Monday, December 29, 2014

Saturday, May 11, 2013
~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: On Living Healthy in General~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Don't do too much of anything in excess.  NOT even....
-Hot Tea
-Beer
-Having Fun
-etc.
(Never Smoke.)
-Dont let a job take away from the precious time you have 
on earth- that is, your Life.
-Don't let money become
 something that you need
 -beyond basic needs
-beyond the things that
make you happy
-Don't confuse making money
with wasting your life.
-I would rather live a life of simplicity 
and peace than to be a slave to 
a job i don't care for, enjoy or have
ENERGY
for.
//Which is why I'm a Blogger and freelance writer for my work--
that is, what i DO as a job, when i can, .
I work hard.  I have made next-to-nothing
so far in money, even when I
was writing, say 
once i wrote 15
 500-word research articles
for and employer and 
got paid.... 26 Bucks.  TOTAL.
That's two bucks an article.
Needless to say, I quit my job ASAP.  BUT---
cashing that paycheck sure felt good.
It feels good to DO work.
Even if you're not getting paid.
It's an ethics thing,.... for me.
If I'm not putting effort
into SOMETHING
I believe in, then....
well my life seems kind of pointless.


Hope you like.... You're done!!!! =D

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
~~Must-Try Before You DIY: the perfect get-well meal~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 -Yogurt 
-with dried cranberries 
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-or fruit, and
-a celery stalk
With
-a Cup of Hot Tea 
-Plain
-And a Teapot for
-Refils
...............Yum!!!!!
Eat this after a luxurious bath
and after putting on your
night cream,
wear your gown robe and slippers,
And Relax to some chill music and get sleepy!
You're Done!!!! =D
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
~~~~Tip of the Day: Be At Peace.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Be at peace.
Let what has come and gone, go.
Start anew every second, blossoming
into new life!  Dont believe
in death.  Death is the only thing in life
that makes no sense to me.
It only suggests a higher purpose, a greater
design, of the meaning of things.
You can change nothing.
Nothing you do can harm the world.
Don't make ripples.  Don't ever, ever sin.
Forgive yourself
 when you do.
Know that God forgives you too.
Know that he loves you with an infinite love.
Love him with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul....
Then You Will Feel
God's Peace.
My Peace I leave with you.  In Jesus' name,
Amen.
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~~~Tip of the Day: The Perfect Body Is Within Reach~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
God, I pray you wont make me a slave to food.
Let me fly high above, so I dont eat or take
delight in food, and
I will  try to eat as little as possible
And keep losing the weight.
--If all else fails, EAT NOTHING
until i am the size I want to be.
I want to be the best, most beautiful I
can be.  That includes my body.
I want to be thin with all my assets.
I want to look like supermodel.
I know this is tantalizingly within my reach
and I want it so badly, that I
feel you , Lord, will forgive me
my Vanity and help me to
lose this weight.  It is a wish
It is only a wish.  I will fast.
It only takes time and fasting.
Lord, I have a dream of
being
even more beautiful, of
losing weight.  Please forgive
 my vanity, and Bless my
Endeavour.  It is one of my dearest dreams,
that someday,
someday,
I'll look in the mirror and
be happy
with what I see.
/////Love, Caroline.
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~~~~~Wisdom of the Day: On Social Class~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All of the experiences you, me, -- each of us all--
makes up who
each of us
is.  Unique
and Special.
I have found
education -college,
primarily to be dignifying to the soul.
An intellect is a beautiful thing.
Hard Work, Is To Be the Hands of Christ
and tend to one another and the earth,
is even more noble than wisdom.
But I say this, and I say it for absolute certain:
You don't need a dollar
You dont need a penny
You cant afford to waste your
precious life
acquiring these things--- I am working
on wisdom.  I have no need
for money.  All this to say,
I don't need a dime or a cent to be upper class!
Dignity befalls us all in portions by the grace of God,
And, as we have earned it,
and, as we were born with it,
and so, dear friend,
for brevity's sake,
Money has nothing to do with class.
It's all about one's self-esteem, ones
conscience, and one's dignity, and one's sacrifices.
And other nobler virtues even I cannot fathom.
CLASS
IS
SOMETHING
THAT
MONEY
CANNOT
BUY!

Money is irrelevant.

At least, that's my opinion.
Class is how YOU define it,
you can be whatever u want to be,
remember u are FREE to BE.
All men are created equal,
You're Done!!!!!
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Pictures of me and my Husband Theodore Chris Land:
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~Wisdom of the Day: Have Faith. It all ends Well~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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about his two jobs
and weekends with his son...
When I couldn't take it anymore,
I cried.  I cried for days.
I shook and trembled and cried.
Theodore came home and found me sleeping.
He took me in his arms.
and he held me so close.
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take over me, and I couldn't take
it anymore--- Theodore caught me
falling,
in his arms.
So he comes home every day now at five, and
he is bringing his little boy Here to our house
for this weekend, instead of being at his
baby-mommas' house all weekend.
and HE comes home every night. 





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he took me and we spent
half his paycheck eating at
a fancy japanese steakhouse, then
he drove me to another city
to see a baseball game.
At the game the crowd waved their arms
and sang "Sweet Caroline" by
Neil Diamond, to me.  I sang along.
Then there was a huge fireworks display
over the field, and
we took lots of pictures.  
here are pictures we took.
In closing, the moral of the story
is
that things always gets better,
especially when u think they can't get
any worse--- God hears prayers,
and,
 Love Always Finds a Way.
Thanks for reading!!!!
 The pictures here are of our date last night.
Love-Caroline Sullivan
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~Wisdom of The Day: Life is Life./////~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Life is life.
The bible once told me that 
"death is the shepherd of all mankind."  
In a way, this true.
My life seems to be a constant reconciliation of
the ultimate sacrifice, death-----
---or a more appropriate sacrifice, I Believe--- Which is,
To Live Nobly,  Beautifully.  Appreciatively to God and everyone who
came 
before 
you.////because
Living is hard!  Not only must we 
endure, but life asks of us that we 
Survive-- even, that men provide, for families!
////Isn't living enough a price to pay 
for having to
die 
some day?  Life is
precious.  I am faced with the
only thing i can give-- my life-- yet and this
exhaustion from my illness, madness.  They say,
my family, they say "Just rest."
It is burden enough to bear the guilt of not 
carrying one's own weight-- the rent, the bills,
the groceries.  Sigh.//////////////
But back to living.  If living
is all that I can do,
and I mean living well--- loving and giving
and praying and 
believing and
caring----so much more than just
"survival".  By working at a job.
Alas, I have mental Illness, i hear the voices of the
living and the dead, and other madnesses
that are curious only to me.....
Lord, Give me peace.  Let my accomplishment 
Be
as i live, when I can---- to WRITE, and
PAINT--- to express in words and colors the things that
plague, and are the ecstasy, of my soul.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Wisdom Of The Day: Doing Good Deeds
I'll tell you a story.//
Once I told my grandmother how i gave 60 bucks to a homeless man on the fourth of july through the sunroof, and how, when I was myself penniless two months later and craved 60 bucks, I wept for Joy at my good deed. 
I told her how i saw a woman at a gas station and said are you okay, and she started crying and came to me and theodore and told how she was running from home her husband was beating her. I had no money but I calmed her by saying looking strongly into her eyes: "What Do You Need? (A Ride? A Phone). She went away then and thanked me.
///All this to say that a month later i was at the shrinks office and i was telling my grandmother these things and before i went in to get analyzed i said to her, "Mommeia, it's people like me who live for moments like that. Were just existing and the best parts of our like are when we see someone to save. Heroes. Heroes like us." Heroes like us.///////////////

Monday, April 8, 2013

