This is a lovely clutch that i found … it was calling my name. I usually do not buy anything yellow but I thought I would try something different. And the guy at the shop gave me 20% discount on it.

I just got a new place a few months ago and i am always looking for new cheap finds to decorate with. I got this at the local thrift store and it is a community services thrift store so it all goes to help the community.  I love stars and candles so this was a good choice for me. I think i am going to hang it from my ceiling. It will be lovely

I am an Avid cupcake baker and i saw this and they remind me of a GIANT cupcake and i thought these were adorable. I have no idea what to do with them yet, but i will find something out.

Last but not least …

I loooooove going to thrift stores and finding cookbooks for cheap.  And this one is the a great one for the chocolate lovers. I will have to make something and post it on here.

What changes have there been in your life since this time last year? Take a good look at your life and think about the events that have taken place. What have you accomplished? What decisions have you made? And most importantly, how much you have grown as a person? Try to make changes by following your intuition. Even though it seems stressful and sometimes painful, dear Taurus, change means growth!

My grandfather informs me that is not possible. ~ Alex, Everything is Illuminated

I was of the opinion that the past is past, and like all that is not now it should remain buried along the side of our memories. ~ Alex, Everything is Illuminated

I don’t know, why does anybody do anything? It’s just… something to do. ~ Jonathan, Everything is Illuminated

Please, don’t be scared. Cars are totally safe now. They even have airbags, crumple zones… Maybe not this one… but most! ~ Alex, Everything is Illuminated

Alex: This is my miniature brother, Igor. I am tutoring him to be a man of this world. For an example, I exhibited him a smutty magazine three days yore.
Igor: Why is it dubbed sixty-nine?
Alex:  I explain it to him that this is because it was invented in the year 1969. I know this because my friend Grisha knows a friend of the nephew of the inventor.
Igor:  What did people do before 1969?
Alex:  He is a genius, my miniature brother. He will be made a VIP if I have a thing to do with it.

I think this boy’s cheese has done slid off his cracker. ~ Bill  Dodge, The Green Mile

Brutus “Brutal” Howell: Arlen Bitterbuck, you have been condemned to die by a jury of your peers, sentence imposed by a judge in good standing in this state. Do you have anything to say before the sentence is carried out?
Toot-Toot: [gleefully] Yeah! I want a fried chicken dinner with gravy on the taters, I want to shit in your hat, and I got to have Mae West sit on my face, because I am one horny motherfucker!

John Coffey: [John smiles] Ohh. Was your misses pleased?
Paul Edgecomb: Several times

Percy Wetmore: You switched ‘em. You switched ‘em somehow, you bastards.
Brutus “Brutal” Howell: Yeah I always keep a spare mouse in my wallet for occasions such as this.

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others”

“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”

“Nothing is permanent.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
BuddhaDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha

“People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong…Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power” ~  Shirley MacLaine

“The strangest and most fantastic fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.” ~ P. D. Ouspensky

“It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.” ~  Ram Dass

“You can’t expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can’t expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.” ~ Greg Anderson

“You must not allow yourself to dwell for a single moment on any kind of negative thought.” ~  Emmet Fox

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” – Shel Silverstein

“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”-  Winnie the Pooh

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” – Albert Einstein

“A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one” – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.” – Shirley Bassey

“If you are a dreamer,come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!” – Shel Silverstein

“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.” ~ Les Brown

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”

“To the degree we’re not living our dreams; our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.” ~ Peter McWilliams

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~ John Quincy

“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” ~ Lord Byron

“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.”

“Tell me I’m clever, Tell me I’m kind, Tell me I’m talented, Tell me I’m cute, Tell me I’m sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I’m perfect– But tell me the truth.” ~  Shel Silverstein

“You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” ~ Albert Camus

“Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love. But rather makes me realize that if I wanted so much to be with the wrong person how beautiful it will be when the right one comes along.”

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ~ Robert McCloskey

“Even though we’ve changed and we’re all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we’ll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we’re not all still friends.”

“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.”  ~ Catherine Ponder quotes

When I’m trusting and being myself… everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.          – Shakti Gawain

A little drama wins more friends than boring. – Scott Westerfeld

Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be. – Jim Horning

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can – there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.  – Sarah Caldwell

We Learn . . .
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss
80% of what we experience
95% of what we teach others.  – William Glasser

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.

“Seasons change, so do cities. People come into your life and people go, but it’s comforting to know: the ones you love are always in your heart and if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.” – Sex & the City

“Most of us miss out on life’s big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. Tonys. Emmys. But we’re all eligible for life’s small pleasures. A pat on the back. A kiss behind the ear. A four-pound bass. A full moon. An empty parking space. A crackling fire. A great meal. A glorious sunset. Hot soup. Cold beer. Don’t fret about copping life’s grand awards. Enjoy its tiny delights. There are plenty for all of us.”

“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either.” – Golda Meir

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of
improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldous Huxley

“Do not try to change people; they are only messengers telling you who you are. Revalue yourself and they will confirm the change.” – Neville

“Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.” – Joseph Conrad

“The more we appreciate, the more that we get.”

“We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand… and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.”
– Marie Beyon Ray