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Hide-a-way: A Lighter Side of Guilt
STRATEGIES for LIVING WELL
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From Susan@CarrellCounseling.com
August 2009
Closely related to lay-a-way, a purchase plan in which an item is paid for over time and is not in your possession immediately, women who shop understand hide-a-way, a similar plan in which a newly purchased item is out of sight.
I was in [...]
Hairdresser/Housekeeper Guilt
STRATEGIES for LIVING WELL
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May 2009
Hairdresser/Housekeeper Guilt
My adult daughter thought it would be fun to celebrate Mother’s Day by shopping, having lunch, and having our hair done together by her stylist at the salon she has frequented for several years.
When she first proposed the plan I was delighted. [...]
The Magic of Susan Boyle
My son Matt phoned with instructions to boot up my computer; he had something he wanted me to see. “Just give me the address and I’ll look it up later”, I said. No, he wanted me to experience this while he had me on the phone. Strange, I thought; this should be good.
“Go to www.youtube [...]
Cutting
STRATEGIES for LIVING WELL
Copyright 2009 © by Susan Carrell
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From Susan@CarrellCounseling.com
April 2009
Today I was channel surfing and landed on a program called “Tattoo Hunter” on the Discovery Channel. The host’s name is Lars Krutak. Lars and his crew identify primitive tribes around the world that perform tattooing. They attempt to befriend the natives, hoping [...]
Posting guilt
A couple of readers emailed me to gripe that my posts were too few and far between. I was torn between feeling flattered that there are those who want more, and guilty for not being up to par as a blogger. Since I’ve read my book, Escaping Toxic Guilt, I was able to blow off [...]
March Newsletter, “Spotting”
I’ll be posting my free monthly e-newsletters on my blog. If you’d like to have it sent to your inbox every month, just subscribe at either of my websites.
STRATEGIES for LIVING WELL
Copyright 2009 © by Susan Carrell
All rights reserved
From Susan@CarrellCounseling.com
March 2009
Spotting
Today at the fitness center I was doing deep knee lunges. I know to “spot”, that is, [...]
Welcome to the first Post
Hi everybody! It’s time to add blogging to the rest of my portfolio. I’m still intimidated by the whole notion but excitement about sharing ideas with people who are interested in the same things I am wins out, so here goes.
I’ll start with whatever captures my attention, concern and imagination with the hope that your response will [...]
Doing Dishes
This is a strange topic for my very first blog but I understand that you should blog about what’s on your mind. This is what’s on my mind.
I hate to clean up after myself when I go out to eat. I do it though. Like a little robot, I join all the others tidying up [...]