I saw this question as a weekly topic for a newsletter that I receive, and I took a minute to think about. I thought about all those little things together that make someone nice – or at least what I think makes them nice – and you know what…

I AM too nice!

I never say no. Not at home. Not with family. Not at work. Not with my own company. Pretty much if someone asks me to do something or help, I do. I hate placing the burden on someone else to do the job. Many times I find it easier to do the job myself then asking for help or delegating. Trust me, I’m worn out, I need to delegate.

I thought for a second, what happens if I finally say, “No.”

Will people see this as a big fat, LEAVE ME ALONE? Will people think I’m… R-U-D-E?

Not only do I need to learn to say no to people, I need to learn to ask for help or delegate those tasks that I do have or those I take on. I don’t mind helping out, but I’ve realized thinking about this today that I need to take care of me, first, and that includes those tasks that are truly mine. Then, I can help out those where needed.

I can still be nice without giving a YES to everyone.

Nope – this is not the new theme. The most wonderful Judith Shakes Designs is designing my new theme for Dannie Speaks and it is going to be just as wonderful as the theme she did for The Brunette Blog. So why this thteme you see? Well, quite frankly, the other boring theme was boring, plain, and just made the blog look bad.

I wanted something simple here to work with until my new digs get there spiffy upgrade… so this should do just fine until then.

Hey! Dannie here with a bit of housekeeping going on. Yep, I have a new theme being worked on as we speak and will be moving everything over from my old blog – The Brunette Blog – to Dannie Speaks. Just time for a change… time to just be me. Be patient – I’m working on a simple theme to get me through until my shiney new one is put up