~~~~Getting Through Your Days Alone, Continued:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dreams are tenuous
Fragile, but strong.
Delicate, but Efficient.
Beautiful, but easily broken.
Like Spiderwebs.
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When we run out of rope
When the time skips
when we lose
when theres nowhere to go
when i find myself utterly alone
when i cant let go
when I want to cry all
day, every day.

When Even the little littlest things I do not have.


When I can barely go on.


When I can barely go on......

........a new beginning.////
CES 4/8/13
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~~~~Tip of The Day: Getting Through Your Days Alone~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
////My husband is always at work.  Ever since he took that second job a month ago. 

I'm talking 10-AM-3AM hours Every Day.  


And It all goes to 

child support for his ex-wife,
 and bills.

I am coping//

very frustrated but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel
 --somehow someday. 

Well I've decided that I'm going to have to get something I can work on 

while he is gone.

-I want to make it something meaningful.

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-something fulfilling.
-something rewarding.

So, I'm going to start 

-writing on my three blogs more often. 
-continue looking for work.
-find ways to be happy.
-take pride in my own life.
-Get used to being Alone.
-Savor the time he IS with me.
Amen.////////////////Lonely Wife//////////////
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
~~~~Wisdom of the Day: BE GOOD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
just one question to ask,

If you aren't good then what have you got?

Nothing.

So be Good.  Just do your best that all God ask of you is your best that all any of us can do is our best.
In Jesus' name,
 Amen.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Time For a New Start~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
People let you down. 
 They leave you stranded, high and dry.
  You burn all
-- ALL-- 
of your bridges.
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  You are tired of baggage.
  You have a great resume.
 And a big heart.
That's When, 
It's Time
For 
A New Start.
Burned all your bridges? 
 No money?  
No future?
Then................it's time for a
NEW START!!!!
  Say, "Okay.  All this baggage doesn't exist in my life."
Look to the future.  Are you married?
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Move.
Move to the country.
Change the furniture.
Change your LIFE.
Change Your habits.
Change your routine.
Change your Purpose.
Change your hair color.
Change your perspective.
Change your attitude.
and then, after all the tears are gone, it's 
a new day, and
you find yourself dreaming with your husband about moving to the beach,
moving to the mountains,
getting an easy job because money isnt important,
having some kids,
getting off your prescription medications,
buying a dog,
loving each other more,
putting your relationship first even when its been a long day and
 maybe youd rather watch youtube.  too bad.
dedicating the time and love and EFFORT to your relationship 
in the places where it needs strengthening.  Strategic talking about any problems.
////////////////////////////////////Sooooo......... If You're at 
The End of Your Rope.
Then Maybe It's Time 
To 
START ANEW.

In Jesus' name Amen.

-By CES 3/22/13
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tip of The Day: A Thing That Last Forever~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A marriage is a thing that last forever.

My marriage will last forever.

I believe in my husband-- that he will not ever forsake me.

Fear not for your marriage, mine is strong as the strongest rope.  

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We strengthen it.  We strengthen our marriage in everything that we do/

We are Devoted to one anoth, above all things.

Surely the Lord will not let me live to see the day I love him in vain.//
In Jesus Name.  Amen.~*
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
~~~~~~Pet Tip of The Day: You Can Never Show Too Much Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My cat Ludwig is everything to me. 

 When she first came to me she was barely weaned.


It was love at first sight!


(Speaking of love at first sight-- I met my husband a few days after I got Ludwig)


All this to say... You Can


NEVER Give Too Much Love!  Especially to a cat or dog.


//Whan Ludwig was a kitten she was WILD, FIESTY, and completely LOVING.


She was discovering the world for the first time.  And I was almost always by her side, smiling.  


She would look into my eyes and get so happy!


Now, Ludwig is Four Years Old.....


