2.08.2011

Oh Yes, It’s Time Again…

for GLEE!!!!!! You can’t tell I’m a little eensy teensy bit excited can you?

And in case you missed it, here are some of my favorite songs from the episode that aired after that SUPER big football game Sunday night.

Bills

Need You Now

Happy watching!

2.06.2011

Without further Ado…

As promised here are some pics of ma petite maison de ville…

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The Entryway
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Entry Shelf

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Laundry Room

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Half Bath

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Kitchen



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Living Room

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Master Bedroom

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Full Bath

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Guest Room

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Guest Room View 2

So when are you coming to visit?

2.05.2011

Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado {book review}

ouliveYou go to work, take care of things around your house, play with the kids… You consider your life to be simple, ordinary even.  You feel like you want to make a difference, but you are just one ordinary person.   Do you really have the power to impact people in a big way? 

Most of us have felt small and inconsequential at some point in our lives.  If only we were famous or rich, then we would really have the chance to influence and impact people’s lives, right? 

But what if you could make a difference?  You.  Just as you are.  Without an endless bank account or fans on every corner.  This is exactly what Max Lucado talks about in his book “Outlive Your Life.”

From the moment I picked up this book, I was completely sucked in. The easy reading style of Lucado combined with the messages of hope and motivation made this a really enjoyable read.   I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to make a lasting impact on the world around them.

If you take anything from reading this book I think it will be this:

“None of us can help everyone.  But all of us can help someone.” –Max Lucado, “Outlive Your Life.”

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

2.04.2011

World Cancer Day

SA10519_WCD_Logo_4cEvery year 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis.  Of those, 7.6 million will die of their disease. 

I am one of 12 million who heard those words in 2009.    It’s amazing how isolated you feel when you hear those words yet there are 12 million others that have heard the same thing within that year. 

Reading the statistics above, I feel extra lucky today that I am a survivor.  Did you do the math?  Those numbers mean that over 60% who have cancer die of cancer. But it is estimated that 30-40% of those deaths could be prevented and as many as one third could be cured through early diagnosis and treatment.

It’s time for us to fight this global epidemic. Click on the logo above and sign the declaration urging our global leaders to come to action.

A cancer patient will thank you.  I thank you.

2.02.2011

Snow Day?

snomgWell half the country is buried, sometimes literally, up to their eyeballs in snow.  This includes my family and friends way up there in the high-five of America.

Here… well I woke up to temps in the 50’s that quickly plummeted into the 30’s with high winds. No rain, no snow… no reason to stay home wrapped up in my cozy bed.

As much as I can’t stand snow, part of me wishes I was there to be part of all the excitement.  Wait, you actually want to be stuck in 18 inches of snow?!  Yes. Sick, I know.

I have always been fascinated by weather and severe storms are my favorite.  Even when it’s business as usual, I can almost always quote you the weather for the upcoming days because I find it interesting.  Perhaps I missed a calling?

Or perhaps I’m just jealous of all the friends who got a snow day today [and some of them tomorrow] because of “SnO-M-G!”  And then I think to myself, “Self, you are so silly!  You work at the hospital and those never close.”  Sigh…