Daily Dozen
- My idea notebooks... the old one from 2 years or one from 3 years ago are all fresh to me, still full of new things I need to implement now
- Wite-out tape (the liquid kind that dries all weird and lumpy because it gets too thick in dry Colorado air... The lumps are annoying because the thing was supposed to hide an imperfection to begin with!)
- Coffee
- Sleepy boys - so cute
- Altai's advice last night
- I haven't lost keys/wallet/phone for years now... but there was a period back in 2006/7 when things weren't so good in my life. Partying, bad relationship, etc had me losing something important to me every month. In fact, there was a time I lost my phone, got a "borrower" phone while the replacement was coming, and lost the "borrower" phone too... and had to deal with the phone company for losing two phones. lol
- Big portion servings from Zheng's...a meal for one was dinner for me and my son last night, my breakfast, and I still have a large portion left for my lunch today.
- Crazy people. They test and reset our barometers for what's reasonable.
- Plastic glasses. Even though the name is a contradiction, the items are indispensable to me - a mom to two toddlers.
- Google is working to extend human life
- Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People (How does that apply to today's online marketing? Wouldn't that be an interesting book?)
- Having an opinion is so easy... which means having something to write/say is easy. Now the tricky part is having a unique, engaging, and brilliant thing/way to say it.
Magic Moments
- My brother Altai tends to give good advice because he's so down to earth about business and relationships, etc. He has his meter on what makes most sense, when giving advice... even though he's a party animal and will take any dare. I'll vote that he's most likely of all my acquaintances to show up dressed as a woman on Halloween and reindeer at Christmas.
- Glenwood Hot Springs at night is quite a scene. Old people sitting there in front of the bubbling, gushing waters... couples making out and cuddling... workers chatting with the swimmers from vantage point of a pedestal... I had fun with my son Arslan. He never fails to make an impression on others. He waved hi to everybody at the hot springs. When he saw JoAnn and her two-year old son, I told Arslan to say "hi" to her. He did better. Arslan ran up to him, hugged and kissed him on the cheek. It was his second time meeting the other 2 year old, and the last time was 1.5 years ago. So it was purely Arslan's exuberant affection--for everyone!
Lessons Learned
- The bus driver today almost missed me. When I got on, she was not too happy, "You need to wave the stop sign, I can't see you wearing black!" It's true. I never wave the stop sign thing. The stupid sign is chained to the stupid bench, located by the divot in from the road, surrounded by tall hedge. It is virtually impossible for me to see a bus coming or for the bus to see me in advance of passing me. How am I to wave down a thing I can't see?! However, the whole point wasn't about my wish to argue with her... I realized fairly quickly, it was that she was dismayed for almost passing me, and wanted to blame something/someone. The point is she didn't want to pass me and didn't pass me. When people get defensive over little things, it's often an inner perfectionist haranguing them and not about me... Good one to remember, especially so that next time I can just take the blame, apologize, and realize that it's not about me and I just took a load off of them too.
- I bet other bloggers and people would like a series on best blog writing articles compiled over time... looking into best autoresponders.
- Stopping myself from finishing the plate, when I'm feeling full, and boxing the rest is a fabulous way to keep slim and keep my spending trim.
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