My Hay Bale Garden May 14, 2010

You can read more about it on my “Green” blog
Hay Bale Garden

But, a funny story..
So I’m outside watering my ‘Hay Bale Garden’ . When I come in, hubby asked if I saw that man standing at the back fence (which is chainlink) watching me. I never saw him, but hubby said he stood there for a long time. I’m sure he was thinking ‘WHY in the world is that crazy lady watering bales of hay’. Be prepared. Sometimes you will do things that appears to others to be NUTTY. But it DOES have a purpose!

My worthless sponsor – a funny April 9, 2010

This is from Big Al today -
It made me laugh out loud!
And we all know that laughter is the best medicine of all!!

Worthless sponsor story.

With his health failing for several months, a poor distributor rested on his death bed. Throughout his long illness, the distributor’s worthless sponsor made daily visits. One day, the distributor weakly motioned for the worthless sponsor to come nearer.

The distributor whispered to the worthless sponsor:

“You have been at my side through all my bad times and suffering.

“When I lost my best leader, you were there to support me.

“When my opportunity meeting caught on fire, you were there at my side.

“When my downline quit to join another company, you stayed with me.

“And every day that I’ve been sick, you’ve been here.

“Do you know what I’m thinking?”

The worthless sponsor replied, “No, what are you thinking?”

The distributor replied, “I think you’re bad luck!”

What is a wort ? March 29, 2010

I was thinking about WAHM and what it
represents..
Work At Home Mom.

I’m not a WAHM anymore.

I am a WORT.

A WORT is a person who is
Working On Retiring Today.

Now, at first I was going to call it WART, but I couldn’t figure out
any words to make it fit…
And here in Texas, we say the word “wart” but it sounds like
“wORt”. So, it still fits.

So, are YOU a WORT?

Ka-POW!! March 17, 2010

The other day hubby and I had to stop and get gas. I mean, we HAD to STOP and get gas. I was brought up, as a young lady, to never let my gas tank reach under half empty. So, when it the little yellow “Fuel Needed” light dings on I go in to panic mode!

SO, we had already been driving a bit with the yellow light aglow. We HAD to get fuel. We came to a gas station in an area of town that, well, let’s just say….I wouldn’t feel comfortable getting out alone if it were night time. But, it was still daylight and hubby was with me. So, no worries….right??

We pulled in and hubby was at the fuel pump. I was in the passenger seat playing with an app on my iPhone. We were just minding our own business when all of a sudden we heard a KAAAA- POWWWWW. I mean it was LOUD. I thought someone had just fired a bazooka at us. I “hit the deck” falling over into the driver’s seat, while trying to look up to see where or what had happened to hubby. I could see him crouching and ducking behind the fuel pump. Then we heard it again ‘ KAAA – POWWWWW, BOOM BOOM BOOM.

And then we could see what was causing all the commotion. A rattle trap of a van – probably the first passenger mini-van to roll off the assembly line was turning into the parking lot with the worst case of “back fire” I had EVER heard in my life.

We continued to have to listen to the BANG, KAPOW, BOOM BOOM until we left….It was echoing in our ears.

And the “hit the deck” action echoed in my mind. It’s been a long time since I had to act out of what I suppose some call the “survival” instinct. The KAPOW moment was a moment of fast action. No thought. No thinking. Just DO IT.

AAAhhh…Just DO IT. Reminds me of a famous shoe line who encourages the same thing.

HIT THE DECK. Just DO IT. These phrases give us the directive to DO – NOW – Don’t WAIT.
Don’t THINK. Don’t ANALYZE. Don’t Rationalize. Don’t Make a List. Don’t Prioritize. Don’t Schedule it in the Day Planner.

How many times are opportunities missed because we over thought the process?
Just DO IT already.

Perhaps it’s the adrenaline rush in our veins, such as after a conference or meeting. We feel like we can go out and conquer the business world. And those first few days we take action and DO.

Think about the new heights you can take your business to if you have frequent KAPOW moments and “hit the deck”. DO IT.

While we can’t have a “car backfiring at us daily” to fuel our business adrenaline, we do have other sources. Find a favorite leader and listen to their CD’s. Get a good training book and read. 30 Minutes of Audio and 10 pages of a good book DAILY can be the fuel for you to “Hit the Deck”! Take those nuggets you hear and read and apply them – QUICKLY! Do It!

KAAAAA-POW!!

A pair of Spanx and building your business March 3, 2010

You’ve heard of Spanx, haven’t you? These are some handy dandy
super tight pantyhose/girdle/ body shapers type things that
“are designed to promote comfort and confidence in women” with
a foundation layer that firms, controls, flattens and supports the
…well, the NOT so firm, controlled, flat or supported parts of
our body. Oprah made them the rage in 2000ish.
(even more recently they expanded a line for MEN)

Ok, so HOW the heck, you may ask are Spanx in any way
shape or form related to business.

Well, they really aren’t except the “feeling” they
promote can be related to your business.

First, for any ladies out there that have worn them – I think
you will relate to my experience the other day.

