Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.
~ Shakti Gawain
It takes more energy to hate than to love.
It takes more energy to worry than to accept.
It takes more energy to clean your house than to blog about a messy house.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
My Pop!
My Dad died 8 years ago this afternoon. It was a Monday. He got sick and went to the hospital the day before. The time seems elongated to me. Just Sunday to Monday takes forever in my memory. So much happened, yet there was so much waiting. 8 years...so much has happened, yet there is still so much waiting.
Fortune
Henceforth I ask not good fortune.
I myself am good fortune.
~ Walt Whitman (American Poet)
I am fortunate. I do not ask for some mysterious fortune to befall me. I ask that I am good, that I do good, thus attracting more goodness toward me. I am fortunate.
I myself am good fortune.
~ Walt Whitman (American Poet)
I am fortunate. I do not ask for some mysterious fortune to befall me. I ask that I am good, that I do good, thus attracting more goodness toward me. I am fortunate.
Monday, March 3, 2008
One Word...
You.
Can.
Type.
Only.
One.
Word.
1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2.Your significant other? who?
3. Your hair? do-rag
4. Your mother? love
5. Your father? missed
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? hunk
8. Your favorite drink? coffee
9. Your dream/goal? happy
10. The room you're in? gym
11. Your ex? idiot
12. Your fear? fear
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? ahead
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? stupid
16. Muffins? orange
17. One of your wish list items? house
18. Where you grew up? Chelsea
19. The last thing you did? treadmill
20. What are you wearing? trackies
21. Your TV? repetitive
22. Your pets? dog
23. Your computer? communication
24. Your life? good
25. Your mood? hopeful
26. Missing someone? Pop
27 Your car? Clifford
28. Something you're not wearing? ring
29 Favorite Store? Target
30. Your summer? simpler
31. Like someone? yes
32. Your favorite color? orange
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? Funeral
35. Who will/would re-post this? dunno
Can.
Type.
Only.
One.
Word.
1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2.Your significant other? who?
3. Your hair? do-rag
4. Your mother? love
5. Your father? missed
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? hunk
8. Your favorite drink? coffee
9. Your dream/goal? happy
10. The room you're in? gym
11. Your ex? idiot
12. Your fear? fear
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? ahead
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? stupid
16. Muffins? orange
17. One of your wish list items? house
18. Where you grew up? Chelsea
19. The last thing you did? treadmill
20. What are you wearing? trackies
21. Your TV? repetitive
22. Your pets? dog
23. Your computer? communication
24. Your life? good
25. Your mood? hopeful
26. Missing someone? Pop
27 Your car? Clifford
28. Something you're not wearing? ring
29 Favorite Store? Target
30. Your summer? simpler
31. Like someone? yes
32. Your favorite color? orange
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? Funeral
35. Who will/would re-post this? dunno
Survey Says...
Tagged by Stephanie. Enjoy!
If you had a million dollars, what would you do? I would pay everything off that needs paying off, share with my Mother and siblings, put some in trusts for my daughters, build a house in the country, buy a new car, and save the rest. Okay, let's make it $10 million instead of one million!
Is the dog really man's best friend? Yes. When I was pregnant and in labor, my dog Tyler would not get off my lap. Rascal is very protective and loyal.
Which celebrity would you want to sleep with the most? I watched a Bond film last night with...you guessed it...Pierce Brosnan. So, he would be great. Hello, Vin Diesel. Hot!
Worst fear? Something bad happening to my kids.
Favorite band? I love the 70s!
Favorite show? Not watching anything on TV right now. Historically...Gilmore Girls.
Weirdest thing about you? Many weird things about me. I'm quirky.
Do you play the internet advertising games? No
Do you lie a lot? Of course, I am a Mother! Sometimes, advice is best dealt without the receiver knowing everything about the giver.
Can you read people? Obviously, I suck at it when it matters most.
Coolest superhero? Wonder Woman - the outfit, the truth lasso...what's not to love. I still have my Wonder Woman shirt that I would have worn every day for a year when I was in the 2nd grade.
What color are your eyes? Blue
Last watched movie? I have to name one? The very last one was Good Luck Chuck. Before that was a Bond film with Pierce Brosnan and before that was BBC's Persuasion. I love movies.
Favorite author? I also like JD Robb/Nora Roberts, but I really like Janet Evanovich. My all-time favorite, of course, is Jane Austen.
Disney movie? Mulan - Can you say girl power? Let's kick some hunny-buns!
Truth or Dare? Eww..neither. I don't play that game.
Coolest power? Mind-reading...So, I knew what a certain little non-talker was thinking.
Animal? Dog, pig, goat, cow...most 4-legged farm animals, other than horses. I want a farm again some day.
Number? 3...3 siblings, 3 pregnancies, 3 in my current family, the trinity. I'm hoping for love #3.
Time of day? Morning! I have more energy then, and everyone else is still sleeping. I can do whatever I want. I can do chores. I can walk. I can brew a cup of joe. Anything is possible in the morning.
M&M color? Orange, red, yellow, green, blue, brown...there is a very particular order!
Cereal? Currently oatmeal or cream of wheat. In the summer, I like granola.
MTV show?I can't remember the last time I watched MTV. I watcxhed that Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab show when I was in Vegas. Is that MTV or VH1? Anyway...poor Kenickie!
