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Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming

Ah Finding Dory was awesome, caught the movie last week and though it didn’t exactly give the feels like the first one, it was nonetheless satisfying.

But what really satisfied was my ultimate dream to swim with fishes on my trip to Krabi in May.  The waters were amazing and swimming with the fishes and being around them was both slightly scary yet mesmerising.

It was a grad trip with 3 of my other friends and we decided to head to Krabi since we just wanted to chill, and not think about life, and basically get away. I was really excited because all I wanted to do was to snorkel and get to see them fish up close and personal.

Here is my travel buddy, Mr Octopus, on his way to Phi Phi Island!

We went on two snorkelling trips, the first with the 4 island tour, and the second with Kontiki. They were both absolutely amazing! But the more impressive (and expensive) one was the latter. But it was totally worth the S$100 spent for that one day, inclusive of lunch and free flow tea, coffee, fruits and hot chocolate (!!). It was simply amazing.

We headed in our ride to Phi Phi island, about a 1.5 hour boat ride away from Krabi. I thought maybe I might not get that sea sick but I didn’t feel very good already so once we got out of the boat, I took the medication and it worked heaps as I got to enjoy the snorkels so much more!

Check out our beautiful ride 😍

We saw all sorts of fishes and it was all so exciting! The most common fish we saw was the Seargent Major which was almost everywhere there, especially in the Krabi waters where this shot was taken during the first snorkelling trip with the 4 island tour. On that one, we didn’t get to see much things, but the clans of Sea Urchins were so cute! It was as if you could pick them up and eat them, but unfortunately we would have poisoned ourselves first.

Let’s go back to the more exciting Kontiki snorkels, shall we?

The water that day was a little on the hot side – about 32ºC, and it was getting too hot for the corals. In fact, over the past month, the temperature increased by about 2ºC and as corals are really sensitive creatures, they started dying. Hence, some of the corals were washed out and white. Thankfully, we still managed to see some beautiful ones and learn so much from the trip!

Ah, such peace and serenity, wish I could go back soon!

I can’t recognise the fish species or tell you exactly what I saw but I will try. These ones made the most impression on me that I had to Google them to find out what they were!

We saw the Rainbow Parrotfish, of which our guide told us this intriguing fact. The reason why the sand on the beaches are so soft and fine, is because when the Rainbow Parrotfish poops, it becomes the food of the Sea Cucumber. And what the Sea Cucumber poops, makes the sand soft and fine. Essentially, we were all stepping on Rainbow Parrotfish poop, not that we were complaining that much.

Some of the Rainbow Parrotfish were pretty huge, almost the size of a palm with all the fingers open – and they came in all sorts of beautiful colours! From pink and purple, to blue and yellow, it was amazing.

Another experience I had with fish was this strange one that was floating near the surface of the water. Me without my glasses got excited and decided to swim close to it and soon after, realised it might be dangerous as it was a Needle Fish.

No, it isn’t as scary as it looks in the photo, but it was such a sight to see it up close!

The thought of being in the ocean again and just floating with the waves makes me miss the experience so much and I would really snorkel again, maybe at another place. Let me know if you have any suggestions on where to snorkel and I might just check that out!

It was truly a dream come true to fulfil my wish of swimming with fishes. Though I didn’t get to swim with any Dory or Nemo and Marlin, it was simply amazing to take a sneak peak into their colourful life!

I’ll talk about what else we did there some other time, but till then, here’s a splash to another great trip soon (hopefully)!

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November 1, 2011

I don’t know how far the above facts are correct, but it was fun.

Check out to see what your score is when you were born.
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  1. V JAYAPRAKASH permalink
    November 2, 2011 10:15

    Thanks Jayaprakash for the visit and taking time to offer no comments 🙂

  2. November 2, 2011 13:49

    Interesting. I wonder how they get so precise with statistics!

    Usha, this was the comment in FB for this post, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – Walter Bagehot…… You decide for yourself.

  3. November 6, 2011 20:03

    first things first you have a great sense of humour which is unique and rare..i love that”point of no return” on follow via e mail….only a person very comfortable in his shoes indulges in free flow of humour…second your rhyming comments you are the best ..and third people will come and go but those rare gems like you who always lighten up one elses world are immortal and stand out like sun

    Thank you Somkritya for your kind words. But I am scared, it is estimated that the sun would die in another 5 million years. 🙂

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Visiting any church for the first time can be an overwhelming experience.

But we want to put you at ease. When you first visit Scenic Hills, expect to be greeted with a spirit of being a part of our family. Be prepared to hear helpful teaching, dynamic preaching, and a warm how do you do. Below you will find answers to many of the questions you may have as a guest at our church.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is: but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

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We want you to be comfortable while you are visiting, so what you wear is your choice. There is not a dress code at Scenic Hills for members or guests. You can dress up or dress down; either way is totally acceptable.

