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How in the world is it November 26th? Thanksgiving is almost upon us…I'm incredibly grateful for...

November 19, 2024 – Doubling down on our theme of saying NO! Because saying “no” is actually a...

November 5, 2024 – It's Election Day here in the United States. How are you feeling about it this...

October 29th, 2024 – Happy 54th birthday to my hubby, another year on the books!  Oh, and a...

October 22nd, 2024 – Greetings, friend! I have a question for you: have you tried it yet? Have you...

October 15th, 2024 – Greetings from Pittsburgh, PA, where my son is a sophomore at Pitt this year...

October 8th, 2024 – Well, I can't make this stuff up, but it's National Fluffernutter Day today....

October 1st, 2024 – Welcome, October! My favorite month! No, it's not my birthday month…but I so...

September 24th, 2024 – Happy National Punctuation Day! How will you celebrate?? (wow, they were...

September 17th, 2024 – In this current season of 10-20 political emails PER DAY, I...

September 10th, 2024 – OH EM GEE!!! This past Sunday here in Austin we had our first COOL BREEZY...

September 3rd, 2024 – Welcome, September! Hello, Fall Energy!  And in the US, the Labor Day...

Current musings: August 27th, 2024 – Greetings from Raleigh, NC, where I'm visiting family!! I...

"Life moves pretty fast." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off I'm forever grateful for iconic lines from...

Helllloooooo, empty house!!! Wooohooooo!!!! I'm reminded of that first time during Covid when all...

August 6, 2024 - What a whirlwind of a summer that felt like it sped up as it went on, right?...

July 30th, 2024 – After last week's big, deep share (tribute post), it's interesting to come back...

July 23, 2024 – Gentle warning: today's email is a tribute post that will be a bit heavy.  I'm not...

July 9, 2024 – We are BAAAACK! Where I've been: I took a bit of a break from sending out a regular...

June 18, 2024 – Just a quick little June check-in! Current summer situation: Summer at my house...

May 22, 2024 – Hello! Whether it's a form of micro-rebellion, my ADHD, my Kolbe MO 3393 (Quick...

May 7, 2024 – Let's cheer a hearty “Happy Birthday” to my amazing mom, Helen Leary, who turns 89...

April 30th, 2024 – On this last day of April, I'm keeping it short and sweet. Who needs a bunch of...

April 23rd, 2024 – When things change on a dime it can be like whiplash!!! Current musings: Right...

It's April 16th, the day after Tax Day. I sure hope everyone who works in the “tax prep” biz is...

Were you in an eclipse-viewing part of the country on Monday???  We had the “total” experience...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to April-out-of-nowhere!!??!? Carpe diem, because life ain't slowing...

Happy Tuesday, and thanks for reading this week's blog. I hope there will be something valuable...

Hi there, how are you doing today? Ryan's Current musings: Distractions. They're always present,...

Hey, there, I'm Ryan Lanier, your self-appointed online cheerleader and coach who wants nothing...

March 5, 2024 - Following last week's email detailing my foray onto the Dune scene, I've had so...

Feb 27th, 2024 - Do you know the name Paul Atreides? You either know EXACTLY who that is or you...

Feb 20th, 2024 - Two words: RAGING SUCCESS!!!! This past weekend in Georgetown, Texas, Jenn Butler...

Feb 13th, 2024 - As a Gen X-er, it's no surprise that I have a bazillion printed photos. I'm glad...

Feb 6th, 2024 - Did you watch the Grammys on Sunday night? I wouldn't say I'm a big watcher of...

January 30th, 2024 - As I write this, (on Jan 29th) it is National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day....

Jan. 23, 2024 - Can you feel my excitement? I have lots of things making me excited right now…let...

Jan. 16, 2024 - Greetings from freezing cold Texas!! I bet it's cold where you are, too. So I...

Jan. 9, 2024 - Are they gone yet??? I feel so bad writing those words, but seriously!! Are they??...

Happy New Year!! 2024 is here!!! Jan. 2, 2024 - Well hello, 2024, here you are! Welcome!! I sure...

P.S. There will be no email next Tuesday, Dec 26th…a little gift for both of us! Dec 19, 2023 - I...

Take Lemons and make Lemony Snicket Lemonade! Dec 12, 2023 - (Do NOT look at the date…eeeeek!!!)...

Snippet: What would you name as your “saying” or “theme word”  or “calling card” that guides you...

Snippet: No one is giving you a grade on how you're doing on the daily in your life. So pivot and...

Snippet: Keep your eyes and ears primed for some organic and feel-good connection time in this...

Snippet: What is both big and small at the same time? You can go BIG while going very SMALL and...

Snippet: Use your tools to your advantage and then the sky's the limit!! October 31st, 2023 –...

Snippet: What was that big, brave thing that you did that altered the course of your life? Be...

