Archive for March, 2007
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
acomplaintfreeworld.org
Oprah had on a pastor that started a movement of purple bracelets that promote a complaint free world. From the website: “Scientists believe it takes 21 days to form a new habit and complaining is habitual for most of us. As Twain said, we must coax our old behavior down the stairs.” Here are the [...]
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
On line or in line?
C said I was cute when I said waiting “on” line. I didn’t know what she was talking about at all. She said most people say waiting “in” line. She noticed when she was in NY that New Yorkers say waiting “on” line. Interesting. P mentioned to me that she was going to try acupuncture [...]
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
A day in L.A.
Although we live pretty hectic lives, A feels we don’t do enough outside of OC. So today was our attempt to alleviate the sameness of our everyday life in that bubble we live in called “the OC”. Our jaunt today was to The Getty Museum. We figured we’d hook up with S and J while [...]
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
Fear of Failure…
“If we are not willing to fail, we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.” -Madeleine L’Engle I read somewhere that you should always praise your child for working hard at achieving something rather than for “being smart”. “Being smart” creates an idea of perfectionism and causes a child to [...]
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Cluttered desk – a sign of creativity?
I think I was watching “Nightline” and they had on a little segment on messy desks. I have to admit I’m guilty of having a messy desk and of being a pack rat. They had on some people who theorize that a sign of a messy desk is a sign of a creative mind. Yipee!! [...]