My Secrets To Discover Buried Treasures In Your Office!

Yellow Brain Clean Up Plan Today, I am continuing my Yellow Brain Clean Up My Office Plan to clean out the large file drawers in my office. I began last Friday, worked through last weekend, and continuing this week. My Goal My goal is to complete this project and then begin writing my new book,…

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How Can You Trim Things Back In Your Life To Be Happier and Healthier?

Trimming Back My Gardens Today,  I spent the morning and early afternoon trimming back the dead and browned out flowers from our perennial flower gardens. It was a tedious and time consuming job. However, now I feel a sense of accomplishment that the gardens look well trimmed and pretty again. My Beloved Father’s Garden Shears…

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Is Your Brain “Pot-bound”?

How Does Your Brain Feel? Do you every feel like your brain is bound up and your thoughts are going in circles? I thought about this metaphor, today while I was transplanting 3 of my Christmas Cactus plants that I have had for 20 years. Encircling Your Brain? When I took the plants out of…

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“Kindness Is A Lifestyle”

A Helpful Quote This morning, I received a “Daily Does” email from Joe Fermano. The message read; “Kindness is not an act.  It’s a lifestyle.” The quote  is from Anthony Douglass. Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift This quote immediately made me think of my children’s book Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift. My family fairy tale is…

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“A Woman of Valor” to Celebrate International Women’s Day

Honoring Women Yesterday was International Women’s Day. A day to establish a gender equal world; celebrate women’s achievement; raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality. It was a day to honor the women in our lives, our communities, countries, and around the world! A Woman of Valor I have always love the Proverbs…

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Clues to Solve An Environmental Mystery

Change in the Weather Last Thursday, I posted a message on my all social media sites abut the temperature going up to 25 degrees, in Chicago, snow was falling, the sun was shining, and the robins were swarming all over our snow covered trees. The sparrows were also flying around our home and resting on…

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8 Best Holiday Gift & Shopping Tips For Your Personality

The holiday season has arrived, and visitors will also be arriving for festivities and/or a stay at your home. 1. Are you concerned about your relative who resembles Cousin Eddie in the Griswolds’ Christmas Vacation movie, because he will disrupt your Holiday Open House? 2. Are you worried about your in-laws, “The Grinches,” who whip…

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New Fairytale Character’s Back-Story for Musical Performance

1, 2, 3, GO! Only 3 more days until the premier performance of The Invisible Visible Gift musical production! To help the actors prepare for their roles and answer the many questions people have asked me over the years, I have added a new website page with an engaging and extensive back-story to answer those…

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How do you write a book? You put your tushy in the chair!

Question: What must every writer do when she or he has a deadline for writing a book? Answer: Put their tushy in the chair! And stay focused on the writing task. It is not easy or comfortable. You must put other business and writing projects aside. But it gets the job done! Yesterday, my Green…

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Simple Explanation for Gluten Problems

My Orange Brain is resourceful, which means I am always looking for new studies about gluten problems, sensitivity, and solutions. One of my resources is my subscription to the Kumbquat Blog and Facebook page. I like the recipes, however, my Blue Brain adapts the recipes because of the dairy and sugar ingredients and my allergies. Today,…

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