How to Accomplish Your Dreams
People come up with brilliant ideas all the time. You probably have one or two of your own tucked in the back of your mind, filed away in the “one day” area collecting a thick layer of dust. It could be a novel, a business, a trip…
“One day I’ll get to it…”
“I’ll have the time one day…”
“I’ll get around to this one day. Not today, though.”
The problem is that “one day” never comes. It‘s easy to shove “one day” aside. Today is more important.
We’re a short-term society with short attention spans and wallets full of debt. We have needs that we want answered right now. It’s tough to invest time and money into projects that won’t show immediate gain or that will take a long time to show a return.
So how do you break out of this “one day” mindset?
Ditch Your Idea
Ditch any idea, dream or goal if you know you’ll never follow through. Go on. Chuck it. Be realistic and save brain space. Free your mind for what you will work on, right here, right now. Quit making yourself feel guilty about all those plans that’ll never come to life. Decide once and for all to let go of the dream.
Does that sound harsh? Do you feel your hopes sinking? Do you feel better now?
Probably not. Deep down, you know you want this. You wouldn’t have hoarded your idea for so long if you didn’t. But if all you’re going to do is hoard ideas and collect them like useless keepsakes, you might as well get rid of the clutter.
Or you can pull out those keepsakes, give them a good dusting and set them out on display. Here are some tricks to start working on projects that really matter to you.
How Long it Takes Doesn’t Matter
Most people make the mistake of setting up unrealistic time goals to work on projects. They decide to buckle down to get the job done. Now. Today. Then they feel guilty or discouraged when they haven’t been able to meet the deadlines they set for themselves.
Time is not as important as we believe it to be. Doing something about reaching your goals matters far more than how long it’ll take you to accomplish them.
Take education, for example. Some people take decades to earn a degree. They plug away slowly and don’t care how long it takes to hold that paper (finally) in their hands. They know that consistent, focused application on what they’re doing, not how long they’re taking to do it, matters most.
One Step at a Time
Large or long-term projects are very overwhelming and can seem like monumental undertakings. The result? We’re tired just looking at the list of to-dos. We feel like David and Goliath – and chances are, David ain’t gonna win this time.
Take a pickaxe to your vision. Bust that project up into little steps and mini-goals. Forget that you wanted to build a membership site as huge as Teaching Sells. Focus on small steps like the list of course topics, setting up a PayPal account or choosing a theme template for your open source software.
When you start to think about all that you have to do to accomplish your goal, remind yourself to deal with what’s coming when you get there. Focus on where you are right now and get that out of the way.
Get Progress Going
Nothing happens when you stagnate. It’s a mire of muck that keeps you complacent and comfortable doing absolutely nothing.
Fight it. Stop procrastinating. Decide that it’s time to see some action that gets you just a little bit closer to your goals. Use the ten-minute method to get yourself moving. All you want is progress, not completion, so give yourself momentum.
Action has a kinetic energy about it. You may discover that once you start, you can’t stop.
Give All Projects Equal Priority
It’s very easy to set aside a non-paying project because something more lucrative begs for attention. It’s also easy to feel guilty about working on personal projects when clients call. So you shortchange yourself to please others.
If a dream is important to you, it’s important enough to have equal priority with all other projects. Schedule time in your day for your own projects – in fact, schedule your own projects first.
There’s no need to devote all your time to non-paying work while digging deeper into debt by neglecting paying jobs. But you need to make a point of spending time each day or week on your projects to keep the momentum going and the progress happening.
There is no miracle solution or perfect plan to make “one day” go away. You’re the only person who can decide to take action on what you really want to do.
- Decide which dreams you harbor that you need to let go of
- Decide which projects matter enough to start working on
- Acknowledge that time doesn’t matter
- Break your project down as much as possible
- Take a first step and start getting progress in motion
- Give all your projects, personal or business, equal priority
And work your way into accomplishing what you’ve always wanted to. No regrets.
