Got this email from my sister. I don't know where she got this from but I would like to share with you. Since the new year is quick approaching, I also thought it would be good read to make 2012 an amazing year!
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1. Stop holding grudges. – Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.
2. Stop meaning what you don’t say. – People can’t read minds. Communicate regularly and effectively.
3. Stop making it all about you. – The world revolves around the sun, not you. Take a moment to acknowledge this truth on a regular basis.
4. Stop lying. – In the long-run the truth always reveals itself. Either you own up to your actions or your actions will ultimately own you.
5. Stop blaming. – Blaming others accomplishes nothing. Either you own your problems, or they will own you. Your choice. When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give-up your power over that part of your life, and you annoy everyone around you in the process.
6. Stop doubting. – If you think that you can’t achieve something, I have some news for you, you’re probably right. But don’t let your self-doubt interfere with other people’s dreams. Remember, the one who says it can’t be done should never interrupt the one doing it.
7. Stop interrupting. – Correcting someone when they’re blatantly wrong is one thing, but always interjecting your opinions out of turn gets old fast.
8. Stop being selfish. – You get what you put into a relationship. Nothing less, nothing more.
9. Stop judging. – Everyone is fighting their own unique war. You have no clue what they are going through, just like they have no clue what you’re going through.
10. Stop gossiping. – Gossiping about others is a lose/lose situation. It hurts them, and then it hurts your reputation.
11. Stop making promises you can’t keep. – Don’t over-promise. Over-deliver on everything you do.
12. Stop being defensive. – Just because someone sees something differently than you doesn’t mean either one of you is wrong. Keep an open mind. Open minds discover great things.
13. Stop comparing people to others. – No two people are alike. Everyone has their own strengths. We are only competing against our own selves.
14. Stop expecting people to be perfect. – ‘Perfect’ is the enemy of ‘good.’ And genuine ‘goodness’ is hard to find in this world. Don’t overlook it.
15. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. – It’s impossible. But making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your focus.
16. Stop screwing people over just because you can get away with it. – Just because you can get away with something doesn’t mean you should do it. Think bigger. Do what you know in your heart is right.
17. Stop making mountains out of molehills. – People make mistakes. Crap happens. There’s no reason to stress out yourself and everyone around you because of it. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time?” If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
18. Stop being dramatic. – Stay out of other people’s drama and don’t needlessly create your own.
19. Stop giving out advice, and just listen. – Less advice is often the best advice. People don’t need lots of advice, they need a listening ear and some positive reinforcement. What they want to know is already somewhere inside of them. They just need time to think, be and breathe, and continue to explore the undirected journeys that will eventually help them find their direction.
20. Stop complaining. – Instead, use your time and energy to do something about it.
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I know it's quite a list but I know there are some things on here I should stop doing. Let's just pick one or two we really want to stop doing every month and work on it!
Here's to a new year!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Freeing the Mind...
I'm going to attempt to answer these questions as honestly as I can.
If I can't be honest, I won't answer it or if I don't know how to answer it. lol
50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
These questions have no right or wrong answers.
Because sometimes asking the right questions is the answer.
- How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? I would be 25, not too young and not too old
- Which is worse, failing or never trying? never trying is worse because you wouldn't know if you could have succeeded.
- If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
- When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? I really hope it's more doing than saying but sometimes, I'm more a say-er than a do-er.
- What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? the economy. I'd like it to work fairly and for everyone. I'd like us all to be able to be comfortable financially and we all appreciate and not take it for granted.
- If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? creating. be it crafts, on the computer, art...AND spending time with the family, raising my kids to be great people.
- Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing? Good question.
- If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently? I wouldn't. I'd still do what I'm doing now.
- To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken? I think it's going pretty much the way I want it to go, I'd just like more money flowing my way so I can do more of what I want with my life and family. Like buy a house, in Hawaii, in the area we want.
- Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things? I'm more worried about doing the right things.
- You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do? I'd honestly listen for a little bit and then stick up for her and then ask them to stop talking about her or anyone like that, it's rude.
- If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be? Don't try to please everyone.
- Would you break the law to save a loved one? Heck yeah.
- Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
- What’s something you know you do differently than most people? Saying the word "bag" and I'm less assertive than I should be. I'm more passive than I'd like to be.
