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Did you dream last night?

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:01:20 +0000

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Gloria Steinem

Do you believe that your dreams mean something? Could it be that your dreams are trying to tell you something?? There has to be some reason we dream don’t you think??

“There is no universally agreed-upon biological definition of dreaming. The dogma states that dreams are associated with REM sleep but the evidence for this is not strong. Subjects awakened during REM sleep usually report having been dreaming but since REM sleep is not as deep as non-REM sleep, it would be expected that dreams are better remembered but not necessarily more common during REM sleep. Some neurologists even group mental phenomena such as daydreaming under the umbrella of dreaming.”

During a typical lifetime a person spends about 6 years dreaming (which is about 2 hours each night.

What do you dream about and did your dreams ever come true? My daughter has the most amazing knack of dreaming about the future.

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Just Keep Shooting – January 4th

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:10:35 +0000

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting!
Christopher Morley

Ask anyone who knows me… I have absolutely no patience what-so-ever and when I want something, I want it now. I don’t want to wait for anything!

In a way, I suppose that is a good way to be. To some degree, my lack of patience has paid off in the past. When I want something, I don’t stop until I get it. I make things happen!

But, I am going to write down this quote and stick it up on my bulletin board. It won’t stop me from going after what I want, but it just might help with the patience issue.

Source: The Book of Positive Quotations

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Thought For the Day…

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:49:05 +0000

Quit and you get no where. I have never been the most patient person, but somewhere along the line, I learned that if you want something badly enough, you have to work at it. If you quit, it’s never going to happen. If you stick with it, who knows, you just might pull it off. At least you have a better chance at succeeding than if you quit.

Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feelings, and Attitudes That Hold You Back

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Update on Falling Window

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:41:24 +0000

Usually, I take care of the complaining, but today my husband took it on and stopped off at the construction trailer to complain about the window and a little water feature that is happening in our cold room. About ten minutes later, someone from maintenance appeared to take a look. I certainly wouldn’t have received that kind of treatment! It looks as if I’m going to have to send Gary to do the complaining in the future. They tend to listen to him.

First Service Guy… “Now I’ve seen everything” he mutters.

Window Guy… “Well, that has never happened before.”

Do you have any idea how many times I have heard those words. Problem is… no one does anything about it.

The window guy assures me that it is because the house is settling. Like whoa there. People have been building houses for zillions of years. Windows simply don’t pop out and fall to the ground… He didn’t have anything to say to that.

Well, he did give us a temporary window and promised to be back tomorrow with the proper window.

We shall see.

Next month we have hired an inspector come in and take a really good look at the house for year end. I can’t wait for his list of what’s wrong with it. That means I will have a ton of service guys under foot yet again. You know I’m getting about this close to getting everything fixed and then selling. And it won’t be a brand new house this time.

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Okay… Today a Window Fell Out

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:27:59 +0000

I was hoping that all of the things that could go wrong with house were behind us, but apparently not. Today (Monday) Britt opened a window in the loft and the window fell out… straight down three floors to end up on the grass below. Wouldn’t you know that it would have to be a holiday and I can’t get a hold of anyone to replace the window. I left a message with the builder and now I just have to wait and see.

So, here’s hoping that it doesn’t rain tonight. I wonder if this could be Feng Shui related??

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What Did You Do While On Vacation…

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:41:42 +0000

There are going to be people in your future who will only know you by a name, perhaps a photo and just maybe a birthdate and the date of your death. Give them a little more by sharing a bit about your life! Here are a few questions to get you started, but the more questions you can come up with the better.

1. The best vacation ever…
2. The worst vacation ever…
3. The best souvenir you ever found
4. The worst souvenir

I can only wish I had asked my grandmother questions like this! Sadly, it never occurred to me and I will never know.

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Is Summer Over?

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:31:51 +0000

I certainly hope that its not, but this morning I actually reached for a winter robe instead of my summery ones. It’s only August… I’m hoping for a long Indian summer before the cold sets in. I haven’t looked at the almanac in years, but I wonder what they are predicting for this year?? Post from: Daily Jots

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Reading Fortunes

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:15:43 +0000

I don’t know if you believe or not, but you just might be surprised at what you can do with a little practice. I had this fascination with tea leaves a few years ago and I got so good at it that I actually stopped doing it. It started to get really scary, but that is another story. What I found for you today is how to use a regular deck of cards to read fortunes.

Think of it as your summer project for this year. Want to practice? The minute your friends learn that you have… the gift, they will be lining up to have their fortunes told! Who knows, learning the meanings of each card might even help improve your memory! That can’t hurt!

Here’s a little something to help your keep them straight.

HEARTS: Emotional, symbols of pain and suffering.

CLUBS: Friends, relationships.

DIAMONDS: Difficulties, money problems.

SPADES: Warnings.

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Create a Da Vinci style treasure hunt

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:50:28 +0000

“Whether you follow or avoid the trends of popular culture, social instigators like Dan Brown are there to bring our collective attention back to something we may otherwise have missed. Before The Da Vinci Code, the Mona Lisa, the Madonna of the Rocks, and the Last Supper were paintings we’d always known about but never really looked at properly. Simply by adding a little intrigue, some clues hidden in the symbolism of a painting, and the promise of a treasure hunt, an artist who died centuries ago captured the imagination of twenty-first century readers.

So, imagine what a well-planned treasure hunt could do to help your heirs understand who you were. In fact, I think you’ll have so much fun planning this, you’ll want to hold the treasure hunt while you’re still alive to watch the mayhem! (Consider springing the search as a twenty-first, thirtieth, fortieth, etc, birthday gift.)”

I never thought of doing something like this, but it sounds like heaps of fun. Now, I just have to find the time to do it. Just imagine your great, great, great daughter spending hours and hours trying to figure you out! Now, my own daughter hasn’t even done that… hmmm, this could be fun!

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Ray Bans

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:32:36 +0000

“Most people only think about sunscreen when they’re on vacation, but applying sun protection should be a daily habit, even in the winter. On average, women get 19 hours of unintentional sun exposure a week – whether it’s from sitting by a window in the office, driving and other day-to-day activities. If you’re vigilant about applying sunscreen throughout the year, your skin will look younger longer.”

It was the 19 unintentional sun exposure per week that got my attention. Yes, I knew that all those little minutes added up… just not that much. So, I think that I will do as my landscape Designer daughter does… she applies her suncreen in the morning before she even leaves the house and then takes the bottle with her for touch ups if needed.

I have a feeling that she is going to have the most gorgeous skin by the time she is in her forties! This morning I noticed her even putting it on her ear lobes!

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