their list because […]
Lessons I've Learned
My Broadband Almost Totally Withered Away
There’s a story about Jerry Seinfeld’s success being attributed to the fact that he writes a joke every day and that he doesn’t break the chain. Ultimately the way to get better at doing something is to do it often. Even better, do it every day. Don’t focus on the results; focus instead on the […]
It Doesn’t Take 21 Days To Develop A New Habit
Maxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who wrote a book called Psycho-Cybernetics in 1960. Maltz was all about helping people improve their self-image, not just on the outside, but on the inside. Something he discovered was that it took patients who had plastic surgery about 21 days to get used to their new appearance. He […]
The Skillet Throw 2.0
The Goshen Fair is an agricultural fair in Goshen, Connecticut. It takes place every Labor Day weekend, and I’ve been going since I was a kid. I’ve missed a few years along the way – when I was in college I wasn’t around, and for a few years I lived in Pennsylvania, and last year […]
Goal Attained
I’ve been eating my way through my divorce. In January I was up to 185 pounds which is about 40 pounds heavier than I want to be. I don’t want to lose weight because I feel insecure or bad about myself. I mean if you follow me on IG you know I’ve been wearing a […]
I’m rediscovering my creativity
A couple years ago I read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, and I can’t remember exactly how she worded it, but basically a big message from the book (for me, anyway) is that if you get joy and satisfaction from creating something, whether it’s writing or painting or sculpting or gardening or singing or WHATEVER, […]
