A Lovely New Use for Trash

Or maybe recyclables. Even though this seems like a thrifty Classic idea, when I first repurposed a holiday card as as a new gift card, my Classic seven-year-old daughter was a bit disgusted. "It's old. It's a Christmas card! We need to buy new card." But who knows. Maybe she isn't as evolved as other Classics might be. Or because  I'm attracted to it, maybe there's just something intrinsically Organic to it.

Click to read more ...

Home Made Valentine's

Usually, I say all home made Valentine's day things are for Classics or Organic Structures, but this one might work for any whimsical type — Funs and even Organic Freedoms. Hey, even Smarts CAN do crafts if there's a compelling reason (like occupying your kids for an hour.)

Click to read more ...

What's a Four Letter Word for Love?

Yeah, we had to feature this cool gift idea on Monday to give all types a chance to actually do this for the "crossword puzzle" person in your life. How cool is this? (The site actually helps you make almost any kind of puzzle — word search, criss-cross, mazes, cryptograms...check it out here.)

Click to read more ...

Late for Dinner

It is humorous to me, an Organic Freedom, arguably the most “relaxed” type there is, to see that the most fastidious types — Classics and Funs — would have such a glaring and obvious difference between them. All types can become clutter hoarders, but something would have to be seriously wrong with a Fun or Classic for their house to get DIRTY. But being on time even when work isn't on the line? That is the purview of only one type.

Click to read more ...

The Myth of Mars and Venus

Remember that self-help book where the Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? We believe has more to do with decision making and less to do with men and women. Objective versus subjective criteria when making decisions is a big difference and rife with conflict, regardless of gender.

Click to read more ...