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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

~ Max Eastman

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The lower your self-esteem is, the more likely you are to believe that someone else holds the key to your happiness.

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Opportunity does not knock, then knock again, and then leave a note saying, "sorry I missed you."

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Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back, it simply means that you are two steps ahead.

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The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.

~James Yorke

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The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

~Mignon McLaughlin

Razor's Edge

One day while Huck and I were in the shower, yes mom, we were showering together to conserve water and, oh yeah, I am 37 years old!, I heard this noise start up and it sounded similar to that of swarming bees.

Me: Why does it sound like bees in here?

Huck: It's my razor.

Me: Why does your razor sound like bees?

Huck: It vibrates.

Me: Your razor vibrates? Why does it vibrate? What's that supposed to accomplish? Won't you cut yourself?

Huck: *BIG SIGH* I don't know why it vibrates, probably just another marketing ploy by Gillette to sell more razors and jack up the price, but it works.

Me: Lame.

As he put it up on the rack hanging in the shower I just looked at it. It was daring me to use it and fall in love with it. Whatever. I am fine with my cheap 6-pack women's razors that come in a variety of pretty colors. Suck it, Gillette.

Many months have passed since that conversation and that damn razor has taunted me EVERY TIME I have stepped into that shower. I have used it multiple times on Huck and I just have to say...USE. YOUR. IMAGINATION. There's something romantic in shaving a man's.............

neck. ;)

The other day when I walked into our bathroom I noticed a AA battery lying on the counter. I immediately ran, not walked, to my special drawer by the bed to see if anything had been disturbed. Nope. Yay. Anyway, a couple of days later Huck said he was missing the battery he laid on the counter. (I had put it away in the drawer for future need.) His battery on his totally-awesome-cool razor needed it because it was dead. That's why that S.O.B. had not taunted me for a couple of days...it was dead.

It started chanting my name almost immediately after CPR was administered or whatever Huck had to do to revive it. I finally gave in one morning earlier this week and used it. This monstrosity of a razor has 5 freaking blades and one on the edge so it has 6 in all! Did I mention it vibrates? I don't know exactly why it does or what it's supposed to accomplish, but I really don't care because IT'S SOAWWESOME! My legs were in shavers heaven. I almost shaved my head just to see how well it managed. We became BFF's instantly and the affair had begun with Mr. Gillette Fusion. I tried to hide my secret from Huck as long as possible, but he quickly found out when he asked me if I had used his razor. Whatever do you mean, honey? No, he didn't find the razor by my side of the bed...I left it on in the shower. My secret is out, apparently I have to go buy my own now.

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You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

~Scott Adams

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You can tell a lot about a person by the way he handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

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Everything I'm not made me everything I am.

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The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.

~ Richard M. DeVos

Just One More Day...

Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old. Next to her is her fiancée, Nick, 23.

This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005, 5 years ago today.

Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy.

Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions.

Even in pain and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine, Katie took care of every single wedding planning. Her dress had to be adjusted several times due to Katie's constant weight loss

An unexpected guest was her oxygen tank. Katie had to use it during the ceremony and reception. The other couple in this picture are Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and of course to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was an adolescent.

Katie, in a wheel chair listening to her husband and friends singing to her.

In the middle of the party Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath. The pain doesn't allow her to stand for long period of time.

Katie died 5 days after her wedding. To see a fragile woman dress as a bride with a beautiful smile makes you think... happiness is always there within reach, no matter how long it lasts.....lets enjoy life and don't make it complicated. Life is too short.

Work as if it was your first day

Forgive as soon as possible

Love without boundaries

Laugh without control

and

never stop smiling even if you don't know the reason.

Please pray for those suffering from cancer. We all have someone close to our heart who has suffered or is currently suffering from cancer. Prayers are always answered. Please feel free to post this powerful message for awareness.

We can't control the future only the present, and even then we are not in control. Make everyday count and live it as if it was your last. Just like Katie.

Always,

T

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You wanna know what living life to the fullest actually is? It's waking up on a Monday morning with no complaints. It's knowing you always deserve to laugh. It's doing what feels right no matter what. It's doing what you want to, no matter how stupid you look. It's about being yourself, cause no one can tell you you're doing it wrong.

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"If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favourite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about." ~Gerard Way

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"Life's greatest comforts is being able to look over your shoulder and see people worse off, waiting in line behind you."

~Chuck Palahniuk, Rant

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"To me, the glass is half-empty some days & half-full on others. Sometimes it's bone-dry. Or overflowing."

~Mary Alice Monroe

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"The thing is--fear can't hurt you any more than a dream."

~William Golding

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If your presence doesnt make any difference, your absence wont either.

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Be my guest; rain on my parade. But I have the biggest freaking umbrella you have ever seen.

Recommended Reading

Holy New Year's Resolutions! I haven't made any yet. I'm really trying to find some very personal issues that I will make myself strive to accomplish. Last year I made a resolution to read a new book every month. During hectic months I no more than even touched a book except to dust underneath it. But I read four over the holidays. It doesn't go towards my "12." So I FAILED. W.T.F? Huck and I have started a new competition. Remember the last time we had a competition? I WON. I will say it again unless you didn't hear me the first time, I WON BITCHES! I hate to lose. So I took him up on that there little competition invite. We will see who reads the most books in 2010. Of course he is giving me grief over the book I had already started and was a mere 40 pages into on the 340 page book. "It doesn't count." Someone is VERY SCARED. Fine. I will still beat your ass regardless of your stupid rules. So in light of the competition, I have listed a few books I recommend for flirty, fun reading. My suggestion to get started? Half Price Books or Amazon.

1. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

2. Something Blue by Emily Giffin

3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

4. Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel by Lauren Weisberger

5. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

6. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

7. Fifteen Minutes of Shame by Lisa Daily

8. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

9. Trading Up by Candace Bushnell

10. Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster

11. The F-Word by Jesse Sheidlower and Lewis Black

12. Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes

13. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

14. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin

Happy Reading!

T

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Losers aren't the people who don't win, losers are people who are so afraid of not winning, they don't even try.

~ Little Miss Sunshine

January 2010 Playlist

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Draw a line. Live above it.

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"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."

~Barbara DeAngelis

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"The first step to getting what you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."

~Ben Stein



Welcome to 2010. A new year, a new decade, a new you. Never stop until you get what you want.

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