marlyandmorry
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Hi there to All of You!
Just wanted to introduce myself as Nanc....VFG says I have many talents and a wacko sense of humour at times.
This is the first time for me posting on this side of the fence and how more appropriate than to start the new year off this way.
Five Sure-Fire Ways to Head Off the Blahs
The new year is a time to sigh. No holiday gift-giving pressure. No greeting cards to get into the mail. No office parties to fred over. The cold bright days and long dark nights offer a calm quiet like no other time of the year. Stop. Learn to enjoy it
#1 HIT THE SACK EARLY!
Even if the days are getting longer, darkness still descends in the evening's early hours. Embrace it.
Turn off the tv and turn down the heat, silence the phone, and cellphone too. Tune your clock radio to a classical music station.
Crawl under that big down comforter and feel the sheets change from icy cold to cozy warm. Drive off to sleep, ready to rise early with the pale winter sun and greet whatever the next day brings.
#2 OPEN UP A CLASSIC NOVEL
Most any one will do. Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, the Bronte sisters, "The Great Gatsby". The slower, more deliberate pace of faraway times suits winter's chills.
And, somehow, noi matter how cold it is outside, the winters centuries agao always seem colder (recall the carriages travelling through the snow from a dinner part in "Emma").
So bring an afghan and hot pot of Earl Grey tea along with your book to your favourite reading chair. Dive in.
#3 WRITE SOMETHING
Not on the computer.
Grab one of the dozens of blank journals for sale in any book store (or in many of our cases, the thrift store) or maybe some creamy white sheets of heavy bond paper.
Use a nice pen (black ink) please. Write a letter to your college best friend. Write down something funny you saw on your way to work today. Write a poem, rhyming not required.
You may be surprised at what flows from your pen. Life is sometimes more interesting when committed to paper.
Stay Tuned for Next Week When We Cover Parts IV and V!!!!:D
Nanc
Just wanted to introduce myself as Nanc....VFG says I have many talents and a wacko sense of humour at times.
This is the first time for me posting on this side of the fence and how more appropriate than to start the new year off this way.
Five Sure-Fire Ways to Head Off the Blahs
The new year is a time to sigh. No holiday gift-giving pressure. No greeting cards to get into the mail. No office parties to fred over. The cold bright days and long dark nights offer a calm quiet like no other time of the year. Stop. Learn to enjoy it
#1 HIT THE SACK EARLY!
Even if the days are getting longer, darkness still descends in the evening's early hours. Embrace it.
Turn off the tv and turn down the heat, silence the phone, and cellphone too. Tune your clock radio to a classical music station.
Crawl under that big down comforter and feel the sheets change from icy cold to cozy warm. Drive off to sleep, ready to rise early with the pale winter sun and greet whatever the next day brings.
#2 OPEN UP A CLASSIC NOVEL
Most any one will do. Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, the Bronte sisters, "The Great Gatsby". The slower, more deliberate pace of faraway times suits winter's chills.
And, somehow, noi matter how cold it is outside, the winters centuries agao always seem colder (recall the carriages travelling through the snow from a dinner part in "Emma").
So bring an afghan and hot pot of Earl Grey tea along with your book to your favourite reading chair. Dive in.
#3 WRITE SOMETHING
Not on the computer.
Grab one of the dozens of blank journals for sale in any book store (or in many of our cases, the thrift store) or maybe some creamy white sheets of heavy bond paper.
Use a nice pen (black ink) please. Write a letter to your college best friend. Write down something funny you saw on your way to work today. Write a poem, rhyming not required.
You may be surprised at what flows from your pen. Life is sometimes more interesting when committed to paper.
Stay Tuned for Next Week When We Cover Parts IV and V!!!!:D
Nanc