You will be given a brochure that will make you aware of events taking place at Scenic Hills. Also feel free to join us as we sing praises to God and worship God in song as others play various instruments and sing special music for the glory of God. The music is followed by a clear and purposeful Bible message presented by Pastor Matthew Cox. Each message provides practical methods to deal with real-life, real-time issues. The service is approximately one hour in duration.

No. We want our service to be a gift to our guests. We hope that you will find Scenic Hills to have a family atmosphere that shares the love of God. Please do not feel any obligation to participate in the offering as a guest.

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It’s always great to wind down on a Sunday night by watching one of my favorite shows, The Good Wife. Each character’s storyline intertwines, sometimes crossing the lines of personal and professional. Now you’re asking, why am I even writing about a non-reality television show? Well, last Sunday’s episode referred to the industry that our company is involved in: SCIFs! Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities do not often appear on TV shows. That said, last night’s episode of The Good Wife was about two of the attorneys fighting a case against the NSA that had been listening in on private conversations. The government’s attorney told the judge that they have “super secret information” that only the judge can hear. The government attorney then asked the judge to speak in the SCIF because the information is classified.  It was a great explanation of what a SCIF can be used for!

Cone of SilenceIt was interesting to see how a SCIF worked its way into The Good Wife, but there were always hints of the “cone of silence” in the old Get Smart series. Secure rooms are used more often than you think. They are essential in the government and commercial worlds for securing sensitive information. SCIF Global Technologies® guarantees that our modular SCIFs are built to a certain sound attenuation standard, as well as electronic eavesdropping criterion. We can do both. In this high tech world, more of our government customers require their SCIFs to be built to defend against electronic intrusion unless they have layers of security in place called Security in Depth. There are many things to consider during the planning stages and implementation of a construction security plan for a SCIF.

If you were inspired by this episode of The Good Wife, learn more about SCIF Global Technologies. We work with our customers to create a cost-effective security solution without sacrificing the quality and effectiveness of the SCIF.

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Was that SCIF on The Good Wife real? Most likely it was not, but it was exciting to see a bit of our reality on a Sunday night.

The Good Wife SCIFThe Cone of Silencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqcSWI6Ppks

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John Muir, Nature’s Visionary

ON THE WILD SIDE for SEPT. 2016 by Christine Schoene Maccabee

Choked in the sediments of society, so tired of the world, here will your hard doubts disappear…and your soul breathe deep and free in God’s shoreless atmosphere of beauty and love.”

– John Muir, 1903

The above quote was part of John Muir’s impassioned invitation to President Roosevelt and Vice President Howard Taft to join him in Yosemite and camp out under the stars. Together they talked about protecting the giant redwoods from timbering, as well as preserving the ecological wonders only Muir, and the natives who had lived there, knew intimately. Upon returning East the Roosevelt Administration created 5 national parks, 23 national monuments, and added more than 148 million acres of woodland to the national forest system. Muir was also founder of the Sierra Club of which most of us are aware and some of us members.

In my 20’s I knew next to nothing about the person of John Muir until I read a book, Baptized into Wilderness, which is filled with many inspiring writings from his years spent as caretaker in Yosemite. How he managed to brilliantly overcome the trauma of living with his tyrannical father, a Scottish Calvinist Minister of the worst sort who beat him daily, is nothing short of a miracle. As Muir wrote in his autobiography,“by the time I was 11 years of age I had about three-fourths of the Old Testament and all of the New by heart and by sore flesh.”

Fortunate to be nurtured by the love of his mother and sisters, and due to his fascination with nature and inventing, he grew into a strong young man, fully determined to make his own way in life once the family moved from Scotland to Wisconsin. Helping to clear land and create their homestead was no easy life, but in his free time, Muir invented all sorts of crazy things made from scraps of iron and wood. At age 22 he decided to show his inventions at the state fair in Madison and was a smash hit with his “early rising machine” which tipped a person out of bed at an appointed hour. His father accused him of the sin of vanity.

He avoided the Civil War on the grounds of passivism while attending the University of Wisconsin, which he dropped out of after his sophomore year, little knowing that 34 years later he would receive an honorary degree, Dr. of Laws, from that same college. With a beard as bushy and long as any had seen, he headed to Canada on foot, “botanizing” along the way. The things of nature were always his first love.

After loosing his eyesight due to a freak accident at a machinery factory, Muir gasped, “My right eye is gone! Closed forever on all God’s beauty.” His left eye also failed, leaving him blind. However, after endless nightmares and despair while convalescing in a darkened room, his vision slowly returned. Muir proclaimed “Now I have risen from the grave” and he forever shunned the work of factories. Instead, he took to further journeys by foot, with his plant press on his back, heading south to “anywhere in the wilderness” which took him through the Appalachian Mountains and swamps of Georgia . He sketched and journaled and pressed plants along the way.

