Month: March 2013

Week 14 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 1 – 7, 2013 – Recognizing My Ego

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, recognizing my ego, I am going to be aware of when my ego pops up and gets in my way, and “leave my ego at the door”. By shining a light on my ego I will decrease the suffering that a big ego brings. When I am tempted to… Continue reading Week 14 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 1 – 7, 2013 – Recognizing My Ego

Review of week 13 – Ecologically Friendly Gardening

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, ecologically friendly gardening, I began by working on my grass. Over the winter it suffered with the frost and foot traffic, resulting in a lot of bare patches and weeds in it. The sun came out this week, and it was perfect gardening weather, so I hired a company… Continue reading Review of week 13 – Ecologically Friendly Gardening

What is Easter?

Easter Sunday is on March 31, 2013, this year, and Good Friday is on March 29th. Next to Christmas, Easter is the biggest Christian celebration of the year. Easter brings love, hope, and renewal. Easter is a Christian celebration to honor the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus died on Good Friday, and rose from the dead… Continue reading What is Easter?

Bettering Yourself – Week 13 – Mar 25 – Apr 3, 2013 Ecologically Friendly Gardening

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to find ways to do ecologically friendly gardening in my yard. I am going to find natural ways to improve my grass and flowers and kill the weeds, that will not harm the environment. I will let you know how it goes next week.

Review of week 12 – Bettering Yourself – Enjoy Silent Time

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I enjoyed some silent time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I am posting this review late, because my internet was out for a few days, but it’s working fine now. I enjoyed my own company sitting in silence I thought I might feel lonely, but… Continue reading Review of week 12 – Bettering Yourself – Enjoy Silent Time

Bettering Yourself Week 12 – Mar 18 – 24, 2013 Enjoy Some Silent Time

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to escape from the hustle bustle of housework and errands and responsibilities, cell phones, computers, and televisions, and enjoy some silent time. Instead of feeling as if I am only reacting to my circumstances, I am going to make time to get centered and connect with… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 12 – Mar 18 – 24, 2013 Enjoy Some Silent Time

Review of Week 11 – Scheduling in Playtime

For my bettering yourself exercise this week, scheduling in playtime, I worked on scheduling a day together with my immediate family, but when I checked everyone’s work, school, sports, and music schedules, I realized it was going to be trickier than I thought. Instead, I started working on a less ambitious project and am arranging… Continue reading Review of Week 11 – Scheduling in Playtime

Irish Coffee recipe

This delightful beverage has heavy Irish cream floating on top, so the coffee is drunk through the cream. The hot, sweet, drink wards off the bitter cold winds coming in off the coast of Ireland. Ingredients 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 jigger Irish whiskey (1 1/2 ounces or 3… Continue reading Irish Coffee recipe

Bettering Yourself – Week 11 – Mar 11-17, 2013 – Schedule Playtime First

  As a continuation of the procrastination theme, this week, I am working on scheduling my play time and working my duties around that. Sometimes we get stuck in our routine, and neglect to schedule in activities to look forward to, so we tend to procrastinate to escape the routine.  This week I am going… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 11 – Mar 11-17, 2013 – Schedule Playtime First

Review of Bettering Yourself Week 10 – Stop Procrastinating

 For Bettering Yourself this week, I learned how to stop procrastinating. I conquered the procrastination habit this week, by starting five income tax returns for my family.  My son helped me prepare two of them using Turbo Tax software, I had one that was complicated professionally prepared, and I prepared two of my son’s returns… Continue reading Review of Bettering Yourself Week 10 – Stop Procrastinating