It looks like you're in the kind of nesting mode only you are capable of. Call it "high-energy, goal-oriented, everybody-has-fun" nesting. Call it "a good-time-will-be-had-by-all" nesting. Call it "comfy." You're pouring time, energy, and lots of good vibes into your domestic space, and...
Sometimes the difference between those old beige curtains you have and the brightly colored curtains you've been wanting really is as big as it feels. That is, you truly will be happier and feel more comfortable if you splurge on the thing you want. This also goes for lots of other areas of...
It looks like maybe you've got a communication problem with somebody in your family circle. Maybe you two don't see eye to eye on something relatively important. But is it likely that you're just speaking two different languages? Check out the possibility. Sound out the person on the...
You are nothing if not family oriented. Whether it's your biological family or a self-made family of friends, you care deeply about your circle. There's nothing you wouldn't do for them and they know it. It gives them a real feeling of security to know how much they mean to you, and...
Maybe you live in a co-op where you share everything from who boils the brown rice to who separates the trash into compostable, recyclable, and garbage. Maybe you live alone in a studio with a futon, one pot, one dish, and a fork. Maybe you live in some kind of situation in between those two....
You're the cook and your emotional life is the soup. So, while you stir, keep adding ingredients. Check the taste. Does it need a little more compassion? a dash of independence? maybe a hint of anger? Stir some more and consider what has gone into the base of the soup: years and years of...
What's the difference between being grown up and not being grown up? Well, there are taxes, for one. Grown-ups have to do their taxes and kids don't. Then there's shoelace tying. Children can't tie their shoes but grown-ups can. Then there are emotions. Children aren't...
Take a long, hard look at what it is you really want when it comes to your career and what you've always dreamed it could be. This is a good time to see if reality measures up to your imagination and, if not, where the discrepancies are. From there you can start to plan the "how" of...
No matter what is happening in your social circle, and at the moment there could be a heck of a lot going on, you are always ready to lend an ear. Is it because you're such a good friend? Or because you have such a good heart? Is it because you're tuned in to other people's emotional...
You are definitely family oriented. Whether this means you visit your great-uncle Melvin at least once a month to hear about how things were back in the day, or you make sure your friendship family gets together on a regular basis for a night of potluck and catching up, you give a lot of yourself...
You turn any gathering, even an office meeting, into a kind of family reunion. You laugh, you smile, you crack jokes. Even your most straight-laced, aloof colleagues will respond. They laugh, they smile, they relax. And don't forget that it never hurts to bring cookies. Sure, it's not in...
You're generally a pretty dreamy type. You can imagine alternate worlds with ease (and you sometimes pass entire long, boring office meetings doing so). Today, though, is a day to get solid. Why not take a few of those dreamy ideas and make them something you can see and touch? There's...