Saturday, October 30, 2010

All Hallowes Eve

The best time of the year when one gets to dress up and pretend to be something else for the night.

Halloween has Celtic origins. In pre-Christian times, many people believed that spirits from the underworld and ghosts of dead people could visit the world of the living on the night of October 31. These spirits could harm the living or take them back to the underworld. To avoid this, people started dressing up as ghosts and spirits if they left their homes on October 31. They hoped that this would confuse the ghosts and spirits.

So please put on your costume and travel with care this Halloween night.


Sunday, October 17, 2010

Lemons anyone?

Last weeks meeting was going great till someone broached the subject of  working Dec 31. Now you are a wee bit anxious about this weeks meeting were the main subject is overtime. Guaranteed meeting harmonizer is the scent of lemon. In a recent study, the scent of lemon made people more generous and altruistic. Researchers explain that the clean scent is associated with good behavior, which is why it brings out the best in people.

Breathing in the scent of lemon essential oil may significantly improve mood, according to a 2008 study of 56 healthy volunteers. In a 2009 study, researchers discovered that animals that inhaled the scent of linalool (a compound found in lemon essential oil, as well as in lavender oil) had a decrease in their levels of stress-elevated immune cells.

So in that next meeting have a small bottle of lemon scented water and sprits the room. Or better yet place a bowl of lemons on your desk. If it does so happen that the sent does not calm an individual down you can always shove it in their mouth. 

Monday, October 11, 2010

Thanksgiving



Weather you are giving thanks for the bountiful harvest or your just thankful that you did not get lost. Today is the day to do it.

As history states the Giving of thanks has been quite a random act of celebration. The date could change from province to province and town to town. Until the Canadian Parliament proclaimed that it should occurring on the second Monday in October (since 1959).

Most Canadians receive a stationary holiday every Thanksgiving Monday. Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia being the exceptions. Hope your long weekend is fill of family, food, friends and pure enjoyment.


Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.
Lets eat

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Start of the long weekend.

You may wonder what this high flying, wise cracking, party loving girl does after a long week of work. Well this beautiful Saturday was cleaning day. Some do love Spring cleaning. Me I love hard core cleaning in the fall. May be something to do with getting ready to spend many hours inside or somin like that. My new best friend (swiffer duster) and I attacked the menacing dust that makes the eyes water and the nose itch. Next it was off to cleaning the walls with my all natural stand by, water and lemon juice. Then on to the floor, my gods what is it with 15 year old boys, they are like walking dirt clouds. Dirt on the walls have progressively climbed higher as my brother gets older. Mounds of dirt collect where he sits and walks. Thought with age it would dissipate not condense. Anyway add some baking soda to the stand by cleaner and floors are done.

Now laundry ugh really do not like doing laundry, should pick up some Rockin' Green laundry soap. Pam states it make things smell clean. I like clean.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Did you know?

Coffee, sweet sweet coffee that can lift you up when sleep is not an option. Can also help reduce muscle soreness. In a British study, cyclists who consumed the caffeine equivalent of a 12 oz cup of succulent goodness felt less leg pain and had a lower rate of perceived exertion than those who skipped the boost. Would you like to know why??? Well it seems that caffeine blocks the production of pain-stimulating adenosine.