That first long walk of 1,000 miles took him to Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. However, his longest journey by foot, which he called “my grand sabbath day three years long” drew him West, climbing Mt.Ranier, exploring glaciers in Alaska, and ultimately settling in the California Sierras. It was there that he wrote his most inspiring words describing the beauty and wonder of the plant life, animals, boulders, sequoias, and experiencing ecstatic moments at the top of a tree during a hurricane. Muir proclaimed his reverence for all life forms, becoming a “voice for the voiceless”as he worked to convince others as to the need to preserve as much of the untouched purity of the natural world as possible.

Muir’s invitation to go out and become “steeped in the wonder of creation” was not only for people back then. It is still an invitation to us all today. My own life has been shaped by Muir and many other voices for the voiceless ; that is how I have come to write of my own passion to preserve and enhance wild places, allowing even more habitat on our properties and in our backyards .

Fortunately for us there is a monthly meeting of the Sierra Club at our library in Thurmont ! This month we will meet on Saturday, September 3 from 10-12. Do come join us as we work on a variety of projects to help preserve the goodness of our planet for generations to come.

With John Muir’s Vision as our inspiration we can make progress in spite of adversities. If he did it, so can we !

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Rolling with the D (hat tip to Scott E.)

Scott over at “Rolling in the D” wrote a great post Monday about driving with diabetes.

He read an article on Sunday in his local paper about a PWD dealing with a low blood sugar who was beaten by police for resisting arrest.

It’s a terrifying situation, and every single one of us is vulnerable.  The tighter we manage our diabetes, the more likely we are to have lows. And what do we know about lows? They compromise the one thing we need to get through it safely – our brain.

What more can I do besides wear appropriate medical id? And is that even enough? What if the officers don’t see it?  What if I’m combative?

In 2009 I saw a news blurb about this type of thing and started searching for ways to keep me safe. I wear a medical id bracelet AND necklace, and frankly, what good do those do me in a situation like this? I found a “Diabetic Driver” (site/link currently not working properly) sticker and put them on my vehicle. But that’s a dicey decision too, right? Not everyone is comfortable telling the world about their diabetes.

However, telling the world about my diabetes is exactly what I need if I’m so low that my brain isn’t working right.

The possibility of this situation scares the crap out of me.

There are more thoughts and discussion on an older post here.

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I agree, this scares the crap out of me too. And I feel like it’s one of those things that I can try hard to avoid, but it also depends a lot on luck. Because there have been times when I tested in range, but dropped quickly while in the car and ended up low by the time I got where I was going. Scary stuff.

Lisa Y

Very timely post for me as my teen son with T1D and I are talking about his permit in the very near future. Would love to have more information for him to be aware of so I can chill and not “drive” him crazy!

Scott E

Felix, after a longer period of time with T1D (I’ve had it for over 30), hypoglycemic-unawareness begins to set in. For me, personally, sometimes I don’t “feel it” until my blood sugar is in the 50s. By then, I’d need some FAST acting carbs – certainly faster than a Rice Krispies Treat would act (although it does sound delicious!)

Yes I’ve heard that hypo-unawareness happens over time. Another thing to look forward to I guess!

my kid is gonna be driving in the next couple of years so these are things that are definitely in my future. thanks for sharing!

In my experience (40 yrs old, type 1 for 7 years) going low enough to pass out while driving is not really an issue. I can feel when I’m getting that low (sweating + feeling faint) and I just keep a load of rice crispy treats + powerade in the glove box. I guess others do not get the warning symptoms? My only worry about going low is when sleeping.


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I have a new series of work showing at the Siren Cafe, 204 Main Street in Greenfield, MA.  If you’re in the area,  stop by to get good eats, healthy smoothies, or a perk – up coffee,  and see some fresh art that praises the final days of summer and light.

The Siren series, which focuses on bathers beneath the water, is my link to a quiet blissful moment and the continual search for the feeling of sun on your face, warm summer days on the water.

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I’m doing this commission of one of our local black bears for a very nice sir in Northampton, MA. It’s not yet done, so actually I don’t even think this is a good image. However, In the back of my mind while I work on this bear friend, I know it’s hunting season in many places, and I see the furry natives more often these days in the fields, or bodies on the sides of the road. It’s just that my heart breaks a little for our local animal residents and I wish there were more I could do.  But almost every time I try to take it into my own hands, it seem to usher in death.

For now I started a little Go Fund Me to help out a woman who rescues baby critters.  I mean I think it’s just helpful to hand over these little guys to people who have made it their life to know what these animals need.  So I would like to help her out.

Please consider donating a little to this cause, or even just making your own cause for your area. 🙂

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Scraps of Elegance May Kit: Mix'd Media

The May SOE kit is here, and it's a beauty!

