From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Dr. Seuss Quotes

by Sunny Daydreame on October 31, 2008

in Announcements & Contests, Quotes and Stories

Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.
Dr. Seuss

If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.
Dr. Seuss

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.
Dr. Seuss

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What happened to frugal living month?

by Sunny Daydreame on October 31, 2008

in Frugal living

October was supposed to be frugal living month here at Dandelions and Daydreams, so what happened?

I wrote a few articles.  I started to winterize the apartment.  I spent a little bit of money on this house and then just as expected…our offer got accepted and we started transitioning into moving.  Perhaps I could say simply, I spent much of October on an adrenaline high trying to keep from tipping over onto the side of panic.

I’ve still got a lot of ideas on frugal living.  I expect that I will soon be writing about budget decorating as well as debt-free remodeling.  Rather than focusing on living frugally for just one month, I plan on incorporating it as a theme into this blog.

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The art of the compliment

by Sunny Daydreame on October 30, 2008

in Relationships, Simple Living

Do you want to create magic in someone’s day today?  Offer them a compliment.  Leave it there, no strings attached.  Don’t use the compliment to sandwich a criticism.  Leave out the ‘but’.  You did a great job!

And when you are given a compliment, just say thank you.  Don’t brush it off, no excuses, no personal put downs, just “Thank you.”

Compliments are gifts, and they are free.

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The waiting time

October 27, 2008

This is the waiting time when I have to take one day at time.  I try to keep my hands busy so that my mind doesn’t drive me to the brink of insanity or panic.  Busy…or asleep.
On Friday we got news that our house offer has been accepted.  We are hoping to rush through closing [...]

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Flaky Biscuits

October 23, 2008

My ever growing tummy has pushed me to start cooking up a storm. I’ve been baking and freezing and generally hoarding away food so that when this little baby finally arrives I won’t have to think about cooking for a month. Today’s project has brought me to the very best homemade biscuit recipe [...]

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