When I took an entrepreneurial course years ago, one of the exercises we were given was to come up with various ways of describing our business.  We were supposed to come up with a 25-word or less explanation, an \"elevator ride\" explanation (one that takes about as long as it might take to ride in an elevator with someone) and then a longer explanation that might be the subject of a public speaking engagement.

I\'ve been thinking how we might employ thee same tatics when it comes to the choices we make in our lives.  

Sometimes we\'re asked about something and our gut tells us not to get into it at all with the other person.  in that case, we need a very simple retort.  Homeschooling comes to mind - often homeschooloers are counseled to reply to someone who may be looking for a fight with something simple, such as, \"Homeschooling isn\'t right for everyone, but it works for our family.\"  It\'s short and doesn\'t leave much room for argument.

There are many areas where we can think about having the short answer, the slightly longer answer, and the \'speech\' ready.  Questions about working outside the home versus staying home; being married versus single; living alone versus with others; having children versus not; choosing homeschooling, public schooling or private schooling; running your own business; the list goes on and on.

Ramblings from my brain on a Saturday morning.  Some topics that spring to mind for me are what DivaTribe is all about, why I am not working full-time and why we chose to send DD to school instead of homeschooling her.

I was thinking about this some more.  It\'s not that we should have to explain any of our decisions to anyone else if they aren\'t affected by them (or maybe even if they are?  hmmm....), but more that when we do want to, it would be nice to have some clarity when it comes to just what we want to say.  When we are clear in our own heads and know how much or how little we want to say, somehow that seems to make it easier to speak calmly, without getting defensive.  (speaking for myself, here, that is...)