How to Hard Boil the Perfect Eggs.
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Here my friend you will learn in 6 easy steps to perfect your hard boiled
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I have decided to stay off the scale after working out every day and watching my diet for 8 days now. My personal daily goal is to get in at least 10,000 steps on my mini trampoline while using hand and ankle weights-
It has been so rewarding to actually watch my steps increase every day, starting at 6,000 in an hour and finishing with more than 15,000 in just over an hour. But my scale says I have put on weight, which makes me want to give up.
But my man "Prince" is always in the back of my mind, singing (Pop Daddy)
"When you think about giving up is when you need to be trying"
So, instead of giving up I will get bouncing- and maybe even make my goal of 20,000 steps in a day. And thank god for measuring tape- Since July I have lost 4 in a half inches off my body- Even though a huge part of me says it should be more by now, someone else inside is saying, "Girlfriend, that is better than gaining or not losing any inches at all.
A week ago I gave up my packed storage unit for a few bones.
Days following were hard for me; I began to see some personal belongings showing up on craigslist.
For several days I felt anxious and uncertain about this decision.
“what if” moments crept into my thoughts.
“What if I left something behind that I wish I would not have?”
“What if something was worth a lot of money?”
“What if…this and what if that?”
You know what? There are no more “What ifs”.
By unloading twenty years of my past I am now at a point where I feel anything is possible.
Starting over is not easy after divorce. It has taken me two years to finally feel free and to embrace the beauty and magic of letting go of my past while at the same time starting my life over from scratch.
Not knowing what is going to happen next. Not owning a home or material possessions. Not knowing how I will survive financially next month. Not knowing what job interview will be “the one”…
For some odd reason, I’m ok with all the not knowing-
What I know for sure is so much more pungent- Like the stench of Limburger cheese.
I know by the smell of it that it will taste horrible, but there is excitement in finding out, my curiosity with not knowing forces me to sink in and see for myself.
There is something hidden under that wrapper, something that I have never before experienced, and no matter how bad it stinks I will live to tell about it.
So I take the plunge, let go of my fears and to my surprise I find that I have more experience, more wisdom, and more lessons in my life than ever before-
I’m indeed living to tell about it, and it’s pungently priceless… a taste of emotional freedom.
Heavy burdens lifted, my present moment is not getting to the finish line, and I have nothing holding me back anymore.
All I have now is an overwhelming sense of how exciting it is to not know, and leave it at that!
I'm expecting a call any minute now. Someone who will throw me a few bones for the contents of my storage unit. Less than 24 hours ago I went through my stuff, and made sure to grab any thing that could be read by strangers. I left the china that had sentimental value. The crystal given as wedding gifts. China my dad gave me. Lastly, if they could speak what stories they would tell: My infamous costumes worn back in the day on public television.
It was my dream back then to store my costumes, for one day I knew I would have a daughter who would play dress up in them, and later wear them for Halloween parties.
But, I learned just over a year ago that material possessions can be taken away from you and it is better to not have emotional attachments to "things". Easier said than done. But I am following through with it.
Goodbye to my past- no more emotional ties to you- someone else can pick you up, dust you off and make a buck or a new memory off you.
I'm looking forward now. In this present moment I have no way of keeping you safe, I can't take care of you properly, I am not a good owner for you material possessions.
Good bye to my storage unit neighbor. How you manage to hold on to your treasures for almost ten years now at $100.00 a month, I am a bit envious- but I still question what could possibly be so valuable to keep it locked up somewhere and hidden in a box all these years.
As for me, all I want to keep are the secrets I wrote down in countless journals, and the evidence in old photographs that captured a young women who never imagined a day like this would come.
The last "possession" that will continue on with me in the present is my friendly childhood doll. She is torn, worn, and battered but filled with hours of imagination and emotional relief when I was growing up.
She was a lot like me, one of a kind....Smurfette.
If I don't have anything I don't have anything to worry about.
After all most getting evicted from my storage unit, I had to make a decision if it is worth the $100.00 a month to store my personal treasures.
I took a long look at my things in the unit, started to put aside a few items I just couldn't part with. To my surprise the things that nobody else would want or pay for were the things I knew I could not part with.
So with this insight I took a drastic measure and posted my storage unit on craigslist. I have to be out of the unit before September 6, 2009-
I have been keeping a storage unit for too long in hopes that I would either have a home to move into or a retro/thrift shop on mich ave in ypsilanti. Maybe my luck will change if I just get rid of it all.
Many cool things, fancy things, retro and vintage items, clothes, and some junk.
