Tag: Ann Hoy

Happy Birthday to My Forever Young Sister

      As we celebrated my sister’s birthday this week, Bob Dylan’s song “Forever Young”, played in my head.  We had brunch at the stunning VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, and walked beside the Weeping Giant Sequoia tree, the sunflowers and the water lilies.  Pictured here are my sister, her daughter, and our two… Continue reading Happy Birthday to My Forever Young Sister

Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Aug 12 -18, 2013 How To Use Household items to clean and solve problems

          My friend Audrey shared this amazing list of household tips this week. For this week’s bettering yourself challenge I am going to try some of these solutions with common household items that are environmentally friendly and affordable.  I will let you know how it goes next week.   1) Toothpaste:… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 33 – Aug 12 -18, 2013 How To Use Household items to clean and solve problems

Bettering Yourself – Week 32 – Aug 5 – 11, 2013 To be completely authentic

  Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. This quote was said by Dr Seuss (Theodor Giesel) my favorite children’s author, but probably originated with Bernard Baruch, FDR’s advisor I love this quote, and it is my inspiration for this week’s… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 32 – Aug 5 – 11, 2013 To be completely authentic

Review of Week 31 – Stop Having a Big Reaction to a Small Problem

For this week’s bettering yourself challenge, “ stop having a big reaction to a small problem”, I realized that my thoughts turn small tasks at home into much bigger problems than they are. For example, we put a pantry shelf beside the fridge in the kitchen, and filled it with food. A few weeks later,… Continue reading Review of Week 31 – Stop Having a Big Reaction to a Small Problem

Bettering Yourself – Week 31 – July 29 – Aug 4, 2013 – Stop Having a Big Reaction To a Small Problem

“Don’’t sweat the small stuff – and it’s all small stuff” Richard Carlson For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to stop having a big reaction to a small problem.  Sometimes my thoughts build things up to be more important or than they are, and I start projecting into the future. This week,… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 31 – July 29 – Aug 4, 2013 – Stop Having a Big Reaction To a Small Problem

Bettering Yourself Week 30 – July 22 – Jul 28, 2013 – Clear Up My Brain Fog

I find the adage “You are what you eat” is true for me. After I eat greasy, fried foods, or fat laden sweets, my brain seems to fog up. So for this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I am going to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables to clear up my brain fog. I went… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 30 – July 22 – Jul 28, 2013 – Clear Up My Brain Fog

Review of Week 29 – Focus on What’s Important to Me

This week, I got a piece of paper and wrote down all the people and animals and things that were most important to me. so I could spend more time focusing on those things and less time on what’s not so important. During the week, I took small steps towards achieving my goal, and learned… Continue reading Review of Week 29 – Focus on What’s Important to Me

Bettering Yourself – Week 29 – Jul 15-21, 2013 – Decide What’s Important to me, and Focus my Energy on That

At the end of some days, I feel exhausted and scattered, and the reason is that I did nothing that was fulfilling to me, although I may have done a lot of things. So, for this week’s bettering yourself challenge, I am going to write down what’s most important to me, and focus on doing… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 29 – Jul 15-21, 2013 – Decide What’s Important to me, and Focus my Energy on That

Review of Week 28 – Dealing With My Plan B

  “Life is What Happens to You While You’re Busy Making Other Plans” John Lennon For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I looked at how good I am at dealing with plan b, the unexpected.  I learned that I am much more resilient in mid life in bouncing back after a loss or setback than… Continue reading Review of Week 28 – Dealing With My Plan B