Archive for February, 2008

New Blog Format Coming 4/1/2008

I have been planning for some time to redesign this blog and change its focus. I will be taking off the next month from writing in order to accomplish this.

The Secrets of Eliminating Daily Stress: Perfectionism

Photo by glyn_nelsonStress doesn’t always come from huge events in our lives. It can be caused in little amounts by small events, and build up to the point where it has the same impact as a major catastrophe. Over the past few Fridays, I have examined some of the causes of daily stress and give [...]

Hidden Clutter: Old Software

Photo by chrisjroosI really put off writing this article, because I have promised myself that when I write about hidden clutter, I have to deal with it. And I really didn’t want to go through my old software.
As a programmer, I have lots of software hanging around. The last time I did a software roundup, [...]

The Secrets of Eliminating Daily Stress: Controlling

Photo by XurbleStress doesn’t always come from huge events in our lives. It can be caused in little amounts by small events, and build up to the point where it has the same impact as a major catastrophe. Over the next few Fridays, I’m going to examine some of the causes of daily stress and [...]

Reducing Clutter: Roll those Coins

Photo by Joe ShlabotnikI noticed the other day that coins were stacking up. The realization dawned after we pulled all our coin storage into one place to search for state quarters to fill a collection. And as I looked around at the piles of change, I realized that they had become clutter.
How Coins Can Be [...]