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Review of week 23 – Bettering Yourself – Stop Waiting

For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I decided to stop waiting for things to happen and made lots of things happen. I cleared the stuff out of one room, and discarded or donated what I no longer needed, and then created some extra storage in the process. I also booked some appointments for the vet… Continue reading Review of week 23 – Bettering Yourself – Stop Waiting

Top Ten Father’s Day Gifts for 2013

Here are some gift ideas for the dad who still has every mug and tie and book from Father’s Days past… 1. A million dollars – haha, kidding, but some lottery tickets might be nice. 2. A shaving kit. When was the last time he updated his razor technology? 3. Tools, like a dremel saw… Continue reading Top Ten Father’s Day Gifts for 2013

Bettering Yourself – Week 23 – June 3 – June 9, 2013 – Stop Waiting

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to stop waiting for things to get done, and enjoy my time more. Every day I think about some things that need to be installed around the house, and chores and deadlines, and I am in constant waiting mode until those things are complete. This week… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 23 – June 3 – June 9, 2013 – Stop Waiting

Review of Week 22 – Believing in Myself

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, as I began to work on believing in myself more, I looked for a big event to happen so I could practice believing in myself more, and share what I learned with you. While no big event occured this week, I noticed that I needed to believe in myself… Continue reading Review of Week 22 – Believing in Myself

Father’s Day Tribute

I love this story by Lance Dobiesky, and the “Father’s instruction” list that follows it. Father’s Advice Is One Father’s Instructions For Life, Written Down For The Benefit Of His Son, Passed Down To Me By A Friend, And Now Shared With You To Share With Others “Father! To God himself we cannot give a… Continue reading Father’s Day Tribute

Week 22 – May 27 -June 2, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Believe In Myself

For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to start believing in myself more. Instead of doubting myself I am going to believe I can do it. I will let you know the result next week. photo credit: Cut To Pieces via photopin cc

Review of Week 21 – Conserve Water

I found some creative ways to conserve water this week. I soaked the dirty dinner pots in soapy water to loosen the food from them so I needed less water to clean them with. Instead of throwing out water left in water glasses or water bottles, I used it to water the plants with. I… Continue reading Review of Week 21 – Conserve Water

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

Water For Everyone

As I slowed down the pace this week, my attention turned to the precious things in my life, like water. Water keeps me alive, and I am grateful for it. I turn on the faucet and the miracle of readily available clean water flows out. There is plenty of water on earth, yet 780 million… Continue reading Water For Everyone