She is less energetic, and spends her day snuggling up

 in any of the cozy spots in the house.  OR
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She spends time trying to be with me!  Ideally, she wants to 
CUDDLE with ME all day every day. ^-^

Well that i why i am writing.  Listen-- you can NEVER LOVE you cat too much.  Ever.  Its an honor

to be loved 
by her.  I don't have children.  And I am at home on my computer
all day... When she first
started getting in front of my computer I pushed her 
away...BUT suddenly I looked into her eyes, and a memory of looking into her eyes the first night I got her-- I gave her the same smile.  I remembered EVERYTHING.  I Promised myself I would Give Her as Much 
LOVE as she Needed.  Remember..............
You CAN NEVER LOVE YOUR PET TOO MUCH!!!! Push Yourself to devote the time to be with her!
Because she wont be around forever....................................
//You're done!!!!
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
~~~~~~~Relationship Tip of The Day:Taking on Challenges~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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When my husband Chris came home yesterday, he told me he had found a second job, at a nice restaraunt.


I had crazy mixed emotions about this.


I still do.


Some feelings i have are, "Is he still going to spend time with me/how will i face even more time alone/does he really love me/i'm so proud of you honey"/etc.....

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All this to say.... 

the tip of the day


For Relationships is this:


What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.  


If you and your husband love each other(and you do), then:


things in life that come up

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BUT--- It can't hurt you, as long as you are strong,


Men are better at handling separation anxieties than wives.


So... If YOU can:

-stay strong
-don't freak out
-endure in spite of ANY thing
-stay cool
-dont get too angry
-don't get too emotional.

....Then, you'll be suprised and delighted to see

that your relationship is STRONGER
after challenges. 

 Say to challenges, "Bring it!  We are strong enough to make it through ANYTHING!"

Welcome challenges/  Because just like individual challenges build character in us, so
relationship challenges build character in the relationship itself.  

Say" If we can get through this,,,,

We can get through anything!"  

//And look back on worse times.  Your relationship has probably been through 

worse times than a new job.....or whatever the challenge is.  Say to yourself,
"We made it this far...
If we got through that,
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(Even This1 =)

Support your husband when he follows his dreams.


Encourage and be proud of him,.


All men are little boys ultimately, and they need

their things.  Their job, their car, their authority in the house, 
etc....... They need to be FREE to be MEN,.
I want my husband to be perfectly free, to be WHO HE IS.....
And, I want him to take me with him, wherever he goes.
A man with a dream is a healthy man!
A woman who supports her husband in his career
Is a healthy wife!!!!!

//////You're Done!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D 

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Saturday, March 2, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Photo of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are celebrating our 
Three Year, six month anniversary this March Tenth...
Me and my husband, Theodore Chris Land1
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Friday, March 1, 2013
~~~~~Bible Scripture of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
Ecclesiastes
OR, THE PREACHER
3


A Time for Everything

1 
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which isplanted;
3 
a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 
a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 
a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
9 
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
10 
¶ I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
11 
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
12 
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
13 
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.
14 
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
15 
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

The Injustice of Life

16 
¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17 
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
18 
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22 
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?


Published by The American Bible Society 

~~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Success~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You may never be successful enough in the eyes
of others/
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You may be unaccepted or mistreated
 because they see you as no-good.

But I say, Only You can measure your success.


If you are successful in your own eyes, then that is all that really 

matters-then,
you are successful Indeed/

Looking back on your life, how would you have wanted it to turn out, when you were young, a child, a teenager, or young adult?  What would you say to yourself if you could have forseen the future?  Would the you whom you were as a child say to the presnt "you"-- "Thank you!  I am so happy.  I'd do it all again!" etc.

OR
would the then-child-you be sad, dissappointed or even angry?

That is how I personally gague my sucess-- by the dreams i had as a child and whether i fulfilled them.

But this is only one way of gagueing success, and I don't know know if it is the best/

Only You can decide in your heart if You are successful.


You can only do your best.  

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Remember that.  We werent born on this earth to be "Successful".---
We were born to be Good.  
Or
 why do you think
we were born to do?
That is a question of what life is all about.
So yes, success is all theoretical, all relative.

I feel good when I am "setting my stone"--  posting a new poem or tip, painting a new paiting,--\or doing a good deed, or loving and being loved, etc....

This is because, when I was a little Girl,
 I always wanted to be the Me that I am today.  
I have exceeded my childhood hopes, i feel....
I am proud to have done unto the child oI was, that
I was true to
myself, that I followed
my dreams,
that I made them come true
with hard work.
determintion, faith,
And With God, by God, for God.


I feel proud.  I feel successful.


I dearly hope you feel successful 

in your own eyes.

How you decide that is all a part of who you are.  


Of what really matters in life.

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//But don't let others gauge your success..

.  Only God can judge you.


And God speak to us in our hearts.


So, listen to your heart....


Only You Can Decide if you are successful.


It's never too late to try/  


It's never too late to quit.


Maybe the best you can do is just let it all go..................


And Live Your Life Free and Happy.


In Jesus' Name,

Amen.

-CES 3/1/13

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Forgiveness~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Forgive anyone or anything that has harmed you.  God, Life, Other People... 
because we don't really know why we have misfortunes in our lives.

People are Good basically.  People don't just hurt each other without a reason.


We all have pain. 


 One man's trash is another man's treasure...


You cant judge others because you aren't God.

  You don't know THEIR side of the story.  They have pain too.  Probably even worse than yours.
Likewise, You can't go blaming the people in charge of the world for your truobles and misfortunes.
We dont just hurt other people for no reason.
There is no reason to have any "enemies".  Walk unafraid.  
Know that God is in Control.

We are only human.  Think of how frail you are, how frail I am....how much more frail then, are our fellow people!


You can't blame a leader for your misfotunes.  Only Jesus can be blamed.  Jesus saves....

Wich brings me to 
FORGIVENESS.
Forgive all your grudges.
Let the fear and pain wash away like a raincoat.
Walk your way and dont blame others.  Blame God.
Forgive, and You Will be forgiven in return by God.
God is perfect.  JEsus died for our sins.
If you have faith in the Saviour, then you can 
turn the other cheek, knowing it is only God, only life, that troubles you.  Almost always.  God works through us....
Jesus died for mankind's sins.  He died to atone, to ATONE for our sins.  That we would all be forgiven,
That we would all go to heaven and have everlasting life.
Jesus is the answer.  
Try to walk in his way.  Be a companion of Jesus, read the bible and try to do everyhting he teaches.
FORGIVE.
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
GIVE
CARRY YOUR CROSS
HAVE FAITH

in Jesus's name, 

Amen.
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~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Prayer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When I am afraid I pray,  I am praying right now.

