From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Flossing with the Fishes

by Jason 08.31.2007 Lemonade Stand

I’m not a big fan of going to the dentist (is anybody?) although I am a big fan of MY dentist. He’s fun, honest, and doesn’t take himself too seriously. Certainly not a big risk for Adultitis.
One dental related routine that I’ve been able to form over the past few years has been flossing on [...]

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Eeyore or Tigger?

by Kim 08.31.2007 Adultitis

As I sat typing on Daisy, my Mac, waiting for the car to get some fresh oil, I couldn’t help but smile to myself at the psychology lesson that was unfolding right before my eyes. Folks were coming in to drop off their cars for everything from oil changes to big money repairs. To say [...]

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Yep, Tag is Way Too Dangerous

by Jason 08.30.2007 Adultitis

Ok, this topic is coming up so often, I’ve now deemed it an official category of this blog:
Adults Are Ruining Everything.
Not to be content with suffering the effects of Adultitis in their own life, we have an epidemic of stupid people trying to spread it to everyone. Childhood as we knew it is in danger. [...]

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New Eyes

by Jason 08.30.2007 Delight in the Little Things

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust
By default, children are born into this world with new eyes. That’s why they get so excited by the little things. Years of living can build up thin layers of film over our perspective. Our vision gets cloudy; [...]

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Own Your Feelings

by Kim 08.29.2007 Adultitis

As I mentioned last week, I am compiling a list of lessons to help adults move “Beyond the Elementary,” in order to overcome stress and acheive success. Lesson #1 was “Smile and say hello.” Now for lesson #2.
2. Own your feelings
One of the social emotional development curricula I was required to use while teaching focused [...]

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August S.W.E.L.L. Prize Winner!

by Jason 08.28.2007 S.W.E.L.L. Prizes

The S.W.E.L.L. (Supremely Wonderful & Exciting Loot Lottery) prize winner for August is Club K&J member Marilyn Schoberg! Marilyn wins a movie-style popcorn bucket, chock full of all the things that (lets face it) really matter in life: chocolate, popcorn, cookies and movie candy. Marylin, grab your favorite DVD and sit back and enjoy the [...]

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A Cheap Way to Fight Office Adultitis

by Jason 08.28.2007 Adultitis

I have never worked in a cubicle (I’m not counting my nightmares), but I have worked in quite a few jobs in which I swear the hands on the time clock were engineered to go backwards every few hours. Fortunately, those jobs were stepping stones for me; catalysts that would inspire me to never slip [...]

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Walking For a Change

by Kim 08.28.2007 Be Honest

“Everything has changed now, except our way of thinking. And we’ve got to find ways to change our way of thinking.” -Albert Einstein
Chris Clarke-Epstein, our friend and colleague, shared this quote in her recent “Thinking for a Change” newsletter. (I highly recommend signing up for this weekly bite sized nugget of wisdom.)
This quote really spoke [...]

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