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How To Make Small Talk

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:23:18 +0000

I don’t know why this is so hard, but having a lesson or two would have made certain parties that I have attended a whole lot easier to get through. Why is it that certain people leave you tongue tied, when there are other times when you simply can’t shut up??

Talk to Me: Conversation Tips for the Small-Talk Challenged

How To Make Small Talk

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It’s time to “Mike Holmes” It

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:57:06 +0000

Yes, we are going to the Fall Home Show today and none other than Mike Holmes is going to be there. Britt is there too at the Kontiki Landscaping booth, so I’m hoping she can meet up with the guy. Here’s a peek at who he is, just in case you haven’t seen him.

He’s become quite the celebrity up here in Canada and he has even become a verb! I wonder if he knows about that?? To “Mike Holmes It”, means to pull the thing apart and start all over again. I have a feeling that is what he would say about our house.

Can’t wait to see him today. The guy is quite the hunk with a personality to match!

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The Last Knit

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:20:32 +0000

Today, I have a little project for you. For the next 12 hours or so, you are going to do absolutely nothing. Well nothing that is work related anyway. Just sit back and enjoy life. That’s where this video comes in. I actually sat for the entire 6 plus minutes and watched a video called… The Last Knit. It’s not as if I’m a knitter, because I’m not, but I couldn’t help wondering where it would go, especially for six minutes.

And if I find that a video doesn’t hold my attention, I’m not above hitting the cancel button, but not with this one. It was well made and entertaining. Enjoy! Here’s to a great first Sunday in October as well as my brother’s birthday.

Happy Birthday Jim

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Parties and Drinking…

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:59:53 +0000

I just finished writing a post about teens and drinking, so I thought that it was only fair that I do the same for us. We don’t have to worry about the age thing anymore… I wish, but we do have to think about the empty calories and the damage to our waistlines. Here’s what I came up with…

Learn to say no at parties. As long as it isn’t a Margarita, I’m good. If someone is handing out Margaritas, then I’m in trouble, but back to the topic. There is no reason why you can’t enjoy a party with a diet soda in your hand. No one has to know that there is no alcohol in the glass and then there all of those goodies that usually make up the buffet table. What you do is fill your plate with low calorie munchies. I’ve done it a million times. Okay, I usually allow myself one thing that is most likely in the chocolate family. But just one little taste and I’m usually happy!

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How to make Hemp Jewelry

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:39:18 +0000

To make hemp jewelry, you first need to select some hemp twine. Although hemp now comes in many colors, the signature “natural tan” color is still the most popular. Most hemp jewelry is made from 1mm or “20 lb” twine. However, I have seen thicker twines used to good effect, especially for men’s necklaces. Make sure your twine is an even thickness (not too many lumpy bits) and smooth (unless you like the rough texture). You might try waxing your hemp as well, if you like that look.

Beginner Instructions

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How To Build a Bird Feeder From Scraps

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:05:54 +0000

“Here’s a set of plans for a pair of bird feeders that can be made from the scraps left over from other jobs. Whether you’re feeding birds for the winter or attracting them to your yard in the spring, these feeders are a great way to recycle your shop scraps. This also makes a great project to share with a child. You can use the project to teach a child some basic woodworking skills with an emphasis on shop and tool safety.”

Well, chances are that maybe even I could put this together. It looks easy enough!

Directions

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That Coffee Business – Updated

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:05:38 +0000

Well, I promised that I would tell you if I got through Saturday without a cup of coffee and I not only did that, I made coffee for dh this morning and didn’t even pour myself a smidgen. To be quite honest, I didn’t even smell it brewing and that is usually the hard part! So, here is am sipping on a mug of water… boring I know, but until they can figure out a way to remove the color from coffee, I will be keeping my distance.

Here’s to whiter teeth and a smaller waistline I wonder how many calories a year could be blamed on cream in coffee?

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That Coffee Business

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:56:59 +0000

I think that I have kicked it entirely. Sure hope that I haven’t spoken too soon, but I haven’t touched a drop in over a week. But here is what made it all worth while. Britt said yesterday that my teeth look a lot whiter. I didn’t even ask her… she just brought it up out of no where!

I shouldn’t have brought this up. Already, I’m starting to think about a cup this morning. It’s Saturday and that usually means a long leisurely breakfast with a larger than usual pot of coffee! I’m going to have to be very strong today. But that does mean that Saturdays and Sundays would have been calorie laden with all the cream that I would have been using. Maybe my waistline will be benefiting from this lack of coffee as well. Mmmm…

Will tell you if I pulled it off tomorrow

And what have they done with those tooth whitening gels? This time, they simply didn’t work, or they just don’t work on coffee??

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