Sometimes life seems like its flying out of control one day-- then perfect the next day.

The proud man often squashes the humble man in the dust with his boot.

the humble ought not to become proud.  Humbleness, meekness, virtue-- we all have to make choices in our life.
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Then I noticed some little tiny minnows under the dock, a heron across the water, and a grave.
I thought about how the ripples of my little feet here on this dock, this eight-foot dock, my steps on it. would ripple all the way to the other side of the lake.
That day, I swore to myself that God had made that lake so beautiful, that it shouldn't be troubled.  I decided not to trouble the waters.
And then I made a way of life out of that decision:

"Don't trouble the waters"

"Don't make ripples"

it's bad karma,
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I pray, Lord, make me little, every single day..Little but beautiful.  And maybe even useful.
Lord, Make me little, I pray.
//Because, I don't want to trouble the stillness of the waters like an intruder.  I just want to coem into this life and leave this life like
every other creature.  I think the animals and especially plants, are constantly worshipping God.
what else would keep them going?

so....I don't make ripples in the pond of the world.  I try to stay little.  And when I cry, I feel better than if i was laughing.
Don't make ripples in the universe.  it's bad karma.
 I worship God--\ in part, by not disturbing his great world.

In Jesus' name,
Amen.

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~~~~Tip of the Day: "If Not Me, then Who?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you see
 someone who needs help. or 
a good deed that needs to be done, or 
a can that needs to be recycled, or
a pet that needs to be adopted, or
a homeless person, or
A spouse that needs to be loved, or
Someone needs your Help (Even if it means putting yourself in danger.)

--And you are deciding whether to help them (we all do)...


-Ask yourself, 


"If not Me, then Who Will?"


You will see that you can do superhuman acts of kindness if you keep your

eye out for
people in need
injustices
cruelty
need
danger
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etc.

Say to yourself "If I dont help this person, then who Will?"


//Because people arent all as kind as we ourselves are.  

I am very kind,
Kinder than most i've met... 
I am One ofthe kindest beings I know 
(I got it from my 4 Grandparents)
And I find myself seeing injustices and things i can do to help every day.  A fly in the water, a piece of glass on the floor, a neglected cause or person, etc.... I wonder, 
"If I'm the Kindest Person I know... Then nobody will help them if I don't!"
So, It is up to you.
Walk with Jesus.  Bear your crosses because you are one of his saints.
  Always look to love, to help, to save, to mend.
Because if you are kind enough to notice the problem.... then it's your responsibility to do something to help them.  Because....
"If I dont help them, then nobody will!"
God is with those who do good things.
And remember, virtue is its own reward.
///we all face choices that change our character...
But its never too late.
It's 
never too 
Late
to do Good.
any good~love, Caroline.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Doing Good Every day`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
//I usually awaken in the early morning, rustle the houshold awake, tell everyone good morning, and take my pills,-- oh, and make a big pot of hot tea!  Can't do without tea.


//I try to always do what is right.  


I try o exceed the expectations of anyone.


I treasure opportunities to do good.  These opportunities are a gift from God.


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As Much Good as there is room in my life for!


I wonder about Heaven.  


But it really doesn't matter.


Virtue is its own reward.


God gave me a Good Heart.

  Hallelujah, praise the lord.  Thank You, lord. Amen
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Sewing on Ruffles and Lace~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, Dear Friends, I have a wonderful Idea.

For months I have longed for italian lace victorian lace and-- diamonds.


I've fretted because I've got no money and noone will take me out to get the luxurious trimmings for my skirts and hair and blouses--.........nor the diamonds.

So I've decided to make them myself!  I've got lots of beautiful pink satin, yards and yards,-- I could make that evening gown I 've so longed for!  I've got some simple lace, two pr three yards of lace fabric--- i could cut it into trimmings!  
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Well I've got ribbon and beads and lots of fabric and a sewing machine, and even patterns for skirts and dressess.

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I love you and i'm going to get started tomnorrow.  The thing I want most is Lace and Ruffles.  Long Strips of satin, the tops drawn into ruffles, gathered with a single thread.... all over my skirts and sleeves!


I can't wait to get started in the morning!  <Sigh>

A whole Brand new Day, in the morning.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: Saying No to Jealousy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jealousy is like a disease.  It isn't who you are.

Its a thing that can creep into the hearts of the best of us, no matter how hard we try to fight it!


Jealousy is a thing.  If it knocks at the door of your heart, turn it away.  never nurse Jealousy.  It is a demon that will grow into a monster and make you hate yourself.


You yourself aren't the bad thing, it's that devil, Jealousy.


Sometimes we lose friendships to jealousy, because somebody has less split ends or skinnier legs or a prettier face, we tell ourselves...


If jealousy crawls up into your lap and asks you to keep it, Turn it Away.  


Even if it means losing a best friend.


God will know what you did.  And that's all that matters.

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Prayer for Jealousy:

 "Lord these jealous feelings are NOT me...please make them go away and restore peace to my heart."


