Archive for October, 2009

Time

Posted on October 26th, 2009, by the mum

 
“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” – Brian Tracy
Time.  Something I don’t have enough.  Too many things to do and too little time.
Or, that is the excuse I give myself.
Recently, I saw a video that showed a Japanese man, got up, [...]

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Children See. Children Do.

Posted on October 22nd, 2009, by the mum

This powerful video came to me in facebook from a friend sharing.  When I saw this, I remember all the times my children were watching me – behaving well and behaving badly.  This is not just for parents, but for ALL adults.
How much do we really love our kids?  Do we love them enough to [...]

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Will you change the way you live your life now?

Posted on October 19th, 2009, by the mum

There is a new TV series which has caught Dear Husband’s eye, called “Flash Forward“.  Essentially, the story is about how the world blacked out AT THE SAME TIME, everyone, for 2 minutes and 17 seconds.  In this short time, almost everyone is shown a scene from their own future,not now but in 6 months [...]

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Life

Posted on October 6th, 2009, by the mum

I am 36 and have since lost 3 friends to life for 3 different reasons.
J was my secondary school classmate. I remember him to be one of the top performers in class. Me…I was mediocre and when the O levels draw near, he offered to help a group of us. He was quiet and silent [...]

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Sleep Deprivation

Posted on October 4th, 2009, by the mum

I read somewhere on a women’s magazine that for every child that grows up to 18 years old, the parents would have lost 5 years worth of sleep.  I have 4 kids so, mathematicians out there, please help to figure out how many years worth of sleep I would have lost just by having them.
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What is Really Important in a Marriage

Posted on October 2nd, 2009, by the mum

Buy Me a Rose by Luther Vandross
He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants
But it tears her apart ‘cause nothing’s for her heart
He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight
If he could only read her mind, she’d say…
Buy me a rose, call me from work
Open a door for [...]

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