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Geez man, we must be long lost brothers, I swear you can read my mind. All of this stuff is true.
I use a vision board in my work area, with pictures and words, a list of goals, some motivational words. It really works. Things are starting to happen, because I visualize myself already there. Goals are being ticked off the list.
It just requires a long term vision, and focus. And then anything is possible.
At the beginning of each day – even, and *especially*, my normal Monday to Friday workdays, I spend a few minutes planning – and my own dreams come first, before whatever it is that some middle manager thinks I should be doing.
Because in 3, 5, 10 years, I won’t even know that person, or care.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Great stuff, as always, James. Inspiring yet practical. Stumbled and dugg.
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What an inspirational post. I don’t really have anything to add; you’ve said it all.
I would say that when dealing with technology, time does indeed matter. If you dreams are technological, like mine…
But otherwise, I think you’re right. It’s the doing, not the done by, that matters.
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You are so right. I have so many things where I think, Oh, I’ll do this when I graduate… when I get a car… when I have lots of money… etc. etc. What I really should be doing is starting right now!
For some of my goals (like starting a web business), I know these are all just excuses, so I try to push them aside and at least work on the goals a little. But for others, like starting a restaurant, I really don’t think I could start those goals until I have more time (like after I graduate) or more money (enough to get the business off the ground). Am I still making excuses? Or for certain goals, do you think these are valid reasons not to start now?
@ Brett – I’ve heard about that vision board before (maybe here?) and… damn. Procrastinating again. Another one of those things that I keep thinking, I’ll do that someday! But I keep putting it off, even though there’s no reason why I can’t do it today. *Goes and tries to figure out what the heck she would put on a vision board*
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My favorite is schedule your own projects.
I only recently started reading books for pleasure again, making time for it most nights.
Now I only have to do that for exercising, AND personal projects, AND time for kids, AND time for my honey, AND, oh, yeah, do the work for my paying clients.
*sigh*
James, please write that article on how to make each day 50 hours long.
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This is a little spooky. *smacks head till the pen men fall out*
You guys rock. That 50-hour a day thing would rock too.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@ Allison: just start small, use the 10-minute method
put up some pictures of things you like or places you want to visit, live, etc. – make it fun! Then look at it daily or several times daily.
@ James: I re-read your words again, because I really enjoyed the post and wanted to give it some thought.
I especially like the part where you talk about “it doesn’t matter how long it takes”. That is so true, because we can be hard on ourselves when progress is slow, or when we stumble. The thing is, to keep going – and going – and get up when we stumble. We will get distracted (*Twitter*, TV, etc.) – but that’s okay. We’re human.
Recently I’ve been working on starting up a hosted blog – believe me people, it is coming
– and it was you, James, who gave me a reality check. I believe you said something like, “dude, you have four kids”.
That made me feel good. Yeah, I do have four kids. I have a full-time job and responsibility for a *lot* of money at work, I exercise, I’m working on other writing projects. I comment a lot and tweet a fair bit.
But that’s okay. I’m still moving forward. If I take the time to unplug, I can see that I’m moving forward. It makes me feel good that as far as I’m concerned, I’m getting somewhere rather than just watching re-runs on Teletoon Retro…
So do everything James has said above – start today (make someday today), and if you stumble, get back up.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
So true James. Keep your dream. Make it manageable, one step at a time, one day at a time. Each step and each day brings you closer.
Jenny Burr’s last blog post..First Time Parenting
I think I like “ditch your idea” best. I feel so much freer when I’m finally admit that no, I’m not going to hand-stitch an entire quilt this month. Sometimes, it’s best to know when to get over it. I think it’s in Getting Things Done where he talks about closing open loops. It’s an open loop when you’re meaning to get to something, and when you know in your heart that there’s no damn way you’re going to do it, it’s best to close the loop and move on.
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@ Naomi – this works with anything too, in a different way. Merlin Mann talks about doing this with your email Inbox if it is out of control (he suggests making a folder called DMZ, moving everything into it, and then starting his Inbox Zero concept from there).
