Seriously. Ask my friends. Ask those with cubicles near mine. Instead of really cursing, I exclaim, “Oh…Peanut Butter!” I only wish I earned a dollar for the resulting peeps of laughter from my cube neighbors. Or for each giggle from a disbelieving niece or a nephew. “Peanut butter” always works … in a jam. (Badaboom.) [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Positive Attitude’
My Cusswords Are …”Peanut Butter!”
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), tagged Cursewords, Cursing, Cussing, Foul Language, Positive Attitude, Swear Words, Swearing on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earning Her First Tip From Me
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Positive Attitude on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
She rarely smiles. Rarely says a nice greeting. After she repeatedly mis-charged me for my Subway Meal Deals and argued a few times about the posted prices, when I see she’s on duty, I drive past my neighborhood Subway. I go out of my way to another. I go out of my way to the [...]
When a 96-Year-Old Requests a Gift
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Health, Nutrition, tagged Aging, Eldercare, Good Vibes, Positive Attitude on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fred asked for night shirt as a Christmas present. That request made me ecstatic: To me that means that Fred expects to be around quite awhile longer: through the holidays and then for enough time to enjoy many more nights. Thank goodness! Fred was born in 1913, the same year my late dad was born. [...]
Practicing Losing Weight (and Maintaining It)
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Diet, Dieting, Lifestyle Change, Losing weight, Losing wWight, Positive Attitude, Weightloss on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sun., March 22, 2009 05:22:49 GMT If doctors can “practice” medicine their entire career, and lawyers can “practice” law, after all those extra years of education on those topics, then we certainly shouldn’t feel bad about having to continue to practice to learn and improve our healthy eating – or fitness – habits. Weight loss [...]
Skinny Gals in the Gym
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Fit for Life, Fitness, Good Vibes, Gym, Health, Influences, Lifestyle Change, Losing weight, Motivation, Owning Our Health, Positive Attitude, Weightloss on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You see, today, I’m one of those skinny gals at the gym. But last year, I wasn’t. It bothers me that the person next to me doesn’t know my history, so may not be motivated, and may even be discouraged, working out next to me.
Revisiting the Nursing Home, After Mom’s Death
Posted in Mourning, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Caregiver, Caregiving, Death, Eldercare, Fading Life, Laughter, Mourning, Nursing Homes, Positive Attitude on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, December 05, 2008 18:54:22 GMT It was more than Mom’s nursing home, it was her neighborhood. So, the day before Thanksgiving, I dropped by my late mother’s neighborhood. Often, when a resident dies, the neighborhood mourns not only the loss of the resident, but the loss of her visiting family, as well. That makes [...]
Echoing the Caregiving and Fitness We Observe Growing Up
Posted in Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Family, Fit for Life, Fitness, Health, Influences, Motivation, Nutrition, Owning Own Health, Positive Attitude, Self Advocacy, Setting an Example, Weightloss on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 20:17:21 GMT Kids learn from their parents, throughout their lives. Kids of all ages observe. Many of us live our lives echoing the actions of our parents, as well as making sure we don’t make the same mistakes our parents did. It was all Mom’s fault, that I became so dedicated [...]
Gifts: Recording Singalongs and Readalongs
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Cheap Gifts, Eldercare, Family, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gifts of Time, Good Vibes, Laughter, Meaningful gifts, Music Therapy, Positive Attitude, Stroke on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:05:18 GMT When the nieces and nephews were young, they lived hours away, in Wisconsin and Washington, while I lived in Indiana. Still, I wanted to make sure they had fun memories of me. I wanted to make sure they knew how much I loved them. So, one year I recorded [...]
Andy Recorded Advice to His Son
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Death, Fading Life, Family, Good Vibes, Legacy, Mourning, Oral Histories, Oral History, Positive Attitude, Priorities, Regrets on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 07:38:33 GMT Andy died a number of years ago. He expected it would happen. Knew it would happen. So before he did, he video taped advice to his son. This wasn’t just a single tape. At the celebration of Andy’s life at his widow’s house, I saw excerpts from the long, [...]
Fully Appreciating a Delightful Interlude
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Holidays, Interludes, Laughter, Positive Attitude, Smiles, Story on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, November 22, 2008 03:59:49 GMT They can be so fleeting, those happenstance priceless moments. But, today, the unexpected grin felt so good, I really wanted to make it last longer. So, I did. While wandering through the aisles of Target, a mother stopped me, in the middle of a discussion with her two young [...]
