When Diane and I first got married, we didn’t have a lot of money. We lived in a tiny house in Redondo Beach, California. Tiny, meaning 450 square feet. That was it. It’s what we could afford. It was a fixer-upper, and we saved rent by agreeing to do some repairs and restoration ourselves. We […]
Attitude
10 Simple Ways to Make Today a Good Day
1. Go to bed 15 minutes earlier, or rise 15 minutes later. (Most of us need more sleep than we get.) 2. Send a text to a friend you don’t see often. (Say, “I thought of you today.”) 3. Eat an apple. (Your body will thank you.) 4. List 5 positive traits about a person […]
Which are Better – Morning People or Night People?
It’s 5:13 AM. I’m sitting by an open window and it’s dark outside. The air is cool; the coffee is hot. In a few minutes, the horizon will hint at a sunrise. It doesn’t get much better than this, I think. I love mornings. Even on the days I’m not working, I’m up early. I […]