Or with RSS feeds – generally I track a few key sites (this one, yours, most of the people who comment here on a regular basis) – and then I have a “flowing stream” (I borrowed that term from someone…) that I might read – or maybe not. If it approaches 300 plus articles – “mark all as read”. If it is important, it will come up again.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Really good conversation, guys. Honestly, I was prepared for someone to say, “You ass, James. Telling people to quit their dreams. How discouraging you can be.”
But that’s reality. I have a huge tendency to make these big brilliant plans to accomplish dreams of mine (who’a thunk, eh?), but every now and then, I have to sit back and ask myself which ones are fairy tale dreams and which ones are the ones I truly will pursue. And if I’m going to pursue them, why the hell am I not? Even if it takes 50 years.
A beautiful example is my education. I was going to finish university. There were no ifs ands or buts. This was life, period. When I dropped out after two years of CEGEP (freshman college for you Americans, I believe), it was the singlemost regrettable action of my life.
But I wasn’t ready. And I knew beyond a doubt that I *would*, one day, finish school.
I didn’t do a damned thing about it until I hit around 30 or so. I realized that my dream of returning to school was inapplicable – I couldn’t do that, not with kids, a job, responsibilities and obligations. But it was a dream I wanted to accomplish, so I started with distance education.
One course at a time.
It’s slow. It’s agonizing. I have periods when I have to pass a semester or two. But I don’t care. I don’t care if I get my degree when I’m 80, because at the very least, I’m working towards my goals. I’m not stagnating. (And I’m a second year university student with only one to go before getting a degree in psychology, thank you very much.)
My dream of being a top Canadian equestrian? Well, let’s be realistic. I wasn’t going to pursue that, so I gave it up. Closure, move on.
I think it’s a *good* thing to be a little sad but close up on those dreams we know we’ll never do anything about. The guilt lifts and we feel better. Then we can really get down to slowly going after what we want – no matter how damned long it takes.
Cheers everyone.
@ James: Thing is, you can’t do it all. None of us can. I’ve come to realize that. Slowly. And we struggle to find out what we want to do. And we do, eventually, figure it out. And there is one (or there are maybe two) thing(s) we are good at. And we excel at them, once we find out what those things are. The best guitar player that ever lived is sitting in a basement somewhere, playing along to old Jimi Hendrix records. Maybe she’ll never make it big. But who cares.
It takes time. We get there. And then – it is beautiful. You know what? I think you are there already, my friend. And I admire you for that.
Like Joe Dirt says, “Keep on keepin’ on.” If what you are doing isn’t working, do something else. Do anything else.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Very inspirational James. I’m am definitely the guy who looks at the long haul over just today – I just want it all today. But hey, I’m an entrepreneur, we do that, right?
My wife and I have a 3 to 5 year plan. I would tell you what it is but then like Harry tells us, I’d have to ace you.
@ Brett – nice Joe Dirt quote. I’m sure we could fit in a Tyler Durden quote in here somewhere. He had the answers to everything.
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@ John: When you and your wife get there, I’ll be there celebrating with you. Until then, I’m on the sidelines cheering for you.
Yeah, Tyler does have the answers to everything. I always liked this one:
“If you died right now, how would you feel about your life?”
Do something that matters, to you or someone else you care about, every day.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Hello all,
My Dad got his Masters’ degree in computer science as an adult, about James’ age, with two preteens and a high-stress job. Actually he’d started it when we were little whippersnappers and came back to it. It took him bloody forever but he was very proud because of all that work that went into the dream. He immediately began expanding upon an old dream, of getting out of the high-stress world of programming, which was all he’d done his whole life, and getting into hospitality. “What about a pizza place?” he’d say one month, then murmur “a little bed and breakfast would be nice,” in another month. Fifteen years passed with that dream tugging at him more and more, until finally, he did it. (I wrote about it here, if you’re interested.) Proof that time doesn’t matter.
