You know you drink too much soda when . . . the gas station cashier gives you a free bottle of water and looks disapprovingly at your drink selection. All the while telling you, “tsk tsk . . . water have more power.” 0_0
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Victory!
1 Nov![IMG_0286[1]](https://deceptivelyblonde.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_02861.jpg)
My new Dart Board 🙂 On the one hand, my consistency sucks. On the other, They All Hit The Board!
Music I Love ~ How Much is Your Girlfriend
31 OctRather sad / depressing storyline, but the song is kind of beautiful. For all of my girlfriend’s who stay long after they should have walked away.
Random Question of the Day
9 Jul
How much did the composer/copyright owner of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” song make? Because it is EVERYWHERE. . . There’s the Inception song for fantasy film intros and the Pirates of the Caribbean song for every single espionage / suspense moment. I want that copyright! $$$$ signs are floating in front of my eyes. It’s even showing up still at all the sporting events! And on my TESOL demo video 😛
Getting Rid of Ants
21 MayFirst Home/Apartment Owner Lesson #1 :
How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Home.
In honor of the summer swarms that have begun to descend. My mother taught me this trick a long time ago, and it works very quickly (overnight in fact a few times).
DIRECTIONS:
1.) Find out where they are coming from or at least figure out what line they are following when they move. Ants tend to follow one another in a straightish line back and forth from the food source to their home. So figure out where that line is.
2.) Mix together in a microwavable, closable bowl:
1/2 Cup of Sugar (to attract them)
1/4 Cup of Borax (to Kill Them)
1 & 1/2 Cup of Warmed Water (to mix it all together).
3.) Dip a cotton ball into the mixture and place it in their line of travel.
4.) Wait. The ants will come around to carry the mixture back to their den because it tastes so good (the sugar). This means they will spread to poison around and it will eliminate the group.
5.) Replace the Cotton Balls When They Dry Out. When you need a new one, just re-heat the mixture in a microwave and dip it in there again. Covers pretty much all summer!
The Joy of Childhood
31 DecI wrote this particular poem a while back, but this seems like a good time to share it since the wish still applies. So, Here is my New Year’s Prayer for You All!
The Joy of Childhood
Childish giggles fill the house,
As tickling games are carried out.
Cars are driven with humming noises,
Dollies talk with girlish voices.
Girls were purses, hats, and skirts,
Boys ride horses, kicking their boots.
Legos and Blocks build castles and towers,
Or even a fortress against enemy powers.
Imaginary dragons and knights come alive,
Damsels and princess’s are rescued by guys.
The earth becomes lava or maybe a flood,
Pies and cakes are soon made out of mud.
A good game of tag brings smiles to faces,
Trees are discovered to be awfully good bases.
My wish for us all in the coming new year,
Is that dragons and ogres are the worst of our fears.
I hope that you keep all your childhood dreams,
And remember forever you’re a king or a queen.
I hope we all have a sorrow free, joy filled New Year, and that each of us views the coming days with a child’s excitement. May we find a table on which to sit through the floods and volcanoes of life. May we find a way to make a pie out of the mud. And may there always be a good tree against which to rest. But most of all, may we each find a sticky hug and kiss at the end of the day. Happy New Year to everyone!
Childhood Fun – That’s Life
6 DecMemories from my childhood; my mother and I used to do this over and over and over. I loved it! Still do 🙂
Life Magazine
Person 1: That’s Life!
Person 2: What’s Life?
Person 1: A Magazine.
Person 2: Well, how much does it cost?
Person 1: 10 Cents.
Person 2: But I only have a nickel!
Person 1: That’s Life!
Person 2: What’s Life? . . . . .
Lovely Literature: “Leisure”
20 OctI first ran across this lovely little poem about a year ago, and it really resonated with me. Life and school were starting to pile up; and people kept reminding me that it was time to figure out precisely what I wanted to do with my life. Everyone wanted answers as to “what I was going to do”, “where was I applying”, “where was I going?” I had no idea; well that isn’t actually true. You see I went to law school with the idea that I could work with an auction house specializing in fine arts. I have been having a love affair with history for years, pretty much since my first history book on the ancient Greeks. This continued through my undergraduate years, and it was supposed to be part of my employment plans. But then the financial crisis hit, Sallie Mae loans started getting higher and higher, and the jobs scarcer and scarcer. That high-paying job at the New York law firm dealing with Insurance fraud started sounding a little nicer. Suddenly, I wasn’t so sure what I wanted to do. I had already been so caught up in school and making sure that my laundry and dishes stayed done that I hadn’t read a history-based book or article in nearly two years. Did it really mean that much to me?–Wouldn’t the monetary reward of a big job be enough?
But that was when God used my world to step in. Radio stations, news articles, Facebook posts, even those little Pinterest pictures friends sent me–everything around me was suddenly saying: “Stop.” and “Live!” Heck YOLO! was showing up everywhere. And I came to the realization that it’s true: You only get one chance to enjoy the world. I don’t care how you depict life after death (or the absence of it), you only Continue reading
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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