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Month: November 2014

Black work in blue

Posted on 22nd November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

I have a new project. We’ve recently been changing and creating colour schemes for the different rooms in our house (plain white is the basic colour scheme across the whole Continue Reading →

Posted in Creative Craft, Stitchcraft | Tagged blackwork, cushion project | Leave a reply

I don’t know why, but you do

Posted on 20th November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

I don’t know why you chose me. I’m just glad that you did. You brought light to my heart, When there was only dark. You made me want to be Continue Reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged pitiful poet, poetry | Leave a reply

Making Friends – the art and the science I lack

Posted on 17th November 2014 by Mamie — 1 Comment ↓
making friends

What gives one person the gift of making friends and another person the fear of making new acquaintances?  No, I’m not about to deliver a lecture on the subject, I’m Continue Reading →

Posted in Friendships, Relationships | Tagged being an introvert, faking it, making friends, overcoming shyness | 1 Comment ↓

Absent Pets

Posted on 16th November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

I miss my dog. Because we had to make the trip over here quickly, we were not able to bring our sweetie with us. We did find her a good Continue Reading →

Posted in Past Relationships, Relationships | Tagged absent pet, Dogs, family member | Leave a reply

First Writing Success – My introduction to paid

Posted on 14th November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply
First Writing Success

How does a writer define success? Is it completing a novel, getting an article published (web or print), or some other descriptor that defines their version of success? How I Continue Reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged ambition, first writng success | Leave a reply

Procrastination and Perspiration – A never ending cycle

Posted on 5th November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

The cycle of getting into shape and then allowing that figure to become pear-shaped is the eternal swing of procrastination and perspiration. It works for everything else, too. Procrastinating about Continue Reading →

Posted in Exercise & Movement, Health & Wellbeing | Tagged fitness, health, procrastination | Leave a reply

Giving Gifts and Christmas shopping

Posted on 4th November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

Starting my Christmas shopping this weekend was fun. While visiting my in-laws for the weekend my Honey and I went to the Mall and a huge department store that carries Continue Reading →

Posted in Relationships | Tagged Christmas, gifts, shopping | Leave a reply

Ambition and the Path to Success

Posted on 3rd November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

I have the ambition, but I have frequently stumbled, wandered, and gotten distracted from the path to success. A teacher in my primary school planted the first seed of ambition Continue Reading →

Posted in Gratitude, Life Stuff | Tagged ambition, path to success | Leave a reply

Stress = Hives – When did I become so sensitive?

Posted on 2nd November 2014 by Mamie — Leave a reply

There are people who have suffered from stress-related hives for most of their lives, and I now realise that it can be debilitating and stressful in itself. I have never considered Continue Reading →

Posted in Birth Family, Relationships | Tagged family, hives, stress | Leave a reply

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