Love my Da. He’s a slow burn like I am, and a big dreamer (like I am). Only ditch it if it isn’t something you’re going to make happen. Otherwise, hold very tight.
Keep going, James, one day those little people will get choked up as they write about your determination, too.
Regards,
Kelly
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
Oops, didn’t close the link. Ah, well, paste it in unless James wants to be a sweetie and close it for me?
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@ Brett – Off to find some pictures! Hmmm… what DO I want?
@ James – You are amazing. I don’t know if I could do that, but then, it’s probably because I don’t want it enough.
A few years ago, I might have thought you were a… um… jerk for saying that, but I think I’ve matured enough to realize that sometimes I do have to give up my goals, even if they were really big ones. For example, up until a couple of years ago, I was determined to be a professional ballet dancer. I was never anywhere close to good enough, but I held on to that dream long past the time I should have moved on. It took a car accident that put me out of commission for a bit to make me realize that it just wasn’t worth all the work it would take me just to get back to the level I was at, never mind going professional! Since then, I still take classes every once in a while, but I have moved on to more realistic goals.
I was about to disagree (sort of) by saying that I don’t think this applies to all goals, but then I realized that even a lot of my “someday” goals, I am or have the ability to work towards now. For example, I want to have a family someday. Now of course I’m not going to get knocked up today to start working towards that goal, but at the same time, I’m in a long-term relationship, so I am in a sense working towards the goal of getting married, having a family, etc. someday.
Allison’s last blog post..Taste and Create 6
@ Allison – I wish that a car accident hadn’t been the way that you closed off your dreams. But then again, sometimes accidents have a way of giving us wake-up calls in many ways.
The post does apply to all goals, too. Even ones that take two to tango
@ Kelly – I would’ve been a sweetie if I hadn’t gone to bed… I wonder sometimes what people will say about me later. I know that my mum will toddle out of the old folk’s home and give me a glare and say, “It’s about time.” I have no idea what my kids will think. Interesting thought.
I love my Dad, too.
@ John – I want it all. Yesterday. And are there stats to go with that?
James,
Oh, I assumed it was you. Kisses are due to Harry, then, because it was done before I went to bed. *blows kiss to Las Vegas, where it lands on sleeping Harry*
I think I’ve mentioned it before around here, I went back at 26 and finished college (actually almost started over, because I pretty well changed what I was there for). I finished at 30, about 3 months before the love of my life made her smiling arrival.
Two things I learned: One, you know so much more, appreciate it so much more, and get so much more out of it as an adult, that it’s criminal young people even try—everybody should wait, in a sense; Two, that adults even a few years past the usual entrance age will always be exhausted by the pace. I just called myself the oldie and gave up. (Three things, if you count do not attend your last high pressure year of school while pregnant. You would not believe how difficult sitting on a stool in painting class, or trying to weld in sculpture, or smelling chemicals without running for the bathroom, are when pregnant. You don’t have that in psych, so go ahead and get “knocked up” as Allison says.
)
Regards,
Kelly
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@ Kelly – Heh, I couldn’t help but wonder if he felt that.
I agree that as you age, you learn to appreciate working towards your dreams much more, be it building a business slowly, going back to school or finally buying a guitar to pluck away at. And yes, as you age, it takes a little more out of you every day. S’okay. Keeps us in shape
@ Brett – You’re a very cool guy, Brett. And Tyler Durden has touched us all.
@ James – No but I think there’s Stats somewhere for Harry’s “Ace’s.”
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@ John: thanks – I let Tyler show me the way…
and you’re a pretty cool guy yourself.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
@ James – It closed off one dream, but opened up so many others. My boyfriend (he wasn’t my boyfriend at the time) had given up on me, because he thought I wasn’t interested (how he got that idea, I have no idea). The accident gave him an excuse to call me, which led to him asking me out, which has led to so many other things, including Sushi Day, me learning how to code, us wanting to start a company together… so really, although the accident closed one unrealistic dream, it opened up so many other dreams that I can actually achieve.
