Friday, October 30, 2009

This is Eerily Accurate.... Numerology

This is pretty dead on. Go here if you want to do it for yourself.


You entered: Janeen ********

There are 20 letters in your name.
Those 20 letters total to 79
There are 9 vowels and 11 consonants in your name.

Your number is: 7

The characteristics of #7 are: Analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

The expression or destiny for #7:
Thought, analysis, introspection, and seclusiveness are all characteristics of the expression number 7. The hallmark of the number 7 is a good mind, and especially good at searching out and finding the truth. You are so very capable of analyzing, judging and discriminating, that very little ever escapes your observation and deep understanding. You are the type of person that can really get involved in a search for wisdom or hidden truths, often becoming an authority on whatever it is your are focusing on. This can easily be of a technical or scientific nature, or it may be religious or occult, it matters very little, you pursue knowledge with the same sort of vigor. You can make a very fine teacher, or because of a natural inclination toward the spiritual, you may become deeply emerged in religious affairs or even psychic explorations. You tend to operate on a rather different wavelength, and many of your friends may not really know you very well. The positive aspects of the 7 expression are that you can be a true perfectionist in a very positive sense of the word. You are very logical, and usually employ a quite rational approach to most things you do. You can be so rational at times that you almost seem to lack emotion, and when you are faced with an emotional situation, you may have a bit of a problem coping with it. You have excellent capabilities to study and learn really deep and difficult subjects, and to search for hidden fundamentals. At full maturity you are likely to be a very peaceful and poised individual.

If there is an over supply of the number 7 in your makeup, the negative aspects of the number may be apparent. The chief negative of 7 relates to the limited degree of trust that you may have in people. A tendency to be highly introverted can make you a bit on the self-centered side, certainly very much self-contained . Because of this, you are not very adaptable, and you may tend to be overly critical and intolerant. You really like to work alone, at your own pace and in your own way. You neither show or understand emotions very well.

Your Soul Urge number is: 5

A Soul Urge number of 5 means:
The 5 soul urge or motivation would like to follow a life of freedom, excitement, adventure and unexpected happening. The idea of travel and freedom to roam intrigues you. You are very much the adventurer at heart. Not particularly concerned about your future or about getting ahead, you can seem superficial and unmotivated.

In a positive sense, the energies of the number 5 make you very adaptable and versatile. You have a natural resourcefulness and enthusiasm that may mark you as a progressive with a good mind and active imagination. You seem to have a natural inclination to be a pace-setter. You are attracted to the unusual and the fast paced.

You may be overly restless and impatient at times. You may dislike the routine work that you are engaged in, and tend to jump from activity to activity, without ever finishing anything. You may have difficulty with responsibility. You don't want to be tied down to a relationship, and it may be hard to commit to one person.

Your Inner Dream number is: 11

An Inner Dream number of 11 means:
You dream of casting the light of illumination; of being the true idealist. You secretly believe there is more to life than we can know or prove, and you would like to be provider of the 'word' from on high.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Kippy from Carson City, NV

http://www.sam-e.com/job/profile/646
Vote for my friend, Kippy, as she tries to win a job as a good news blogger. You can vote once a day per browser- so if you have IE and Firefox, vote twice! And sneak on all your co-workers' computers and vote there, too. Voting ends on Saturday!!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sea's Blog from Susan..... all in one!

Are you a "black Friday" shopper? Absolutely not! I did that once to get a good deal on a TV- never again! Lines everywhere- and the TV was still on sale the next week. No way I'm doing that again!

Are you a bah humbug? No, I love Christmas! I'm so sad when it is all over and the decorations have to come down.

Are you cooking for Thanksgiving or traveling elsewhere? I'm actually cooking Thanksgiving dinner at church for 200! How's that for cooking? My family divides up the cooking. Mom usually does the meat, my sister has veggies, I get potatoes, my aunt the desserts, and my brother the drinks.

Do you decorate your tree with a theme? Yes- ecclectic catch-all from years past!

Do you decorate your yard with lights?  Nope. No one would see them at the end of the dead-end street!

Do you dress up for Halloween? I usually go as a stressed out single mom. No costume required.

Do you eat your kids Halloween candy? I'll snag a Snickers or Babe Ruth. Not much else I like.

What is your most memorable Christmas gift you received as a child? I got my first "real" ring when I was 16- opal with diamonds around it.

Do you enjoy holiday sales or shop early just to get it done? I shop along as I get time. I'm usually done the week or so before. If it is on sale, fine, if not and it is what the kids want, they get it. Within reason, of course!
Do you get up for the early bird sales? Did you read my Black Friday answer? No way!

