Weekly Fruit Salad ~ [place number here]

Found a new wrinkle today so decided to just plain avoid numbers all together. I mean when I look in the mirror it’s still me, the 18 year old staring back at me… you know?

Phew what a week it has been, admittedly the “One Giant Step” moment, yeah I don’t even need to tell you which one that was!  Obama, Obama, Obama, a Day of Tribulation and also of shame, some weren’t so happy, some cried, some were ecstatic, some made shout outs to An American Hero either way the US elections were felt worldwide.  The New Face of the Presidency, may you always be courageous, stand up right and be strongPandemic Faith, Hope and Love, lets Make this better for all!

The thing that touched me the most about it all? Kids…

Color Them Blonde, do what you have to do but You really can’t blame anyone else for the state of your life nor can you avoid your own life by living vicariously through your child.  Sad as it is we all need to find our own Way Back and build up The Courage to Leap with Puppy Size love.  Block and tackle, gain your individuality back, Accept things as they are and that we all have moments of Stupid, life is like that, there will always be “our” Time.

Stress Management is the really hot topic of the week with “How to Overcome A Panic Attack” and “Tips for dealing with Anxiety, breathing through it…“.  Seems the world over is feeling the effects of the overly slight financial crisis, life and living… its touching us all but at the same time we are all standing up, standing together and smiling through it.  Why is it that we are always worried about “how you look to the world”?

When we can’t smile we find someone who we know will help us to.  I know for me personally watching a Baby Laugh at Wii and the The Worst Best Man – Ever! videos just about had me with 10 broken ribs from laughing so hard.  Then there are the the little things that we hold dear like Snow days and The Fallacy of Greener Grass

The Simplest of terms… life is what you make of it, from Pictorial Highlights Of Fall to the Inspiration found in The Stick and The Cardboard Box that found their way to the Toy Hall of Fame.  Its everywhere if you are willing to look.  Perhaps you are Just Small Town or perhaps its another dreaded bout of Fibromyalgia, either way its up to you.

Space.. the final frontier? Or is it truly our own souls we have yet to conquer? A pondering question for the week for sure or as the new hip way of saying it is “fo sho”.  Flying Together – Our Conversations in October, ask no questions, hear no lies… its really been a blast from the recent past.  The worst question for me this week though was “Blonde blue-eyed baby for sale?“, my first thoughts were “um hello, come again, they did WHAT?” Enough said, I was shocked and it kind of makes me want to revisit School—1957 fo sho! Ok sorry I just had to use my new word, forgive me!

Boundless Love people, if you don’t know it yet, its all the rage!

The holidays are coming so its best to start prepping up and getting all set – can anyone tell me why, oh why, this year has flown as fast as it has? Or perhaps for some, such as me, why it has taken so dang long???

Now I have something really REALLY big BIG to announce… are you sitting? Yip Lindsey has finished her book which is now for sale YIPEEEEE (sorry I have been awaiting its arrival while sitting on my hands seriously!)  Just click on the image and head on through… Congrats Lindsey, the blog world is proud, PROUD beyond words!

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Thanks for an incredible week everyone, it has been AWESOME!!!

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Weekly fruit salad – Número Quince

Number 15 disguised as Número quince in Spanish, time has flown and I myself can not believe this is the 15th salad.  Scary how time flies and I honestly can’t wait to be able to say “I Am Home“. Apologies for the late Salad, life threw some things at me and I fell over – you know me, clumsy and a bit Like a Rolling Stone ! Ah but the cape is beautiful… Right, now for the Views on the Lovely News and the week gone past! 

imageThe Ubuntu Frosting ~ by Amber

We are proud this week to induct another member to our Ubuntu group.  This  blogger writes about values, family, and every day life and shares his Ubuntu spirit and hope all of the time.  Many may not know him as he doesn’t comment much on other blogs, but his own blog is filled with love, hope, community and spirit.

With that said, we would like to congratulate DM from Heart to Heart.  DM, your blogs make us smile, laugh, and look at the world in a beautiful way.  Your compassion and caring for others just stands out.  He lives as he writes, something for us all to aspire to.  Congratulations DM!

