Enjoy Ordinary Days

What I asked Santa For

2008-12-10T10:40:00.001-08:00

VermontTeddyBear.com
I just love this one.

Take a peek at what they have over on there web page.

The Oak Tree

2008-12-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

* Photograph by Susan M. Costa-Anderson

Completely immerse yourself into a state of wellbeing

The Benefits Of Massage

Massage and massage related therapies are
known to provide a variety of benefits from
stress reduction, to increased relaxation, or even pain management.
Below is a detailed list of these benefits courtesy of http://www.
massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefits.php

Massage can:

Alleviate low-back pain and improve range

Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and
shorten maternity hospital stays.

Ease medication dependence.

Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s
natural defense system.

Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.

Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from,
strenuous workouts.

Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.

Increase joint flexibility.

Lessen depression and anxiety.

Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch
marks.

Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs,
improving circulation.

Reduce post-surgery adhesions and swelling.

Reduce spasms and cramping.

Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.

Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s
natural painkiller.

Relieve migraine pain.

Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress
related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally,
than high stress. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in
this fast-paced world may be idealistic, massage can, without a doubt,
help manage stress.

This translates into:

Decreased anxiety.

Enhanced sleep quality.

Greater energy.

Improved concentration.

Increased circulation.

Reduced fatigue.

Furthermore, clients often report a sense of perspective and clarity after
receiving a massage. The emotional balance bodywork provides can
often be just as vital and valuable as the more tangible physical benefits.

Profound Effects

In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes
cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Research shows
that with massage:

Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches and less stiffness and pain.

Asthmatic children show better pulmonary function and
increased peak air flow.

Burn injury patients report reduced pain, itching, and anxiety.

High blood pressure patients demonstrate lower diastolic blood
pressure, anxiety, and stress hormones.

Premenstrual syndrome sufferers have decreased water retention
and cramping.

Pre-term infants have improved weight gain.

Increase the Benefits with Frequent Visits

Getting a massage can do you a world of good. And getting massage
frequently can do even more. This is the beauty of bodywork. Taking
part in this form of regularly scheduled self-care can play a huge part in
how healthy you’ll be and how youthful you’ll remain with each
passing year.

Budgeting time and money for bodywork at consistent intervals is
truly an investment in your health.

And remember just because massage feels like a pampering treat doesn’t

mean it is any less therapeutic. Consider massage appointments a
necessary piece of your health and wellness plan, and work with your
practitioner to establish a treatment schedule that best meets your
needs.

2008-07-27T16:28:00.000-07:00

The Garden

2008-07-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

She watches over the garden~

Cave Painting

2008-07-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

This Week's Highlights...

Cave Painting
Prehistoric paint was created by mixing dirt, ground up rocks and animal fat. Sometimes, bits of burned wood were ground up, mixed with animal fat and used for painting as well. In this KinderArt ® lesson, you can learn how to create your own "prehistoric paint".
This is great fun.......

Entry for July 24, 2007 (LOL)

2008-07-26T13:00:00.000-07:00

Entry for July 24, 2007: The Tooth Fairy

With thanks for your tooth,
a gift I have made.
I will tell you my stories,
my secrets, my trade.
For inside this box,
world treasures you'll hold.
And my spirit and magic
at last will be told.

O yes its the Tooth Fairy time..............

Kennett was eating is ice cream after dinner and he said with a really loud yell. OMG~ that hurt. The first thing that ran through my mind was he bite his cheek he does that regularly." My tooth he ",said. At first glance~ flashed back to Dan first tooth. But Kennett was so into not making a fuss just that it did not feel normal. Well looking at it you could see a few days of playing with you know the wiggling and tongue tricks. Dan said you remember the the bow we tied on mine and you just let me walk around for days with it like that.. John said please lets not go there. So a few hours passed John left for LA and Kennett came to me in my office and said,"What was Dan talking about the bow tie?" I said," Well we took some floss and make like a little knot around his tooth when he was really ready for it to come out he could do it all on his own"! Kennett looked at me yea right. Five minutes later he comes to me and says can I have a knot around my tooth, with floss in hand. Sure! But by the looks of it even a minute on if that and that tooth would be out in no time. Just as soon as he cinched the knot the tooth popped right out. With his new tooth trying to make its way in. Now he await the Tooth Fairy~~~~~