Snippet: Life is too short so make the important things happen, every single day! October 17, 2023...

May the Force be with us! October 10th, 2023 – Here's the drive thru (but way less juicy!) version...

Unpopular opinion alert! Having goals can STOP your progress in zero seconds flat. October 3rd,...

Some things are just so true!! Sept 26th, 2023 – (If you don't have time to read this whole email...

What's your jam? It can be a win-win-win! Sept 19th, 2023 – (If you don't have time read this...

Hey, what makes you, YOU?? Sept 12th, 2023 – If you don't have time read this whole email, then...

And now for something completely different! (or is it??) Sept 5th, 2023 – Hello! In last week's...

Did you “think outside the crisper” last week?? (if that doesn't prove I'm weird then nothing...

The “take back my house” energy is on point! August 22, 2023 – As a newly-minted Empty Nester...

Today is the day!!! August 15, 2023 – I bet you know that saying “Today is the first day of the...

I'll be brief today as I peek my head out from between trips…August is another busy travel month!...

Hello, August! Coming in hot-hot-hot!! I love it when I seem to know what brings you to the table....

Greetings from hot-as-a-tamale TEXAS where the temp is continually 100-and-GROSS!! Serenity now!!!...

Greetings from beautiful British Columbia, Canada!! Family time: it's so important. I always feel...

Well, I made it through the "Fray of May" with all the graduating high school senior stuff, then I...

If you’ve been keeping up with these emails the past few weeks, you heard that my older brother...

I'm sharing a win-in-progress with you, right off the bat! As we prepare for our last baby to head...

Thank you for your kindness last week; it meant the world to me knowing I could take a break to...

Thank you, kind readership, for your understanding that I am mourning the loss of Mike Leary, my...

Greetings, from the final week of MAY MADNESS!!  I hope you were able to enjoy a 3-day weekend if...

EXCITING NEWS ON DECK HERE AT ORGANIZING4GOOD!!  PLEASE CELEBRATE WITH US! Bridget has been...

I have a nugget for you, as always! And yes, it emerged from what's currently going on in my crazy...

May 9, 2023 – There’s so much going on that I can hardly BREATHE! How about you?? It’s May, I get...

Hello, May!! Welcome to the fray! The FRAY of MAY!!! I don't know about you, but I feel like my...

Do not hate me, please! Yes, I'm in lovely San Juan, Puerto Rico, and sights like these are pretty...

By the Power of GreySkull, my rising Junior at Purdue U has an apartment!!! OMG was that...

Helloooooo, how's that to do list coming along?? The longer you wait to do something, the BIGGER...

I apologize in advance for any bad puns in this email:) Ok, I lightly apologize. (I considered a...

Here comes April!(P.S. I know I constantly talk about the calendar and months passing, but I have...

Planes, trains and automobiles, traveling…it gets old. Pre-COVID, my husband was a nonstop road...

Truth bomb: being able to find info at a moment's notice helps us to be CALM. And who doesn't like...

This may come as a bit of a shock, but…take a deep breath…I have chosen to declutter (as in:...

EEK!! It's practically March!? Are you SERIOUS??!?  But we JUST flipped the calendar to...

Hi, have you met me?  I change things…I know I do. When I notice that something isn't going...

In keeping with my theme for 2023 (“edit and evaluate”), I have been on a decluttering kick…omg...

OMG. What a week it was last week.   Ice-pocalypse 2023. Most of Austin lost power for...

I know I'm a broken record about this, but things are so much easier when done together. Exhibit...

I am weird. I know it. I really do. But it's cool. So, I'm weird-cool? Is that a thing?? LOL, it...

It must be January, because I find myself asking friends, family members, clients and total...

Oh, hello shiny new year!!! Let's do alllll the things!! Let's sign up for alllll the...

Well, this is my first email of 2023! And today, January 3rd, is the, (I can barely type the...

Thanks for all your support this year!Well, this is my last email of 2022. I'm incredibly proud of...

Those life lessons…here they come!We have a saying in our family: "it's in the transitions that we...

Back to our regularly scheduled programming!Thanks for sticking with me last month as we...

I had no idea that when I decided to celebrate National Adoption Month that it would be this...

Upon further examination of the calendar, I noticed there are still 2 remaining Tuesdays in...

I sincerely hope you are enjoying this series of emails as much as I am enjoying sharing them with...

Last week I shared a big share with you…my adoption story! I got such lovely responses from many...

Y'all, thank you so much for your responses last week telling me what's going well for you! Even...

I've been "accused" of being the Positivity Police. Andddddd I love that! Last week I asked you,...

Why does my favorite month go by so darn fast?! I just love October for all the typical reasons:...

Tigger wants to tell you right NOW: October is ADHD Awareness month! A note from Ryan: I do not...