REPLAY with a note from 9.29.2019: It's been over a year since I tried a two week Bright Line Eating challenge which literally changed the way I eat and how I think about food. It's extreme, but it works really well for me--a person with an add

Habit Stacking for Lyyyyyyyfe

Sep 10th, 2019 14m 47s

Habit stacks are not as tasty as a stack of pancakes but can help a girl get her healthy habits in place. Learn more about how I applied James Clear's concept of "Habit Stacking" (from his book Atomic Habits) to my life. Intro/outro music is b

All the books we don't read

Aug 26th, 2019 15m 53s

Season 2, episode 204 This episode is all about books that we do not read at all. You know exactly what I’m talking about. That bookshelf of yours that is holding a book or two that you always think you’re going to read. I have hauled books li

Love you like a sister

Aug 12th, 2019 16m

My guest is my sister, Caroline. She is a new mom and she loves YOGA, magic, and creating a beautiful life for herself through positive thinking and positive vibes. We decided to do a Light Sourcing Meditation every day for two weeks that

Tarot with a side of salt

Jun 24th, 2019 31m 18s

I took two friends to the tarot card reader...here's what they had to say about their experiences. ***All fortunes should be consumed with a grain or two of salt. Show notes are at QuirkandCircumstance.comMusic is by the Tartu Pop and Rock I

Mee-yo My-oh, we tried PIYO

Jun 11th, 2019 25m 11s

Season 2, Episode 201I'm allergic to having my self-care & health activities gobble up all my free time. I roped in my friend Jeanette to see if PIYO was a quick and easy way to get/stay fit in minimal time, and with minimal expense. We tried

Books are People Too

Feb 7th, 2019 47m 27s

Marie Kondo's book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up actually did change my life and how I think about my stuff--but I didn't realize it until I watched the Netflix show featuring Kondo recently and recognized how much I'd incorporated her

Tell me about myself

Jan 14th, 2019 1h 17m

To celebrate the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, I asked my past podcast guests to join me for a "group" conference call reading with Bryn O'Connor, a channeler. If you've ever been curious about this kind of thing, take a listen. Also i

Quirky Replay: Color Me Grown Up with Margarete

Dec 5th, 2018 22m 54s

Holidays can be stressful. Go ahead and try some "adult" coloring. It works to calm and focus grown folks much like it does young folks. Enjoy this replay from the Quirk and Circumstance early-day archive...

Replay: Big old thanks (spilling the real T, as in thanks)

Nov 19th, 2018 42m 30s

Replay from the Quirk and Circumstance archive: Spilling the real T, with my friend Alice, is all about THANKS during this week of Thanksgiving.

Online Shopping Detox (Quitting everything fun Part 2)

Nov 6th, 2018 19m 16s

Update on the one month online shopping detox.

Lady-boss presence starts with lady-boss posture

Oct 19th, 2018 44m 8s

I'm as guilty of hunching as the next lady and I'm totally aware that slouching is a communication with the world about who I am, how I feel about myself and how people should treat me. My friend Jennifer Robin, radio host extraordinaire (KVMR.

Let's quit everything fun. Just for fun

Oct 16th, 2018 16m 10s

I noticed my clothes shopping was getting a bit weird and super out-of-proportion with what I actually needed… So I took the month to detox from clothing-shopping. Why? Because shoes (or any other clothing item) are not the boss of me. There ar

All About Ophelia

Sep 27th, 2018 37m 2s

If you ask the internet, improv can do everything for all people. It can turn a shy person into a gregarious one or eliminate writer's block. I have a brave friend Ophelia who was scared and curious about improv so naturally, she chose improv f

I'll be the turtle, you'll be the snail

Sep 1st, 2018 52m 37s

Episode 9 - My friend Juli and I embarked on a two-week letter writing challenge and she took it up a notch by going on a secret vacay that she revealed through letters, while she traveled.

PART 2 - Pouring your brains out with Morning Pages

Aug 21st, 2018 23m 23s

In Part 2 of the Morning Pages challenge, we touched base on whether or not it's a worthwhile practice. And we both think it was. Is. You know... we want to keep it up. I also gave info about the song that is giving me LIFE right now... Call

Pouring your brains out with Morning Pages

Aug 3rd, 2018 42m 30s

My friend Nicky and I took on a daily freewriting challenge called "Morning Pages" which is designed (by writer Julia Cameron) to spark creativity and supercharge your inspiration. I think this has been one of my faaaaaavorite challenges yet.

Living Like a Queen Part 2

Jul 24th, 2018 44m 45s

Featuring Keela Fowler (of eightyfivebeauty.com) and closing out the Living Like A Queen Challenge

Living Like a Queen Part 1

Jul 18th, 2018 44m 45s

Eightyfivebeauty Founder Keela Fowler and I discover that treating yourself like a royal isn't about having unlimited cash and jewels. It's about having unlimited tea and doing what you want with your time.

Quirky Bright Lines - Two weeks on Bright Line Eating

Jun 16th, 2018 35m 32s

Episode 4 - This week's episode is all about Bright Line Eating, a challenge I thought I'd try for 14 days, and it turns out I LOVE IT AND I DON'T WANT TO STOP. So I'm not going to. Listen to the podcast episode to find out all about it. And