I was a Boy Scout growing up, their motto was be prepared, it still is. I am usually prepared, even today – one thing that I used to carry back then that I still carry with me today is a…
Knives are Tools, Use Them with Care and Respect
It is Our Smiley Lady, Ruth’s Blog: Live in Anticipation
Live in Anticipation Having something to look forward to, gives your spirit such a lift. Wouldn’t it be great if, everyday, you did have that special something you were anticipating? I think we all do, but that we often don’t recognize that…
Getting Your Act(ions) Together: Don’t Suppress Your Feelings
••• Natalie tended to bottle up her emotions. “I was taught to sit on my feelings,” she explained. “In our family the girls were expected to smile sweetly and shut up.” After a course of assertiveness training, Natalie started verbalizing…
If you Ride Bicycles, Indoors or Outdoors, do it Safely
I have a Schwinn CrissCross, it is a hybrid bicycle. It runs on leg power, I ride it inside and outside. I wear a helmet when I ride it outside and when I ride it in the kitchen I forgo…
It’s Our Smiley Lady’s Blog: Luck and Opportunity
Here comes opportunity knocking at Inverted Front Door Smiley Here are some of my very favorite quotes about Luck and Opportunity: • Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison •…
It’s Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day It drizzlesAn older man limps across a parking lotHis arms are crossed behind his backIt’s Memorial Day He enters Italian Kitchen, Tomato PiesBest pizza in town, they’re open, tv on, menu in windowIt’s Memorial Day They are…