Do you have any family traditions? Pickup hors d'oeuvres on Christmas Eve so that everyone can go to their different churches at different times; we have my niece's birthday on Christmas Eve (poor thing) and do Dirty Santa with that part of the family; Christmas breakfast with my mother and brother and then presents. Then the kids all take off for other families.

Do you have any holiday jewelry? I think I have a Christmas tree pin.... somewhere.

Do you have any unique Thanksgiving rituals or traditions? No, pretty normal stuff.

When do you put your tree up? Whenever I get a chance.

Fake or real tree? Usually fake.

Are you making any homemade gifts? Not really. Some ornaments and baking some things.

Do you like getting gift certificates for presents? Absolutely- send them on!

Do you make any holiday crafts? Some ornaments.

Do you make Christmas cookies? Sometimes. Depends on how much I want to bake.

Do you own any holiday clothing? I have a reindeer shirt that lights up and a Santa sweater.

Formal and fancy or casual and fun for Thanksgiving Dinner? Comfy. Always comfy.

Do you pay for gift wrapping? Nope- can do that myself.

Do you send out Christmas cards? Yes.

Do you shake the Christmas presents? Not since I was about 12.

Christmas morning…wake up at home? Yes. Then go across the street to mom's house.

Do you stock up on after Halloween candy sales? No trick-or-treaters here.

Do you take your kids trick or treating? Yes- we go to a friend's house in a big neighborhood and join in the fun.

Do you think your dh/so will get you something you want for Christmas? If he'd just send the child support that would be plenty. Jerk.

What is your favorite holiday song? Whichever one is playing at the time! I love Silent Night; Do You Hear What I Hear?; and The Happy Elf (Harry Connick Jr.)

Where do you find the best holiday deals? Usually after Christmas. I stock up on wrapping paper and decorations for next year.

Do you wrap your own presents?
Yes, and mom's too. She buys, I wrap.

Bows or ribbons on packages? Depends. Usually bows unless they're going to have to be transported somewhere.

Do your kids believe in Santa? Absolutely! He doesn't bring you anything if you don't believe!

Do you like haunted houses for Halloween? Depends on how well they're done. Most are pretty cheesy!

Do your kids write a list for Santa? They tell me and I call him!

Does anyone ever buy gifts for your kids that you would rather they didn't? Not usually.

Have you bought your kids prefilled stockings? No, they wouldn't eat half that stuff.

What is your least favorite part about the holidays? The mess it makes, from decorating, to wrapping, to unwrapping and undecorating!

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Finished? I have not yet begun.

Ever dressed up as Santa? Um, no. An elf? Yes.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

My Day

So Kippy and Kat and Sue all did this- and it was pretty cool! Here's my day today in mostly pictures.

I slept late-- 9am is 3 hours more than I normally get. Savannah woke me up hungry and I wasn't in the mood to figure out breakfast. It was really easy to let  her talk me into going down to Ab's grill. You can get bacon, eggs, grits, and toast for $2.99. What a deal! (And I ate most of it!)



Then, it was back to clean house. Monday is my niece's 8th birthday, so the plan today is to go to lunch and have everyone back here for cake and presents. This place is a wreck! Luckily, I have a cool girl and she didn't even whine at being asked to clean. Here she is unloading the dishwasher:
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She got the easy job- I had to tackle the laundry room!


It was a mess, especially because the shoe rack broke and half of the shoes ended up all over the room. When I get done, we'll have a nice new rack.


Then it was time to meet the family for lunch. This is my mother and my brother. He has two kids and we also met my sister and  her two kids.


Then it was back to my house for presents. Here's mom again in my kitchen:
 
Here's my niece opening her presents- well, mostly watching my autistic nephew open her presents. She's really good with him, and doesn't mind when he does things like this.


Brandon came through, telling me he needs to leave his truck here so it can have some work done on it. So, I took him back to college. Here he is unloading the back of my car:


Finally, it is back home to finish cleaning in the laundry. But look at it now!


And I finally got on the computer tonight, and Susan asked if I had anything in the mail- I forgot to check the mail! Here is my birthday present from her- "George II The Scary Cat." I love you Susan- this is so neat!


And that was my day! Whew- I'm going to watch TV for a little bit. I've been totally lame on my Bible study this week. I've missed more than I've done, which is very unlike me! I don't know if I'll get today's done or not. Hopefully I'll be back on track tomorrow! Y'all have a good night!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Stay Healthy This Cold and Flu Season

A nurse friend sent me this email and it had such good advice in it, some of which I didn't know, that I thought I'd post it. Hope it helps you this season.

PREVENTING OR AT LEAST LESSENING THE SEVERITY OF SWINE  FLU

The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's  almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all  precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is. 

