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Sunday afternoon blog that shares tips and stories for taming those "dogs" that eat our planners and cause our lives to be overbooked. Blog complements the book "The Dog Ate My Planner: Tales and Tips from an Overbooked Life," by author/blogger Pat Snyder.
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The Dog Journal

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The Dog Journal · 1d ago

Fidget Spinner Outs Me

I like to think I have each of my grown children figured out and properly categorized: The wise, contemplative oldest. The never-knew-a-stranger sales guy in the middle. The sensitive, empat...
The Dog Journal · 1M ago

Bunion Surgery Squelches Errand-Running High

Everybody’s good at something. My personal best is jamming a dozen errands into an eight-hour day.
The Dog Journal · 1M ago

Spring Springs Fix-Up Rampage

It doesn’t take much. When I was 12, a new decal from the five and dime set me off. I charged into a cleaning, fix-it spree that turned my bedroom upside down and inside out with closet-clea...
The Dog Journal · 2M ago

Hard To Compete With Shimmer and Shine

I’m the first to admit that I’ve been a purist when it comes to young grandkids and their electronic devices. When the 3-year-old paid more attention to the Shimmer and Shine game on his iP...
The Dog Journal · 3M ago

Costa Rica: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

I hate to admit it, but I’m one of those people with a ready-fire answer to the question “What could possibly go wrong?” Weather unseasonably warm? There’s a storm on the way. Car won’t st...
The Dog Journal · 4M ago

“Greiging” of House Well-Timed

As someone who writes a lot about stress relief, I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve missed a silent stress reliever that’s been coloring the interior lives of Americans everywhere. It’s subtle,...
The Dog Journal · 5M ago

Music! Music! Music!

At a time when the world feels increasingly polarized, finding happy sanctuaries is important. Thanks to the recommendation of a Lyft driver, I bumped into one this month visiting my son in ...
The Dog Journal · 5M ago

Total Immersion: The Ticket for 2017

Happy January! With a clean slate ahead, the strategist in me can barely contain herself. What if I read a book a week? What if I did something every day that I’d never done before? What i...
The Dog Journal · 6M ago

Full Catastrophe Living: The Non-Zen Version

I have long been able to pole vault from a peaceful present moment into the stressful prospect of future catastrophes. It is a talent. An odd sort of blessing, which I’ve long justified. Af...
The Dog Journal · 7M ago

Trudging Through Grief? Redecorate!

I don’t pretend to know everything about widowhood, but after more experience than I’d like, I thought I had figured out one thing: All widows redecorate. “It’s universal,” I announced to a...
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