the blog: all the holidays

last night ella's prayer included these words..."we're thankful for christmas and hannukah" (pause) "and for the chinese new year".

good thoughts

A new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress, and the sort of life you had lived before, and what you will do in it later.-Diana Vreeland
Ah! there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~ Jane Austen
Easy, Peasy, Lemon Squeezy - Afton
I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. -Nancie J. Carmodie
If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down. -Mary Pickford
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Albert Einstein
It’s important to have the confidence in furnishing your home with things that please you not what is fashionable or investment material. -Jane Cumberbatch
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. -Blaise Pascal
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. -A.A. Milne
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. -Elizabeth Gaskell
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. Etty Hillesum
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. -Henry James
We have succeeded in life when all we really want is only what we really need.
Work hard to improve your mind and body. Nourish your spirit. Do the things you fear.-Robin S Sharma

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