Archive for May, 2008

Positive Attitude Diet Day 3: Think only good things about people.

Positive Attitude Diet Day 3: Think only good things about people.
Don’t allow ill thoughts to enter your mind. Look for something you like in everyone you meet. One person might have a great smile, and another one might be extremely dedicated to his work. You can always find
something you like.
Of course, you may think [...]

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The 4 Day Attitude Diet: Day 2

Positive Attitude Diet Day 2: Affirm yourself.
To build a positive attitude you must remind yourself of past victories. Congratulate yourself on the good you have done and will do. And refuse to let any self-doubt enter your mind. Just tell yourself over and over,
“I am filled with confidence, and I am competent.”
And when you [...]

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The 4 Day Attitude Diet: Day 1

On Tuesday, one of my bosses sent us an email about the “4 Day Attitude Diet.” I normally skim over these things before clicking the “x” on the Outlook toolbar, but this one looked interesting. So I’m trying this 4 Day Attitude Diet and I’m sharing the results with my blog-dience.
Positive Attitude Diet Day 1: [...]

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Sweet Sleep

At one of my new favorite blogs, Save The Assistants, posted an article about sleep (below). I thought it was pretty appropriate since I have been thinking about my weird sleep habits recently. What do I mean by weird sleep habits? Let’s look at the past few days:
Friday: Went to bed at 3:30am, woke up [...]

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Field Day

Last Sunday, our Life Teen did something way fun and totally cool. Starting at 3pm, we had field day. The teens played volleyball and kickball, and then at 5 we had mass outside. After mass, Remnant played. It was a great time. Pics are below. Be sure and watch the video at the end:

One of [...]

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Zillions and Zillions!

From the random writing prompt files:
“Do you read the articles or just look at pictures?  Write about a magazine you remember having when you were younger.  What lessons did you learn from it?”
Growing up, Mom and Dad let us each have ONE magazine subscription. My sister started out with Highlights, then moved to Seventeen and [...]

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They Say It’s Your Birthday…

Saturday marked the 26th birthday of one of my most favorite people – JPK. I’ll admit, part of the reason that I love his birthday is that it means for the next 7 months he can’t harass me for being older than him.
Several of us gathered at Champps for the festivities and watching the Stars [...]

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Q & A

In honor of my first day at my new job, I present this:
Interview Advice For the Interviewer
I’ve been in a lot of job interviews. It took me a year to land my first “real” job out of college and it took 3 months of searching to find the job that would replace. In addition, I [...]

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Shop Til’ You Drop

From the world of writing prompts, here’s another one.
“Where did you shop?” Write about a store you loved to visit as a child.
Honestly, I really only have two distinct memories about visiting stores. One would be visiting the grocery store. There was a Tom Thumb my mom liked to shop at and [...]

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