Monthly Archives: October 2008

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  Know When to Say When

  Posted on October 30, 2008 by Kat French in managing attention

  Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar.   You’re an introvert, a person with ADD/ADHD, or in some other way someone who is put out of kilter by too much social stimulation.   You get an invitation to a social activity after work on Monday, let’s say, a party for a coworker who is leaving [...]

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  Bedtime Story

  Posted on October 29, 2008 by Kat French in real life

  Well, it feels like it’s time for an update to my “Domestic Disruptions” post.   First, an apparently-necessary public service announcement: Husbands:  Just in case you were wondering, in the event that your parents decide to drop in for a three month visit, no, your wife will NOT be okay with the both of you sleeping [...]

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  Finding Your Center

  Posted on October 23, 2008 by Kat French in managing attention

  I am still in Daytona Beach for work, and this particular morning I have had a little rare “down time” to do some of that “Self Care for Sensitive People” I’ve been talking about lately.  I got to watch the sun rise over the ocean, did a little yoga, and had the pool and whirlpool [...]

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  Letting the Drama Escape the Page

  Posted on October 22, 2008 by Kat French in story & craft

  I’m writing this on a flight to Orlando for work, after re-reading a couple of chapters of Julia Cameron’s excellent The Right to Write.  I’m also feeling a bit of creative conviction.  I’ve let my mood, and personal drama, come between me and the page–something Cameron insists is the equivalent of “active creative sabotage.”   She’s [...]

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  From a whisper to a scream

  Posted on October 9, 2008 by Kat French in relationships

  This month, there will be plenty of bloggers writing about breast cancer.  With Halloween coming on, many will probably write about fear.  I doubt many will be writing about the fact that it is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   The thing I love about Kirtsy.com (formerly Sk*rt) is also, unfortunately, the thing I hate about [...]

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  Dealing with domestic disruption

  Posted on October 8, 2008 by Kat French in real life

   I’m feeling a little stressed right now. My husband’s parents are arriving to stay with us as houseguests starting Friday.  They plan to go home right after Christmas. You read that right.  After. Christmas.  Although they will be spending November with some other relations in Kentucky. Did I mention we have a three bedroom, one [...]

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