You see, when you first take out a pair of Spanx you think
to yourself “there is NO way I’m squeezing my body into THAT”.
At least that is what I said the other day when I tried on
my first pair!
You know the scene from “The Santa Clause” where Santa is
sucked into the chimney pipe on the roof?
THAT is how you feel.
You have to squeeze.. I mean SQUEEZE into that shaper.
You wiggle, and wiggle..It’s a tight fit.
It HAS to be or it wouldn’t be doing the job!
It holds the JIGGLES in place and helps your clothing
have a more smooth appearance – and can make you
look about 10 pounds lighter!
Spanx focuses the body parts into a smaller appearance (less
IS more they say!) and your body appears more FIRM.
A pair of Spanx, once you get wiggled into them,
make you FEEL good about yourself. Those jeans
look slimmer, the bulge is gone, there aren’t any
panty lines…

So, when building your home business YOU need your
“Business Spanx”.
You need to cut out the JIGGLES, the extra things you do
each day that may not be conducive to business building or –
remove the things that focusing on your business. Cut back on the
TV time, or surfing the net, or chatting with friends (unless
you are building your Social Networking Web 2.0!)

Focus your business on FIRM actions every day that build your
business. There are different programs – 2 actions a day, a daily
half dozen things, a daily dozen and more. Find an action plan
and stick to it!
Then know with confidence and FEEL good about yourself
that if you are consistently every day doing business building
actions you WILL achieve your goals!

So, I encourage you to SUCK IT UP!
Build your business and build the future you desire!

Meet… A time of rest January 10, 2010

Image by SmilingSunflower via Flickr

The seasons have a time of rest (Winter). The animals have a time of rest (hibernate in the Winter). The plants have a time of rest (the seeds rest in the Winter)…. am I seeing a pattern here? Is that’s why it’s so hard to get motivated to DO major projects in the Winter? Our body really wants to REST?? I am going research this a bit more – after I go take a nap.

Meet. . Home Spa Day December 11, 2009

SO, I had vacation days I had to get off the books at the corporate world.
Yesterday and today are days 1 and 2 (of 8).

First, I went to bed Wednesday night like a giddy school girl
boogieing around the house singing “tomorrow’s Saturday”
repeatedly. Now, of course on Wednesday night it was
NOT going to be Saturday. But, I had this HUGE sense
of relief knowing that Tomorrow (Thursday) would SEEM
like a Saturday because I didn’t have to get up before
the birds to go to work.
(Confession #1 – I had my REAL AHA for my DREAM -
“Saturday Today” is EVERYDAY when you don’t HAVE to go to
a JOB)

So, yesterday I did lot’s of reading, learned Yoga (can we say
OUCH – The only position that didn’t hurt was TREE)

Today is day #2. So, I planned my morning to be a morning
of rest and cleansing. I ate grapefruit drizzled with honey, and
lots of cups of hot herbal tea. More Yoga ( STILL OUCH).
Then, I moved into my “Spa Time” at home. I had my
Spa Music CD ready and put it in. First, I scrubbed my
face with oatmeal (are you suppose to be thinking about
oatmeal cookies when you are doing a home Spa Day?), rinsed
and patted dry (ok..I DO have a funny point
to the story so just HANG ON)
I proceeded to heat a cloth to put over my face to open my pores for
the honey treatment. Then, I patted my face with
Honey and put my feet in a tub of hot peppermint
water to soak. Serene Spa music. Fire going. One of our Vanilla
Musk Spa Candles burning….can’t you just FEEL the
serenity.
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Then the fuzzy fat cat we lovingly call Ginger jumped up on the back
of my chair, into my face. Ok…Fuzzy Cat and Sticky Honey -
not a good pairing.
I never KNEW the cat liked honey! She startled me so that
my feet sort of sloshed water out of the tub, but the towel soaked
it up.
SO, I get her convinced to get OUT of my face. I got up and looked in the mirror and
could see cat fur stuck to my face (I sort of wanted to burst out into
singing “Memory..all alone in the moonlight…” (song from the musical CATS)
but at this point I was really trying to “keep into the moment” and
stay “calm and serene”…

Well, I got the giggles, and then low and behold if our little Chihuahua, Zak,
not to be outdone by Ginger, and I guess since mommy was laughing, thought
I wanted to play – he jumped up into my lap and before I could
stop him, HE was in my face licking off the honey..

Ok, so the 15 mins of Spa Music stopped, and I went to wash off the
Honey – Cat Fur- Dog Slobber Mask……

And what’s the end result? A soft face, A Cat and Dog now sleeping
because their sugar high is over, and just remember THIS…

A Bad Day at the Home Spa is Better than a Good Day at the Office!!!

The Banana Test November 24, 2009

There is a very, very tall coconut tree and there are 4 animals: A Lion , A Chimp , A Giraffe , AND A Squirrel
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They decide to compete to see who is the fastest to get a banana off the tree.
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Who do you guess will win?
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Your answer will reflect your personality.
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So think carefully . . ..
Try and answer within 30 seconds. Got your answer?

Now scroll down to see the analysis.

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If your answer is:
Lion = you’re dull.
Chimpanzee = you’re dense.
Giraffe = you’re a complete moron.
Squirrel = you’re hopeless.

A COCONUT TREE DOESN’T HAVE BANANAS!

Obviously you're stressed and overworked... You should take some time off and relax

Don’t Argue With a Traffic Camera September 25, 2009

A man was driving thru an intersection when a traffic camera flashed.

He thought his picture was taken for exceeding the speed limit, even

though he knew he was not speeding.

Just to be sure, he went around the block and passed the same spot,

driving even more slowly, but again the camera flashed.

He thought this was quite funny, so he slowed down even further as

he drove past the area, but the traffic camera flashed yet again.

He tried a fourth time with the same result.

The fifth time he was laughing near tears when the camera flashed

as he rolled past at a snail’s pace.

Two weeks later, he got five traffic fine letters in the mail for driving

without a seat belt.

$660 total.

WHOOP. Aggies Do It Again! September 22, 2009

Watch the video here!
Basketball – Longest Shot