50 Natural Highs

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1. Falling in love2. Staying up all night with a good book3. Having your friends send you cupcakes4. No lines at the movie5. A flirty wink6. Getting a love letter7. Taking a Sunday drive8. Hearing "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" on the radio9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside10. Warm towels fresh out of the dryer11. Finding the purse you want is on sale for half price12. Cheese fries
13. A long distance phone call14. A bubble bath15. Giggling16. A smart conversation17. The beach 18. Finding a $20 bill in your coat from last winter 19. Laughing at yourself20. Midnight phone calls that last for hours21. Running through a sprinkler22. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all23. Having someone tell you that you're beautiful24. Laughing at an inside joke25. An answered prayer26. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you27. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep28. A first kiss29. Shopping with a gift card30. Finding out the person you're in love with feels the same31. Having someone brush with your hair32. Sweet dreams33. Hot chocolate34. Road trips with girlfriends35. Swinging on swings36. Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree37. Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along without feeling stupid. 38. Going to a really good concert39. Making eye contact with a cute stranger 40. Winning a really competitive game41. Making chocolate chip cookies 42. A hot shower43. Spending time with close friends44. Hearing a child giggle45. Holding hands with someone you love
46. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things never change 47. Riding the best rollercoasters over and over48. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open the perfect present from you49. Watching the sunrise50. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day

8 Gifts of Life

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8 Gifts of Life
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THE GIFT OF LISTENING
But you must really listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listen.

THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION
Be generous with hugs, kisses, pats on the back and hand-holds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

THE GIFT OF AFFECTION Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTERClip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Crack a tasteless joke.

THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT
A simple and sincere "You look great in red," "You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal" can change the course of someone's day.

THE GIFT OF A FAVOR
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind. Big or small, it can start a ripple effect that can transform both receiver and giver.

THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to yourself and others.
of solitude.

18 Ways To Be

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18 Ways To "Be"
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1. Be strong enough to face the world each day.
2. Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.
3. Be generous to those who need your help.
4. Be frugal with what you need yourself.
5. Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
6. Be foolish enough to believe in miracles.
7. Be willing to share your joys.
8. Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
9. Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
10. Be a follower in the midst of uncertainty.
11. Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
12. Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.
13. Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.
14. Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
16. Be loving to those who love you.
17. Be loving to those who do not love you; they may learn to love because of you.
18. Be yourself.

They're making a left turn

I got to see Jeff Dunham Thursday night. He is a hoot. I think I laughed so hard at times I was vapor locked. He had his new stuff and one of his new puppets at this show. When he came back for the encore he brought out Bubba J. He had his notes on a piece of paper but it was not necessary cos the audience knew all the lines. He would say a Jeff line and we would say a Bubba J line. There she was leaning up against the ferris wheel, sunlight streaming off her curlers, corn dog in one hand, a bud light in the other. I think my tatoo is growing. It was hilarious. If you ever get a chance to see him do so, he is so not politically correct but he is a great ventroloquist.

I'm In

I got my invite from Ravelry on Monday so I am NaomiKnitster after my grandmother who taught me to knit. I have almost a month off at Christmas and since my main project is to clean up my craft room I plan on filling in my pages.

If you not happened over to the Glove KAL page, Karen has a new fingerless glove pattern based o nthe gloves and a headband to match. I told her she needs snowflake socks for us now. She is Karendipity on Etsy, check out her gloves you will want to knit them.

It was breathtakingly beautiful out this morning on the way to work. It was just getting light out, it was very frosty on the ground, a little fog just laying over the cars and the city lights off to the right, almost made it worth getting up that early to drive to work. I tried to see the space station and shuttle but I saw nothing this morning, kept looking where they said on the news but I missed both of them.

It's a Beautiful Morning

Remember that song from the 60's or 70's, this whole weekend was beautiful, high 60's and low 70's right before the cold freezing weather to hit this week, my tomatoes are still blooming and i have bout a dozen trying to ripen. I need to bring them in the garage tonight so they dont freeze yet.