These are the gorgeous papers you will find in the kit, also available as our Patterned Paper Add On:

We also have the Coordinating Paper Add On (these papers are NOT in the main kit):

This month, we have two separate Creativity Add Ons!

And our OTP Add On: (imagine how pretty this would be if you combine it with the Creativity Add Ons for this month!)

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1994, 4:31 a.m. - Magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake rocks Santa Clarita Valley [video]

[KHTS] – To give students first-hand experience in what it takes for an artist to create a work of art, from concept to finished product, the city of Santa Clarita will begin fostering artist residencies in local elementary schools.

For the pilot program, artist Suzi Kades will come to Rosedell Elementary School in Saugus from Monday, Sept. 23 to Friday, Sept. 27.

For one week, Kades will turn a Rosedell classroom into her art studio, where she will create an original piece of art that will be displayed in the school’s multipurpose room.

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the week, students will be able to come through the room to talk with Kades and watch her work.

Rosedell Principal Jeff Pettipas said that the finished product will be a multimedia mural “based on the exploration of education.”

“The idea was trying to portray a realistic setting of students studying and working in the classroom,” Kades said, “and the knowledge of what they’re learning is exploding behind them.”

The finished product will be six feet long and more than two feet wide.

Pictures of students in black and white superimposed with dictionary entries, will represent the students as vessels of knowledge, Kades said.

The other parts of the mural will be in color.

“What they’re reading and what they’re learning through words are actually becoming who they are,” Kades said.

She will present her finished work to students at a closing assembly on Sept. 27.

“We hope the students really can appreciate not just the creation of art, but the process of art,” Pettipas said, “deciding what subject to create, analyzing the materials that are going to be needed.”

Pettipas hopes the students come away not only with a better understanding of art, but also a desire to try it for themselves.

“We hope to inspire children to continue the creation of art,” he said, “to explore and communicate their view about themselves and the world.”

Kades echoed the sentiment.

“I want them to learn that art is available to everybody,” she said, “whether they think they’re good at it or not.”

About Suzi Kades

Suzi Kades’ role as an artist over the last 30 years has ranged from illustrator, fine artist, hand weaver and sculptor to decorative painter, muralist and teacher. Kades currently serves as the director of Allstars Enrichment in Valencia, an after school enrichment company providing art classes to elementary students.

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Metadata is important

While we might chalk up metadata as being optional, it’s really not. In fact, metadata is what helps readers find your book online. So if over half of all print books are purchased online (and they are!), then you want to be sure your metadata is helping steer readers to your book instead of driving them away.

Metadata can help you research the competition

Why would you want to research your competition? Two reasons: 1) To learn how to market your book, and 2) To understand the audience for your book. Wogahn noted that successful self-publishers look for audiences first, instead of writing books willy-nilly. So how can you make use of metadata here? Find out what categories you can put your book into on Amazon, check out the keywords your competition is using in their titles and subtitles, learn more about how series books are described, figure out how to best price your book, and even find potential reviewers and blurb writers.

Write the back cover copy first

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Personal metadata should be consistent

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Zine Review: Zine Crush 3

Zine Crush 3

Squee! It’s like Dear Anonymous for crush letters! *drowns in piles of fuzzy love hearts*

First let me apologise for my shoddy photography. The cover is actually a lovely pale yellow colour. My decision to go with natural lighting to photograph a bunch of zines was, for the most part, a bad one. Sigh.

Back to fuzzy love hearts.

Zine Crush is one of those things that I kind of thought that I might have heard of before, so at $2 on Sticky Institute’s shelf, I had to get me some of that. I’m so happy I did! This zine is great. And not just because of the very cute subtitle: even more confessions of like

I think crushes are one of those experiences that nearly everyone can relate to, be they sexual, intellectual, crushes on publications rather than people. One of the things that makes this zine excellent is that it includes all of those. It’s not ‘just for people crushing on other people’. I think that adds a fantastic element to the whole thing.

The singles ads/’ads’? here and there in the zine make it feel like more of a ‘zine crush digest’ with singles listings. The comics and the art add to this effect. I felt so ‘in’ (‘in’ what, exactly, I’m not sure. In the know? In with the cool kids?) while I was reading this. A digest of luuuurve. This is one of those zines that I’m so excited about, and I can quite perfectly articulate why.

I must admit that part of me went back to my wistful, angsty teenager days when all I wanted was someone to have a crush on me. How wonderful that would have been! Ah, the days of rosy glasses.

Anyway, definitely a thumbs up. I’m looking forward to hunting the first two down.

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Colour: the good and the bad

Shall we start with the not-so-good.  This is a copy of a caftan I tried on whilst on holiday.

It is a very simple design.  Just a length of fabric, split into 3 panels, with the middle panel gathered at the waist-line.

