i like the thought of this entry. it touches me. after being so angry with my daughter last night — this post seem to speak directly to me that i can do well in my mommying my kid even if she is growing up. thanks for sharing. Arlene If you're new here, you may want to subscribe [...]
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Marie from the Mommy Community blog has started a Tuesday Meme called the Tuesday Toot. Participation is easy. You go to her site (you can click the graphic to get there), leave your link and then Toot Your Own Horn on your blog. And you also are eligible to win a prize as well. Each week [...]
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Today I have decided to tackle at least one thing on my list of things that I need to cancel. Basically taking a step back to get ahead. So I thought it would be a great idea to have a Backwards Day once a week. A day to cancel anything, fill out and send a form [...]
Friday, January 18, 2008
I hope you didn't eat the donut that Jake gave you last night, my daughter says to me this morning. I ate some of it I say guiltily, thinking she's going to give me a spiel about nutrition and weight loss. Oh, because Dillan licked it. He thought Jake was going to eat it.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
One of my favourite things these days is waking up and walking into my kitchen. The first thing I notice is the calm and peaceful feeling I get. I usually take a deep breath and just soak it up. Then I turn on the kettle and get a clean cup. This is the icing on the cake. [...]
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
I think I've made a break through. In all of the years that I've spent skullying around, cleaning this, sorting that… catching on that I needed a system and routine… really made a difference around here. And then I started doing a weekly decluttering session, thanks to Mimi Tanner's Declutter Fast system, that bumped me up another [...]
Friday, January 4, 2008
FRUGAL LIVING IDEAS This idea is so simple and common sense that I should have thought of it myself, but to be honest, I had no idea that coupons existed for many products out there, especially larger companies that you may be purchasing from. I used an online coupon this morning to purchase some photo editing [...]
Friday, January 4, 2008
I said earlier that the number one success factor is self discipline. The number one thing that will help you out with that is getting in the habit of forming habits. Habits put it all on autopilot so that there is hardly any effort or self discipline involved. I like that!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
OK, that's not me But I did just finish my 2nd Fit Yummy Mummy workout. I'm really impressed. I will be sticking to the program to see how I progress, but my initial impression is that it totally rocks.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
by Jan Ferrante And you thought it was your 2 14 year old daughter. Over the years of having varying degrees of success in keeping my home organized, a place I thrive in, I have found that it comes down to one thing, what I call the S word. SELF DISCIPLINE.
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A 49 year-old Orangutan at a Japanese zoo has developed a
taste for house cleaning. Visitors to the Tama zoo in Tokyo watch
as Gypsy the orangutan methodically cleans her enclosure. It is
thought…
Remember, we’re looking for progress, not perfection…
if she can do it…
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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