Thursday August 26, 2010 04:54
Jack and Paloma are on a Shrek trek lately. Therefore I get to hear this music a lot. This song just makes me downright happy. The other night I was talking with my best Puss in Boots accent (Antonio Banderas) while making dinner and singing this song. When Jabie got home, I know he was [...]
Tuesday August 24, 2010 09:05
SHEva Teri and I went to see Eat, Pray, Love this past Sunday. A decadent “special day” for me. Jabie and I had decided going into the weekend that we would each take one day to do whatever we wanted. I like this idea so much, I think I am going to offer this Saturday [...]
Thursday August 12, 2010 12:05
I have read two articles in two days about living happier with less. Here is an article from Whole Living, What Do You Value Most? Take the Ten-Item Test. Click here to read entire piece. The first was an article on Yahoo, which sadly I am unable to find again. A woman and her husband [...]
Tuesday August 10, 2010 04:48
Quote of the Day: Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle This struck a chord in me. I have recently revised my parenting plan. Until 9 days ago, I spent a lot of time honing my drill sergeant skills. It occurred to me, my [...]
Monday August 9, 2010 19:35
by Jodi McLean “Staycation” isn’t a new term. I first started hearing it used in 2007, I believe, when people really started to hunker down and prepare for the long-haul with the downturned economy. I have the luxury of living in one of the top vacation destination states in the U.S. so to take a Staycation [...]