Found you!
You signed up on October 7, 2007
You are #40749 on the list.
70 people are ahead of you in line.
12326 people are behind you in line.
76% of the list has been invited so far

I am about to get my invite to Ravelry, now to choose a name, there are so many to choose from, i need just the perfect one.

Ravelry - I'm getting close

Found you!
You signed up on October 7, 2007
You are #40749 on the list.
2977 people are ahead of you in line.
10235 people are behind you in line.
69% of the list has been invited so far

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween: I had a costume laid out, black widow spider but my tomcat yakked a huge hairball on it this morning, so on to plan B for work a halloween tee and jeans. We are having a taco bar and dessert here at work, so nothing will spoil my favorite day. I still think this should be a holiday like Thanksgiving, hey GW how about I switch Halloween for some other holiday that does not mean much to me.

Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad-53 years egads that is a long time.

I got my Rob Zombie music cranked up and we are just kind of hanging out and talking, the boss is in Scotsdale so while he is away we play. I think I saw someone working, I best go smack them and tell them we are not working today.

Be My Bra

If you go to the lifetime website http://www.lifetimetv.com/games/be-my-bra/ you can create your own little person. MIne is 91959. I tried to copy her here but I have not the faintest idea how to do that. Anyway if you have 5 minutes go there and create a new you. I by no mean have orange red hair but it was fun.

Dont forget to get those mammograms, they could save your life.

Christmas Knitting

I have been busy doing my xmas kntting, working on ballbands will take pics and post when all done, meanwhile i had to make some dishcloths for Halloween so I made orange/black ballbands, boy are they bright. Included are some LA pictures when I went home and Skittles one of my feral toms. He came to me this Spring, when he would see me he would run as far as he could, hence the name skittles, now he is a sweetheart lets me pet him, I need to find him agood home, he would make a sweet pet.

Impatiently waiting for my Ravelry Invite

Found you!
You signed up on October 7, 2007
You are #40749 on the list.
8549 people are ahead of you in line.
6243 people are behind you in line.
65% of the list has been invited so far

Guess I need to wait a little longer for my invite.

Does anyone watch the Graham Norton Show? I was flipping through channels one night and noticed Joss Stone was on, I love her, so now I am hooked. Man those BBC people allow a lot more on their TV than we do in America. He is a flaming gay guy who is extremely funny. Watch him.

I am busy working on my xmas gifts, am making ballband dishcloths for those little gifts you have to give a few people in your life.

Happy Halloween and Ravelry

As far as I am concerned we should celebrate Halloween all month long, it is my favorite day of the year, not much of a Christmas person but Halloween is something I can get into. How could you not love a day of dressing like someone you want to be and eating candy, it does not get any better than that. I am temporarily at another office of ours in the caves, yes Halloween, bats, and caves. I do have HALLWN as my car tag. Halloween is also my parents wedding anniversary, 53 years.

I keep hearing all about Ravelry on three of my yahoo groups, so last Thursday I signed up to join, something else to take away from my knitting time.

100 Ways To Be Happy

I received this is an email and thought it needed to be posted. I know I owe some pics and other things. I have a 4 day weekend coming up so hope to do some posting. Anyway enjoy.