Funny Business

2008-07-26T12:57:00.000-07:00

It's a funny business, a woman's career. The things you drop on your way up the ladder, so you can move faster. You forget you'll need them again when you go back to being a woman. That's one career all females have in common~ whether we like it or not~ being a woman.
Sooner or later we've all got to work at it, no matter what other careers we've had or wanted.... and, in the last analysis, nothing is any good unless you can look up just before dinner or turn around in bed~ and there he is. Without that, you're not a woman. You're something with a French Provincial office or a book of clippings~ but you're not a woman.
I got those great words from my favorite book. ~ Bette Davis, in the classic film All About Eve.....Love who you are before you can love others.
I love my family. I love to cook. I love my house. I love to camp. I love to fly fish. I love to water paint. I love to quilt. I love to read. I love to write. I love to travel. I love to shop ( shshsh don't tell my husband ) and I love Ginger my lab.

And I refuse to give up my $4.00 coffee in the morning.

Kennett's First Fish

2008-07-26T12:46:00.000-07:00

"This is my son, Kennett this picture was taken about 3 weeks ago"....."location is hush hush.."
"William his friend is sitting down behind him waiting for his own catch."

A Life Dream

2008-07-26T01:32:00.000-07:00

As I set on my porch and wonder about the world that is out there. I wondered one day what I was really missing. I have forgotten what it was like to do the 9-5. I have have always worked around my children's life. Giving them all the time and energy I had.
One day while on vacation in Hawaii, I was standing in a boutique and I was truly easy dropping. This couple was fighting about when they get home how she is going to have to get a job. I was so glued to this conversation for about 15 minutes and I am sorry but you know I learned more about myself in that 15 minutes then I have in 20 years. This man was very upset about his life and retirement and how he has provided a life style for this women that was above and beyond there means and he wanted to change that when they went home. He encourage her to seek education and to do something with her life. Because one day he just might not be there for her. I thought to myself he was being very mean to her to bring this up on vacation. How sad. But very HONEST! Good for me. Because I have always been the one to take care of my family as far as the cooking and the cleaning and the education but as far as being a major bread winner I was not. I have done Home Day Care/Preschool and it has just paid the bills and put food on the table.
From My Porch I saw my life passing. So I took a stand for me and my dreams what if something happened would I be able to make it in the world...Yes but I needed a plan. A plan of change..
So as 2008 started I pondered my life dream. Yes I do have those..(grin)
Being a Massage Therapist.
I started with my Chiropractor he gave me home work right way. He said go to as many massages you can in a months time. And see which style you like and go from there. Asking questions about schooling, jobs, and are you happy with what you are doing. Sure you will have those jobs and sure you will have those times. But if I was going to make these kind of changes and the only way to do it was to do it right. Doing my own research even though I have had a dream, without that research I may not have a good idea of what the whole picture of my "Dream Job" was really all about.
The job market my research found lots of avenues, day spas, chiropractors, physical therapists, and the list goes on from there.

Touch

2008-05-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Touch is a very important part of life. It is a language that communicates love, understanding, and reassurance and at the same time creates a comforting and healing effect. Many of us go through life being "touch starved" and rarely experience the wonderful feeling of being fully satisfied. Research in recent years has revealed that deprivation of touch can lead not only to emotional disturbance, but also to diminished intellectual ability, impaired physical growth, reduced sexual interest, and deterioration of the immune system. In addition, many forms of deviant behavior, such as those involving depression, violence, aggression, and hyperactivity have been traced to the lack of touch.

Hello

2008-03-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

Put the key into the door today and unlocked my new writing pad.

I always new this place was here I had an account but never used it until now.

As I am starting a new journey in my life. A journey to become a certified massage therapist.
I am really looking forward to the change in my life.