What I am reading now

The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James

p.64
She had a theory that it was only under this provision life was worth living; that one should be the best, should be conscious of a fine organisation (she couldn't help knowing her organisation was fine), should move in the realm of light, of natural wisdom, of happy impulse, of inspiration gracefully chronic. It is almost as unnecessary to cultivate doubt of one's self as to cultivate doubt of one's best friend; one should try to be one's self best friend and to give one's self, in this manner distinguished company.

Sigh Forevermore Ladies : Part II

This blog is the continuation of "Chapstick in the Laundry: The Worst Day of Your Life"

This blog was supposed to be titled "Sigh No More Ladies".
Implying that the hitherto chapstick heartbreak had been solved.
But as you see the title is "Sigh Forevermore Ladies."

I was very tempted to skip this blog and ask my two blog reader to forget that I had ever said the word "chapstick" that I had ever used chapstick, that I have ever loved chapstick.

But I will face this pain in true literary style.
Here is my adaptation to "Sigh no more, Ladies" By W. Shakespeare

Sigh Forevermore , Ladies, Sigh Forevermore
Women were deceived ever,
One hand on the heart and one on the lips
But to one thing constant ever
Then sigh so,
But let Chapstick go,
And be you chapped but bonny,
Converting all your woes,
Into. Hey Nonny Nonny

Apply no more glosses, apply no mo,
or sticks so rich and minty
The fraud of them was ever so,
Since first wash is too high a levy
Then sigh so,
But let Chapstick go,
And be you chapped but bonny,
Converting all your woes,
Into. Hey Nonny Nonny



Worst of all, It ended in a fiasco of bubbles and Matt's work pants are still stained. Sigh

Christmas with the Allens

Here is what are apartment looks like Christmas-a-fide

Blog for Tania

My Life in Pictures
Per request of Tania.
This is pretty much a picture of me life right now


1.The Day starts at


a.m

2.Eat breakfast and make lunches for my husband and I




3. Try and wake matt up.

* Megan in the morning



* Matt in the morning


4. Have a good day at work honey *kiss*


5. Clean Teethx5


6. Lunch Break




7. Clean Teeth x3


8. Cook Dinner


9. Matt does the dishes



10. Rest/ Read/ or Watch T.V.




11. Bed at 10 ish




Begin Again

"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?"

Today was Mother's Day. My mother loves blowing bubbles. So we got her this monstrous bubble container for her enjoyment.
Bubbles are amazing. The wind was so strong tonight and the bubbles were flying all around. Each one radiated a reflection of the world. My dad said that every bubble was a fairy being born. I love that idea. The bubbles would appear and they would contain little lights inside (really a reflection from the house). It did almost seem that there must be something more than soap involved. Bubbles are so etherial, like they are not solely from this world.



P.S.
I also could not contain myself from singing "Sing sweet nightingale"

As I closed me eyes today I could see it all so clearly. I could feel it and smell it. I remember every detail of the day.
May I never forget it

Loss of sleep √

"If you want a thing bad enough to go out and fight for it, to work day and night for it, to give up your time, your peace, and your sleep for it.if all that you dream and scheme is about it, and life seems useless and worthless without it.if you gladly sweat for it and fret for it and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it.if you simply go after that thing you want with all of your capacity, strength and sagacity, faith, hope and confidence and stern pertinacity.if neither cold, poverty, famine, nor gout, sickness nor pain, of body and brain, can keep you away from the thing that you want.if dogged and grim you beseech and beset it, with the help of God, you will get it!" - Les Brown

The above quote is my motto for life at the moment. It is encouraging. If this quote is right I am on my way!

Go out and fight for it √
Work day and night √
Give up time √
Give up peace √√√√
Give up sleep √
The only thing I dream and scheme about √
Life seems useless without √
Life seems worthless without it √
Sweat √
Fret √√
Plan for it √
Lose all fear of opposition √
Use all my capacity √√
Use al my strength √
Use all my sagacity √
Use all my faith √
Use all my hope √
Use all my confidence √
Use all my stern pertinacity √
Don't stop because of cold √
Don't stop because of poverty √
Don't stop because of famine
Don't stop because of gout
Don't stop because of sickness √
Don't stop because of pain of body √
Don't stop because of pain of mind √
Beseech it dogged and grim √
Beset it dogged and grim √

Then with God's help you will get it [ ]
No check there yet

Hmm everything else checked but famine and gout
Guess nothing can stop me now.