Because she might need something to make this less stressful and maybe even funny...
One week and six days until chili-bingo is over for Mrs. Ootfp.
Tags: bingo
Monday, January 30, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
And the cheese stands alone.
OK so here is how it went down...First ChewyMom tagged Curmudgeon who in turn tagged me (Ironically some I barely changed)
7 things I want to do in 2006:
finish unpacking and be more patient.
Lose a bit (ahem... a lot) more baby fat.
Read to Squink more often.
Keep a much cleaner house and invite people over more.
Smooch (I forgot how much I adore that word) my husband a lot more.
Tell people that they are being nice and thank them (also do my TTOAST every week).
Finish at least one room in the house.7 things to do less of in 2006:
Over-react.
Spend money.
Goof off.
Procrastinate.
Complain.
Worry.
Go to the dollar store.
7 ways I‘m going to be a better spouse/parent/friend in 2006:
Smooch my husband more.
Invite people over more.
stop "sweating the small stuff"
7 Things I want to memorize in 2006:
Seven German nursery rhymes.
7 Books I’ve Never Read that I‘m Going to Read in 2006:
Six books that are on sale at Costco or Sam's Club
7 Movies I’ve Never Seen that I’m Going to Watch in 2006:
Narnia
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (new version)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Brother's Grimm
Wedding Crashers
Oliver Twist
Second meme tag, Guilty Pleasures Via Curmudgeon (again) who in turn got tagged by Mary
Meme: Ground Rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 Guilty Pleasures" and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their 5 Guilty Pleasures as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged and list their names
2. The dollar store (any one of them), or BigLots.
3. emolients.
4. spending time with my Squinky and family.
5. Reading every night
I do love a good meme
I tag... Curious hamster, Nettie (should she ever come among the living bloggers again), Catherine, Agnes, My mom, and my aunt ... pick one or both or none at all, but just know I am thinking of you!
Tags: meme
Tuesday Toast
I left my wallet at the doctors office. Too many visits I imagine, anyway... they called on my way home, said they would put it in the managers office for safekeeping, but the point is that they called my home and then my cell phone in order to contact me as quickly as possible. My cell was off so I did not get the message but I thought it nice that they went through the extra effort.
What kind gesture have you seen recently?
Everyone is sick, though Squink is getting better faster...
What kind gesture have you seen recently?
Everyone is sick, though Squink is getting better faster...
Friday, January 20, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Tuesday TOAST
My dear blogfriend, Curious Hamster, over in Scotland and I once wanted to write about random acts of kindness... Well, we are going to try again.
For my very first Tuesday Tokens of Altruistic Subjective Thoughtfulness I will relate a story.
The valley in which I live was "fortunate" enough to have a marathon this weekend. Now people do marathons for many reasons... but I found one reason compelling enough to warrant being my first Tuesday ....OK how about TTOAST for short...
The particular gentleman I chose decided to run for a friend of his that had passed away in a strange and sad camping accident. It seems that the person he was running for had been sleeping in a tent with three other people when a tree fell over and killed him. The other folks were fine, the tree just killed this one person. What a devastating event and how nice that he decided to run and honor him... I believe I heard that they were raising money for the family too. But a marathon, that is a long distance and while not what I would choose to do, I think it is very nice for this person to have done so.
So, my first TTOAST goes to this man, whose name I know but have never met.
Here is Curious Hamsters post.
What token of thoughtfulness have you observed recently?
UPDATE: I too think it may have cliche part to it. But I realized that when I notice people in acts of kindness that I feel better, happier even even if it has nothing to do with me. So, I hope to be able to post noticed kindnesses however small because we all, after all, are in this together. Take the time to see what nice things your children, friends strangers do and celebrate that we are not all grumpy inside, there is something that can recognice nice gestures.
TAGS: TTOAST
For my very first Tuesday Tokens of Altruistic Subjective Thoughtfulness I will relate a story.
The valley in which I live was "fortunate" enough to have a marathon this weekend. Now people do marathons for many reasons... but I found one reason compelling enough to warrant being my first Tuesday ....OK how about TTOAST for short...
The particular gentleman I chose decided to run for a friend of his that had passed away in a strange and sad camping accident. It seems that the person he was running for had been sleeping in a tent with three other people when a tree fell over and killed him. The other folks were fine, the tree just killed this one person. What a devastating event and how nice that he decided to run and honor him... I believe I heard that they were raising money for the family too. But a marathon, that is a long distance and while not what I would choose to do, I think it is very nice for this person to have done so.
So, my first TTOAST goes to this man, whose name I know but have never met.
Here is Curious Hamsters post.
What token of thoughtfulness have you observed recently?
UPDATE: I too think it may have cliche part to it. But I realized that when I notice people in acts of kindness that I feel better, happier even even if it has nothing to do with me. So, I hope to be able to post noticed kindnesses however small because we all, after all, are in this together. Take the time to see what nice things your children, friends strangers do and celebrate that we are not all grumpy inside, there is something that can recognice nice gestures.
TAGS: TTOAST
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