Only, instead of looking like I am wandering from pool to bar, I look like I have wandered off the set of a Nativity Play.  I am putting this down to the colour.  I bought the fabric at Kerryn's Fabric World a couple of years ago.  It is shirt-weight cotton.  That was the year that the shops were flooded with brown clothing and I couldn't bear to see another brown blouse, so I stashed the fabric.

I bought the lace trim in France, years ago.

I expect that it will get a bit of wear over the years, as somebody always needs to dress up as a shepherd at Christmas time!

So moving on from the not-so-good to the fabulous.  I bought these shoes last week, 70% off and the last pair left were my size.These shoes are very out of character for me...usually my heels are limited to the diana ferrari super-soft and the equally comfortable Tsonga shoes.  The colour is what I love most about these.

Here is a "what I wore today" shot.
The t-shirt: a no-brand t-shirt that I picked up in Melbourne.  It does have a tag saying "made in China".
The skirt:  my favourite skirt pattern, Vogue 7735, made up in a Japanese cotton from Tessuti.
The shoes: as above
The necklace: from Elk.  My sisters have recently introduced me to this jewellery label and I love every piece in the collection.

I have always loved the green colour in the shoes.  My favourite, favourite piece of furniture is a cabinet that Peter built for me from an old oven that I picked up at the dump shop for $7.  I'm sure these ovens would sell for way more at a 2nd hand shop.  It is the only time I have ever rummaged in the "shop" at the dump.  On the same day, I picked up some scraps of colour-bond that Peter used when he made our wine-rack (too dusty to photograph!).  Must have been my lucky day.

  1. What an adorable cabinet and a creative way to reuse an old oven!

  2. Love the green ensemble and those shoes make me go green with envy. Pity about the kaftan - I think it would work better in a sheer chiffon fabric. The brown cotton does look a little biblical.

  3. If you don't love your caftan, just make it a learning experience. Love your shoes, and that cabinet is to die for!

  4. I like the kaftan - I think it works exactly as promised and it was clever of you to work out how to copy it.

  5. The shoes are F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S - what a find!


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Thank you Sir

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Thank you Sir for loving me.

For being the kind of man that I can feel safe with.

For showing me how I’m supposed to be treated, with total respect.

For giving me the courage to let go.

For showing me what true love is.

For always being there when I need you.

For never judging me.

For always being a gentlemen.

For a life filled with love.

For showing me the other side of Vanilla, 😉 .

For taking care of me.

For all those hugs when I’m having a bad day.

For giving me a reason to smile.

For showing me that dreams can and do come true.

For never giving up on me, even when I gave up on myself.

For cheering me on.

For giving me the courage to publish my book.

For being my biggest fan.

For your loyalty.

For making me laugh even when I’m mad at you.

For bringing a smile to my face, always.

For giving me all those amazing orgasms.

For showing me that true love does exist.

For being my everything.

For making me your everything.

For loving me just the way I am.

For never wanting me to change.

For taking my pain away.

For standing by me when I couldn’t stand at all.

For being you.

For all those times you’ve touched me and my heart.

For choosing me.

For picking me daisies on the side of the road.

For the amazing SEX.

For the pleasure.

For the laughter.

For wiping my tears.

For Everything.

You make my life complete, you give me all I’ll ever need.

And for all this and so much more, I just wanted to Thank you Sir!

I will love you for a thousand years. And then a thousand more.

Always your Annie. xo…

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  1. Thanks Mynx, It is from the heart. You know how they say one in a million. Well he’s that guy. Always there for me. Our love has been tested over and over again. And each time we’ve come through it even more in love. I have a feeling you have one of these guys too.. It’s a beautiful thing Mynx. We must be doing something right, lol. 🙂

  2. Very beautiful collection of inspiring words miss Annie! Yes, you can tell from afar that you two were made and meant for each other. And as for SFB ex- he was too. He gave you the complete antithesis of what you have now so that you could more fully appreciate the love and compassion your DH gives you. Thanks for sharing this side of you miss Annie…

    -Love Passionately-

    -Tom Wolf

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    • Thanks so much Mynx’s Sir. Yes I guess SFB taught me a valuable lesson.
      I always say that after a storm there’s a rainbow. My DH was/is that rainbow. Not to say We haven’t been tested more than a few times. But I have no doubts about the future.

      You and Mynx have the kind of bond made out of Unbreakable steel too. Just knowing someone always has your back, your front and everywhere in between gives you that warm fuzzy feeling, lol. 🙂

  3. I was in love with from the moment i saw you. who new to people could get so close after 30 years together. looking forward to the rest of our life together love you 🙂

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    • I was wondering when you would find this post, lol. Love you so much! Can’t wait for the next adventure, the next half of our lives is going to be simply the best! Always your Annie, xo..<3

    • I don’t think I could love you more. And then you go and write something like this. I can’t wait to see what the next 30 years brings us. We are flying without a net for the first time in our lives. But as long as we have each other I know it’s all going to be alright. Mike, Thank you for picking me. I will love you for a thousand years. Forever Your Annie xo..