- How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy? because everyone's different.
- What one thing have you not done that you really want to do? What’s holding you back? One thing that I haven't done that I really want to do is run a half marathon. What's holding me back is me. I lack the motivation to do it by myself, to get my butt out the door.
- Are you holding onto something you need to let go of? yes, my weight. :P
- If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why? I'd move to New Zealand because I think the environment and people are similar to where I live now.
- Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster? Sometimes, and yes, I do.
- Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? Joyful simpleton. Ignorance is bliss
- Why are you, you? because I'm awesome
- Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend? I hope so. I'd like to think so.
- Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you? losing touch with a good friend who lives near you.
- What are you most grateful for? My family and my health
- Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? This is a tough one...but if I've already documented all my old memories than I can always look back at my old memories so then it could become a new memory! So I guess, lose my old memories....
- Is is possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
- Has your greatest fear ever come true? not yet
- Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now? Nope, I hardly remember why I get mad in the first place, I usually stay mad for a little bit and then either forget or get over it
- What is your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?
- At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
- If not now, then when?
- If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
- Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
- Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
- Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
- If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job? Heck no. A million dollars would let me buy a house but I'd still have to have money in order to keep the day to day going
- Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing? more work I'd actually enjoy doing
- Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
- When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
- If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
- Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous? nope
- What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
- When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
- If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? because no one likes to fail or make mistakes, we all want to be perfect AND we don't want to have to do it again :)
- What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? speak my mind more often
- When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
- What do you love? Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
- In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday? What about the day before that? Or the day before that?
- Decisions are being made right now. The question is: Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you? Depends what it is I guess....not really a good answer is it?Hope you enjoyed reading some of my answers. If you decide to answer them too, let me know so I can read them too! Have a super day!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Once Upon A Time - Pilot review
Have you guys checked out this new show on ABC called Once Upon A Time?
About the Show
It premiered last week Sunday on ABC.
I like the idea of the show.
I love reading the fairy tales and this is an interesting way to showcase the different characters and their stories. I really like the concept of having the fairy tale characters in the modern world. I really want to see the background development of characters and discover the "why" of the character.
The pilot wasn't too exciting but it did set the background of all characters and got the story rolling.
Can't wait to see the next episode.
About the Show
Emma Swan’s life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she’s been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby. But when Henry—the son she gave up 10 years ago—finds her, everything changes. Henry is desperate for his mom’s help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming. Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.
Of course the seen-it-all Emma doesn’t believe a word, but when she gets to Storybrooke, she can’t help sensing that everything’s not quite what it seems. As Henry shows Emma around with the help of his fairytale book, the town, and its inhabitants like Henry’s therapist Archie Hopper and the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seem just strange enough to set off her already suspicious nature. She becomes even more concerned for Henry when she meets his adopted mother, Regina, who he suspects is none other than the Evil Queen herself!
Storybrooke is a place where magic has been forgotten—but is still powerfully close—and happily ever after seems just out of reach. In order to understand where the fairytale world’s former inhabitants came from, and what ultimately led to the Evil Queen’s wrath, you’ll need a glimpse into their previous lives. But it might just turn everything you’ve ever believed about these characters upside-down.
Meanwhile, the epic battle for the future of all worlds, modern and fairytale alike, is about to begin. For good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.
Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, two master storytellers behind Lost and Tron: Legacy, invite everyone to brace themselves for a modern fairytale with thrilling twists and hints of darkness, brimming with wonder and filled with the magic of our most beloved stories.
It premiered last week Sunday on ABC.
I like the idea of the show.
I love reading the fairy tales and this is an interesting way to showcase the different characters and their stories. I really like the concept of having the fairy tale characters in the modern world. I really want to see the background development of characters and discover the "why" of the character.
The pilot wasn't too exciting but it did set the background of all characters and got the story rolling.
Can't wait to see the next episode.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Fall TV 2011
I love watching TV. I have a problem with TV watching. But I love it. This season there are some shows that I can't wait to come back on air and there are some new shows that I can't wait to see. I'm also glad the Fall TV season has already started!
In no particular order all the shows (I can think of right now) I love to watch:
Hawaii 5-O, Glee, Modern Family, Mike and Molly, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, iCarly, Wizards of Waverly Place, Biggest Loser...and there might be more.
