A reminder of some good advice

Posted in November, but some things to think about in 2008:

Snagged from JenLa.

Mighty Fine Advice

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.

4. When you say, “I love you,” mean it.

5. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

7. Believe in love at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone’s dream. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.

9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

11. Don’t judge people by their relatives. (Can I get a HUGE amen?)

12. Talk slowly but think quickly.

14. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?” (awesome!)

15. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

16. Say “Bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.

17. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

18. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

19. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

20. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

22. Spend some time alone.

river - joni mitchell

Its coming on christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im going to make a lot of money
Then Im going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
Im so hard to handle
Im selfish and Im sad
Now Ive gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

Its coming on christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

It’s one of those days. Woke up this morning and it was snowing. I’m sorry, but the forecast yesterday said boo about snowing, so they got that one wrong. Anyways, it was snowing. And of course people act like they’ve never seen snow before – which I don’t get because this is New England, and every year like clockwork it snows. You could almost set your watch by the snowfall here. So why do they all act like this is a new phenomenon? It’s not. Get over it.



I’ve felt off all day. Kind of all revved up – tired – punchy – short attention span – dizzy – light headed – off balance. Can’t figure out what is wrong with me. Feel like if I went to dance class I’d fall and fall spectactularly. Probably hurt myself, and that’s not good. Especially since I slipped and almost fell outside today while walking to Starbucks – needed Peppermint Hot Chocolate (that’s my one downfall in the holiday season).



I’ve like had it though with people. Yesterday I went and ran errands, and people were STOPPING in the aisles to stop and look at NOTHING. Or to talk on their cell phones. And there were people who needed to get by them (like me). And it was everywhere – Old Navy, Michael’s, AC Moore, Shaw’s grocery. EVERYWHERE. And the stock clerk in Shaw’s told me he felt my pain.



I finished my Argosy scarf yesterday, and screwed up section 3 of the pattern. But I did not rip it out. Nope, I finished it, bound it off, lightly steamed it and decided to wear it today. It’s so minor that unless you’re looking for it, you’d never notice. And it’s not a gift for anyone, it’s for me. I’m more than happy with it, which is all that matters. It makes me want to make another one. In different colors. Like purple and pink and brown. *off to hunt for Noro Silk Garden Lite in 2013 . . . *

You Are a Gingerbread House

A little spicy and a little sweet, anyone would like to be lost in the woods with you.

What Holiday Food Are You?