Why It’s Time to Give Up the Thing You Never Had in the First Place

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Deirdre Maloney

I recently found myself observing a little girl as she attempted to build a sandcastle. Before long, her Dad came by to give her a hand. Then, slowly but surely, one by one, additional guys strolled by and joined him. The little girl was cast aside as they focused on the critical mission of granular construction that now laid before them. Sorry for...

The Number One Way to Get What You Want

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Deirdre Maloney

So…there’s an interesting trend to report in the life of Deirdre. At first it might sound like it’s the high-and-mighty variety, but I promise you it’s not. The trend? People tend to give me things I want. A few examples: The guy in front of me at Starbucks let me go ahead of him in line because I was in a hurry (and he had a loooong list of drink...

Digging Out of the Talking-Trap

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Deirdre Maloney

I fell into a trap recently. A talking-trap. A guy-who-wouldn’t-stop-talking-to-me-no-matter-what-I-did trap. It happened while Hubbie and I were vacationing in a rented RV up in the wine country. It turns out the small-ish living space inside the RV had nothing on the teensy space outside of it. Case and point? Here’s a photo of our RV. Right next to ...

The Super-Simple, Super-Awesome Word that Makes You Happier, Less Stressed, and Less Disappointed in Life

Posted on March 28, 2016February 2, 2021 by Deirdre Maloney

Recently I took a trip to the poker table. Actually, I took a return trip to the poker table. You see, I used to play a lot of poker tournaments. A lot. In fact, I played in the World Poker Tour. (Note: Just kidding. I’m totally posing in front of the official backdrop after the real players went inside.) Several years ago, I took a prolonged...

A Serious Plea to Stop Doing This Immediately

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Deirdre Maloney

So it’s time to talk. Seriously. I’ve been putting off writing about a pattern I’ve noticed because it’s not so fun. And, frankly, I try to make my posts a little fun. A bit of a provocative romp, if you will. But this topic is important enough, and common enough, that it’s time to get down to it. Because chances are it pertains to you…or someone you k...

How to NOT be Oprah

Posted on February 16, 2016February 17, 2016 by Deirdre Maloney

I used to want to do great things. I mean REALLY great things. Sometime around the age of nine I decided that I was put on this planet to do truly amazing, transformational, really, really great things. I aimed high, my friends...as many of us do from time to time. Me? I wanted to be at the MLK level, to lead a movement of some kind that woul...