Fun Fridays

Today, we have Funs on our minds for our Fun Fact. High school sometimes felt like one big monotonous routine and I say this as Classic who revels in routine. Funs, Smart & Organic Freedoms bore of routine more easily than other types but Funs are more present tense focused than Smart & Organic Freedoms. They might not see the point of learning about a plant in Botany inside a fluorescent lit classroom – why not be outside exploring the real thing? Therefore, it’s not total surprising that Funs make up 60% of high school dropouts.

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Just Say “No!”

As a Classic Freedom, I have so much trouble saying no to party invitations. Often they’re from friends who I really want to see and with whom I want to maintain friendships. My inability to say no is only a mild problem until the holidays when invites go into overdrive.

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Rethink your Holiday Party

When someone talks about throwing a holiday party, it’s almost never meant to be a tiny affair. And I understand why. It’s the time of merry gentlemen, spreading good cheer, having one too many (of everything) and wishing people Happy New Year! But by January 1, all types will confess to being socially exhausted with our belts nearing the last notch.

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Deck your halls and walls.

It began on December 4, 2009 … my first Christmas card arrived (and it’s always the one from my Classic Freedom friend in Cleveland – checklist maker extraordinaire). I too am a Classic Freedom (all about tradition and getting things done) but I am usually 2-3 weeks behind her. Hey just because people are the same Pixie type doesn’t mean we are carbon copies. Back to my point ... The onslaught of mail is here & building. Below is how to deal by type.

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You’re “Shoulding” All over Yourself!

Holidays are about tradition and no matter what your type, you get used to a way of doing holiday traditions until things change — ah, the ironic one certainty in life. When Kate, an Organic Freedom, first started decorating an entire house for the holidays, she felt compelled to do it all at once because this is how our mom, an Organic Structure, did it. But, it exhausted Kate, so now she does it her way. She calls it the “Advent Calendar” method

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