In Jesus' name,

Amen.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day: "What if......."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What if........
...There were more Kisses and cuddles than Anything.
.....You always ate healthy.
......You have perfect health! (Even though one shrink thought you were dying of pure insanity for eight yrs)
......Tea came instantly and often.
......Sunlight was allowed to stream into the rooms like water in the ocean.
........Vacation never ended.
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......No more dread of having psychotic breaks or bad days.
.....No more sick days.
.....No more bosses or superiors or teachers.
.....No more stress
.....Every day was "Beach Day"?
What if..........
................Every Day of life from now on was total vacation?
that's what we're praying that our future holds.  Vacation.  Endless Vacation...Together, Theodore and I.////
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
~~~~~~~~Tip of the Day:  PAMPER YOURSELF!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~
To be a happy Woman, you'll need:
-Hot Tea 
-YouTube
-Fashion Magazines like Redbook, Marie Claire, Bazaar, and Vogue!!!!
READ THEM.  BE INSPIRED.  Everybody's TIRED.  RELAX!!!!
LET GO all the negative thoughts and fears, which i described how to DIY de-stress in the previous post.
Then... be a Goddess! PAMPER yourself.

Women need and Must nurture their bodies.  It's part of being a woman.  For example, we are anatomcally devised such that we Women MUST wash/clean ourselvs DAILY to prevent sickness.

But not only MUST we pamper ourselves....
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Your husband should work to support you, like mine.  Women don't work, we're WOMEN.  Women are delicate. 
 Women:
 wear long skirts and 
long earrings and
 low-cut floral blouses
 and daring shoes
 and gypsy makeup. 

This means we have to treat our body like a temple.  

Our bathrooms are Temples to well being.  
The are the "Toilettes de Venus" -- make them the temple of your sacred body.
Woman's body is Sacred.  Treat yours the way you deserve.  
//This means:
-facial masks, facial masks, and facial masks
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-night cream
-moisturizer
-astringent
-cotton pads to apply and remove makeup

Not to mention, 


MAKEUP


SHAMPOO AND GREAT CONDITIONER


BODY WASH


HAIR DRYER


ORNAMENTS (Jewelry)


..........umm, mind if i go Pamper?  Myself, that is.  Bye!!!
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 ///toilette de venus// more posts on this to come//

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~~~~~~~Tip of The Day: Saying "NO!" to your stressors~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
your stressors will go away if you
Say to your Dread, Doubts, and Fears that lead to
Paranoia--- TELL THEM NO.  One word.  No.
There's always something trying to nag you.
But when you learn the power of self-worth,
when you look at yourself and say, "No"
to the 'monkey on your back' (Which is stress and anxiety)

Go to sleep.  When you wake up it will be forgotten.  Why, because it
is your own doubts and fears stalking you.

A.K.A. The Devil, Lucifer, Satan.....

God wants us to be happy.  God can help us
especially when we pray.  Because,
when the straw breaks the camel's
back, when you know you can't TAKE
any more, then you know you WON'T TAKE
any more, and you will realize that YOU DONT HAVE TO
TAKE ANYMORE.
it's human nature.  god knows what he is doing.
//we all have our crosses to bear, I have mine,
we all have our very own problems that bother seemingly only us.
the First step in healing is
1.  Learning to say No
2.Achieving a sense of self-worth, that you don't DESERVE to Suffer.
3.Saying No to the Stressor, whatever is bothering you.
4. Being firm.
5.  Being who you are.
6.  Being Real.
7.  Letting it all Go.
8.  Resignation to Sadness
9. Healing.
10.  Solitude.


This is how I stay calm, don't get too stressed out, dont take on too much, dont "live like a refugee"....
Because "You Don't Have To Live Like A Refugee." (Tom petty)
You don't and you WON'T.
At least, I WONT./////////No.///////////////////////////
"NO!!!!!" I say.
in jesus name,
Amen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tip of The Day Adjusting to A Changing World~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are so many things going on in the world right now-- specifically technological advancements in leap and bounds that are 'rennovating' or at least changing our society down to every single individual, down to you and down to me.  I'm kind of on the bottom of the staircase, and I like it that way.... in that:
-internet access is a glimpse of infinity
-smartphones
-YouTube
-Google
-Facebook
-Books as we know them 
-other social media
-medical breakthroughs that affect your doctors visit
-or your beauty regimen
-or your job or hobby.
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Okay, that being said.... I was born in the 1980s and I am overwhelmed by advancements.  

Also, I am Twenty six Years old.  So I am Growing up and learning to be a responsible adult-- the torch is being passed to our generation....

Growing up in a world thats growing up--- I often wonder,  
is it ME growing up--
 or the world?
I think, both,  That is why I am writing.
Living in my modern life is all about adapting to change, trying to push and make and forge my way through an already-built world.  
Sometimes I feeel the world has left me out, or cast me out.

And sometimes I wonder is everyone I know feels that way.  That is also why I am writing,


I am unemployed right now.  I am by profession a freelance writer, educated, talented and in-demand, seeking a good project, a client-- in short, business is slow.  --Another reason I am blogging.

I feel like, if I blog professional grade posts daily, then surely that is going to add up
to -- Something.  Maybe I'm an entrepeneur.  I dont know.  I'm working very hard and getting a long way ing my bligging but I am not making any profit.  No Income.  
So...........that's the situation.  
--//Trying to cope in the modern world////////////////////
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Friday, February 8, 2013
~~~~~Tip of the Day: God's Love is Big Enough!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Anybody, everybody, can break your heart.  They can break it whenever they damn well please.

Always Love not-expecting to get that Love In Return.


How?  Simple.  The Source of The Kind of Love


Is not You--- The Source of you love is God.


This Love is an inexhaustible well of Infinite Love.


Love anything.  Love Anyone.  Love Life.  Of course, Love God.


God is perfect and his Power is Love.  


God's Love is infinite.


Love God, and then...


You will feel that infinite Love He Has For You, in return.


Of Course He loves You anyway.  God loves everyone infinitely.


God will be the source and the delight of your Heart.  This love IS God's love.  It is hope.


"For God So Loved The World That He Gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not Die, but Have Everlasting Life" John 3:16

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~~~~~~Tip of the Day:  Some Wisdom for Daily Life~~~~~~~~
Building yourself a healthy life is lie trimming and watering and adding to a a bonsai tree or sculpture that is your own world the world You Live in.

  It is only yours, and only you can create the kind of life that you want to live.  


In prudence of judgement in daily life over time is character and a life well lived. 


 A life must be lived just the way you dream it.  Free to be perfectly you, I pray this for You.


Jesus brought us Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love.  These are the most important things in life.