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Whether you're planning to stay for a night or for the week, the area around North Harvey has accommodations to fit every need. Search for hotels in North Harvey with by checking our online map. Our maps display the areas and neighborhoods around all North Harvey hotels so you can see how close you are from landmarks and attractions, and then refine your search within the larger area. The best North Harvey hotel deals are here with our lowest price guarantee.

How to get to North Harvey

Fly in to Chicago, IL (MDW-Midway Intl.), 12.7 mi (20.4 km) from downtown North Harvey. Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.) is the next closest major airport, 28.1 mi (45.3 km) away. Harvey 147th Street-Sibley Boulevard Station is the closest train station.

What to see around North Harvey

Fun activities in the area include these attractions:
  • • Hammond Civic Center
  • • Toyota Park
  • • US Cellular Field
Some popular places in the area to visit include:
  • • University of Chicago
  • • First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
  • • Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

When to visit North Harvey

If you're still deciding when to visit, here are the seasonal norms to help you plan:

Seasonal temperature averages
  • January-March: 53°F day, 13°F night
  • April-June: 83°F day, 34°F night
  • July-September: 85°F day, 48°F night
  • October-December: 69°F day, 17°F night
Seasonal rainfall averages
  • January-March: 0.24 inches
  • April-June: 0.35 inches
  • July-September: 0.39 inches
  • October-December: 0.28 inches


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Daily Tarot Card ~ October 14

Ace of Swords

Sword of Strange Hangings

Fortune Cookie: Undertake a quest for a new beginning in a way that is full of adventure yet considerate of the law: WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!

This card last turned for us around the top of September. And just about a month before that. So, aside from me, IS THERE ANYBODY NOT PAYING SUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO THIS CARD? I mean it. Really! Own up. Right. Attention? Right?

All right, boys and girls, ALL TOGETHER NOW:

Aces in any Tarot deck are cards of a new beginning.

~ How can you (how do you need to) begin your life anew, today, right now?

~ What changes can you begin, even in ways that may seem small?

~ What potentials can you believe in, hope for, reach for and remember?

When the Ace of Swords comes up in a reading, as it did in a big way for a client last week, I say something like:

Your new beginning has to do with going on an adventure, of giving yourself permission to go after something that really sets your heart and soul on fire.

Please understand, if you undertake this quest, it very well may involve the release of some element of your life that no longer serves you.

Should you find that to be the case, strive to let the release be as quick and clean as possible, a very skillful surgery.

I’ll stand by that.

But as I’ve worked with clients who have had this card come up, I’ve also come to perceive that the adventure, the new beginning and the release tend to have an aspect of destinyto them: we often find that the person has reached a point where they must make some choices to move forward in order to evolve as their life offers them the potential to do [and perhaps as they hoped when outlining their potential life contract for this time around].

And what I often see is, in doing so, they do very well to remember that even big changes can be initiated and made without creating negative karma. And I’m going to keep telling myself that until I can actually do it.

By the way, I have also found that this card betokens a positive outcome for skillfully undertaken literal surgery.

For some people, you should know, the adventure they decide to go on, and the “surgery” or the release they decide to make, can lead to a profound healing of the romantic side of life as well.)

What is your new beginning? What adventure does your destiny call you to − beginning today? What may you be called to release?

 Undertake your quest in a way that is firm yet considerate of the law:

 Bright blessings and joyous adventures!

 Quote for the Day: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. ~ Douglas Adams

Today’s Weather: Silver Beetles. Intermittent Maharishis with maraschino cherries.

On This Date: 1926Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.

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  1. Donna Allen Says:

    Winnie the Pooh…..too adorable! Thank you!

    Blessings, Donna P.S. We saw Million Dollar Quartet at the Palace Theater last night. “I’m all shook up!” Lots of fun. 🙂 So is walking in the rain, which I did last week and just might do again today. Rainy weather doesn’t stop Winnie!

    Blessings, Donna

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Books (and laptop) for Yosemite

Don’t you love to get a package in the mail? It’s especially fun when you don’t even remember what you ordered. (This happens more often than I’d like to admit!)

On Saturday I got a box and the return label gave no clues. I opened it up and found three writing books! I’d ordered them from Writer’s Digest when they had a sale.

It’s Spring Break for my kids and we’re headed up to Yosemite early Monday morning so I’m thrilled to have some great reading to take along. And should inspiration hit: have laptop, will travel. Yes, I know it’s sick. I’m going to enjoy the great outdoors with my computer in tow.

