Attitude

Friday, March 30, 2012

Take away the idea of "I can't" and replace it with a positive "can do" attitude and spirit.

  

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SHIROIHANA 3/31/2012 9:34PM

Better than "I can"? "I must". Report Inappropriate Comment

TEDYBEAR2838 3/30/2012 8:36AM

We've both done that.. now onward & upward to better things! Report Inappropriate Comment

STARRPARENT 3/30/2012 8:32AM

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JUDITHANNIE 3/30/2012 8:26AM

Yes!!!!!!! Love it.......wish it was easier to do!!!!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Communications Skills

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Did you know that people respond 55 percent to your body language and expression, 38 percent to your vocal inflection, and only 7 percent to what you say? (I didn't know either!)

Make certain that your gestures, facial features, and tone of voice reinforce the words you are saying.

  

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SHIROIHANA 3/31/2012 9:35PM

Actions do speak louder than words. Report Inappropriate Comment

TEDYBEAR2838 3/29/2012 2:33PM

Yea, I suppose saying I LOVE YOU with clenched fists and gritting your teeth, might send the wrong message :) Report Inappropriate Comment

JUDITHANNIE 3/29/2012 8:51AM

very interesting........ Report Inappropriate Comment

3 more myths of de-cluttering

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

1. “First, I need to get organized.” No! First, get rid of everything you don’t need or want. Toss, recycle, give away. When you’ve cleared out the clutter, you may find yourself with nothing left to organize.

2. “I need to be hyper-organized.” There’s a real pleasure in having a place for everything. However, this impulse can become destructive: if you’re spending a lot of time alphabetizing your spices, sorting plastic toys into bins, or creating 80 categories for your home files, consider whether you need to be quite so precisely organized.

3. “I need some more inventive storage containers.” See #1. If you get rid of everything you don’t need, you may not need any fancy containers.

  

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SKINNYHANDFUL 4/2/2012 7:17AM

I am normally a neat tidy organized person, but I have so little free time right now, that its difficult to stay on top of things. (I work 75 hours a week.) I feel I have done a good job if I am putting things back where they belong and spending 15 minutes a night decluttering :) I set a timer and go to work. It really helps to keep the clutter to a minimum. Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIROIHANA 3/31/2012 9:36PM

I have no problem with being clean and organized... at times this holds me back. I can't think if I left my place dirty or going to bed knowing that there are dirty dishes in the sink. But this is a good problem to have. Report Inappropriate Comment

TEDYBEAR2838 3/28/2012 5:26PM

You really made me laugh at this one. Perhaps I need to read & re-read those. Perhaps I shall get organized one of these days! SO, are you Organized? Report Inappropriate Comment

JUDITHANNIE 3/28/2012 10:27AM

I'm trying but it's a big job so I'm just taking a room at a time one section at a time somedays. Report Inappropriate Comment

MAGGIE101857 3/28/2012 7:07AM

BUT, but, but......!!! Okay, you are RIGHT!!! I may just have too much stuff that I was planning on organizing, so I need to start at #1. BUT, before i do that, I have a few more things to add: #1 - WHAT is important to me, and WHY? #2 - WHAT do I want to accomplish over the next few "days, weeks, months, year? #3 - WILL keeping/organizing this particular ITEM(s) help me reach #1 and #2? #4 - AM I HAVING FUN???? Or just worrying about what I have to organize next??? I have my work cut out for me!! But I promise I won't go to Target today and buy those organizers I was planning on buying until I have tackled some of my clutter areas!!! Thanks!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Just a few silly jokes

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there.

If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

Five mornings a week, my husband goes to the health club, gets on the stair-stepper, sets the timer, and buries his nose in a book. Recently, he noticed an amazingly fit middle-aged woman who seemed to run circles around everyone, took few breaks, and rarely even broke a sweat.
"It's not fair," he complained. "By the time I'm dragging myself off to the showers, she's hopping back onto the stepper for another session."
One day he came home with a sheepish grin. "Well," he said, "they're identical twins."

Don't you think it's unnerving that doctors call what they do "Practice"?
--George Carlin

Hope some of these made you giggle!

  

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SHIROIHANA 3/31/2012 9:37PM

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TEDYBEAR2838 3/27/2012 5:00PM

Loved the Twin one! lol Report Inappropriate Comment

TDEVONA70 3/27/2012 4:12PM

Loooove it! Report Inappropriate Comment

Don't Judge

Monday, March 26, 2012

Try not to judge people harshly, especially on first meeting. Their actions might not reveal their enduring character but instead reflect some current situation in which they find themselves.

  

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TEDYBEAR2838 3/26/2012 7:42PM

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JUDITHANNIE 3/26/2012 5:44PM

very true...... Report Inappropriate Comment

BECKAH77 3/26/2012 12:47PM

that is so very true! i am often surprised by people, in both good ways and bad. and you never really know what is happening in someone else's heart or head. the kindest person can once in a while show an ugly face to the world when they're in pain. Report Inappropriate Comment

CKGO69 3/26/2012 11:07AM

I think it's human nature to judge, even though it is wrong on so many levels. Whenever I have a critical thought about another person, I try to turn it around and find something positive about them. Great reminder for a Monday. Thanks! Report Inappropriate Comment

SPIRALINGUP 3/26/2012 7:53AM

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TRYINGTOLOSE64 3/26/2012 7:15AM

I wish people wouldn't judge others period!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MRE1956 3/26/2012 6:45AM

Here, here! Report Inappropriate Comment

MAGGIE101857 3/26/2012 6:44AM

Always a good reminder! Report Inappropriate Comment