WORKING ON A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS….

WISHING ALL MOTHERS

MAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL AND ENJOYABLE DAY

Fostering a mindset of abundance in your children is one of the greatest gifts you can give them—especially during less than ideal economic times.  Doing so helps them see the world as full of opportunity for those willing to work diligently toward their goals.  Young people with an abundance attitude realize that wealth is not finite and that they can create lives of prosperity for themselves and others.

Here are some tips provided by Darren Hardy, Publisher and Editorial Director of SUCCESS magazine. You willl be able to find the full write up featured in the Feburary 2009 issue of SUCCESS Magazine:

Reward Responsibly – Don’t give rewards for promised future behavior.  Reward when the goal is accomplished.  Acknowledge the accomplishment and celebrate it.
 
Clarity – Be open about your financial state.  Work as a family toward saving for a big item like a dream vacation.  Adopt a family mission statement. 
 
Everything is a Teaching Tool – Use economic and financial news, as well as the success stories of business owners as conversation starters or as talking points around particular issues.  Inspire your kids by highlighting positive entrepreneurial stories. 
 
Foster Support – You’re not necessarily the dominant adviser to your children.  Kids need support, mentorship and encouragement from coaches, teachers and other influential people.  Find out who your child’s favorites are and encourage their support of your child’s endeavors. 

Giving Back – Show your children the power of sharing.  Volunteering time and resources goes a long way toward teaching an abundant outlook by giving to the less fortunate.
 
Gratitude Attitude – Appreciate the things you have.  Teach your children to take stock of and appreciate the intangibles like relationships, nature, shared experiences and things that don’t cost money.

Wishing All Friends and Readers

Blue Skies Ahead For A Happy New Year 2008

No ifs, ands, or butts!

Take your cute dimples and celebrate your New Rear!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 TO EVERYONE

Woot! I received my first award for this blog from Mel. I feel so honoured, thanks so much Mel, for giving me the Best Blogging Buddies For Global Communities Award.

I’m spreading the love to the following wonderful bloggers around the globe:

Beluga

Maiylah’s Snippets

Musings At Windyridge

If you are still reading this, I believe you did not read the title or had ignored it. If this was a psychology test, you would have already failed

Actually, this post is meant for me to claim my blog in Technorati only. Hence, the reason I requested you skipped this one

Technorati Profile

I finally managed to get my new header up after much difficulty but the good thing is it was through my own effort. I ordered the header from Andrea, a very wonderful mommy who was recommended by Mel of Mel In A Nutshell. Despite her busy schedule, she managed to design my header within 2 weeks and accommodated all my requirements. I consider myself a very fussy customer but Andrea was truly patient with me

Here’s a little bit of info about this very creative mommy. Married to a Senior Pastor, Andrea is a 24 year old WAHM with two boys, age 3 and another one who is going to be 1 soon. She’s a photographer and graphic artist who loves to blog. We both have something in common besides blogging, which is our love for fashion Another of Andrea’s obsession is in babywearing.

If you would like to order blog headers from her, you can email her at dreawd[@]gmail.com. Her rate is VERY reasonable starting at $7 for a simple one. Believe me, you will love her work

You can check out her blogs here:

Andrea’s Blog
Her Business

I had bought this domain a couple of months back but did not have the time to set this blog up until last week. Unfortunately, being the tech dummy that I am, I had no idea how to upgrade the WP version 1.5 to the latest version.

I tried going through the documentation and totally gave up after a couple of days of trying. Netfirms, my webhost was not willing to help with any development. So, I was stuck! Then, I remembered asking Kevin of BloggingTips to help me upgrade my other shopping blog. I summoned all my guts to write him an email begging asking him for help. I was lucky he was willing to do it for me without even charging me a single cent. Despite offering to buy him coffee (all that I could afford at this time), he insisted on doing it for free.

So, it is with special thanks to Kevin of Blogging Tips, that I managed to start my blog. Kevin, if you are reading this, MILLION THANKS TO YOU!