AMANDA'S BASKETS: Twenty Days and Counting...REALLY!!!!!

Monday, December 5, 2011

Twenty Days and Counting...REALLY!!!!!

Hi, how was your weekend? Mine was busy writing and I do mean a lot of writing. I think I am getting a handle on that large writing assignment...enough so I can finish up the next segment in a couple days and then put it away until after Christmas.

Speaking of Christmas, how are you doing with Christmas preparations? I have all the shopping done for boxes that need to be shipped but still need to finish up the rest of the shopping.

I hope to get back to NYC and take pictures of some of the decorations...they really know how to decorate. But in the meantime, I thought I would share a picture of the tree at LLBean in Freeport, Maine. It really is quite spectacular...

Thanks for visiting...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.