This next list are ones that haven't come back on air yet but I can't wait to watch:
Psych and Bones.
There's a new show coming on about fairy tales in the modern world on abc family but I can't remember the name of the show. I wan to watch that too.
I'm sure there are more shows but as you can tell, I have a wide range of shows that I like.
Hopefully in the next post I'll tell you why I like these shows!
There are shows that are back on that I want to get into but I'm so behind I'm afraid I'll never be able to catch up! Like 30 Rock and Big Bang Theory.
I also really like reality tv. For example, Keeping up with Kardashians, Kendra, Undercover Boss (is that still on?), Giuliana and Bill...that is all I can think of now.
Let me know if you think there is a show I am missing out on.
Couch potatoes unite!
In no particular order all the shows (I can think of right now) I love to watch:
Hawaii 5-O, Glee, Modern Family, Mike and Molly, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, iCarly, Wizards of Waverly Place, Biggest Loser...and there might be more.
This next list are ones that haven't come back on air yet but I can't wait to watch:
Psych and Bones.
There's a new show coming on about fairy tales in the modern world on abc family but I can't remember the name of the show. I wan to watch that too.
I'm sure there are more shows but as you can tell, I have a wide range of shows that I like.
Hopefully in the next post I'll tell you why I like these shows!
There are shows that are back on that I want to get into but I'm so behind I'm afraid I'll never be able to catch up! Like 30 Rock and Big Bang Theory.
I also really like reality tv. For example, Keeping up with Kardashians, Kendra, Undercover Boss (is that still on?), Giuliana and Bill...that is all I can think of now.
Let me know if you think there is a show I am missing out on.
Couch potatoes unite!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Post-it Notes and Sticky Notes
I love using Windows 7! I love that I can hover over the task bar and see what I have open. I also just figured out how to change the song on iTunes by hovering AND if I'm streaming a video on Netflix and I hover over it, you can still view the video! SOO cool!!
One of the biggest things that I absolutely LOVE about Windows 7 is the Sticky Notes application.
Before I begin to tell you why that application is awesome, you need to know that I LOVE Post-its. You don't even know! I go to Target or Walmart, I always have to walk down the aisle with the Post-its. I like going to their website to see what new stuff they have. I use it ALL the time, especially at work. I use it to organize my paperwork, my files, my notes, my reminders...you get the idea. I love their flags, the highlighter/pen/flag combo...I LOVE Post-it.
BUT sometimes I lose my Post-its, or they get covered up with papers upon papers and I lose my reminders.
Then the discovery of Windows 7 and the super awesome Sticky Notes application. I love that I can have all my notes/reminders in ONE spot and it's always there on my desktop. It certainly makes my life easier and I don't have a bajillion Post-its all over my computer screen.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to quit using Post-its' but Sticky Notes is just as awesome. I have also just discovered how to format the text, size and other cool stuff for Sticky Notes!
Check it out!
Who else uses Windows 7 Sticky Notes? http://bit.ly/mrqB92
One of the biggest things that I absolutely LOVE about Windows 7 is the Sticky Notes application.
Before I begin to tell you why that application is awesome, you need to know that I LOVE Post-its. You don't even know! I go to Target or Walmart, I always have to walk down the aisle with the Post-its. I like going to their website to see what new stuff they have. I use it ALL the time, especially at work. I use it to organize my paperwork, my files, my notes, my reminders...you get the idea. I love their flags, the highlighter/pen/flag combo...I LOVE Post-it.
BUT sometimes I lose my Post-its, or they get covered up with papers upon papers and I lose my reminders.
Then the discovery of Windows 7 and the super awesome Sticky Notes application. I love that I can have all my notes/reminders in ONE spot and it's always there on my desktop. It certainly makes my life easier and I don't have a bajillion Post-its all over my computer screen.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to quit using Post-its' but Sticky Notes is just as awesome. I have also just discovered how to format the text, size and other cool stuff for Sticky Notes!
Check it out!
Who else uses Windows 7 Sticky Notes? http://bit.ly/mrqB92
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
GAR results
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These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google.
Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/
for my full story on the Great Aloha Run 2011- go here to the family blog -HERE
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
I want this shoe please!
But I really don't think I should be spending $100 on shoes.
What do you think?
