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Posted on: March 21st, 2010 by admin -

Curious about my writing? Here’s what some of my readers have to say:
“I have been following Lori Deschene’s blog and her tweets on Twitter now for almost a year. She is continuously positive, uplifting and always generous. I don’t know that many people (actually she is the only one) who often asks her subscribers, [...]

10 Reasons It’s Awesome Life’s Not Fair

Posted on: July 7th, 2009 by Lori Deschene - 18 Comments

You work yourself exhausted but your boss’ son gets a promotion. Your friend the smoker is healthy as a horse while you suffer from chronic pneumonia. Your wife has an affair yet somehow takes you to the cleaners in your divorce.
Things happen all the time that contradict our hope that good things will happen to [...]

10 Reasons It’s Awesome You’re Terrified

Posted on: May 21st, 2009 by Lori Deschene - 17 Comments

I am terrified of heights—kind of. Having entered the world one year after a girly-girl sister, I decided at a young age to be the tough one. To play with dinosaurs, fight my tears when I scraped my knee, and climb tall trees with the best of the neighborhood boys. The only problem was I [...]

10 Reasons It’s Awesome People Don’t Like You

Posted on: April 22nd, 2009 by Lori Deschene - 54 Comments

We all know at least one hardcore people pleaser. You know the signs: She sleeps in the rain and gets the flu so her friend’s dog can fit in the tent. She’s 100% republican but lied about her vote because the nation had Obama fever. If a friend calls her stupid, she whips up a [...]

20 Signs You Really Don’t Need That Thing

Posted on: March 2nd, 2009 by Lori Deschene - 22 Comments

In my first blog post, 10 Reasons Its Awesome the Economy Sucks, I mentioned the benefits of having less stuff. I’d like to take this beyond the first step—stop buying things you don’t need—and offer a guideline for de-cluttering the assortment of stuff you’ve collected over the years. Freeing your space of unnecessary distractions may [...]

10 Reasons It’s Awesome the Economy Sucks

Posted on: February 22nd, 2009 by Lori Deschene - 66 Comments

OK, I don’t really think it’s awesome that the economy sucks. I’d prefer all my friends and I have jobs—or even better, an ever-growing money tree. But that’s just not reality. Instead we’re faced with two choices: a.) Worry, complain, and go prematurely grey or b.) See reality from a different angle. Not sure how to change your perception? Allow me to offer some suggestions.