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100 Ways To Be Happy
October 1, 2007
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1.
Never put yourself last.
2. Always own a pair of old, faded jeans.
3. Count your blessings every day.
4. When you extend a helping hand to one person, be careful not to kick someone else in the teeth.
5. Acknowledge your successes along with your downfalls.
6. Burn the candle that has been in storage for the last two years.
7. Strive for progress, not perfection.
8. Remember, the voice telling you that you cannot do something is always lying.
9. At least once a day sit and do nothing.
10. Don't close your heart so tightly against life's pain that you shut out life's blessings.
11. Celebrate all your birthdays no matter how old you get.
12. Examine your life for limitations and ask yourself why you put them there.
13. Plant a tree, pull weeds, or get your hands dirty.
14. Diminish your wants instead of increasing your needs.
15. Cry when you feel like it.
16. Rejoice in other people's triumphs.
17. Don't wait for someone else to laugh or express joy.
18. Forgive yourself for any mistake you make, no matter how big or small.
19. Keep good company.
20. Never take a pill for a pain you need to feel.
21. Use your enthusiasm to put yourself in forward gear and give yourself a spark to move ahead.
22. Look in the eyes of the ones you love when you are talking to them.
23. Remember that one is a whole number.
24. Walk in a summer rain shower without an umbrella.
25. Do a kind deed for someone else.
26. Keep your eyes and ears open to get the messages you need from people and events in your daily life.
27. Be patient.
28. Eat something green.
29. Change what you can and leave the rest alone.
30. Walk hand and hand with truth.
31. Make laughter and joy a greater part of your life than anger and grief.
32. Embrace solitude instead of running from it.
33. Be zealous, not jealous.
34. Forgive anyone you've been holding a grudge against.
35. Slow down and enjoy the present.
36. Walk in others' shoes before judging them.
37. Send yourself a kind message.
38. Remind yourself that the company you keep is a reflection of what you think of yourself.
39. Go on a picnic.
40. Accept your fears, no matter how crazy they seem.
41. Don't let other people's opinions shape who you are.
42. Say a prayer.
43. Never attribute your accomplishments to luck or chance.
44. Know when to say no.
45. Look at the positive side of negative situation.
46. Remember that you are a spiritual being in a physical body.
47. Avoid seeking out other people for constant approval, because it make them the master and you the slave.
48. Go fly a kite.
49. Avoid fads and bandwagons.
50. Accept the things you cannot change.
51. Look inside instead of outside yourself for answers to life's problems.
52. Remember that all feelings are okay.
53. Shield yourself from bad influences.
54. Stand up for what you believe in.
55. Respect the wishes of others when they say no.
56. Seize every moment and live it fully.
57. Give away or sell anything you haven't used in the past five years.
58. Never downgrade yourself.
59. Take responsibility for what you think, feel, and do.
60. Pamper yourself.
61. Never say or do anything abusive to a child.
62. Let yourself be God powered instead of flying solo.
63. Volunteer to help someone in need.
64. Refrain from overindulging in food, drink, and work
65. Finish unfinished business.
66. Be spontaneous.
67. Find a constructive outlet for your anger.
68. Think about abundance instead of lack, because whatever you think about expands.
69. Think of yourself as a survivor, not a victim.
70. Cuddle an animal.
71. Be open to life.
72. See success as something you already have, not something you must attain.
73. Experience the splendor and awe of a sunset.
74. When you score a base hit, don't wish it were a home run.
75. Learn to be in the present moment.
76. Instead of believing in miracles, depend on them.
77. Take a child to the circus.
78. Change your attitude and your whole life will change.
79. Never turn your power over to another person.
80. When your heart is at odds with your head, follow your heart.
81. Always remember that the past is gone forever and the future never comes.
82. Live your life according to what is right for you.
83. Acknowledge your imperfections.
84. Plant a tree and watch it grow.
85. See "friend" instead of "enemy" on the face of strangers.
86. Watch an army of ants build their houses and cities and carry food ten times their weight.
87. Believe in something bigger than yourself.
88. Let the playful child within you come out.
89. Make haste slowly.
90. Work through your problems step by step and one day at a time.
91. Accept compliments from others so you can see the truth about yourself.
92. Sit on the lawn without worrying about grass stains.
93. Don't condemn yourself for your imperfections.
94. Do a humility check periodically by loving the truth about yourself.
95. Tell someone you appreciate them.
96. Never live your life according to what is right for someone else.
97. Talk less and listen more.
98. Admit your wrongdoing and forgive yourself for it.
99. Thrive on inner peace instead of on crises.
100. Affirm all the good things about yourself.