Rather be blind or deaf? Deaf. I think I would be claustrobphobic if blind.
Do you snore? Not that anyone would know in the last 10 years!
What are you in your group of friends? I am the clown who brings together people who wouldn't be together otherwise.
Would you ever be a ninja? Sure, as long as I'm not a teenage mutant turtle.
Favorite color? Orange
Rather be a fish or a bird? A bird. I find lakes and oceans disgusting and dirty. Water makes me claustrophobic.
What bugs you the most about people? People who don't realize how lucky/blessed they are, and they complain all the time about stupid things!
If you had a million dollars, what would you do? I would pay everything off that needs paying off, share with my Mother and siblings, put some in trusts for my daughters, build a house in the country, buy a new car, and save the rest. Okay, let's make it $10 million instead of one million!
Is the dog really man's best friend? Yes. When I was pregnant and in labor, my dog Tyler would not get off my lap. Rascal is very protective and loyal.
Which celebrity would you want to sleep with the most? I watched a Bond film last night with...you guessed it...Pierce Brosnan. So, he would be great. Hello, Vin Diesel. Hot!
Worst fear? Something bad happening to my kids.
Favorite band? I love the 70s!
Favorite show? Not watching anything on TV right now. Historically...Gilmore Girls.
Weirdest thing about you? Many weird things about me. I'm quirky.
Do you play the internet advertising games? No
Do you lie a lot? Of course, I am a Mother! Sometimes, advice is best dealt without the receiver knowing everything about the giver.
Can you read people? Obviously, I suck at it when it matters most.
Coolest superhero? Wonder Woman - the outfit, the truth lasso...what's not to love. I still have my Wonder Woman shirt that I would have worn every day for a year when I was in the 2nd grade.
What color are your eyes? Blue
Last watched movie? I have to name one? The very last one was Good Luck Chuck. Before that was a Bond film with Pierce Brosnan and before that was BBC's Persuasion. I love movies.
Favorite author? I also like JD Robb/Nora Roberts, but I really like Janet Evanovich. My all-time favorite, of course, is Jane Austen.
Disney movie? Mulan - Can you say girl power? Let's kick some hunny-buns!
Truth or Dare? Eww..neither. I don't play that game.
Coolest power? Mind-reading...So, I knew what a certain little non-talker was thinking.
Animal? Dog, pig, goat, cow...most 4-legged farm animals, other than horses. I want a farm again some day.
Number? 3...3 siblings, 3 pregnancies, 3 in my current family, the trinity. I'm hoping for love #3.
Time of day? Morning! I have more energy then, and everyone else is still sleeping. I can do whatever I want. I can do chores. I can walk. I can brew a cup of joe. Anything is possible in the morning.
M&M color? Orange, red, yellow, green, blue, brown...there is a very particular order!
Cereal? Currently oatmeal or cream of wheat. In the summer, I like granola.
MTV show?I can't remember the last time I watched MTV. I watcxhed that Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab show when I was in Vegas. Is that MTV or VH1? Anyway...poor Kenickie!
Rather be blind or deaf? Deaf. I think I would be claustrobphobic if blind.
Do you snore? Not that anyone would know in the last 10 years!
What are you in your group of friends? I am the clown who brings together people who wouldn't be together otherwise.
Would you ever be a ninja? Sure, as long as I'm not a teenage mutant turtle.
Favorite color? Orange
Rather be a fish or a bird? A bird. I find lakes and oceans disgusting and dirty. Water makes me claustrophobic.
What bugs you the most about people? People who don't realize how lucky/blessed they are, and they complain all the time about stupid things!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
One thing at a time...
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Even though Dr. King was talking about faith, I think one step is really all it takes to start any project. Maybe he's the original Nike marketing, with Just Do it? I have so many projects still to do in my house. There are still things from the original list of 4+ years ago. I knew that I should have finished a couple of them before even moving in. I'll know better for next time. How do I find the time for projects when I can barely get regular household chores done?
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Even though Dr. King was talking about faith, I think one step is really all it takes to start any project. Maybe he's the original Nike marketing, with Just Do it? I have so many projects still to do in my house. There are still things from the original list of 4+ years ago. I knew that I should have finished a couple of them before even moving in. I'll know better for next time. How do I find the time for projects when I can barely get regular household chores done?
Monday, February 18, 2008
I talk good
"I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child."
~ Vladimir Nabokov
I'm a great thinker, a good writer, and a bad talker. I think faster than I can talk about certain things, ideas about which I'm passionate. I can think and then re-think it and modify what I think until it's right to me on words written. I can edit what I write, but how can I change what I blurt? I can flirt on my feet. Flirting is nothing of substance. If someone asks me a serious question though, I like to think about my answer before speaking. Maybe because as the youngest of 4 kids, I had the opportunity to think before I had a chance to speak out. I wonder if Vladimir is the youngest in his family?
~ Vladimir Nabokov
I'm a great thinker, a good writer, and a bad talker. I think faster than I can talk about certain things, ideas about which I'm passionate. I can think and then re-think it and modify what I think until it's right to me on words written. I can edit what I write, but how can I change what I blurt? I can flirt on my feet. Flirting is nothing of substance. If someone asks me a serious question though, I like to think about my answer before speaking. Maybe because as the youngest of 4 kids, I had the opportunity to think before I had a chance to speak out. I wonder if Vladimir is the youngest in his family?
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