Update
Many listeners had their own great names for a “Power Down Weekend.” My favorite is a “Templeton Day,” after the pleasure-loving rat in the brilliant children’s book, Charlotte’s Web.
Try This at Home
Be a tourist in your own home. (The photo shows the tubs on Elizabeth’s new garage shelves.)
Happiness Hack
Create an “empty shelf” on your smartphone.
I write about my physical empty shelf in my book Happier at Home, and I also did “A Little Happier” about it—you can listen here.
Deep Dive
Listeners gave their suggestions about dealing with a Season of Stress, an idea we discussed in episode 163.
Gretchen’s Demerit: I didn’t prepare ahead of time for the “Learn and Optimize” meeting to evaluate my website re-design. No deposit, no return.
Elizabeth’s Gold Star: She gives a gold star to the other second-grade mothers who encouraged her to try hard to attend the class outing to Las Vegas — and to herself for going.
Don’t miss the special bonus “button” at the very end of the episode. (Hint: It’s a passage from Anne Lamott’s Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year.)
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