Where my awesome visitors are from!
Inspiring Blogger Award
Popular Posts & Pages
-
Interesting Info and Insights can be found here:
Category Archives: living life to the fullest
Happiness
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. – John Harrigan Continue reading
The adventure begins…
The adventure begins very soon! Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Celebrate, independence, Learning, living life to the fullest
Tagged adventure, Aesop, bravery, exchange students, Helen Keller, host daughters
19 Comments
Don’t Be Afraid To Be Silly
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace My nephew Noah joined me for a Canvas 2 Paint class yesterday. We had a fabulous time creating our ‘Hipster Gnomes”. … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, creativity, happiness, laughing, Learning, living life to the fullest
Tagged art, canvas 2 paint, creativity, fun, gnome, hipster gnome, painting, silly, unique
Leave a comment
What a Day!!
This morning I woke up much earlier than I normally do on Saturday. No sleeping in when you have a mountain to climb! Well, maybe not quite a mountain, but a very significant hill out here in the beautiful Black … Continue reading
Be silly……it’s ok!! :)
The best things in life are silly. ~ Scott Adams Nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar, and so our society resembles a bag of marbles, or a … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Just Me, living life to the fullest, originality, silly
Tagged alligator, alligators, baking, goofy, having fun, silly, sugar cookies
1 Comment
Life Lessons I learned from Hoarders
With the downsized cable package I have, I am revisiting one of my old guilty pleasures thanks to my Amazon Prime subscription. I am at the same time repulsed and fascinated by this show. I can already hear the question … Continue reading
Cutting the Cord – or at least getting closer!
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, … Continue reading
Wise Words for Wednesday (Yes, I love alliteration!)
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ~Marcus Aurelius When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, Learning, living life to the fullest, Uncategorized
Tagged Marcus Aurelius, quotes, Rome, wisdom
1 Comment
Backs of Things – Sunday Stills Photo Challenge
It is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. – Mary Anne Radmacher Here’s my submission for the Sunday Stills Challenge, “Backs of Things”. Obviously the photo shows people, not things. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree
My entry this week in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree These photos were taken in June, 2012 at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, OR. It was a fun, relaxing, carefree vacation. The dark rocks are basalt pebbles and when … Continue reading
Rah Rah RAS!! (or How to train your brain!)
The RAS, aka Reticular Activating System, is the part of our brain that brings relevant information to our attention. In her amazing book, Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Anne Klauser explains how the RAS works using the example of … Continue reading
Word Press Daily Prompt: Pat On The Back. I’m so proud of…
…my little monkey, aka my daughter, Aurora! Today she made me especially proud by willing to be open & flexible when her schedule got switched around. She’s been participating in a Cartooning class at our local Dahl Fine Arts Center … Continue reading
Posted in Carpe Diem, living life to the fullest
Tagged Carpe Diem, daughter, making the most of opportunities, postaday, proud, Rock Climbing
1 Comment
