Unique Uses

Did you know that Vick's Vaporub makes a great hairgel? (Though the smell leaves a lot to be desired?!) Gavin decided to gel his hair into a mohawk and in mistaking my very similar gel/hair mold container for Vick's applied very liberally...

My "under construction" project involves removing hurricane debris from our living room. It is amazing what mess an extra two children can create, but we have a blast with our nieces last night. (And I even had my very own piano recital this morning!) Currently Gavin and Rebekah are dancing and bouncing on the mattresses still piled in the living room. I hear a gaspy "I can't wait to tire myself out to sleep!" and can hardly believe it!

Did you also know that turtle-shaped sandbox lids make great toboggans (that fit 3 or 4 kids)? (And the massive green UFO-shaped half-dome sure can destroy a poor little innocent spruce...)

Paralysis by Analysis..My Avoidance Technique

Tonight is the big night in terms of my written reflexology exam...and so of course today I am procrastinating. Odd corners uncleaned for "a coon's age" as I hear people locally explain extended length of time (and not, thankfully, any sort of racist comment as I discovered in my investigation)...well, these uncleaned corners are suddenly sparkling. (Though producing a shimmering whole house would indeed be the true feat.) Unmade phone calls are suddenly happening, and stacks of papers left about being rifled through...ah, good ole procrastination...

Ironically Denis Waitley's article entitled "Six Behaviors That Increase Self-Esteem", discovered this morning in my inbox, would be unlikely to agree with my current avoidance technique..."Fifth, respond to difficult times or depressing moments by increasing your level of productive activity. When your self-esteem is being challenged, don’t sit around and fall victim to “paralysis by analysis.” The late Malcolm Forbes said, “Vehicles in motion use their generators to charge their own batteries. Unless you happen to be a golf cart, you can’t recharge your battery when you’re parked in the garage!” "

Guess it's time to leave the garage...

Who Would've Thunk it???

Well, one measly little thing I have to share that has changed my life today: handmade knit swiffer covers.

Who would've thunk it?