There's a common misbelief that's held by so many of us, which is that we can't have it all, the underlying notion being that we shouldn't desire to have it all. It must be some byproduct of being the fortunate denizens of a first world country, an awareness of how blessed we already are (compared to-) that holds us back from truly owning our desires. We think it's okay for us to intend a certain number of ...

I'm aware of the fact that although I try my best to give you bite-size (read: actually do-able) weekend assignments, plenty of you are still having trouble finding the time to carry them out. Rather than completing a task before it even has a chance to consciously end up on your list--as is my intent--many of you are, instead, merely adding another task to an already long list. The fact that you aren't able to ...

Yesterday we talked about the concept of decanting as a means of obliterating the visual noise of product packaging and elevating the everyday. If you weren't on board with the topic, or, you know, if it bored you, the bad news bears are here to say: there's more decanter talk coming your way. (Blogger Pledge that was an accidental rhyme.) I know better at this point than to tease you with merely the suggestion of ...

Most of you will be familiar with the concept of decanting and decanters, as in their traditional use: that of containing open bottles of wine and liquor. Decanted wine tastes better (apparently) since the process allows the liquid to aerate, and, for older bottles, serves to separate the wine from any sediment in the original bottle. Meanwhile, serving liquors in decanters is the only proper, presentable thing for a host to do. Plus, they just ...

  Despite the fact that we know there is no perfect diet, house, business, relationship, day, and so on, when we fully commit ourselves in any of those directions, on some level, we expect perfection from ourselves. We want not only to have tangible proof of our changed habits and behaviors, we want the glory of the perfect streak. We want to be able to claim our efforts, without there being a single blemish on ...