Nov 18, 2009

The mayonaise jar....

I saw this on the forums of the class I'm taking today and thought it was wonderful!  Thank you 'Kirsty' for posting it :)






The Mayonnaise Jar 







When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, 
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, 
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. 


A professor stood before his philosophy class 
And had some items in front of him. 
When the class began, wordlessly, 
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar 
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. 


He then asked the students, if the jar was full. 
They agreed that it was. 


The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured 
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. 
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. 


He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. 


The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. 
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. 
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' 


The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 


'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. 
The golf balls are the important things - family, 
children, health, friends, and favorite passions – 
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. 


The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. 


The sand is everything else --The small stuff. 


'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, 
'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. 
The same goes for life. 


If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, 
You will never have room for the things that are important to you. 


So... 


Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. 
Play With your children. 
Take time to get medical checkups. 
Take your partner out to dinner. 


There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 


'Take care of the golf balls first -- 
The things that really matter. 
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.' 


One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. 


The professor smiled. 
'I'm glad you asked'. 


It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, 
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'





And with that said, I am off out tonight with some of my friends for dinner, dessert AND probably several cups of coffee...or something stronger lol).  See you later everyone - I'm looking forward to it!!  :)

Golfing fun at Hackers....









Yesterday Abigail and I went to Hackers to play glow golf :)  It was great fun and a lesson in math for her as she added up our scores :)

We also had breakfast at McD's together and lunch at Subway - with some shopping thrown in too - had a lovely chat with a guy in Save On Foods who was explaining about the working of the store AND about homeschooling :)  Such a nice guy!!  :)

We stocked up on a LOT of craft supplies and a fabby new craft book and there has been endless cutting, sticking and creating ever since!

I bought Susannah a cross stitch kit too and she has started working on that and seems to be really enjoying it!

Oh and yes, Abigail is picking Neptunes nose ;)  and eating his boogers!!!  Hahaha ;)

My grumpy old man...






Grayson has not been happy with me for the last week.  One day last week I ran out of the cat treats that I keep in my bedside drawer.  For three days in a row he would walk in to my room and do his usual act of sitting beside and pawing at, my bedside drawers.  He was quite perplexed that I didn't give him any treats - or even open the drawer!!

By the third day he was quite disgusted at my lack of response - especially as I had promised him they were on my shopping list!!

Finally yesterday I replaced the treats and he loves me again :)  I am forgiven by this grumpy old man of mine :)

These images were taken one morning when I didn't have any treats to give him - you can see he does NOT like not having his morning treats - I guess maybe he felt the same way I feel when I don't get my morning coffee ;)

Holidays in Hand....a new class started!!



This week I have started a FREE online class by Jessica Sprague called Holidays in Hand.

It is a free online class and you are given printables and prompts to see you through the festive period and help you create a mini album to remember stories from holidays past and present.

I am tying this in with my other two classes - December Daily and Journal your Christmas.

I went shopping yesterday and stocked up on all the craft supplies I need to do these projects.  I was disappointed in the designs in stores this year - it seems that the current style is either 'very glittery' or almost 'acid colours' for Christmas.  I want to do my album in traditional Christmas style...traditional looking Santa and almost folk style embellisments...

After shopping around I did find enough to finish my projects - and I will add cracker jokes, hats, tinsel, gift wrap and other ephemera from the season to complete the look and personalise it.

Take a look at the classes - there is time to sign up and get caught up with these classes - and two don't start for a few weeks yet!  Come and join us!!
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