As I write this, it’s Wednesday evening, and I’ve been sitting with my fingers poised over my laptop, talking to my husband and watching a recording of today’s Ellen Show. Until a few moments ago, I was stuck on what to write for this week’s TYT post. It has been a very trying few weeks. I’ve been [...]
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Thank you Thursday
January 26, 2012Tuesday Tidbit
January 10, 2012Have you tried Pinterest yet? Essentially, it’s an electronic bulletin board on which you can “pin” things you find online that “interest” you. You could set up a board to collect ideas for your wedding, how to decorate your new house, vacation destinations or fashion ideas. You can also peruse boards that other people have created and re-pin their [...]
Recipe for a happy new year
January 1, 2012N0 alcohol, no pork and sauerkraut, no herring in this new year’s recipe! This comes from appleseeds.org, quoted from an anonymous author. I hope your new year is made of all these things. Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 27, 2011One of the challenges after we moved away from our extended family in New Jersey was figuring out what to do on holidays in the absence of the large family gatherings we were used to. Over the years, we adopted the practice of seeing a new movie on Christmas afternoon. This year hubby and I went to see “We Bought [...]
Thank you Thursday
December 22, 2011In the span of a few days, some of us are already commemorating Channukah, some will soon be celebrating Christmas, others will then be marking Kwanzaa. A fair number of people don’t celebrate religious holidays or cultural occasions at all, but instead choose to mark this season simply with joyful giving from the heart. As [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 20, 2011There’s something about nearing the end of the year that often leads to reflection. Did we reach the goals we set early in the year? Have we given our best? How do we know when we’ve really succeeded? What does that even mean? Here’s a definition of success that I really like, adapted from a 1905 poem [...]
Sunday Service – Courtesy
December 18, 2011The easiest – and sometimes the hardest – form of service to others is simple common courtesy. As we head into this last week before the Christmas holiday, let’s not get lost in the stress of planning, shopping and hostess-ing. Try not to misplace the nice person you really are with a rude person who sometimes [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 13, 2011There are several key factors that impact how a person adapts to challenge, especially during times of change. Some factors to are easier to impact that others; for example, helping someone understand, ”What is changing? Why is this change being made? What does it mean to me?” One of the harder things to measure and impact is a person’s attitude, yet it can [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
November 29, 2011The day after tomorrow is the first day of the last month of 2011. Can you believe it? Here are some thoughts on finishing the year strong. Today, I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t. ~Jerry Rice Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My [...]
Thanks-living
November 24, 2011Not only is it Thanksgiving Day, but it is also the day that, for over a year now, I have been writing a weekly “Thank you Thursday” post, expressing gratitude for people or experiences in my life, both ordinary and extraordinary. Many of us will be doing the same thing today; taking a moment between [...]
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