Spring has Sprung Giveaways

by Diane Estrella on March 12, 2010

All next week, I will be featuring a different blogger every day and have a giveaway in their honor.

Monday – Azure Islands Designs

Tuesday- Priscilla Dawn

Wednesday – Emily Ann Benedict

Thursday – Its So Very Cheri

Friday- Gretchen Rubin

Please check back each day and comment to enter.  What better way to welcome Spring then with something new blossoming in your life?  And don’t forget free…. does it get any better????

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Gone in Sixty Seconds

by Diane Estrella on March 10, 2010

A minute……… sixty seconds…….. not a lot of time to accomplish much, or is it?

I’ll be there in a minute” can seem like an eternity to a child.  Right now, each of us has a choice on how we are going to spend the next minute of our lives.

What are some things that can be done in a minute or less that can have unlimited time benefits?

  • Text message, tweet, or facebook a friend and just let them know you’re thinking about them
  • Give a hug to someone you love (with a big wet willy snuck in— optional)
  • Really look at that girl at checkout, smile and pay her a compliment
  • Stop whatever I’m doing and be near my child for just a moment even if I don’t have any additional time to spare
  • Pause……… just stop and reflect on exactly where you are and what you are doing at THIS moment
  • Some kind of stomach crunch or Kegel exercises while sitting in the chair you’re in, right now….. :O)

Any other suggestions that you can come up with to make the most of every minute of every day?  Just taking it one purposeful minute at a time helps.   Eventually, we all run out of time.  What will your last minutes be like? 

 Janna Qualman wrote a great post here on”FIVE“.  What are your plans for the next five minutes?  Five days?  Five months?  Five years from now???

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Under Construction

March 8, 2010

The only way I can describe it is Ahhhhhhhhh!
Chaos, mayhem, craziness and me….out of sorts.
Reconstructing our 100 year old house has been an ongoing process now for over three years.  Chipping away and removing old, in some cases, water damaged lathe and plaster and putting up new sheet rock walls in each and every room is [...]

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Shoulda, Woulda Coulda

March 5, 2010

Ever play this game?
Shoulda decided it was a great day to just lay on the couch all day, watch TV and rest.  Yeah, she should of wrote out thank you notes, returned phone calls, gone to the grocery store and cleaned the bathroom until it was spotless, but Shoulda didn’t.  She just decided it wasn’t [...]

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The Young Riders

March 3, 2010
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How many times have you ever watched a show on TV and thought, “Wow, I’d really love to meet the cast!” 
Back in 1991, I had that very thought about The Young Riders.  Aside from the fact that I was 20, with hormones raging, I just really thought it would be neat to meet the stars [...]

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On giving up

March 1, 2010
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“How much longer can I go on?” and “I give up!”
Have you ever thought this?  Even said or screamed it out loud?
For me, yes and yes!
Situations can be tiring to say the least; especially things that have gone on for a long time.  There are many that have endured hardships for months and years and [...]

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Are You Beach Body Ready?

February 26, 2010
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At this point, many prayers are going up pleading and curses are going down to that blasted groundhog, to just let winter be over with already!  The winter-like state many of us find ourselves in will, hopefully, be coming to an end soon.  Sunshine, flowers and all things beachy beckon to us in a dreamlike state of what [...]

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Pie Recipes

February 24, 2010
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I hemmed and hawed over this post.  Do I share my beloved favorite pie recipes with the world, or do I hoard the glory of delicious, mouth-watering pies to myself?  These recipes are super fast and easy, and in a pinch you can whip out a dessert in a matter of 45 minutes that is impressive and [...]

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Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw

February 22, 2010
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Tim McGraw throws his cowboy hat into the ring once again, with this, his second children’s book.  Having one incredible wife and three daughters, this book gives him a chance to show his softer side through writing for girls.
Love Your Heart is a beautifully illustrated children’s book which would have a great appeal for young [...]

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Vomit

February 19, 2010
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Puke, Barf, Boot, Regurgitation, Hurl, Projectile Vomit, Ralf, Spew,  Heave, Toss (one’s cookies), Blow Chunks, Upchuck, CallRalphOnBigWhitePhone, York, Expel, Erupt, Disgorge, Retch, Throw up, Pray to the Porcelain God….
Wow!  Little did I think there were so many ways to say vomit.
Wednesday night, 10:30PM.  All I want to do is sleep, but alas, it is not meant [...]

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