This is a self help story of how one woman learned to take care of herself by slowing down her life. Not knowing what to do the answer came as a television program. What it did was launch her into a process that took her to do and be who she needed to be. Each chapter has three sections: what she did, activities, and resources. There are appendeces in the back referring to the things she actually did to slow down her life.
Find out what happened on Susan's journey after she learned to take care of herself, how it evolved, and find out the surprises life had in store for her simply because she kept going.. She kept following her heart and taking action.Buying a Camaro was only a preview to the big changes she made to live the life she could not even dream of at the beginning.
My Spin on twenty-two years of self-care and where it lead. Starting with Cheryl Richardson's idea of extreme self-care, I took it not only extreme but beyond conventional boundaries to a new life. Here is my process.
Five tales of fiction that take place during holidays or special events in the lives of the characters. Where things don't go quite as expected. It is the author's take on events in her life she wanted things to go differently and dove into fiction, where it is possible to change it.
This author's interest in cooking started with food writing and moved on into cooking economically, to power meals to ward off stress, and then on to simple living cooking. The story that precedes the full color cookbook Simple Living Cooking. How researching the nutrition and diet information combined with experimentation gave her a simpler method to cook. The story of how she got there.
A book of principles behind designing and sewing altered couture, not a how to book but the major puzzle pieces this author uses to design her own clothing. An unconventional spin on traditional sewing, this home designer takes a closer look at what she does as the artistry in altered couture, a portfolio of her best work, and how it almost wasn't.
Sunday is a day that I worked. Sure that I had spirituality covered. I was full of myself and my plans. So...I got a take down. I spent the time getting my life in order. To learn some lessons. And to return for the promise he had given me in a glimpse. I would find the work I loved and so much more. Sunday...a day to rest and spend it with God, not too much really. This is what happened.
In the adult world, keys gives one access to things. Things we own. Things we can be shut out of. These stories were written for children but as life unfolded, this author knew the subject matter would be more suited for adults with children. She discovered that they were all written at different grade levels. She put them in order from easiest to hardest in hopes that adults learning to read, might enjoy these better than reading children's books. A chance to regain the lost keys of reading for fun. It starts at the first grade level and gets harder from there.
I did the two sides of my family history by following the straight line genealogy back. I was sure that people would be interested and both would stay niche pieces. I got a surprise instead. Stop it. I decided to take another look. I found a more detailed answer using cluster genealogy instead. Then I took a DNA test and then another. It sent me back into the records. The results astounding and I found the story I always wanted.
Fifteen pieces of evidence of a busy life in crowded seclusion. Home. School. Recreational activities. No after school activities, No sleep overs. No cable TV. A hair style like Miss America, not the current trends. Who's the weird girl? Then on to adult life with something missing...and a life of home, school, recreational activities. That failed. Why? Fifteen pieces of evidence that helped to answer the question.
Taking a look at Space Center Houston can be an overwhelming experience. It is hard to know which direction to go first.I heard a father speak to his child, "You can do this too." "No I can't," was the child's reply. Here is the tale of how space travel began, in very small ways. Something that anyone could do. That could lead to something. If you look for the small clues that lead to big things.
Candace is ready for Christmas and beginning cooking for herself and her three children. All goes as planned when an unexpected guest brings trouble. Will Candace have the Christmas she planned? An unexpected gift from her youngest son makes it all worthwhile.
An account of the day to day thoughts about going slow in a speeded up world by trying to define the phrase "Go slow, get there faster". The author observes her everyday life and how the answer is all around her.Ten years later, this was a good an necessary process that worked and she lives a slower and creative life with no cats.
If a teacher could write a book about what they learned form teaching this one would be it. Thirty years in the field of Early Childhood Education have given this author insight into how to reach learners and help them to be successful. It also touches on such topics as burnout and resotration of a career.
Take a collection of old cookbooks. Read everything but the recipes. Write down all the interesting quips and advice. Classify them and order them by copyright date. What have you got? The treasure of 6 stories of social history traced through time. Sometimes humorous and sometimes poignant, history is a marvelous teacher of how we lived and live. Learn, laugh and think.
My Best Stuff is the best of my Taking Care of Susan blog. Originally a blog to promote my book of the same name, it took on a life of its own. During the three years I wrote it, people logged on from 51 countries. I posted 687 times and got 7684 views. Some posts got more views than others. Something in them resonated with my readers that even surprised me sometimes. Really? That one? I would say to myself. Here are the favorites for you to enjoy all over again or for the first time.
I can't believe you would let a math class stop your dream. Okay, more than one math class. Who's counting? You are. See, you are doing math already. Your dream matters. It really does. You are at a place in life where a decision like this changes things. It matters a whole lot.Come along and get yourself ready to take a math class. We have some work to do before you enroll. You won't be doing any math computations in this book, no story problems to work and no formulas to learn. Just a long look at what you are missing out on if you don't. Put down your paper and pencil. Put away your calculator. Let's talk.It is going to be okay. You dream is worth it. You can't, you say? You are one of those creative, spiritual, intuitive folks? Yes we all have our preferences and interests. Being right brained is not as bad thing as people might tell you. You need these math tools for your dream. No dream can exist without them, none. Even for us creative types. Everyone uses their whole brain to function. Every. One. You can do this.