@ Kelly – I think James might have a little difficulty getting knocked up, considering he *is* a guy and all…
Allison’s last blog post..Taste and Create 6
*Allison: leaves door wide open, Kelly cannot resist walking through it*
Yes, Allison, I suspect that too, but after all, I haven’t seen any pictures.
*James: looks up cost of plane ticket, since cost of photography is prohibitive in Far-from-most-places, Quebec.*
[Harry felt it. I saw little Pen roll over, swat at imagined cat, then smile and fall back asleep. These Voodoo Doll 2.0s are amazing!]
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
*falls out of chair laughing at Voodoo Doll 2.0*
*gets back up*
@Allison – I’ve had some of my dreams crushed by unforeseen badnesses too, but like you I’ve usually gotten something better out of it.
@all you people who went back to school – I admire all of you for your stamina. Getting a fancy degree was one of the dreams I ditched a few years ago, after I realized I didn’t really want it. I know a few people who went to law school in their 30′s and are now big fancy partners at large firms, and I totally admire that. Kelly, I’m having mental images of you as a big pregger stuck in a little desk.
That couldn’t have been fun.
@James – you’re still the Imperial Dude, but you’re also my new hero. And not in the “I’m building you a throne, haha” way, but in the “cuing sappy music” way.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
Amy,
Misery. Luckily by the last semester all the desk classes were done, so no desks, but unluckily I had a bunch of really hand-on art and design classes, mainly with stools to sit on (which should be illegal to make pregnant people sit on for reasons I shall NOT go into). Plus I was the most morning-non-and-night-sickness lady you ever saw, for the entire nine months, so I didn’t hang around very long on the stools before saying, “uhh, I think I’ll be right back…” Oh the memories…
Other than that (?), I was a really happy sexy pregnant, and everybody fawned over me and said oh can I get you something, and college was a lot better than sitting at home where hubby was bored with it fast and knew I could get stuff for myself. Ugh.
Brett never said “oh honey, you know where the fridge is” to his wife, did he?
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
hands-on
morning-noon-and-night
eek
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@Kelly – I’m not sure I could be sexy while vomiting. And I seriously hope not, about Brett. I’ve got a niece pregnant with twins, and she can barely get off the couch. I’d hate to know what it would be like to walk around with three people in there.
If I ever decide I want kids (other than the 
stolenborrowed variety), I’m going to hire James to be my surrogate. If he can get knocked up, that is. Is the jury still out on that one?Disclaimer: My niece is pregnant. I didn’t get her that way. Bad choice of words there. LOL
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
This is what I get for being lost in upgrade land all day. And for going out for a ride yesterday.
@Kelly: Yeah, I thought that was one of the cats. You nailed it.
@John: What about my aces?
@Amy: I’m not your favorite anymore? *melodramatically clutches at heart* You’ve wounded me.
@ Kelly: if I’d ever said that, I wouldn’t be leaving this comment right now…
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
@Harold – I ♥ you both equally.
@Brett – Good. Then you can still be my friend.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@ Amy: the unfortunate side effect was that I had to get a snack for *me* also… nothing a few months of exercise couldn’t fix!
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
And they say that a hero will save us – I’m not gonna stand here to wait. Nickelback
Hero, absolutely. Even with sappy music. Surrogacy is friggin’ out of the question. And Harry? You get Kelly. Amy was always mine.
@James – Guess I’ll have to stick with borrowing one of Brett’s little guys then. I’ve already nicknamed him too — The Cook. He rocks. He cooks, cleans, does laundry. And he can reach things on very low shelves. And he calls me “lady.”
I imagine Brett’s kids Googling themselves one day and finding out people in various countries had claims on them when they were barely old enough to talk. LOL
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
No, no, no, hey, wait, if you’re stealing children, PLEASE! TAKE MINE!!!