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent  proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications,  can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu): 

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications). 

2. "Hands-off-the-face"  approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).

3.  Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt).  H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/nasal cavity to  proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents  proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a  healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this  simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method. 

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be  good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with Q-tips dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral  population.       

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (citrus fruits, for example). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption. 

6. Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc.) as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They  wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they  cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.


Thursday, October 22, 2009

Yay! I have a new halloween avatar! Everyone else had one so I wanted one too!

View from the patio

It is a gorgeous, sunny, almost 80 degree day with no humidity and a light breeze. This is one of those rare, perfect days where you just can't stand to stay inside. So I have spent the afternoon on the patio reading, napping, etc. Just a lovely hour back here. I looked up at the water tower- which has been there so long that I don't notice it- but they have painted the name of our town on the sign. I wonder how long it has been like that? I don't notice details sometimes!


I wasn't the only one who decided to enjoy the outdoors. Hobie followed me. He also decided to play in the mud. So he's going to be an orange dog for a few days.


The roses I planted around the pool have really grown. They're going to be really nice next year. Actually, they're still nice now! I don't want winter to come- everything is so pretty right  now. Oh well, the leaves haven't changed yet, so maybe that will make up for the blooms going away- for awhile, anyway.

Friday, October 16, 2009

The Great Ornament Exchange

Ok folks, all the participants have sent me their particulars and we're ready to go! The rules are simple- there are no rules! Ornaments can be storebought or handmade, used or new, expensive or cheap. Here's a link for some ideas, compliments of Sea!  Really, the only rule is to send an ornament to everyone on the list. Simple, huh? Some people gave me a few preferences, but most are open to just seeing what they're going to get. So, without further ado, here you go!

Janet McDonald (bubblingbrooks)
7019 River Garden Dr.
Houston, TX 77095
prefers medium sized ornaments; no Wiccan

Jenny George (oneworldgoddess)
600 Rider Rd.
Corralitos, CA 95076

Bill Shetterly (lightkeeper2007)
520 Glen Oaks Dr. Apt 3D
Muskegon, MI 49442
Has tabletop tree- so small to med. ornaments only please

Sue Kearney (blogchick)
405 Virginia Ave.
Marion, VA 24354

Lisa Liebich (leece9767)
4434 Malden Lane, Apt E
Beech Grove, IN 46107

Scott Williamson (revscott)
202 Hillcrest
Poteau, OK 74953

Kathy Wellington (magickat)
PO Box 181
Pattersonville, NY 12137

Janeen Dishman (mommadish)
3929 Wexford Lane
Denver, NC 28037

This blog is only open to the people listed here, and I think it goes without saying that we all agree to not pass on addresses. And, if anything is wrong above, please correct it in the comments. I hope I copied everything right!

Ok, have fun! I can't wait to send my first ones and am looking forward to seeing what all comes here, too!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Bag Tag

Kippy posted this from a friend of hers. The idea is you take everything out of the bag you carry most often (laptop bag, messenger bag, purse, briefcase, etc.) and take a picture of it. Tell what it is. This was a good way to clean out my purse today!



Ok, you'll see several pens, my prescription sunglasses (in their case), my phone and headset, the book where I write down everything I eat, $0.26, my checkbook, a book to read, some bills and receipts, a jump drive, and a paper clip. Why a paper clip, I have no idea! What's missing is my wallet, because I took it out when I went to Wendy's today so I wouldn't have to carry the whole bag, and my camera because I'm using it to take the picture! In case you're wondering, it is a pretty big bag.


So there's mine- what's in your bag?

Jello Shots

Description:
Ok, Cherei said some people had never heard of jello shots and asked me to post how to make them. It is too easy....

Ingredients:
2 cups boiling water
1 1/3 cup cold water
2/3 cup vodka
1 6oz package jello- your favorite flavor.

Directions:
Mix the jello with the boiling water until it has dissolved. Add the cold water and the vodka. Pour into candy molds or an 8x8 dish. Refrigerate until jelled. Cut into squares (or pop out of the molds) and enjoy!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Early Birthday Presents!!

Thanks Kathy! This is so neat... and you know me so well!

I got in last night after dark and must have walked right by this box on the porch. It was there in plain sight this morning. My first reaction was "I haven't ordered anything lately, have I?" Then I saw the return address and screamed! It was from Kat- and it is birthday presents!


Look what she sent me. A framed painting she made herself, a HOPE sign, a journal and pens (which I was looking at journals at WM yesterday and didn't see one that caught my eye!) and two snails for the side of my plants. And a sweet card. What a great day this has started off to be! I'm already smiling!

Thanks my friend! I love you!