Happy Father’s Day – Sun June 15, 2014

Here is a poem to honor those good men that work hard for their families: ONLY A DAD By:  Edgar Albert Guest Only a dad, with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame, To show how well he has played the game, But glad in his heart… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day – Sun June 15, 2014

Bettering Yourself Week 21- May 20-26, 2013 – Conserve Water

Water is a renewable resource, but we use more than can be naturally replaced, so it needs to be cleaned to be re-used. By only running the tap when I need to, I will help the environment, and reduce the need for extra water treatment facilities as we are facing increased demand for water due… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 21- May 20-26, 2013 – Conserve Water

Review of Week 20 – Don’t Take Life So Seriously

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I learned that when I don’t take life so seriously, I feel lighter, and enjoy myself more; calm in the knowledge that everything is alright. Most of my suffering is self- created. So this week, instead of getting stressed, when I got stuck out late doing errands and didn’t… Continue reading Review of Week 20 – Don’t Take Life So Seriously

Bettering Yourself – Week 20 – May 13 – 19, 2013 – Don’t Take Life so Seriously

  For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to not take life so seriously.  This doesn’t mean I am not going to care about what happens, but I am going to slow down and relax and enjoy life more, and have some frivolous fun.  I know there is no point about getting stressed… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 20 – May 13 – 19, 2013 – Don’t Take Life so Seriously

Review of Week 19 – Improving Where I Live

This week I improved where I live, inside and out, Inside, I moved the furniture and stove, and vacuumed underneath them, and washed  the windows.  Outside, I cut the grass with a pushmower,  spread grass seed in the patchy areas of the lawn, and watered it. The weather was beautiful outside this week, so I… Continue reading Review of Week 19 – Improving Where I Live

Bettering Yourself – Week 19 – May 6 – 12, 2013 – Improve Where I Live

  For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to Improve Where I live.  I am not going to make any big ticket improvements, but simply fix the little things that need to be done that nag at me …the burnt out light bulb in the entrance light, the weeds that need to be… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 19 – May 6 – 12, 2013 – Improve Where I Live

Review of Week 18 – Be More Spontaneous

  For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I allowed myself to be more spontaneous in small ways.  I let my son choose which burger place he wanted to eat at for lunch, and I let my husband choose what he wanted me to cook him for dinner, instead of going to the routine restaurant, and… Continue reading Review of Week 18 – Be More Spontaneous