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: The Writer’s Manifesto
I will need to see a picture and a resume.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
Good lord, what is it with you people and pictures?!
James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: The Writer’s Manifesto
Girls like pictures. Ask Brett. I put him on several picture taking missions daily.
Where is the angelic grin emoticon? Oh Harold….
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@James: We don’t need another hero – Tina Turner, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
@Amy: You only love me when you want something, is that how it goes?
My love is unconditional. However, I do want a lot of stuff. LOL
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
Hmm, love – I’m easy then, I can be bribed with food, beer, and hi-tech gadgets…
@ James – good song, dude.
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
I believe I’ve been dissed while I was gone. You don’t sling me around like hash, bro, I choose.
That’s it, no kisses while James Chartrand sleeps.
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
I like stuff. Stuff is good. And I have good taste, too. That includes music.
And Kelly, I saw you first… but you leaned towards the dark side of the pair. I can’t save you now – and I had my serious doubts about kisses when you started Voodoo 2.0 on my mini-likeness.
Little Pen was “made” for both of you, but somehow you seem to enjoy irking me more than Harrison Still-Waters-Run-Deep. Ahh, l’amour… I remember those halcyon days, James and I running in thigh-deep snow before I knew Harry and was irretrievably drawn to his [unknown] looks… perhaps it’s le jealousy. *giggles*
Voodoo dolls have all sorts of uses. ‘Nuff said.
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Oh no… I leave to take my weekly shower, and Kelly starts whipping out the “bro” and MiniVoodie takes a beating… LOL
Stuff I want: cool emoticons (questionmarkhead, angel, biggrin), a rubix cube (James’ fault), Harolds cats (even though I’m allergic), Bretts cook.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@Kelly: Don’t worry, you’re in good company. The moment I turn my back on this crew they all get out of control.
@James: Ah, but I have something you’ll never have: Patience. Sooner or later, everyone succumbs to the dark side.
But Mom, he dissed me while I was away making Hot Cross Buns!
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@Amy: 1. I’ll see what I can do about the emoticons. 2. Fukko has been contemplating retirement now that we blame so much on James. 3. I’m not giving up the cats. 4. I can’t speak for Brett’s Cook.
What are hot crossed buns?
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
An Easter morning thing. My daughter’s been with her… father for alomost two weeks for Spring Break, and she demands that we replicate Easter the was it’s supposed to be tomorrow afternoon when she gets back. It involves dough and rising and stuff like that.
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
And @Harry – Yay! Really? That would rock. :biggrin: Heh.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@ Harry: “the cook” points at Amy’s picture and says “lady” (when he sees it on her web site) – he’s not quite 4 years old, and loves to cook… and eat… and eat… and eat…
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
*Adds Kellys buns to the wish list*
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
Harry,
If we’re putting in wish lists, how about the lovely plug-in that lets you edit for 5 minutes after you post, for goofballs like me who write “alomost”? And who have to have big, strong, kind [possibly handsome] men close their links for them at ten p.m….
Kelly’s last blog post..Tip of the Week: A Warning as You Walk Out the Door…
@ Amy: good thing I read the posts up above this one…
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Amy, I know, I know, but I still LOL.
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Brett – LOL I didnt mean that!!!
Harold – sorry for starting a suggestion box. I was only kidding, I swear.
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
@ Amy: oh, I know, but I couldn’t resist…
(I was at first tempted to say, “everyone wants Kelly’s buns on their wish list” *ahem* oh, hi Kelly…)
Brett Legree’s last blog post..the road ahead.
Kelly – what kind of photos have you been sending these boys? Yeesh…
Amy’s last blog post..Perfectionism and Me: My Own Worst Enemy
I’ll nix the “edit the post” thing. It’s very easy to write something nasty, post, everyone gets notifications and then the person says, “I never said that. Look!”
