-Arnold Bennett
"Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown."
-George Shinn
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. "
-Maya Angelou
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Here is a little CHANGE from color to black and white! This is Mariah last week in front of the poster in the basement of Colin's band tour in 2006. That tour took him through many city CHANGES along the way. |
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Here is Beau last week making a CHANGE to how he can stack the LOVE blocks! |
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BEAU goes through many CHANGES of emotions in a day, mostly happy ones! |
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Beau on Friday CHANGING the use for the tupper wear bin! |
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| Last week... Mariah and my niece Rowen, CHANGED into costumes. Rowen CHANGED Mariah's hair do, ...& Beau not wanting to be left out of the fun! |
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A little CHANGE of supper for us! Brian got take out SUSHI on Saturday for supper... it was a TASTY CHANGE! |
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Time to LEAP into a CHANGE on the bulletin boards at BSOBAD... from Hearts to Shamrocks! Although some of these MARCH BOARD EMBELLISHMENTS have not CHANGED in years... they continue to hang in different spots each year! The little ELF in the upper right corner is my favorite Bulletin Board thing of all time! His happy little face always CHANGES my spirits, and puts me in a good mood....along with the IRELAND FOREVER sign! |
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Yesterday we got a CHANGE of carpet in our family room. It looks very similar to the old one, but just a shade darker and lots more cushy and soft under lay makes it feel like a real CHANGE to walk on it! |
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Yesterday Mariah was here briefly sitting on the kitchen chair which had CHANGED to the dining room temporarily while the new carpet was being put in. |
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Beau was summing up the CHANGE of furniture placement, too, yesterday when here! |
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Something that can CHANGE the aroma and ambiance in the house! SCENTSY Here are 3 of my new favorites! Today as we get ready to LEAP into a whole new month... I got to thinking of all the CHANGES in my life lately! Last week was one filled with many hours of babysitting, which caused some CHANGES to my normal daily routine! I didn't get to the gym as often, nor did I eat my regular foods... and instead ate way too many snacks! This week I am trying to CHANGE back to my normal routine again. I went to the GYM today. I do like to take BODY VIVE, which for the past bit has had a CHANGE of teacher. TRENT is an awesome instructor at Goodlife, but doesn't usually teach that class. I do enjoy his classes, though when ever he teaches. Next week it will CHANGE back to the regular teachers for that class again! I have been CHANGING from STARBUCKS to TIM HORTON'S for my coffees lately! I went there again following my gym this morning with my friend, Ella. I am hoping my luck will CHANGE soon, on the "roll up the rim to win"!!! So far I always get this in my rim... "please play again!" Ella got a free coffee or latte in her rim today, though! Yesterday we CHANGED our family room carpet. We have had the same grey burber for the past 15 years or so. It was wearing out in places and had many a stain on it, too! So although we didn't CHANGE the look of the carpet drastically, we did FRESHEN things up a bit with a new darker grey burber on a better underlay. We managed to get rid of all creaks in there too, so it is now CHANGED to quieter as well! This is the room we spend most of our time in, so it seemed like a good place to CHANGE things in. I got a LEAP on things at the dance studio by CHANGING the bulletin boards from FEBRUARY to MARCH. I have many seasonal embellishments that have been around for my 10 years of doing boards at BSOBAD. However, they still work well, so rather than CHANGE them... I just choose to add to them and or CHANGE where I hang them, so they always seem sort of new! I do really like the MARCH stuff for the boards, too!!! I am a big FACEBOOKER... and believe me... nothing CHANGES more than the format for that! I have a hard time adapting to the CHANGES as fast as they happen there... but am trying hard to EMBRACE them, because without CHANGE we do not grow... or so the sayings go! Every 4 years there is a CHANGE to the month of FEBRUARY, in that there is an extra day, making it a LEAP YEAR!... Tomorrow is that 4 year CHANGE... and then it will be another 4 years until we LEAP into that CHANGE again! Soon we will be CHANGING from winter to spring... that is always a welcome CHANGE! I have been watching several shows on TV lately. One which I have not mentioned is "THE BACHELOR" I sort of got hooked into that one... but am really wanting the bachelor, Ben, to CHANGE his choices of girls. Anyone else following it will know what I mean by this!!! I hope he CHANGES his thoughts on Courtney next week!!!!!!!! wink wink! As well as that show... I still watch the reality singing shows... "The Voice" and "American Idol" Sometimes I would have had a CHANGE of heart on who gets chosen in those shows as well, however that being said.... I do think there is a lot of good talent on both those shows this season. I have enjoyed the fact that ELLEN has had the little British tutu cuties... "Sophia Grace and Rosie" on a lot! Today they CHANGED things up by singing an original tune called "PRINCESS SWAGGER"... it was just TUTU cute! I believe Ellen has CHANGED their lives forever! Some CHANGES in life are inevitable ... and whether we like them or not... they continue to happen all around us, so why not just EMBRACE the CHANGE! My Auntie Betty in Vancouver is CHANGING her age today... Happy Birthday to her! on that note... my poem of the day Changes are just everywhere... in people and in things. And often they just change the tune in which your heart now sings. Things are always changing each and everyday... But sometimes we just wish those things would stay the same old way! But growth can really not be found by merely standing still. So changing is is just what we do, sometimes beyond our will. Change can often freshen up the things that become old. Or change some little minor things into something bold. Sometimes change is in our control and other times it's not. But however change will come to us, a little , or a lot! Embrace it as it comes your way, because it can be great. CHANGE is like a LEAP of faith, EMRACE it... CELEBRATE! |
I really like this one, Diane. Nice poem. I think the biggest change ever to happen to you was the day you became a grandma. Of course I don't know much about that - just what people tell me I'm missing, but you just blossom with change. Some find it painful, so this is another great thing I love about you. It's interesting to think back about all the changes in one's life and how we also change/adapt with them. Thanks for the perspective and reflection. Good stuff here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Arlene... I'm glad you enjoyed it and came by to read and comment on it, too... When I changed into a grandma... it was a proud day for sure... one life's very best changes for sure! I always appreciate your kind words and comments ! Thanks again...
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