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It’s Habit Forming

March 12, 2014 by Leanne Sowul 1 Comment

I’ve been obsessed with something lately. It’s something that will make me healthier, happier and more productive. It will re-wire the circuits of my brain. It will alter my daily behavior. Some kind of miracle drug, you ask? A special diet? Herbal supplements? No. It’s habit forming. Not “Oh, it’s so habit-forming,” like a quasi-addiction. […]

Filed Under: Self Improvement, Time Management Tagged With: blog, gretchen rubin, habit, happiness, health, snack, the power of habit, vegetables

Biopsy Result: Still Cancer-Free Since 1999!

February 18, 2014 by Leanne Sowul 6 Comments

I finally got the biopsy results from my doctor last night. And…. I don’t have cancer! So much relief packed into two little words: “Everything’s okay.” I gave my husband a huge, joy-filled hug, and then started calling and texting my friends and family. There were tears of happiness and relief. It felt so good […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: biopsy, blog, cancer, caregiver, celebrate, community, connection, friends, gratitude, past, share, stories, survivor, thyroid

Cancer Is A Connector: “The Girl With Cancer”

February 10, 2014 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Back when I had cancer, there was no Facebook, no blogging, no Twitter. There was no easy public outlet for my fears and emotions, no simple connector. There were only real people, real conversations, and a high school-aged girl with cancer, unable to express herself through spoken word. I’ve been humbled and gratified by the […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: blog, cancer, connections, facebook, friends, high school, introvert, support, thyroid, write

New (And Better) iPhone Habits

January 27, 2014 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

I’ve been trying to break my iPhone addiction for awhile. I’ve written about it in several posts, most notably in I Love/Hate My iPhone last spring. I haven’t had complete success- I still check it far too often, and carry it around with me far too much- but I have changed a few phone-related habits […]

Filed Under: Self Improvement Tagged With: addiction, bed, blog, facebook, Feedly, iphone, sleep, texts, words with friends, writing

Friday Book Review: The Husband’s Secret

January 24, 2014 by Leanne Sowul 1 Comment

Before I start the review today, two announcements and some minor “housekeeping” issues (as my grad school professors used to say). First, Diane Wassick is the winner of The Power of Habit! Congratulations, Diane! Thanks to all who entered their email addresses- I’m working on some subscriber perks, so if you haven’t subscribed yet, consider doing […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: blog, characters, fiction, laura vanderkam, liane moriarty, novel, the power of habit

FREE Life-Changing Book Giveaway!

January 15, 2014 by Leanne Sowul 3 Comments

In Monday’s post, I wrote about three books that changed my life for the better. Today I’d like to give away one of those books to a Words From The Sowul reader: A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Charles Duhigg’s publisher, thanking me for the positive review I gave The Power of Habit […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: blog, charles duhigg, giveaway, the power of habit

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