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A Ten-Minute Read The Science Behind Getting Things Done: From Naval History to Your Home Maintenance Rita McWaters • December 2024 Today’s focus: Intentional Planning Hey there honey badgers! Ever heard the saying, “If you want something done, give it to a busy person” or “if it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done”? Back in 1955, British naval historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson wrote a satirical essay for The Economist that started: “It is a commonplace observation that work…

A Five Minute Read Happy Holidays? Rita McWaters • October 2024 I don’t have the Christmas spirit yet…..Do you? Hey there honey badgers! The holidays are coming like a freight train. Are you ready? I think this season, more than perhaps the others, requires intentional planning if you have any hope of getting the needed winterizing and maintenance chores done. This is the time you want your home to be warm and cozy so it’s also not a time you want to skip the chores. Consider setting up a…

A 5 Minute Read If you give a house a hammer Rita McWaters • March 2024 A little British humor from the show, “Black Books”. It’s a fun watch. Hey there honey badgers! One of my favorite books to read to my kids was If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. It starts like this: If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he’ll ask for a glass of milk. He’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a…

The 3 Body Problem & Home Maintenance Rita McWaters • March 2024 ​ if only…. Hey there honey badgers! ​ My family is huge fans

Hey Honey Badgers, Welcome to the second edition of the Main + Tenacious newsletter! Love is in the air so let’s talk about breeding…. hey,