I have only 1 goal for 2012. To clean my desk and keep it clean. If I manage to get that done I will clean the kids desk. It’s a big job but I think I am up to the challenge. What’s your goal for 2012?
I have only 1 goal for 2012. To clean my desk and keep it clean. If I manage to get that done I will clean the kids desk. It’s a big job but I think I am up to the challenge. What’s your goal for 2012?
I’ve been in the market for a new project because I’m kind of bored and lazy since I finished NaNoWriMo. During one of my lazy periods I was hanging out on Twitter, cause you know when you need a distraction there’s always someone on Twitter to support you. The brave and fearless Chicky Mara decided to…
What’s dinner time like at your house? How are the table manners? Are there table manners? We eat dinner together every night, usually at the table, occasionally in front of the tv with a movie. Regardless of where we are sitting my dinner time is spent serving up a non-stop litany of reminders to close your mouth, keep eating,…
Water makes up more than half our body weight, every process in our bodies requires water to function optimally. Without water we stop working and die. No, thanks. With the chaos of the holiday season upon us I thought it was a good time for a reminder to keep ourselves hydrated and in top shape…
Leslie lived one street over from me, we met on the school council, did some volunteer work together, we were friendly acquaintances. Then we friended on Facebook and now we are besties. The sad part is she no longer lives one street over from me, she and her family moved to Saskatchewan. Isn’t that always the…
This week I tried to write a post about being a quitter. To showcase my quitter personality I felt I needed some examples. You know, to really drive this quitter point home. Here’s what I came up with- In University I signed up for Karate, all gung ho with my roommates. I went 3 times, in those 3 lessons…
Confession: I’ve been skipping breakfast. I know, I know, it’s awful. I’ve only written 1400 posts about the importance of eating breakfast and here I am not following my own advice. Here’s my list of excuses: I am not hungry, breakfast is boring, I’ve got to get the kids lunches ready, I have to see what’s…
Sometimes you need people. And sometimes there’s no people around. Where do you go to get the camaraderie and friendship you need for a dose of feel good? You go to Twitter, that’s where. Yesterday I woke up determined to make it a great day and I said so on Twitter, then asked who wanted to join….
Someone asked me the other day how I was teaching my kids to be resilient. The blank looked on my face forced them to explain further. How was I teaching my kids to fail and to keep going? Huh? Fail? I am teaching my kids no such thing, avoid failure at all costs, it sucks and…