Yearly Archives: 2009
A Different Thanksgiving
Normally my husband and I spend Thanksgiving day with some of our family. This year we were planning to spend it with my mother-in-law and just have a quiet day. We even changed our menu from turkey to chili because we’ve all been so busy lately and we didn’t want to do a lot of cooking. Well, the day turned out to be quieter than I expected.
I’m Back After a Long Break
It’s been a while since I posted. Seems like one thing or another kept popping up and keeping me from writing. As I’ve mentioned before, I watch my grandchildren at least five days out of every week. Adjusting to this schedule has been a challenge for me and my online writing has suffered as a result.
Life Perspective -Time Changes Things
Yesterday my seven-year-old granddaughter lost one of her top two front teeth. To be 100% correct, my husband pulled out her very loose tooth. It was actually rather comical watching her throughout the day. She kept wiggling that tooth until it was literally hanging by a thread. However, she was afraid to pull it out because she thought it would hurt too much. Of course, when her Papa actually pulled it out, it didn’t really hurt at all.
Posted in Reflection
Tagged Fear, Life Perspective, Loose tooth, Reflection, Survival
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Time Challenged? Eat That Frog
If you’re anything like me, you often find yourself running in a hundred different directions feeling like nothing ever gets done. Maybe you even procrastinate just a little bit.
One of the best books I’ve read on the subject is Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog. Watch the following short video to get one tip that will definitely change the way you do things.
Keep Your Passion Alive
Sometimes life gets so busy and I forget to take time for myself. With all of the babysitting I’ve been doing and other events going on in our family, I haven’t had time to play the piano lately. As a musician, it has been like living with an incomplete soul. This morning I pulled out one of my favorite books and began playing some music by Suzanne Ciani. If you’ve never heard her music or played it, I encourage you to give it a try. It’s beautiful, relaxing piano music of the New Age genre.
Posted in Reflection
Tagged Music, passion, Piano, Reflection, stress, Suzanne Ciani
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Little Eyes Are Watching You
The other day my two and a half year old grandson looked up at me and said, “Your shirt pretty, Nana.” That was the first compliment he has given me and will no doubt not be the last. It was so sweet coming from that special little guy.
Posted in Relationships
Tagged Child, Children, Compliments, Family, Parents, Relationships
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Celebrating Becoming a Grandparent
Last week my granddaughter celebrated her seventh birthday. Along with celebrating her birthday, I also celebrated the date I became a grandmother. It’s interesting to compare the differences one day can have for each person.
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Tagged Birthday, Celebrations, Family, Grandparent, Relationship
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In Appreciation for My Husband
For the past two weeks I’ve been under the weather and it was all I could do just to get through the basics everyday. Right now one of those basics is babysitting my three grandchildren pretty much every day. There were days when I would go fill glasses of water, change diapers, break up fights, and lie down in between each episode. If it weren’t for my husband, life would have been pretty miserable. Since his work schedule is flexible, he stayed home and helped out as often as he could.
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged appreciation, Babysitting, Children, Gratitude, Relationships
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New Inspirational Book Store Added to Blog
Just a short post today to announce the addition of a gift book store to my blog. This store is full of inspirational and motivational products. I hope you’ll enjoy browsing for that perfect book or accessory.
You can check it out here:
Where Did All the Time Go?
Here’s another fantastic thought-provoking quote:
“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” ~ Robert Orben
I love this quote about time. As I get older, it seems like time is flying by whereas before it just sort of jogged by. It’s getting harder to remember how long ago certain events actually happened. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday and other times it seems like centuries ago!
Posted in Take Action
Tagged Focus, Robert Orben, Take Action, Time, time management
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