While many of my friends in UK and USA are freezing and wishing for an early Spring, I am sitting here sweltering. Even with two fans going full speed, the water (perspiration) is dripping down my neck from my hair and my clothes are stuck to me. Storms threaten but come to nothing, so the humidity remains 80-90%. Wouldnāt it be great if we could exchange just some of our weather and weād all be in ideal climates?
We canāt exchange weather but we can exchange greetings, so Iām wishing you a very happy and fulfilling week ahead. Hereās some good advice from Mr Anonymous:
Ā¶ What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
Ā¶ Not everything that counts can be counted - and not everything that can be counted, counts.
Ā¶ The person that loses his conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
Ā¶ If I never had a bad day, how would I know when I was having a good day?
Time flies! Looking at the calendar I see I have only three weeks to finish preparations for the next holiday club: a big ask, but I know it will be done.
While many of my friends are approaching winter, we are one week away from the official start of summer. Earlier it seemed we would have a cooler summer this year, but recent storms have brought some very high humidity which really saps the energy. I bought a steam cleaner which Iām wanting to try out, but the thought of using steam in this weather does not appeal. It can wait.
A few thoughts about time:
Ā¶ The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot
Ā¶ They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself
Ā¶ There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing
Ā¶ The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is
Some of my friends might remember my buying a new cordless keyboard. It is a soft touch keypad and I found it much faster than my old one. Now, JUST FIVE MONTHS LATER, it is completely missing 9 letters and 5 others are only half visible. I know I do a lot of typing, but surely it should last longer than that. As far as I know, my fingers donāt exude some sort of acid! Does anyone else have this problem?
There hasnāt been much activity here on yuwie recently, but at least Iāve been able to keep up with friendsā blogs. I do miss chatting with some, but I know they are also busy and will be back when they can.
A few random thoughts:
Ā¶ Wisdom will keep you from getting into situations where you need it
Ā¶ It is not what you gather but what you scatter that makes life worth living
Ā¶ There is never a right way to do the wrong thing
Ā¶ Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely
I returned from the Holiday Club at Caboolture this morning, very tired but satisfied with the week. After a late night and only three hours sleep, I had to drop someone at the railway station at 4.30am and then drive for four hours. I unloaded the car but havenāt faced unpacking yet. I am very tired and Iām ready for an almost-unheard-of early night tonight.
A few thoughts about sleep:
Ā¶ The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more
Ā¶ A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book
Ā¶ Nothing cures insomnia like the realization that it's time to get up
Ā¶ Don't fight with the pillow, but lay down your head and kick every worriment out of the bed
Ā¶ Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy and wealthy and dead
Hopefully after a good sleep tonight Iāll feel more like myself and less like a zombie.
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Happy yuwie-ing!
I have been busy for a few weeks writing a complete program for a 5 day holiday club. I have now completed my preparations and am ready to leave on Saturday, apart from my personal packing. Yesterday I made a double check of everything and I am convinced I am as prepared as possible.
A few thoughts about being prepared:
Ā¶ By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail
Ā¶ To be prepared is half the victory
Ā¶ The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today
Ā¶ For every minute spent in preparation, an hour is earned.
Ā¶ Despair is most often the offspring of no preparation
I am hoping to have a bit more time when I return from Caboolture, but if the trend continues, more projects will arrive just as I start to see a bit of a clear patch. I am not complaining. I love my work, but I do miss spending time here with friends.
As I sit here at the computer, it sounds like World War III has started above me. We are getting a new roof today and there are 7 men in heavy boots, using power tools and banging and clattering just above me. The sheets of iron are 16 metres long. A Hi Cat delivered them and I am wondering how they will get them onto the roof. I guess Iāll know before long. The solar hot water has been disconnected so Iām without hot water, but they think they will have the job finished in the day. I hope so.
A few thoughts about noise (or the lack of it):
Ā¶ Silence is not a thing we make: it is something we enter. It is always there. All we can make is noise
Ā¶ What a pity we canāt close our ears as easily as we can our eyes
Ā¶ True silence is the rest of the mind. It is as sleep is to the body: nourishment and refreshment
Ā¶ An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind
Today is the first day of Spring here in sunny Queensland, where the weather is ābeautiful one day: perfect the nextā according to the advertising. I mostly agree with that, except during the hot, steamy, humid days of summer, when I can never get comfortable or dry - but this is where I live and I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else. Since it is Spring I must find time to get out and plant some Gazanias this week.
I know half of the world isnāt rejoicing at Springās arrival, but a few thoughts about Spring:
Ā¶ Spring is natureās way of saying, āLet's party!ā
Ā¶ Spring prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks āGoā
Ā¶ Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil
Ā¶ An optimist is the human personification of spring
Ā¶ Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child with boundless joy
Have a great week and a great new month, whatever the season where you are. Take care and happy yuwie-ing.
I was able to get so much work completed on Saturday that I am now way ahead of schedule - or at least I WAS before I received a phone call with more urgent work. Just as well I enjoy being busy!
At least I can take a little time off to greet my yuwie friends. If I bring some coffee and cake, can we sit and natter for a bit? Iād love to hear what you have been doing lately. Here the official start to Spring is exactly one week away, but apart from a few odd days, we havenāt really had much winter this year.
A few questions for you:
Ā¶ Why do they call it 'common sense' when it's so rare?
Ā¶ Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance as the indestructible little black box?
Ā¶ Why do we put suits in a Garment Bag, and put garments in a Suitcase?
Ā¶ How did a fool and his money get together to start with?
Ā¶ Want to Make $$$$ with your Computer? No Risk! Simply press shift-4 four times in a row
Hanging out with my boys. They are what keeps me motivated in life and am very thankful for them.
Sports:
Marshall University is my favorite college football team and Bengals is my favorite NFL team.
Music:
I'm not listening to anything right now except the sound of my son playing his PS2 on my TV. But when I want to dance I listen to hip hop. To relax I listen to country or jazz. When I want to sing along I listen mainly to the oldies. When I find time all to myself, I actually like classical and opera. So I guess I enjoy a little bit of everything
Movies:
I am legend
TV:
I have a few shows that I like and they are mostly cop shows such as any Law and Order, FBI Files, New Detectives etc.
Books:
My overall favorite is called HOUSE by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. The last book I read was angels and demons by Dan Brown.
Heroes/Idols:
I admire my mom she was the best mother a person could have but she past away in March 08 and my life hasn't been the same. Also my children inspire me. They look up to me and I feel blessed that they are mine.
