Here be dragons.
Do you know what a white elephant is?
A white elephant is something you’d like to get rid of, its not useful and usually too expensive to use or keep. People sometimes have white elephant gift exchanges, like re-gifting, presents they have been given and would like to get rid of, graciously. The idea is to try finding someone who will love, or at least like, the extravagant, and not useful to most people, gift.… Read the rest
Tired of the same old holiday posts? Try writing about these!
How to make your lawn look ghastly for Halloween using simple stuff like zombie flamingos, garden gnomes and such which you can buy on eBay and poke into your grass.
How to dress like a slut for Halloween without alarming your Mother
Lingerie in Halloween colours to perk up the late night trick-or-treaters.… Read the rest
Why Should you Regift?
There are good reasons to be a regifter.
First, if you know you won’t use it, can’t wear it, don’t have room for it, then don’t stick it on a shelf, at the back of a closet or somewhere else it will be forgotten and just take up space. Pick someone who will really want it, can use it.… Read the rest
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…Regift
… Read the restIn honor of holiday office parties and the “unique” gifts exchanged at them, the creators of Regiftable.com have declared the third Thursday in December as National Regifting Day.
This date is particularly appropriate since, according to our unscientific research, the third Thursday of December it is the most common day for a holiday office party.
“One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around.” –Anne Lamott
Posted on Facebook by Jade Walker
At the great old age of 48 now, I still have the same whiskers on my upper lip which I have lived with since I was about 13 or 14. I have never tried to hurt, maim or kill my moustache. I have left it alone, in a live and let live kind of way.
It helps that my whiskers are sparse.… Read the rest
Originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses offered for free. This content is being removed by Suite101 and I wanted to preserve some of it so others could take the course and for myself to remember the information.
By Sara Quest
Inspirational publications like “Chicken Soup for the Soul” reveal today’s demand for writers of everyday miracles.
… Read the rest1. Find 3 good things every day, whether they are experiences, or objects, or both. Find a way to use them in art.
2. Make everything special. Embellish your life.
3. Look for Fairy God-mothers and Angels. Be ready for experiences that will delight and surprise you.
4. Play more often.
5. Look for the smiling faces.
This was originally part of the Suite101 University ecourses. They are all being taken down from the site, sometime soon. I have preserved some because they are worth keeping. It seems a shame to lose something which has value and had so much effort put into it’s creation.
By Dawn Whitmire
“Catch the Wave — Become an E- Publisher”
Anyone with a computer will tell you e-commerce and e-publishing are definite waves of the future.