Being Positive at Last July 30, 2010
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Yes, I know its been some time, but I often wonder where it all goes. I can’t say that spending time writing things in an online journal is one of the things that is top of my list or things to do, but every now and again its nice to spend a little time jotting down my thoughts for reasons that often escape me. This time around, I don’t even want to vent any anger at anything or run anything down or moan or whine about anything either.
This post is going to be positive and warm and friendly!
Its about a new direction I’ve been heading in lately, which is another reason for not spending any time on this blog. I’ve discovered that life can take a better direction when you really want it to and all you have to do is want it enough to take some action and learn some things that are important.
Yes, I read that book and watched the accompanying film called “The Secret” and it did get me all fired up and raring to go at channeling my thinking and thought processes into positive results. And it really did start working to some extent as things started going better for me. I stopped thinking about all the bad things that were around me in my life and started concentrated on the good things that were around me.
But “The Secret” only takes you so far with this stuff. I wanted to know more about what was going on and so I started looking at one of the guest speakers on that film, Bob Proctor. For me, Bob was the speaker that stood out most prominently of all of them on that film and he really seemed to enthuse what he was talking about. I found some of his stuff online and started reading. What I found was really interesting and I have been putting it into practice as best as I can.
Proctor talks more about using your own power of mind to alter your predominant mental state to a positive one but also to not just try these techniques as used in “The Secret” a few times, but to really persevere. Perseverance is the key to getting this stuff to work and I have to admit I still have a long way to go, but I’m doing the right thing by working at it and making time every day to read into it more.
So that’s why I’m not going to be ranting and raving in here anymore. All things will be positive and good, because that’s what I want coming back at me in my life.
Its Party Time March 20, 2010
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Hi there, its party time here as my sister is getting married this coming weekend and its a really big deal. I decided to write something in here just to keep it alive and also to make a note to myself to have a good time and be happy for her.
The guy she is marrying is actually an ok bloke, he runs his own small business doing home repairs and he is good to her. That’s enough for me to be happy for her and for the family to be really thrilled at this turn of events. oh, I forgot to mention, they sprung this on us with not very much time to organise anything, but that doesn’t really matter so much. I like spontaneity and think this is a great idea for them.
Ok, that’s really about all I want to say about that in here. Just a short post, but an important one nonetheless! Ciao for now!
Throwing Out the Scales! January 30, 2010
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That does it! I’m throwing out the bathroom scales because I really don’t like to see what they’re telling me! Yes, its true I gained some weight over Christmas and so far I haven’t lost any of it. I’m not a very happy bunny and if I were I would probably be eating a rabbit’s diet and losing it!
There has to be a better solution to eating celery sticks and drinking gallons of water! I’ve looked at some of those supplements that are on sale with strange sounding names that are derived from cactus plants or some other strange thing. I just can’t make myself go and buy any of them, especially as I get a load of crappy emails from some over eager vendor of these irritating diet aids probably from somewhere in the Far East trying to sell me some.
So I tried drinking green tea, which I actually do like, but I still haven’t lost anything. Then I tried that awful cabbage soup diet for about half a day before I felt like throwing up and poured it away down the loo! No help for me in that department, then!
So it looks like I will have to do something I have avoided for a long time and that is get out of the house more and do some exercise! Yuk! My first choice is going to have to be a visit to the swimming baths. At least there I can have some fun with some friends if I can convince them to come along. Its all in a good cause after all and when I think about it, I know two gals that could also use a little fat trimming exercis as well as myself!
So maybe next time I post in here, I’ll have some better news on the weight side of life, but for now its adieu!
Transportation to the US! March 6, 2009
Posted by mandymullet in at home.Tags: freight, freight forwarders, furniture, move, sideboard, transport, transport company
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Well I’m back again with something to write about in my blog and its been less than a month since my last addition! Whey hey, that must call for a celebration!
Ok, no big deal. I thought it might be of interest to someone that I had to send a rather large and not inexpensive piece of furniture to my cousin who lives in the United States and what a palaver that was! Anyone would think that in this day and age, when just about everything that moves is computerised, filed and locked down so that mistakes cannot be made. Well, I was wrong to think that in this particular case, at least.
The item of furniture is a very old sideboard that belonged to my great grandparents (yes, it is very old) and was valued at around twelve thousand pounds, so it needed special insurance and all sorts of paperwork to get it from A to B.
All credit to the transport company that handled the move, as they knew their stuff and got it there eventually, but even though they had plenty of experience with this sort of thing, they still ran up against an absolute minefield of problems that needed to be overcome in order to transport the piece of furniture to where it had to be.
The details are a little beyond my comprehension, as I often feel exasperated at the red tape and petty bureaucracy that goes along with anything that ought really to be simple and straight forward.
But after dealing with freight forwarders insurance, documentation like a bill of lading, certificate of origin, export license and a ream of other incomprehensible forms, all was finally completed and the transport company were able to pick up the sideboard from my parents’ house and send it on its merry way.
We heard that it arrived safely and is now proudly displayed in my cousin’s living room to the envy of their neighbours! Nothing like a little ray of sunshine poking through the clouds to brighten up anyone’s day!
See you again soon