Monday, January 24, 2011
Google Cloud Printing
This is awesome!
Back in April 2010 we announced Google Cloud Print, a service that in Beta allows printing from any app on any device, OS or browser without the need to install any software. Just last month we opened Google Cloud Print to users in the Chrome notebook pilot program. Today we are very pleased to announce the beta launch of Google Cloud Print for mobile documents and Gmail for mobile, which we will be rolling out to users throughout the next few days.
Imagine printing an important document from your smartphone on the way to work and finding the printout waiting for you when you walk in the door. Just open a document in Google Docs or an email in Gmail in your mobile browser and choose “Print” from the dropdown menu in the top right corner. You can also print certain kinds of email attachments (such as .pdf or .doc) by clicking the “Print” link that appears next to them.
This feature will be rolling out today and tomorrow for English speaking users in the US and will work on most phones that support HTML5, such as devices running Android 2.1+ and iOS 3+. To get started, you’ll need to connect your printer to Google Cloud Print. This step requires a Windows PC for now, but Linux and Mac support are coming soon. You can learn more at the Google Cloud Print help center.
Happy printing!
Posted by Tyler Odean, Google Cloud Print Team
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Layered Banana Cake with Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache
I love reading my friend, Mariko's blogs, especially if it has yummy pictures!
This banana bread is a recipe that’s a tradition in the Jackson family, although there’s some disagreement among the kids as to which parent made the bread, often, from the bananas sitting too long on the countertop. Everyone agrees that credit for the recipe goes to an unnamed old friend, but the making of it is the important part. The re-told and confused lore attached to this recipe is probably the second best reason to keep it around. 
The first being its true banana flavor.
Stories from my husband’s childhood on Moana Street have a similar feel to the vintage-colored photographs of kids with bowl cuts and chubby faces and smiles that have half-given up on the moment and say “Last picture, Mom.” Even the Hawaiian foliage in the background takes on an orange tone, emphasizing its surreal quality.
I like the version of the story that says that Jake’s dad made this banana bread. In the short time I had knowing him I saw the matter-of-factness he took on when tackling a cooking assignment. He was as equally interested in following the right of the recipe as he was in spicing it up. If the recipe turned out well due to exactness or experimentation he would be pleased with his result and excitedly offer a piece to every person at the table, proving his usefulness in the kitchen. He was definitely one that would see the recipe as a story rather than his own. I can easily insert a piece of banana bread into this memory. So for me, it is his, and I will stick with that memory. Maybe now that it has been 6 years since his passing that thinking of him is similar to paging through those orange tinted photographs. A feeling of simpler times. A time when coming home from school meant a slice of banana bread. 
I went ahead and reinvented the wheel, because the second my sis-in-law introduced me to this moist, chewy, banana-laden quick bread, I saw its true intention:
Cake.
This should have been the cake at our wedding. It should have been an heirloom recipe rather than a fondant-covered, dry-crumbed centerpiece. Not as pretty, but definitely the kind of cake you would want smashed in your face. Definitely the kind of cake you would hang on to in your memory. Definitely the kind of cake you can pass on to your kids.
Because tasty doesn’t go out of style. No matter who cooks it up. 
Best Banana Bread made into a cake
- 1 C butter
- 1 C sugar
- 1 C brown sugar
- 12 bananas (mashed if not using a kitchen aid) (the riper the better)
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 C flour (Jill said she loves half wheat here)
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- Optional: 3/4 C walnuts
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and mix again. Add in bananas and mix thoroughly. Add in dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- If making a cake, divide batter between two prepared cake pans. Bake for 55 minutes.
- Cool cake completely on a rack. With a sharp serrated knife, cut each layer into two (creating 4 layers).
Peanut Butter Ganache
Heat 2 cups chocolate chips (dark or milk as desired), 1/4 Cup milk or cream, and 2/3 Cup peanut butter (natural) over a double boiler. Mix until combined and chocolate is melted. Remove from heat. Pour ganache in a thin layer on each section of cake as you assemble. It is not necessary to cover the whole cake with the ganache as it is strong tasting. This ganache is not stiff—just slightly fudgy to lend flavor to the rest of the cake. The cake is really delicious on its own, however, and maybe you’ll be glad to pretend it’s a healthy snack as banana bread.
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