Here are the posts we feel give you a little taste of his big Ubuntu Spirit:

imageA pineapple

Perhaps we should start off with a bit of  Horoscopes, Sunsigns, astrology, fact or myth? One fact is that I’m not 16 anymore!!! Sadly Now is the time to come to terms with this small little fact and reassert My Faith in Humanity. Thank you for helping me start my Saturday morning with a smile, for all your messages and love.

imageA hoard of grapes

I am a little confused with all the Bombs, Hurricanes, Train wrecks, and sick babies.. Perhaps it is time to Stop The Crap and wake up to smell the coffee.  Just how many people are going to be able to turn around and utter the words “I am a survivor“? Do we all have to go through Lessons of Despair before we do something? Will it all stop once we have become Superwo/man?

Honesty coupled with Online Debates, discussions, respect, and kindness, write a letter to John, get the reactions, stop this Lipstick Pig nonsense, talk about the issues and not Jerry Springer style either, learn about the the darker side of spirituality, see through the eyes of the poor.  Do it Ethically, not through indecent Arguments

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin, pick up the True Lies, Be well and Grow.  Lets fix this world using Nothing but love… yes or no? Possible?  There are people in this world that live on less than Two dollars a day, yeah its possible… In their country they are The Privileged Factor! 

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A Juicy Orange

Miracles happen because of YOU taking in the Lessons, feeling the Kindness and Remembering where you came from, who you are.  Lets all say Unity indeed with  Psycho Kid saving The World!

Knowing how to listen to insults can be one of the most beautiful shocks.  You’ll be surprised what you may find delving through the Old sayings and Dredging the lake of life.  Who knows, you might even become comfortable in your own skin!

image Crispy Apple

Girls Without Shoes walking Barefoot In Faith through the Fields with God one starts to think about Harvesting the grapes to wine creating a metaphor for lifeThe Boy and the Dragon followed by Take Me Out to the Ballgame,  thoughts roam within our minds… What if we legalized recreational drugs? It never ends the Monkey Mind.

In actual fact When does life begin? Truth is No One Can’t Say “Yes” If You Don’t Ask.

imageA few bananas

Next Message… Have you heard that Horton Hears A Who with 45 Music Web Sites that Offer Free Music?

Have you ever wondered if Music Taste is Linked to your Personality? Scary thought as I listen to my Rammstein.

Perhaps rather just Share Your Art With The World and experience the pure unadulterated heaven of eating… cookies! Followed by the Interesting facts about the human body section with a sprinkling of Personal Development. 

Soon before no time at all you’ll be saying “I wish Eye’d seen that!”

image A Mango or two

What exactly is a “Christian”? Who knows all I can say is that The Church of MY dreams… well its a beautiful Path to Follow right by the sea distracting us from the Southeast Gas Shortage and the Inevitable feeling of being Trapped.

In the scariest of times we must try to remember The Power of Love, all things nice and take a Day 5 Of My Walk Through History. Not for you? Ok, perhaps then Learn Swedish or listen to Translations of original music (mostly Disney of course).

Live and do A Meme.

imagePassion Fruit

 For the Love of Money and Financial Blues? What about “Tantric Sex” and Pornography? Bit to risque? Maybe, maybe not but The tables do turn.. and it makes you wonder about the “shelf life” on men.

Admit it, you have wondered about My dad and the hubcap guy.  You’ve asked yourself many a time How you would rank your first date with someone new and How to Rock Your Marriage.  Personally it is all a bit of Relationship Madness with maybe a bit of Love In The Air.  Kind of makes you wonder about Parental Rights and how to stay sane while Baby Sitting

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I Didn’t Realize it but the total number of links this week is over 90… your fault not mine!

This week really was an incredible one, thank you all for all of your incredible posts, funny musings and hijinks! May the cookies never stop nor the laughter ever end.  Good luck with the week ahead, hope its a fantabularse one!!!

PS I am always looking for tips, ways to improve or tranquillizers ~ mail me at sanityf @ gmail . com

The Weekly Fruit Salad 04

I am green folks green… no scratch that I am EMERALD green – this person has gone off on a European holiday to all the places of my dreams *sniff* – ok ok hope you have fun ilegirl and don’t be doing anything I wouldn’t do – remember that I am in reality very very innocent!

Moving along swiftly and with many a huff…

You know, I really still can’t believe it, I mean it is the 5th day without a smoke and I still have cravings, Kicking the Habit is never easy but I think its worth it.

Drugs yurgh! I’m starting to think that quitting really is just a “healthier” looking version of self torture extreme! Ok so its not that bad but still, try opening something up with no nails (yes I annihilated my beautifully long nails!). Ok enough about that, all I seem to do right now is complain about the current state of affairs in Africa – smoking and nails sounded so much better…. Besides I am just plain shocked at poor Madonna!!!