Things come and go...


-And it is up to your own discerning eye to decide 
what to take in
 what to keep
 who to love
 what to throw out 
and when and why.

-You are the Captain of your Destiny.  You are You.  Nobody else can Be You.  Only You.


-So, be a Good Person.  Love, love, love....................


You're Done!!!!!!

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Wise and Foolish Builders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When bad things come.  (They rarely do)  Then you will wish, as I pray I am, that you are building the foundation of your house (your life) on a strong rock, not on the sand.  Build your foundation on your own truth.  When the storms may come and the winds may beat about that house, your house will not fall; for you built it on a rock...."
~~~~~~`~~~~~Living The Beatitudes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`  
I seek to live out: Jesus' Teachings in the Bible as the cornerstone for my Whole life.  I know that everyone is christian,,,but who is REALLY living the christian life?  Who is really Listening to Jeses, and who wants to Walk in his way?  
I do,
I decide to make a stand for what I believe in in the way that I live
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I pray always that The Lord Make Me Little.  Little, But Beautiful.  That is all.

I don't try to get rich, powerful or famous, and i dont need much money, because I see that God will provide for me 


Jesus taught us this : "And why worry about the clothes you wear and the food that you eat?  For your heavenly father knows you need all these things...if that i how God clothes the lilies of the field, the how much more with He clother you, oh ye of little faith!-Jesus, the Bible.


So here are the scriptures from the Bible, the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-20)


Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to Him, 2and He began to teach them, saying:
3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the sons of God.
10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.






My Prayer:

Lord, strengthen me to live out the rest of my life in happiness and peace, with Theodore my husband.

Amen.

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~~~~~~~~~Healthy Living Tip Of the Day: "Do Good, Be Good, Feel Good"~~~~~~~
-Feed the wild birds in winter.  Buy a bird feeder, and fill it with seed, and pray that they will come.

-Take everything Slooooooow.  Dont try to take in more than you can or want to swallow.  Don't rush.  Don't do too mush.

-Let each moment pass over you with joy and self-worth.  Then you live fully.

-Be aware of the present moment.  Be exactly where you are, all the time, and nowhere else.

-Eliminate stress.  If you're like me you've had such a hard life that getting through the days is difficult.

-take everything one step at a time

-KNOW that somehow, eventually, in God's own Time, you WILL be provided for.  You WILL recieve the  things you want or at least the things you need, exactly when you need them.  God has better judgement.  

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-Do kind things.

-Surround yourself with beauty.  

-Get someone to clean your house.

-Take good care of yourself.

-Take good care of your loved ones.

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-Most importantly, Know this thing:  GOD WILL PROVIDE.  On His time, maybe... But God Will clear the path, make a way, find the time, and He will most certainly Love You.  

-To recieve God's love, look for God.  You will find him.  He is always waiting for His Children to Come Back To Him.


-Amen.
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Monday, January 21, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Scripture of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And While he was still speaking, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar
the priest, rushed in.
"Come in," Adonijah said to him, 
"For you are a good man; you must
have good news."
1 Kings 1:42
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
~~~~~~~~Bible Scripture of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matthew 7:24-27
New International Version (NIV)
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
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Monday, January 14, 2013
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Scripture of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Proverbs 31:10-31 (A Virtuous Woman)




10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.


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Friday, January 11, 2013
~~~~Relaxation Tips of the Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Almost all the time, I just don't feel good.  

I just don't feel good.   I have no energy,
 Exhausted?  Well I've got some Tips.  \
 (Trust me, I'm an expert.  It's how i live my life) 
Tips: You'll need:
-A Computer with High Speed Internet:
-A lovely desk to snuggle in (or a bed or sofa)
-A soft soft chair
-some curlers
-a facial mask
-plenty of jewelry
-skin creams
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-makeups
-hair dyes
-stuffed animals
-a loving hubby who doesnt ever want to do anything but cuddle
-except when he cooks you dinner =)
-Facebook
-Google Plus
_A Teapot
-A Variety of Teas
-Soft coffee mugs
-soft lighting
-cough drops
-cotton nightgowns always
-a robe to snuggle in 
-And finally, my best advice is////////////////////////////////////////
Go To Youtube.com and get an account.  It's Free
Download and watch your favorite Youtube Videos all day long... forever.... 
//until ya feel better.  I know, This lifestlye is addictive,  Good Luck!
Love,
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Caroline~*
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
~~~~~~Recipe of The Day: Your Classic Marinara Spagetti Sauce)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recipe Serves 2:
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1/2 onion
5 cloves fresh Garlic, Minced
Two Tbsp Olive Oil
One Lemon
Fresh Basil
Salt

1. Saute the Garlic and diced onion in Olive oil until onions are translucent..10-15 Minutes

2. Add one can Diced tomatoes
3.Squeeze 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
4. Add Fresh Basil.
5.Salt to taste.
6.Simmer 15 minutes on med-low until the flavors are well combined,
You're Done =D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Serve over Pasta!!! Add Meat If Desired!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
If My Heart Was a House, You'd Be Home. =)
This home is a temple and a lighthouse.  This home is a sanctuary for all.
This house my house is my strong house.  I painted the walls with paintings and
My God he laid the strong pillars of cedar of this house.  MY God Live Here.
There is No Need To Fear.  This is my home.  I want to open my home, my heart, to... to anyone who humbles themself enough to love me.
Life is long.  This is a safe place.
 Proverbs 31: A Virtuous Woman.
If My Heart was a House, You'd Be Home.
More to come....tomorrow.// Love, Caroline =)
~~~~Dieting Tip of the Day~~~~~
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EAT NOTHING,  Drink LOTS of water or diet drinks.  Vegetables will only grow your stomach and make you hungrier.  Go Hard, or Go Home.  When you are afraid you will die, eat a slab of butter or cheese.
=) My Practical Diet.////
~~~~~~~~~~~Wish me Good Luck!!!! On a diet of nothing,~~~~~~


