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Mindfully Approaching Lent

  I’m not sure who invented Lent, but I’ve come to think of it as the first 40-day Fit Plan, or the original “boot camp.” Seems like the bookstores (or Amazon self-help) has a new book or craze and they always are written around… Continue Reading “Mindfully Approaching Lent”

Time Management Tuesday

People ask me why it’s so important to be organized and it boils down to the Zeigarnik Effect.

Things I Said and Wrote: My St. Hugo Speech

Honk, honk. You got this.

Things I Do: Experiment with Writing Apps

In my never ending quest to find the prefect writing app for the iPad, my journey has led me to Textkraft. It q me of a word processor from the late ’80s or early ’90s. I recall two of my friends got word processors… Continue Reading “Things I Do: Experiment with Writing Apps”

Holiday Lights

I had bigger plans for this year’s Kowalewski Christmas light display but I got lazy. I have about 1,000 lights still packed away.  Once again, the roofline is all retro bulbs, as is the wreath, and then the bushes have little white lights. If… Continue Reading “Holiday Lights”

Yoga

Had an odd weekend recently. I turned down a night out drinking and grilling with some old buddies and, instead, went to a hot yoga class on Sunday morning with some lady friends. Makes sense I’d blog about this, right? Granted, it wasn’t a… Continue Reading “Yoga”

Shelf Elf in the House

It’s official. We have a Shelf Elf. Not sure why I have resisted this year after year, but I’m sure I had my irrational reasons. And I’m sure they were great irrational reasons. The biggest thing was, well, probably laziness. Every night? I gotta… Continue Reading “Shelf Elf in the House”

Puppy Approval

For probably the last 5 years I’ve been known as “the meanest Dad, ever,” because I wouldn’t authorize the addition of a dog to our family. But it was with good reason. From about 2000-2006, we had a dog.  While I owned that dog… Continue Reading “Puppy Approval”

Twelve Habits of Happy, Healthy People Who Don’t Give a Shit About Your Inner Peace

Love this quote … “top beating yourself up on those nights when you just want to sit your ass on the couch and watch reruns”. No, I’m not a chick, but I love a good Mommy Blog.

Things I’m Doing: Traveling (and Making the Best of It)

So, only two blog entries ago, I was lamenting about hard it is living a life of a traveling salesman. Which makes this blog entry a little hypocritical, but since it’s my blog, I’m going to completely contradict myself. I want to be clear… Continue Reading “Things I’m Doing: Traveling (and Making the Best of It)”