As things turned out, by the time we visited my son and his family early this year they purchased a new home. Oh they had been talking about this upgrade in space for some time and then there it was - a decision to go with as near to perfect to their dream home as they could find. Needless to say, with at least 8 home and house moves behind us, my husband and I are pros with … [Read more...] about Lessons When You Try On Someone Else's Feelings
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Will You Do Some Introvert Spring-Cleaning? Or Do You Do Windows Too?
Years ago my husband and I started using a window cleaner for this major part of our home's spring-cleaning. A house just gets to a certain size when there are way too many and some windows need a ladder. The interesting process that our cleaner uses to give you an estimate might help you decide if you want to do some spring cleaning, and do the windows too – around your … [Read more...] about Will You Do Some Introvert Spring-Cleaning? Or Do You Do Windows Too?
The Health Risks of Failing to Cope with Introversion
Being introverted has its benefits. Introverts often have a greater appreciation of understatement and subtlety than extroverts and are usually deep thinkers, meaning that they strive to attain a richer, fuller understanding of the world around them. However this type of personality is not without its negative points, one of them being that introverts are more susceptible to … [Read more...] about The Health Risks of Failing to Cope with Introversion
Does the Word “Doctor” Make You Uncomfortable? How to Avoid Walking in Cold
For many people, the word "doctor" is a loaded one. It carries with it a lot of baggage. On the one hand, these people do have a great deal of knowledge in their field of expertise and should be respected for the skill they bring to their work. In many cases, that respect gets translated into an assumption that doctors are somehow in a separate category from the rest of us … [Read more...] about Does the Word “Doctor” Make You Uncomfortable? How to Avoid Walking in Cold
Introvert Style New Year’s Resolutions from Introverts in the Know
With the miserable statistics about success with New Year's Resolutions, really why would we want to bother with setting any? Satisticbrain has the skinny on them including, the percent of people who are successful in achieving their resolution, just 8%! If there's one thing I know about some introverts, not only are we drawn to research and statistics, but some of us like a … [Read more...] about Introvert Style New Year’s Resolutions from Introverts in the Know
Introvert in Need of Holiday Gifts for Yourself?
The 12 days of Christmas with gifts for the introverts starts this Thursday. This is for you if you are an introvert: - who wants to understand yourself better, - have extrovert friends or family who you want to understand you are perfectly normal, - and you like the idea of gifts and gift giving. Granted, I thought long about this over because as an … [Read more...] about Introvert in Need of Holiday Gifts for Yourself?