Nuh uh on that one. All typos and misspellings accepted here. We are people, not perfectionists. And even I screw up
(We have hot cross buns in Quebec. Brioches croisés is the common phrase.)
James, are they like a pastry or like biscuits?
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Soft bread buns that are round and halfway through the baking, they cut the top to mark it in a cross and put on a sweet white glaze at the end.
I think if ya got Easter, ya got Hot Cross Buns. Even to a very good cook, it sound like yours are tastier, just cause they’re in French.
(Are you sure that isn’t a swear? I had a ball looking up Quebec cursing and wondering how hosts and other things Catholics talk about no problem down here could possibly become horrendous just because you move north and say them in French. If I could speak French I would giggle if you said all that to me.)
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Yes, I want those! When I steal the cook I’m having him make those…
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French swearing sounds extremely smooth and romantic. No harsh letters at all.
J’ai mon crisse de voyage (Jay mo kriss de voyaj) – I’ve had it. Very good for when you decide to quit a job
Even French typing gives me goosebumps. Good thing I’m fluent in Spanish, not French, or I’d just go around saying delightful things like that just to hear myself coo.
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Is Canadian French different from France French, like how Mexican Spanish is different than Spain Spanish?
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@ Amy: the cook likes those too. You’ll have a friend for life…
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@Amy: Oui, big difference. My high school French was passable, but there’s all these little nuances that go on you could only learn from a local.
@ Amy – Yes. We laugh our asses off at French from France – and they do the same with us. We understand most of it, have completely different accents and there are a lot of expressions that are lost. I have real French neighbors and it’s a challenge to “get” what they’re saying.
Sigh… I’ll add that to my list of attainable dreams… I learn fast (to speak), but the writing I don’t pick up as fast.
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FInally, someone who can tell me what Britt Ekland says at the end of Tonight’s the Night! But probably not here on this page, cuz I think it might be a bit too racy.
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@ Harry – sorry haven’t been around. Sundays are family days.
I think a few posts back you mentioned how you had an idea but you couldn’t tell us or else you’d have to “ace” us, or “off” us. Just thought that was funny.
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@ John – Ah, that ace. See, we have aces up our sleeve, too. One must be specific about acing or acing, you understand.
Oh right. No, I meant acing!
Damn I still love that pic Harry did. I plugged it into my forum and just sit and stare at it lol. Still have more to do though, but that pic makes all the difference.
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James –
“How Long it Takes Doesn’t Matter” … this is the damned truth. When my coaching clients say “I don’t know, it might take me too long to get this in place …” I ask them “If you had started on this a year ago, would you be a lot happier today?”
That helps put it in perspective – looking forward creates the motivation …
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I leave for a minute, then miss the party altogether! School started again. That’s my excuse, and I’m sticking with it!
@ Kelly –
I was standing there holding the door open for you.
@ Brett – Wanna start training my boyfriend? You would have at least 5-10 years to train him… it might take that long.
@ James/Amy – Yep, we girls do like pictures. Brett is supposed to take a picture in the sushi shirt when he gets it! Maybe I should send James and Harry sushi shirts and make them take pictures in them?
@ Brett again – Oh, I’m good at bribing with food…
Now I know. Be afraid… *skips off to figure out how to send food to Canada*
@ Amy – I believe these are what Kelly was talking about (hot crossed buns), or something similar…
@ Kelly – Actually, I have never had them even though I have celebrated Easter since I was a wee little one. Maybe due to a lack of religion/traditions other than dyed eggs in my family?
@ James – I learned French French back in high school, but it’s no good anymore. I think if I heard you all speaking French, I would be completely lost! I have to relearn most things. Except this time, I have to learn Vietnamese French. No idea if that’s the same as French French or very different…
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@ Allison: the training is easy (close your ears, men) – “the woman is always right”
there, consider Son to be trained, all he has to do is repeat that mantra 10,000 times daily…
Picture of sushi shirt coming as soon as it arrives!
Mmm, mail-order sushi (*runs off to wait at the post office*)
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