Wow, Jim Nabors was really belting it out there! Your comments made me curious to watch the video. Lol! As always, I love your musings! All so relatable! The idea of forgetting the things we purchased is so funny as so many of my clothes/face creams/gadgets/shoes/purses lie below the top few items that serve me every day. Cheers to a great 2026 and to the enjoyment of our pursuit of growth and self improvement!
i saw myself in every "abandoned self-improvement project" of yours...kudos, maggie! i wish i had your talent for painting a picture with your words to describe the plethora of unused cookbooks and recipes (torn from magazines or handwritten) in my own pantry... FOOD THAT I NEVER ACTUALLY MADE!!! it's those hidden projects found that humble me.
Great essay -I will no longer feel guilty about all the books I have on decluttering and how to live a more organized life! ----though I am secretly putting some of them in nearby little libraries for someone else to set a goal that I will never achieve. And btw, I think I brought back the Picasso poster from my time in the Bronx--- always a favorite song of mine!
Maggie, loved this issue. We should never give up trying😀 For some reason listening to Impossible Dream brought me to tears. Love the memories of your Dad and the picture of your Mom and Dad! Here’s to a great 2026😘
Maggie, so enjoyed reading this - didn’t want your self improvement meanderings and relating them to Dad to end. Your neck collar episode gave me quite an enjoyable chuckle. Well done, tying everything together in a seemingly effortless way. You reminded me that I need to recharge my sonic dermaplaning system.
This is fantastic Maggie. Your examples are so relatable. I too feel the mix of embarrassment about my unused products and the humble hope for continual positive transformation. Love the jogging photo of your parents!
Love it. My dad had many of those same pieces of exercise equipment and more than a few pair of brand new pairs of walking shoes in the back of the closet.
Wow, Jim Nabors was really belting it out there! Your comments made me curious to watch the video. Lol! As always, I love your musings! All so relatable! The idea of forgetting the things we purchased is so funny as so many of my clothes/face creams/gadgets/shoes/purses lie below the top few items that serve me every day. Cheers to a great 2026 and to the enjoyment of our pursuit of growth and self improvement!
i saw myself in every "abandoned self-improvement project" of yours...kudos, maggie! i wish i had your talent for painting a picture with your words to describe the plethora of unused cookbooks and recipes (torn from magazines or handwritten) in my own pantry... FOOD THAT I NEVER ACTUALLY MADE!!! it's those hidden projects found that humble me.
Forgot about food and recipes! And bananas…. avocados….
So true, Maggie! Happy to see you back with RE!👏💗💗👏
You were ahead of your time with that picture! A favorite of mine as well. We are all in pursuit of "disease causing organization"
"Documentation of perpetual optimism"--and "alternate version of me"--I like how you phrase things in a completely different lingo
What the dickens is a sonic dermaplaning system! Thanks, Susie
Thanks Sharon! "Humble hope for positive transformation"-- words to live by for 2026
It makes me tear up too! Thanks Ann!
Wonderful that the dads of that generation still dreamed of getting fit....even with all their worries and all their kids
Great essay -I will no longer feel guilty about all the books I have on decluttering and how to live a more organized life! ----though I am secretly putting some of them in nearby little libraries for someone else to set a goal that I will never achieve. And btw, I think I brought back the Picasso poster from my time in the Bronx--- always a favorite song of mine!
Maggie, loved this issue. We should never give up trying😀 For some reason listening to Impossible Dream brought me to tears. Love the memories of your Dad and the picture of your Mom and Dad! Here’s to a great 2026😘
Maggie, so enjoyed reading this - didn’t want your self improvement meanderings and relating them to Dad to end. Your neck collar episode gave me quite an enjoyable chuckle. Well done, tying everything together in a seemingly effortless way. You reminded me that I need to recharge my sonic dermaplaning system.
This is fantastic Maggie. Your examples are so relatable. I too feel the mix of embarrassment about my unused products and the humble hope for continual positive transformation. Love the jogging photo of your parents!
Love it. My dad had many of those same pieces of exercise equipment and more than a few pair of brand new pairs of walking shoes in the back of the closet.