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cooking Meditations~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
//When I'm cooking,
 i like to improvise.
 I like to get a recipe down to its most basic ingredients and basic measurements
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I have lots of secrets.  I can make basic things like marinara sauce or sugar cookies from scratch.  The only thing I haven';t tried yet is a pie crust because they are so fattening... Mostly Butter and sugar with a bit of flour, I assume.
Can't wait to get the spring herb garden growing on the balcony!
Yes, I know a ton of recipes that are easy to remember...
I will share them each day!
  There are so many that I can't type them all at once!
=D
~~~~~~~~Recipe of The Day: Caroline's Crepes~~~~~~
//A crepe is a nearly paperthin pancake because it has so much egg.  
In Paris, you can Get your Crepes spread with either strawberry jelly or Nutella, or both.  They cost about 3-5 Euros in Paris (I've been twice).  This is the recipe for the Crepe:
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1 cup water
1 egg

1.Mix ingredients.

2.Pour into a very wide skillet on medium-high heat.
3.Immedialety spread a thin layer of batter all over the entire skillet before it starts to sear.
4. Flip with a spatula.
4. When batter is a solid, dump into plate 
5.serve with syrup and butter, or fruit.


*The French don't flip their crepes; they let them cook sunny-side-up style.  

But I do, to make sure they're done.
You're Done! =D
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~~~~How To Survive a Cold~ ~~~~
I'm suffering from a severe cold right now.  My head and lungs feels heavy with mucus, my throat's closing up, im sneezing and my nose is all stuffed up, and I have a terrible cough.  
My husband has been holding me in bed.  I know he may get sick too from me coughing all over him.  But it feels fo good to be held when I am sick.  

My Cold Arsenal:
-HALLS Honey Lemon Cough Drops

-Liquid (blue) cough medicine/suppressant
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-tissue paper for blowing my nose

-When my throat closes up, I sit up,

  Chris said sitting up is the best thing to do when you have a congested head and it opens up your throat..
I have an allergy to Ibuprofen so I cant take advil.  
My head is killing me!  I just know I will survive this cold....it's the worst one I remember. =(
I will try to post more when I am feeling better, =)
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~~~~~Tips for Wives in Caring For Their Husbands~~~~
-Boys are always going to be little boys.  We've all hear that they're ten-15 years behind girls.  But as for Chris, I'd say he is in a state of arrested development.  He never grew up. So....
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~~~Be The Mother Your Husband Lost.~~~~
-Make Him Feel Safe.
-Tuck Him In at night.
-Carry your burden.
-Don't yell at him.
-Ask nicely,
-Don't expect too much of him,
-Let him sleep late
-Provide for your home- food, clothing, needs.
-Think of him as a little boy
-Call him pet names.
-Tease him.
-Make him know you are helpless without him,
-Make him know he is helpless without you.
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-Protect him.
-Buy him nice things for christmas
-Be his mother.  Boys never grow up.
-Always know he is easily hurt,
-Sigh When he gets angry.
-Let him crawl into your lap.
-Wear a nightgown and robe.
-Let him see you for you, truly deeply who you are.
-Cook him food to fatten him up.
-Yell at him when he neglests to feed his pets or comes home after Four AM.
-Trust Him.
-He trust in You.
-LOVE HIM.
~~~~~~~Advice from a happy couple going on our 4th Anniversary~~~~~~~~

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
~~~~Garden Tip of the Day~~~~
There's still a few months of winter left in the southeast us (SC).
It's the perfect time of year to plant some last-minute spring bulbs!
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Tulips
 Hyacinth
 Coral Bells
 Daffodils
 Crocus 
Amaryllis
 Iris.,,,
 Just buy a few of each.  
Plant them in little container dishes on the balcony or windowsill.  
Watch them bloom! Just in time for Spring. 

 - In the Garden, hide them Like Easter Eggs All around the garden

--Hide them in the most whimsical and unlikely places!
-hanging planters
-old kitchen containers, bowls, etc make convenient little vintage plant containers.

Coming Soon:  Our future Herb Garden 2013, when it warms up!!!
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Recipe of The Day: 
~~~~Caroline's Southern Biscuits~~~
Two cups flour
One Cup milk or water
One Stick of Butter

1, With a butterknife, pare the butter into Pea-Sized Chunks into a large bowl. (Do Not Melt)
2.  Add flour and knead butter and flour with fingers.  Knead until the butter and flour are somewhat combined, but leave lumps of butter in the dough (Lumps of Butter yeilds fluffiness).
3. Add Milk.  Salt and sugar as Desired, or not at all.  mix into a dough that is elastic enough to mold into biscuit shapes.  Mold into 4" round balls and place on Greased Pan.  Bake For Just over 10 Minutes,
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 You're Done! =D  
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~~~~Motivational Tips of the Day: Patience in Work~~~~~

-When you're working at something, don't let negative emotions demotivate and discourage you. 

 -Try not to listen to others, especially if they dont support you,.


-Picture a tiny ant carrying a tiny crumb across a jungle of a yard.  Say to yourself "What the ant can do, surely I can do."

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-One step At a Time:  


One foot in front of the other,


Focus on the step itself, not on the goal,


Remember the goal.


It is okay if you never make it to the goal..


 " The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a single Step."


"Rome Was Not Built in a Day."


Every littlest effort adds up to something.


At the end of the day, you'll know you gave it your best.


Success isn't always obvious.  Sometimes success is a single step,  


Pace Yourself,


Expect to Improve.


Be Patient, and wait on the Lord./
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you fail,,,~~~~~~~Try, try Again~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Monday, January 7, 2013

~~~~~~My Watercolor Paintings of The Day~~~~
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I am fascinated by florals, and these imaginary shapes like potpourri.  I am so passionate about painting.  I think it's sad how I can barely bring myself to lift a brush, while poetry and prose are flowing like water =(  I wish I could paint again.//



~~~~~Relationship Advice of the Day~~~~~
From Theodore C Land and Caroline E Sullivan's amazing marriage.... to yours~ with love!
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*If You Truly Love Him and He Truly Loves you, then:

1. Always Put Your Relationship first.

2.ALWAYS put your relationship first.
3. Always, always, Always, Put Your Relationship First

//If your Job is causing you to lose focus on your relationship, Quit Your Job.

