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Saying Yes, Saying No, and Being Kind to Yourself

March 25, 2018 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Women. Be kind (to yourselves).

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Women's Issues Tagged With: bad habits, behaviors, habits, introspection, kindness, people pleasing, perfectionism, psychology, self-care, single mothers, stress management, Washington Post, women's roles

Battling the Perfection Myth

January 26, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 5 Comments

Beyond perfection… satisfaction, contentment, and pleasure.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, aspiration, change, confidence, definitions of success, failure, perfectionism, psychology, Relationships, self-esteem, Utne, women and body image

I Love Lucy… Who Do You Love?

August 6, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

What fiery redhead do we all know and love? 100 years ago today, Lucille Desirée Ball was born in Jamestown, New York. Nominated 13 times for an Emmy – and snagging 4 wins – Lucy offered up her antics “live” in our living rooms in the 50s and 60s, and for decades after, in syndication. […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Other Stuff Tagged With: celebrities, daily plate of crazy, definitions of beauty, great tv shows, Marriage and Divorce, older mothers, perfectionism, pop culture icons, TV comedy

Perfect (Sort Of)

April 20, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 18 Comments

Flash fiction: Perfect. Entirely up to us. Sort of.

Filed Under: Flash, Relationships Tagged With: contemporary culture, Language, perfectionism, real life women, Relationships, writing, writing exercise

Ordinary Days

December 25, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Aren’t we a culture that professes to value individuals? A society that goes wild over the stand-out: exceptional performance, particular charm, something – anything – distinctive? And don’t we oo and ah over beauty? And yet. The distinctions we seek – in professions and in personal style – are increasingly conventional. As for beauty, who […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff Tagged With: achievement, beauty, big little wolf, biglittlewolf, creativity, daily plate of crazy, dailyplate, dailyplateofcrazy just life, excellence, good enough, happiness, perfectionism, simple life, women and self-esteem, women's roles

Is “reputation” old hat?

September 3, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 22 Comments

Are you about getting it done, or how well you get it done? Do you dash off memos, emails, or work product of other sorts, with only a quick look – if that? Do you insist on being proud of whatever you produce and put your name to? Quality, quality, quality The other day I […]

Filed Under: Business, Morning Musing, Other Stuff Tagged With: all about quality, big little wolf, biglittlewolf, daily plate of crazy, dailyplate, dailyplateofcrazy, e-zine, e-zine home family, e-zine lifestyle, e-zine women, importance of keeping your word, importance of quality, keeping your word, life skills, perfectionism, professionalism, quality, quality of work, quality relationships, quality versus quantity, setting the bar too high, telling a friend the truth, the value of reputation, whatever life dishes out

The point of “I don’t care”

May 6, 2010 by D. A. Wolf

Apathy Have you ever experienced periods of time when you’re so tired you can’t string together a cohesive thought? When even sleep is elusive? Have you ever felt so emotionally drained that your goals fade, your efforts feel increasingly irrelevant, and an insidious voice in your head tells you not to care? I came out […]

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