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Sabbatical

Ellie_and_PattiAnn — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:01:14 +0000

The first thing that has to be said is, we truly enjoy what we’re doing with this website. We like learning how to improve ourselves, and we like sharing that knowledge with others. This is very much a mutual journey of discovery and change, of evaluation and solutions. And just as we see readers come and go as their lives and choices dictate, we have reached a point where we must step back and plan the next phase of our blogging lives. But wait! This is not a goodbye, teary or otherwise. As the title indicates: this is a sabbatical: ...Continue reading » Sabbatical

This is Only a Test – 4 Ways to Prepare for Difficult Times

PattiAnn — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:01:06 +0000

Things are getting better. Unemployment is moving down. Hiring is up. People are finding better jobs and taking the risk of moving from one job to another. A year ago, that just wasn’t considered wise. Nationally, we seem more hopeful. Yet, we’re always concerned that things will suddenly go bad and we’ll be in trouble again. Many years ago, we – the U.S. – had an emergency warning system to notify everyone of national emergencies. It was designed and created to respond to the possibility of nuclear attack. Thank heavens, it was never needed or used for ...Continue reading » This is Only a Test – 4 Ways to Prepare for Difficult Times

Wacky Wednesday #44 – Are You Taking the Day Off for This National Holiday?

Ellie_and_PattiAnn — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:01:35 +0000

The most often voiced complaint about writing a blog is the difficulty coming up with new topics to write about. Being a blog about resilience, we know that having a good laugh is good for keeping your spirits up and helps you face the day. In that spirit, we offer the following. This week the God of Prose smiled down and dropped a big, juicy plum in our lap. Today, March 20th, 2013 is one of those “special” days. Why? Because ...Continue reading » Wacky Wednesday #44 – Are You Taking the Day Off for This National Holiday?

How to Shortcut the “Thinking-I’m-Stuck” Mindset by Giving Way

Ellie — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:01:09 +0000

Feeling stuck, or at the very least, stale? Give way to seeing the world through new eyes and then see what happens! The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust I’ve just returned from the lands-down-under – Australia and New Zealand – where folks drive on the left side of the road. Which meant that, for this U.S. citizen who (usually) drives on the right, there were plenty of opportunities for mishap! But because I was a tour bus rider instead of a driver, I was free to delight in all the Ozzie and Kiwi street signs that were similar but not quite the same. For instance, where I come from, the pointy-side-down red triangle sign would say ...Continue reading » How to Shortcut the “Thinking-I’m-Stuck” Mindset by Giving Way

Figuring Out How to Make Things Better

PattiAnn — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:01:27 +0000

Over and over again, in the self-help literature, you read, “It’s all a matter of how you look at it.” In other words, you can choose a viewpoint which could help you feel better. While this may be good advice on the surface, it may be ignoring an underlying problem. If over a long period of time you are finding it hard to accept your life as it is, it’s quite possible that ...Continue reading » Figuring Out How to Make Things Better

Wacky Wednesday #43 – How’d They Do That?

Ellie_and_PattiAnn — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:01:45 +0000

It was suggested that Wacky Wednesday has been spending too much time on “whimsy” and “cute”, and too little time on “wacky”. “Cute”, it was pointed out, isn’t even in the mission statement. Well how about this for wacky: what if you could enter any sentence you wanted into a website and have it ...Continue reading » Wacky Wednesday #43 – How’d They Do That?

Creation Takes Time

Ellie — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:01:15 +0000

There’s promise in the air – we’ve just about completed the first quarter of the year 2013 and all the energy and effort we’ve invested will soon be showing – at least that’s what we’re all hoping for ourselves. But if you’re like me, you’re getting a bit frustrated with the progress you’ve made. You’re impatient to see some very tangible results! And you’re tired of struggling to keep your momentum going. If so, you may want to learn a little about the Monarch Butterflies my friend Lynne welcomed to her backyard last summer. Migrating Monarch Butterflies loved the milkweed plants Lynne supplied; and laid hundreds of eggs which turned into industrious caterpillars that devoured the milkweed right down to the branches! Then, having invested huge amounts of caterpillar energy and effort into becoming quite pudgy, they ...Continue reading » Creation Takes Time

Four Ways Out of the Pit

PattiAnn — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:01:42 +0000

Some of us need inspiration every day. Like antiperspirant, we need to reapply inspiration every day… or we might start to develop “stinkin’ thinkin’”. These days it’s harder to avoid stinkin’ thinkin’ and believe that things will be OK. During the crash, things went bad so quickly that we’ve developed a habit of expecting the worst – even now that things are going better. We’re all waiting for the other shoe to drop. You see it in the behavior of ...Continue reading » Four Ways Out of the Pit

Wacky Wednesday #42 – Fun Facts About Daylight Savings Time

Ellie_and_PattiAnn — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:01:47 +0000

Yes, if you haven’t already heard, it’s time to “spring forward” your clocks, watches and timers — Daylight Savings Time in the U.S. starts this Sunday. Well, at least for most of us.

Weird? Why Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time

Have we whetted your appetite for DST facts? Here’s an article with a wide variety of interesting facts for you to consider:

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Are You Missing the “Moments Where Awesome Grows?”

Ellie — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:01:14 +0000

It’s easy to miss all the little, but really important, things in life – it happens all the time. In the busy-ness of our to-do lists, we lose track of time and then, one day, we look around and see that: the holidays have come and gone but our lights are still hung from the eaves; the lemon tree has bloomed and its produce is scattered about the ground; it’s almost the end of the first quarter of the year and our resolutions are far from done. And/or perhaps even discover that, OMG! our kids (and/or grandkids, nieces, nephews, neighborhood tots and assorted other little folks) have grown up and gone their separate ways. Today I offer you an ...Continue reading » Are You Missing the “Moments Where Awesome Grows?”