No wonder Santa says Ho, Ho, Ho
Yesterday was – well – full of challenges.
Jack, my grandson, was sick with a fever, cough and all that goes with a cold or the flu. The Doctor told us it was just a chest cold and to do those things you usually do for a cold: lots of water, rest, some cough medicine, etc. [...]
The Day Before Thanksgiving greetings from Maxine
Today may be rushed and a little ( or a lot) stressed if you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner. It may be a stressful day regardless of how you are celebrating. Sometimes holidays do that. And if it’s a perfectly perfect day, you can still use a little Thanksgiving humer. And so I have invited Maxine [...]
Summary of Life
GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair
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3) If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3 year old brother to [...]
It’s Friday – We Need a Little Humor!
When my kids were teens they introduced me to Weird Al Yankovic. We had a couple of his CD’s and played them any time we piled in the van to go somewhere and we laughed every time we heard them – this was twenty years ago. It seems that Weird Al is still going strong. [...]
Self Improvement Starts With Self Love and a Sense of Humor
Several people have asked me why I don’t pick a topic and give you a bunch of pointers on how to achieve your goal. For example, “Ten Ways to Stop Procrastination,” or “Becoming a Top Speaker in 5 Easy Steps or “6 Ways to Be More Loveable.” The answer? I could do that and it [...]
Today I Don’t Need Improvement. I’m IRISH!
With a name like Conlan I could hardly let the day go by without wishing you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, now, could I? I’ll be wearing green today as well.� We really are unhyphenated Americans but have a good bit of Irish blood in our veins. It’s a fun holiday with parades, green beer, [...]
Good Bye, La Paz (Appreciation and Self Improvement)
This is my last day in La Paz. We head for Cobo just before noon and tomorrow I catch my plan to return to Arizona. I have had a wonderful stay and I’m not anxious to leave. There is so much beauty here – everywhere you look there’s something special.
The picture today is again of [...]
Posada La Poza. What Does It Teach About Self Improvement?
We wound through the dirt streets of Todos Sanctos until we saw its signs, and then turned onto a rough, rocky, winding dirt road that seemed to be taking us off the edge of nowhere. And then, as we rounded a curve, there it was Posada La Poza. Its intense yellow color and the bright [...]
Fun and Self Improvement
Laughter is the best medicine. That’s a fact. It’s been proved scientifically and we all prove it over and over in our own experience. A good laugh can make you forget all the negatives playing around in your mind and in that positive state, healing happens. Yes, even physical healing happens. We all need fun.
And [...]
When Things Go Wrong
We have just experienced the few really cold days we have in an Arizona winter – cold enough to leave ice on the windshield and frost on the lawn. The bougainvillea froze but will grow to be vital and beautiful again after we trim it down in a few weeks. A few bushes froze but [...]
