2/28/2007 -- Its What You Make It!

Do you let others unduly influence your mood? Are you in charge of your own destiny?


"Simply put you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy." -- Wayne Dyer

Trendy Tuesday: Read All About It

“I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in a crumpled up attitude in a chair or sofa, while I wandered over the hills and far away in novel company and new scenes... My world began to expand very rapidly,... the reading habit had got me securely.”

H. G. Wells

Okay. I’ll admit it—today’s Trendy Tuesday is completely selfish on my part. I’m a reading teacher aka a reading nerd, geek, or dork. The picture above is actually my stack of unfinished (in some cases unstarted) books. I'm a chronic non-finisher when it comes to books--especially those I really love. If I don't finish them, it's like they never end.

Tell me about who you are as a reader. What are you reading right now? What are some of your habits as a reader? Best book you’ve ever read? Worst book you’ve ever read?

P.S. Guinevere are you out there? You're the winner from last week's Trendy Tuesday. Email your contact info to: fancysimple@gmail.com

2/26/2007 - What is it that you want?

I think the hardest thing about achieving our goals - determining what it is that we want. Work? Family? A new business? A baby? A wierd quote blog for 365 days with your best friend? Hard to know where we are going and where we SHOULD be going! But if we determine what it is we want, we must keep this in mind -


Just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. -- Ella Fitzgerald

2/25/07 -- Oscar Nominee that is just my style

I love this quote by someone who is nominated for an Oscar tonight:

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.
-Clint Eastwood

2/24/07 - Face that Wickedness!

I loved all the movie quotes you girls threw out there. One of the best movies for quotes is The Wizard of Oz.

Wicked Witch of the West: Who ever thought a little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?

Can you stand up to the wickedness? Will you let your goodness, kindness and humor shine through? Be yourself?

2/23/07: Joy

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace--a connection to what matters.

-Oprah Winfrey

How do you define joy? And how do you keep yourself connected to what matters despite all the distractions of daily life?

2/22/07 - More movie mahem

Since Barb has done such an excellent job of using movie quotes, I wanted to keep up the trend!! From one of my favorite movies ever, Heathers:

If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be a human being; you'd be a game show host. -- Veronica Sawyer (Heathers).

Sometimes your hair, day, live is not going to be perfect. It is how you face the imperfections that make you, well, You!