A Clever Girl's Idea

When I first read of Jen's post at dust bunny hostage about wanting to celebrate Positive Day on July 31, my first reaction was "count me in!" This was actually her 12-year-old Diva Daughter's idea. Here's what she said:

"My little Diva Daughter read a review in the Wall Street Journal about the latest Harry Potter movie. It was not positive and she was disappointed. She gave a lengthy monologue about the negative things she had read. I walked her over to the computer, clicked New Post on my blog, and told her to "have at it". She looked one part shocked, and one part happy to voice her opinion (you can find that post HERE).

When she was verbally sharing her opinion, she told me when she becomes president in 2032, she will instate Positive Day. She claimed it will be a day for people to think about the things they are thankful for and to share the things that make them happy. She also wrote about Positive Day in her post.

This is part of the comment Travis left for Diva Daughter:

"Now as to Positive Day, why wait? Pick a day and let us know what it is. We can make a blog badge and have Positive Day in the Bloggosphere!"

When she read it, her eyes lit up and she giggled - I could tell that she REALLY liked the idea of Positive Day being celebrated in the Bloggosphere. In her words "Oh yeah! Let's do it!"

And Positive Day was born from the mind of a twelve year old girl."

The concept is for everyone to share the things in their lives that are positive. She urged us to count our blessings and to "CHOOSE to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative."

So in keeping with my commitment to join this crusade, I posted all the things I am grateful of in my main blog, OF LIVING AND LOVING... AND COPING.

How about you? Have you counted your blessings today? Believe me, it makes a whole lot of difference in your life or at least in your attitude. It won't hurt to smile as you recall all the good things that came your way.

Thanks to Mike of Rambling Stuff for leading me to Jen's site.

Happy Positive Day to everyone!

Reality Online

Flu News... According to Sunshine

To Avoid It..

Eat right!

Make sure you get your daily dose of fruits and veggies.

Take your vitamins and bump up your vitamin C.

Get plenty of exercise because exercise helps build your immune system.

Walk for at least an hour a day,

go for a swim,

take the stairs instead of the lift, etc.

Wash your hands often.
If you can't, keep a bottle of antibacterial stuff around.

Get lots of fresh air.

Open doors and windows whenever possible.

Try to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can.



Get plenty of rest.


OR



Take the doctor's approach.

Think about it...
When you go for a flu jab, what do they do first?

They clean your arm with alcohol...

Why?

Because ALCOHOL KILLS GERMS.

So...


I walk to the pub... exercise

I put lime in my vodka... fruit

Celery in my Bloody Mary... veggies

Drink outdoors on the patio... fresh air

Tell rude jokes and laugh... eliminate stress

Then I pass out... rest


The way I see it...



If you keep your alcohol levels up,
flu germs can't get you!


As my grandmother always said,

"A shot in the glass


is better than one in the ass!"

Music Monday - Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You (Teri De Sario)

"I admit it,
I'm really a dreamer
And I'm reachin' for a star
too high up there for hangin' on"

I need a boost right now and Teri De Sario's songs always worked wonders to my mood.

"Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You" is a 1978 disco classic (SWING music) performed by Teri DeSario and written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gee's. I love this hit and won't ever get tired of listening and dancing to it!

Here's another trip down memory lane...

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Sunday Stealing - The "Leave It To Meme" Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing.

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger known as Kyddryn from Shadow and Sweetwater. She claims she stole it from someone on Facebook. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Cheers to all us thieves!

1. Who was your FIRST date?

Sheep's first date was with Pig... they jumped over the fence one starry, starry summer night to search for hays and oats to eat and ended up rolling around in the mud to cool off... whew!

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love?

3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?

ICE COLD BEER...
imagine a lesson on social graces/social drinking
from Father Sheep himself...
that was really cool...

4. What was your FIRST job?

obviously the job fed well...
but i got bored...

so I joined the Army

5. What was your FIRST car?

i guess the license plate speaks for itself

6. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?

up, up and away... not!

7. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?

8. Whose wedding did you attend the FIRST time?

my best friend's wedding...
too bad he married his own kind

9. Tell us about your FIRST roommate.

believe me, she snored louder than i did...
hey, why isn't she counting sheep? you traitor you!!!

10. If you had one wish, what would it be (other than more wishes)?



11. What is something you would learn if you had the chance?

how to use a parachute on the next sheep drop
(see question no. 6)


12. Did you marry the FIRST person you were in love with?

obviously not because he married another pig
so i ended up at the shrink's office


13. What were the first lessons you ever took and why?

i wanted to ride high, that's why...


14. What is the first thing you do when you get home?

now it's Sheep's turn to count...

Thank you for playing this week on Sunday Stealing! Please leave a comment or link when you have posted. Feel free to stop back and visit other player’s posts. Have a great week. See you next Sunday!

It's A Major Award

My friend Kat of Soy Wax Candles Blog and Candles Crafts and Whatnot has given me another award and it is called a "Major Award."

Kat is one of the very good friends I met here in the blogging world. We hit it off right away like kindred spirits. And even if we don't get to chat often anymore, I know she still checks on me and makes her presence felt all the time which I truly appreciate. A real friend indeed.

Since my friend can't remember the rules for this award, she made up her own [that is soooooo Kat ]. This is what she said :

"But I love it!! So Much!!! I laughed out loud when I received it, because I have such fond memories of this movie!! I even listed it in my top 10 funniest movies over at Candles, Crafts and Whatnot.

Who can forget when it came "Fra-gee-ly" LOL
There were so many good moments in the movie A Christmas Story, but the lamp was the highlight (no pun intended).

So, thank you to whoever the wonderful person was that gave me this, I am sorry I can't link to you. If you are out there, let me know and I will definitely edit this post!!

Seeing as though I don't remember the rules or anything...I am making my own up!! LOL"

This award is for anyone who likes to smile and/or laugh, and just generally spreads that along in this blogging world we all travel in. (sounds good, right?)"

With that in mind, I would like to pass on this award to the following bloggers who never fail to make me smile, laugh or feel good:

Mike of Rambling Stuff

Wenny of Inside My Bubble Today

Thom of Thom's Place for Well Whatever...

Mimi Lenox a.k.a. The Queen of Memes of The Queen's Meme

Mouse of Mouse's House

Cathy (LadyHighTower) of Psychic Mama

Although Sandee of Comedy Plus and Janet of Dolly's Daily Diary are also Kat's awardees, I still want to pass this on to them.