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Posted by Pambie | Oct 17th, 2009
“5 Reasons to be an Optimist”
No doubt you’ve heard sayings about happiness and the power of positive thinking. For instance, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” and “some pursue happiness, others create it.” Turns out that optimism truly is a powerful force. And, regardless of your circumstances or personal setbacks, you can choose to approach life with a sunny outlook, transforming negative thoughts...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 17th, 2009
Brand Whores
I have a lovely 100% silk Missoni scarf up on eBay right now.
I can hardly believe the number of hits it has already gotten, merely because of the “Missoni” label.
It’s a fairly standard little square scarf, lovely really, but nothing special.
In fact, considering that it came from my mother-in-law’s collection of tons of gorgeous scarves (she was a decorator, a graduate of Moore...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 15th, 2009
Give us this day, our daily kitsch …
Call me goofy (my kids always do), but I do have a fondness for retro, kitschy stuff. So I was thrilled to buy a full set of service for eight Brock of California dinnerware in that cool rooster pattern at an auction a few years back when I was selling on ebay. Once I got it home, I couldn’t bear to part with the set, which included some cool accessories, including this lazy Susan set. Alas, there was...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 1st, 2009
Feel My Boobies … Not
A friend on Facebook just suggested that I become a fan of the “Feel Your Boobies Foundation.”
I think not.
Aside from the fact that I might gag if I ever see another pink ribbon, I also find the entire recent breast cancer awareness (why is it never breast cancer prevention, huh?) campaigns focusing on “boobies” to be rather juvenile and stupid.
C’mon women. They are breasts....
Posted by Pambie | Sep 29th, 2009
Simple Pleasures
For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
Kahlil Gibran
Today was such a morning.
It started with a wonderful leg workout – I’m in the midst of a Bodybuilding.com rotation from their Transformation series. It’s a “Women Over 40” workout, a four day per week weight routine with two days of upper body and two days of lower body. I’m finding that I really enjoy...
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I’m a self-employed single mom and I was 52 years old on my last birthday. I’ve worn a lot of hats in my life ...from eBay PowerSeller to caterer to nonprofit development director to admin assistant to model to owning a graphic design business to serving as marketing director for an architectural firm to political campaign treasurer. This blog will follow my attempts to turn my life around in 2009 using my self-designed 2 Habits a Week program. Read along as I strive to become a successful Internet Marketer/entrepreneur, a better mother and human being, and achieve the best body of my life (not necessarily in that order). Follow me on Twitter (2habitsaweek)!