//If your religion is an issue, Quit Your Religion.
//If your friends are an issue, Dump Your Friends.
//If something is making an issue, Get Rid of It!
//If you need to talk, Talk.  

Be as Honest As Possible.  Honesty is a foundation for love.


Have a Sincere Heart, and you will have a Sincere Life.


Figure out the little issues, taboos and irks of daily life, and talk about them until they seem silly.


Share EVERYTHING.  Including Money. 

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Suffer Together, arm in arm.


Look deeply into each other's eyes.


Think about your mate All Day.


If you see something He would like, Bring Him a bucketful-- as many as you can carry.


1. Cuddle all night every night.

2.  Cuddle all morning every morning.
3.Cuddle all afternoon every afternoon.

--And if Work Is Getting in The Way, Quit Your Job.  Quit Anything that interrupts Cuddling.  Work from your laptop online, so you can cuddle in bed WHILE working... that is, work in bed WHILE Cuddling.


In closing,
1. Cuddle always, 
2.. Always put your relationship first
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Love~~~~Love~~~~Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Southern Cornbread:
-2 Cups Cornmeal
-1 Cup Milk
-1/4 cup Oil
-1 Large Egg:

1.Grease a skillet or 8" x 9" pan.
 2.Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
3.Pour into Pan.
4.Bake for 20 minutes.
From My Grandmother Carolyn Geen (picture, left)
~~~~~~Lifestyle~~~~~~
~~~~~Swimming~~~~
is good for your joints.  You can stretch and straighten your neck and spine etc, when you do the breast-stroke or backstroke. 
The bigger you are, the more enticing an excercise routine swimming is, because of the natural anti-gravity suspension of water. You will enjoy swimming laps. 
I tend to float in the water=couldn't drown if I tried.  My husband weighs 130 Pounds and he sink like a rock, while I, a Size Sixteen, float like a fish. ^-^
~~~~The Art of Tea (The Great British Respite)~~~~~
Tea.  You will need:
-A Good Sturdy Teapot.
  Something Simple, Practical, or as frilly as you like.  I have two Teapots and I Use Them Daily.
-A Kettle or Coffeemaker:
  Coffeemaker Tea: Place 1-3 teabags in coffee-filter part of coffeemaker, fill with water, and turn it on.  The tea will brew, just like coffee, into a convenient little pot!
-Lipton Tea: 
 100 count tea-bag packages are only a few dollars each at your Grocery.  A simple standard tea can be more soothing than the fanciest of teas!
TRY:
Black Teas:
-Are caffeinated*
-Darjeeling: A Black Tea from India
-Earl Grey: The Lady's Choice.
-Chai: Caffienated; To be served with half-milk and Sugar.
-Irish Breakfast Teas
-Flavored Black Teas at You Grocery

Green Teas

-Caffeine-free* :
-Trader Joe's Peppermint Green Tea is my favorite
-Flavored Green teas at your Grocery
-White Tea

Herbal Teas

-Chamomile- a must have!  For Rainy Days and sleepy evenings.
-Peppermint
-Cinnamon
-Nutmag
-Ginger
-Mint
-Rose Hips
-eucalyptus
 -etc
-"Celestial Seasonings" Brand Herbal Teas are  my favorite.  They are inexpensive and fun.

Wellness Teas

-Celestial Seasonings' Sleepytime, "Sweet Dreams" Tea, for before-bedtime
-Cold relief: Look for Cold and stuffy-nose teas.  
*For the Sniffles, Also try lozenges or cough drops.  Honey lemon with menthol is my favorite, see drup store aisle.

A few more things you can add to Your Tea:

THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA:
-Milk
-Sugar
-cinnamon
-honey
-nutmeg
-lemon (don't mix with mile or tea will curdle)
And That's It!  PUT THE TEA ON!!!!
Fab Eating By Caroline:  
Today's Must Try-Before-You-DIY: "Taste of Summer"
~~~~~~
~Menu~
~~~~~~
Virgin Drinks:
A Tall Glass of Ice Water Topped with Three Veeery Cold Strawberries!

Alcoholic Drinks:
A "Vodka and Cranberry"= Vodka with cranberry juice.  Soooo refresshing!!!!

Apps (Appetizers)
Celery stuffed with cream cheese and medium black olives

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Tomato-Balsamic:
Three finely Diced Tomatoes,  !/4 cup olive oil mixed with 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar, generously seasoned with salt and cracked pepper, mixed together.
Place in Salsa Bowl.

Pesto:
Three cups fresh washed basil leaves from the herb garden or grocery, finely minced
2 Tbsp Lemon Jiuce
!/2 cup Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese to taste
Salt and Pepper
Roll up snail-shell style into thinly sliced chicken breast slices and bake.

//Server sauces with pasta and Chicken Breasts.


Desserts:
A slice of Pound Cake Soaked in Half-n-half cream!


Saturday, January 5, 2013
They can't hurt you unless you let them!!!!!!Check out geverclear one hit wonder song
Love, Caroline~*
Married Life
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Me, Caroline Elizabeth Sullivan, age 26
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My Husband, Theodore Christopher Land, age 34
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 Married Life
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So I was thinking about how much I'd like to write about living better and healing oneself, woman's wisdom, a little garden, a little kitchen, alot of art literature, history, and culture, alot of beauty, getting well, advice, wisdom, tips... I realized I couldn't accomplish this in My Poetry Blog because it isnt poetry-form.  So here I've started my Journal.  I hope it is helpful to me and anyone else who reads it.  I'm one of those people who used to write "I love you" on one-dollar bills and give them away in college... random, sponteneous giving, I suppose.  So If I see something interesting I will post it.















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