Tell me I’m not the only one…

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  1. I was excited when I got the bracelet in the mail a few days ago! Enjoy your time with family, books and laptop! I didn’t bring my laptop last week, but ended up using my mother in laws, but just checked up on FAcebook. I’m a FB addict. 🙂

  2. Love the Maas book. If you get a chance, check out Jeffrey Sweet’s <><>Solving Your Script<><>. Massive insights there for prose writers, even if it is a book designed for new playwrights.

  3. Kelly – I’m so glad you liked the bracelet. I’ll have to look you up on Facebook — I’m addicted too :^)Glam – Not only did I enjoy my books, I spent some quality time with “Monarch” as well — yet another good reason to bring my computer along :^)Sarah – Good to know you understand!Christy – The pitch book is great and so was Yosemite!PJ – I’m almost done with the pitch book and I can say it’s quite usefulBecky – It was great!Suzanne – I’m the same way and I’m glad you like the book!Vivian – It was fun and I’m glad you drag yours along too 🙂Katie – I haven’t gotten to Writer Mama yet, but I’ll let you know once I read itDal – I’ve heard great things about the Maass book. I’m looking forward to itKelly – It WAS wonderfulMatt – Books in the mail are always good :^)Meredith – I’ll have to go see what you wrote on the subject 🙂Beth – Thanks!

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Davao City a Paradise in a War Zone

For years, Mindanao, the eastern most region of the Philippines has been known as the war capital of the country. Most travel companies and other countries advised tourists the dangers of travelling within this territory. This region has been home of terrorists, guerrillas and militants due to the vast jungles and limited population that provides them a better chance in hiding and a better way to combat the Philippine Arm Forces. However, what most of us don’t understand or know is the beauty Mindanao has to offer.

I’m always afraid to travel to this region because of travel advisories and warnings, but as a human, we tend to always challenge ourselves and work or do things that most people wouldn’t risk doing. To make things short, I went to Davao, a city located in the southern part of Mindanao. It’s a big city; it is even referred to as the world’s biggest city though it has a small downtown.

As I was on the bus for a four travel to Davao from Koronadal, a small city in the Southern part of Mindanao, I was praying that my tour will be fine and that it will be safe. I was so surprised seeing the place. I’m definitely shocked with what I experienced, I am expecting a place that is rotten or does not have economic growth, a place where each person carries a gun and will look at you with suspicion.

But what I saw is a place booming with development. You’ll see buildings, markets, malls, etc. which are signs of economic growth. Above all this, I saw smiling and peace loving people. I was unequivocally relieved thanking that God answered my prayers. I later found out that the Davao has been proclaimed as the most peaceful city in Southeast Asia and that I made a fool of myself.

Aside from a wide array of modern urban amenities, Davao is a melting pot of diverse people, religion and culture. This is a place where you can see Moslems and Christians living together peacefully. It also offers a vast selection of fruits and seafood’s. White sand beaches, waterfalls, exotic animals and mountains are just around the corner.

I really enjoyed my 3 weeks stay in the city. I was able to go on an island hopping in the island of Samal, a small island 45 minutes away from the mainland of Davao through a boat. It boosts a cluster of white sand beaches, virgin and undisturbed diving sites, shipwrecks and a pearl farm.

It also showcases a vertical cave and a series of falls. Three hours away from Davao is Mt. Apo, the tallest mountain in the Philippines. It takes 3 days to hike this giant. It was an active volcano before but now is considered dormant. The hike itself is a great adventure and you’ll get to see exotic animal, plants and flowers. This is the first time I have seen a true and alive Rafflesia and it was amazing. The peak of Mt. Apo presents a different kind of feeling and I can’t compare it with anything else. Outland Adventure, the largest ropes course facility in the Philippines, situated in a sanctuary within Davao metropolitan itself.

This facility is known to have the fastest and longest zip line in Asia and that ride is definitely my most blood rushing experience ever. One of the best dining places I’ve ever visited is Jack’s Ridge, which is located at the top of a hill. The idea is to have a coffee shop, dining place and park within a forest within a hill top. It has a cozy ambiance where you may have a romantic date while listening to live bands or just enjoying the fresh air while overlooking the beautiful lights of the city.

There are a thousand things that can be done within Davao and I guarantee that you’ll absolutely enjoy. Truly Davao is a magnificent place and for me it’s a paradise within a war torn zone. I just hope that Davao will move further for economic development and maintain its peace loving outlook.

Though Mindanao’s face has been painted with fear and unending war and terrorism, there are places within it that hope and pray that someday peace will come their way. Thankfully, I took a risked and I experienced the best things in life. Doubtlessly, I will be back in this peaceful, lovely and beautiful place.

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Leaders Aren’t Painkillers

No team wants to hear they need pain. We wish for less anxiety, pain and challenge at work from time to time. We can wish our leaders would take the pain away. However, leaders aren’t there to be painkillers. Nobody says:

‘Sounds like a problem. Take two leaders and call me in the morning.’