It would be nice if the bidder would return any personal items found- ie: pic's, journals, baby memories. Highest Bidder will win and must clear out the unit on Sunday, August 30, 2009
Some items in the unit include: Wedding gifts from two marriages: Crystal glasses and such- Grandmas working sewing machine- Americana t.v. dinner trays- Bikes in need of repair- Brand new work lights- Business supplies- 2 working air conditioners- 2 NEW shop light kits- Various Furniture- Baby items-toys-etc... Kitchen appliances- Camping supplies and nice family tent- Retro Clothes- Sexy Costumes & props used for a local T.V. show from the nighties- Jewelry- Lots of retro and old time music: Records, tapes, and C.D's- VHS movies- Crafting supplies- Lots of Books: woman's studies, business, lesbian genre, sexuality, self help, metaphysical- Various house hold items-
the lock to the unit- ....much much more.... Winning Bidder Must take EVERY Thing.
I will post more pictures of stuff in the unit through out the week.
This morning I woke up from a dream- not your ordinary sort of dream- it was a prolific, subconscious-secret message in a bottle genus type of dream! The dream had a seriously strong emotion attached with it. Telling me in words, visuals, thoughts and feeling that... "You are LUCKY Tanya!" It did not end there, it pushed my sorry sleepy butt out of bed and forced me to take up a new 30 day personal growth challenge-
My 30 day trial challenge is this: Each and Every day for the next 30 days I will proclaim and exclaim as soon as I wake up and just before I fall a sleep that, "I am Lucky!"
So that is why I have a "Lucky Count-Down Clock" up above. Come September 19, 2009 my challenge will be over... who knows what will transpire between now and then. All I know for sure is that this is a 30 day trial I for sure can stick to and not fail with.
How did I get to this morning's blog post you might ask...
Yesterday, while googleing "How to become a successful blogger"...
It is a fascinating and motivating article packed with 13 key factors Darren, a seriously super-blogger success story has learned along the way.
After leaving his "lucky" post I stumbled across a fascinating young blogger the same age as my son! Over at: http://www.aboundlessworld.com Bud Hennekes, is the creator of this inspiring Blog.
It is fantastic to see young peeps on the same highway I'm taking:
The Self Enlightenment Entrance Ramp!
Bud's post titled:
30 Day Trial: Experience The Best You
... at first glance had me cynical about actually following through with a 30 day trial-
However, I read and re-read his post.
I must confess, this young man-child blogger personally had me at: "Make a quantum leap"
An excerpt...
If you wish to make a quantum leap in a particular area of your life, I highly suggest experimenting with a 30 day trial of your choosing. That is, for 30 days, do one or two activities everyday without fail.
I thought back to how I had tried to do something like this with my Law of Attraction 30 day challenge.
I thought back to how I tried to do this with dieting and exercise.
I thought back to how I tried for more than 30 days to save my 2nd marriage!
My conclusion was in the form of this comment I posted on his blog:
The only thing i can do for 30 days- each and every day- religiously, obsessively, and with extreme motivation and determination is to hope that one day- I can do something like a 30 day trial for personal growth and enlightenment. Suggestions, advice, mentor-ship, spiritual counseling…. any and all is appreciated. ;)
(Side note… this comment of mine upon hitting the “submit” button was somehow inadvertently delivered directly to the universal post master…
Who delivered me an overnight response, delicately packed inside my “Lucky dream”.)
Well, this final blog I magically stumbled across cemented that I can indeed follow through with a personal 30 day challenge! In the Rat Race trap blog, Stephen Mills encouraged me, speaking directly to my personal fear of giving up on myself.
Yesterday I spent half the day being guided to various peeps blogs and everyone spoke to me staunchly about my passion for personal enlightenment.
I intend to allow the universe to continue to work for me....and take on this creative 30 day’s of LUCK challenge…. why not do this yourself-
What is it that you really want right now, this present moment?
Put it in a sentence and google it, then allow the universe to works it's magic in guiding you on a delightful journey right now.
Fall to sleep tonight feeling "good" about your life-situation.
Wake up tomorrow with a wonderful feeling that contains a personal message...
what your 30 day trial should be.
Lastly, shoot me a comment here on my post and let the rest of us know what it is...
We would all love to follow your personal 30 Day Trial. ;)
I came across a super-fantastic mommy blogger- who is having a week long blog party for her baby girl!
What a great idea, this is something I would love to do!
If you are looking for some cool ideas to do on your blog, check her out and why not enter to: win prizes she has some very cool and fun prizes up for grabs.
Personally I am shooting for the:
Happy Birthday baby Taylor, and to your mommy too!
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