Before I get in to anything I just want to say thanks to all of you for keeping me insane, I seriously needed it this week… the why’s are just a bit boring and perhaps you may know by reading my blog but I am not in the mood to get into it anymore. (yes breathe a sigh of relief, I’m over it!).

Right guys, be aware that Psych doesn’t FEEL like counting blessings and if you even hint at the good things she’s going to ban your ass… hey don’t say I didn’t warn you. Yes, I am being seriarse, don’t do it! (grins and dares).

Don’t know about you Psych but @mmonyte’s news about chocolate being good for our hearts just puts a smile on my face. I personally have been suffering from a bit of rectopthalmia mainly due to my withdrawals from cookies (have tried to cut them out as well, the thighs aint happy to say the least!)

This week at least was about sharing, or rather making moi not feel so alone in my insanity. Abroad had a major problem with a restaurant, far worse than mine. How she controlled herself I really don’t know, I literally would’ve blown a couple of fuses (if not a thousand). Perhaps they should just rename the restaurant much like this Enduring Legacy

Just between you and me I am secretly grinning at Joy’s admittance about being scatter brained but I am point blank refusing to tell her that (it seems I am not alone after all… phew). Worse than that though is what really scares me, but I’m not going to go there for now eithers. Guess it’s all to do with who I am, insane or sane, I am me, we are all evolving, growing and learning as we go through life.

I think it’s the no smoking, the withdrawals from cookies or something but DM’s post The Circle of Life kinda pulled heart strings. There have been so many people that I have connected with in this blogging world alone that I can’t begin to list all of them perhaps that is a post all on its own, hmmm. At the end of it all we may just be less different than we think, or perhaps we are exact opposites, I think it all makes life interesting and that keeps me going. (Thanks!!!)

Now the one thing that you may or may not know is that I love flying, perhaps addicted is a better word to use. So Single for a Reasons post First Flight really touched my heart. This man, her father, sounds absolutely incredible, honestly…. oh the adventures! Ok, yes, they have always said I will get my pilots license before I get my driver’s but the one thing I think is the biggest most greatest thing to learn is that of learning to ride a bicycle. RB, this post by AmberMoon is not related to your bike accident, sheesh woman you had me worried this week!!! Glad you are ok!

I was also really shocked to find out this week that in the US alone you get a minimum of 32 different brands of toothpaste… more shocking is the fact that you get cinnamon toothpaste! I can understand why it isn’t sold here, the locals would get so confused that they’d put it on their pancakes, a bit like “two-in-one” purpose style!

Money money money I hate it but oh how I would love to have some of it, it seems to be the hot topic of at the moment… From Carnival of debt reduction to Your money or your life and then Does it really make you happy… Donations can be sent to my soon to be set up PayPal account for male order chimp preferably in this style… or perhaps I will just have to settle for one of these cuties, gotta get me a little lion.

Guess life can’t all be about laughing and having fun, sometimes we find ourselves in some awful situations filled with meaningful lessons that suck the motherload. There really are so many inspiring people out there but the posts that have stuck with me this week are The Doll House and another one about Love. Perhaps they have stuck with me for the fact that I have been there, experienced it and felt it, I know just how bad those lessons suck.

How we approach the world is up to us, live it, love it, breathe it, play it! Me, I take a walk on the quietly wild side finding little sacred places along the path of life… it’s fun!

One of the many things I have enjoyed reading this week is Amber’s new Health Series (apart from the addiction ones), they really are incredible (ok the addiction ones as well). I now anoint her Health-nutter-guru, if you can come up with a better name please let me know (seriarsely). The Series this week so far:

I will be officially relaxing this week coming in preparation for my cousins Bachelors party (hate those things… you always have to be so well behaved when there’s family involved) to go to and weddings to attend (must get shoes!). I was going to go to the hairdresser due to the fact that I can not operate a hairdryer (yers I really can’t) but RB’s method sparked an idea and I think I’ll just opt for that, way easier and not to mention cheaper! Sheesh this woman has had me in hysterics!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful week and the one to come is just plain incredible, don’t know about you but I’m going to play a bit of poker! I leave you with a wonderful post by Glaize, so brilliantly done that I … well… speechless… This one has serious talent!

Thanks to all for another incredible week of keeping me sane and fit!

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