Leadership is the technology of realising human potential. Effort, challenges, pain and anxiety are a key part of that process. Leaders who remove all pain underperform.

– in a complex fast changing world obstacles are the work. There is no steady painless state. Relief is illusory and temporary.
– pain is feedback: the pain we want leaders to remove is a signal we need to change.
– the right challenge is productive: human potential is realised against a growing challenge and developed through effort. We learn by doing not by being led.
– tension and conflict is a reason to examine our thinking, create new approaches, explore the broader system and collaborate better
– painkilling creates dependence where the leader is expected to solve greater and greater levels of challenge and the team just rests until things are painless .

We tell ourselves we need pain in many polite ways when we talk about the importance of flow, tension, mastery, practice, learning, empowerment and effort. Nobody likes to endorse pain. No team wants to hear that they need it. Sugar coating just leaves teams unready for the effort and change involved.

Great leaders don’t remove all pain. They engage teams in solving their own challenges. They work with others to remove the unbearable but maintain the productive pain.

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DIY Budget Friendly Princess Treasures (Part 2)

Hello again!

This is Part 2 of my DIY  Princess Treasures Blog Series.

Those of you  who are coming back, Thank You!   Those of you  who are just joining us, welcome!

Let us refresh our memories.

These  series of blogs all began when I was getting ready for my daughter’s birthday.   You can read about it here.  When I saw the fast growing interest, I decided to make an extension of the topic.  I got carried away and couldn’t finish the entire thing in one blog. Here is the blog.  I guess everyone is all caught up… Let’s begin!

Reminder :  You are here for  BUDGET and DIY

We have an idea and we gathered materials… now what?

Get Rid of Your Worst Critic in Your Head!

You know what I mean… What if it does not turn out the way I planned?   What if other mothers think I am crazy for letting my girl wear this nonsense?  What will my parents and in-laws think?

My answers :

  • If it does not turn out the way you planned, take a moment and  look at your daughter’s face.  She will probably have a big grin on her face.  All the girl time you  two shared is worth more than the $15 dollar project .  Your daughter  WILL ROCK her new outfit!
  • Who cares what the other mothers think!  It’s your daughter’s day.   She is the center of the attention and she is in the spot light.
  • Your parents or in-laws  won’t understand?  That is okay… don’t show them the creative creation!   You can have a “play date” party with kids and have a sensible “dinner out” with parents and in-laws  where your daughter can wear the outfit her grandparents have bought for her.

DIY Tutorials

Gather your ideas and skills.

Tutorial: Teach Yourself to Sew @

Tutorial: Sew a Strait LIne @

  • If you feel like your skills are bit rusty, try the design with news paper  or recycled gift wrapping paper.  If you mess up, no harm done.
  • Give yourself enough time to try out new things.  When plan A doesn’t work, you have enough time for plan B.
  • If you are still not sure about your skill, find someone who can do it for you.  Someone whom you KNOW can execute the project the way you want.

Tutorial: Baby Tutu @

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Tutorial : Ruffle Shawl @Trash to Couture

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Tutorial: Carrie Bradshaw Tutu Skirt @

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Tutorial: Refashioned Ruffle @

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Tutorial : Ruffle Refashion

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Time to Create The Look!

For this look, I want to use the tutu tutorial, for the skirt,  Ruffle Chart for ideas on what type of ruffle I want around the sleeves, and Ruffle Refashion for the detail on the shirt and finish the outfit with a ribbon around the waist.

I was only going to use the skirt portion.  Use Cotton Candy Skirt Tutorial to build the skirt  then add big flowers. I would also use the Lace Sleeved Tank Top tutorial  to complete the outfit.

I liked the skirt on this one… Use the  Double Layered Square Skirt Tutorial to get the look.

For this look, use the Carrie Bradshaw Tutu Skirt tutorial to create the skirt,  for tank top, use the glittered stripped top tutorial for an idea on how to add glitter on the straps.   I would also  use ruffle chart to add ruffle below the glitter.

This completes the outfit portion of the series.  I will blog  about hair, accessories, party decoration, and invitation ideas on next blog. Thank you for sharing your creativity with me.  I had so much fun, I hope you did too.

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  1. Wow, fantastic blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your website is wonderful, let alone the content!. Thanks For Your article about DIY Budget Friendly Princess Treasures (Part 2) | Simple Planner .

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food for thought

Men are like parking spaces.

All the good ones are taken and the rest are handicap.

Just in case you were wondering…

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  1. so, guess what? there is hope. i was at a birthday party and there were some couples and like all 3 of the guys were really sweet. you know how a lot of guys are loud and obnoxious and think they’re the sheez.. well, these guys were low key. i mean its cool if you wanna be loud, but you know. i was like “i hope my boyfriend is like hers” haha. but really i was.

    i’m sure the Real Men aren’t all taken..just the silly boys…

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