These are a few of my favorite things- Sample

Yes I am still on my love of lists kick! Today's list comes from Redbook Magazine August 2011 edition

Summer's Guilty Pleasures A-Z

A another lip gloss

B baby swimsuits

C Celine Dion

D deep-fried whatever

E excuses (really good ones)

F fancy flip-flops

G gossip magazines

H hogging the bathroom

I impractical shoes

J J.Lo

K kiddie cereal

L lying there and letting him do all the work

M mother-in-law jokes

N naps

O online shopping

P purses-lots of 'em

Q quirky kid names

R real housewives of anything

S Sonic's chocolate shakes

T Twilight

U using his razor

V very hot farmers

W Whoopie pies

X ex-Stalking, Facebook-style

Y yelling

Z zone-out apps

I thought this list was right on the money, especially kiddie cereal (Yummy). That has been a guilty pleasure of mines this Summer indeed. Fruity Cheerios and Chocolate Cheerios are my fave for this season. Another guilty pleasure is staying up way past bedtime.

What are your guilty pleasures this Summer?

Q. August

Motivate.Rejuvenate.Generate.

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Books I am reading now

I am in a book club but I still do some reading on my own time.

The following is a list of what I am reading now with it's intended purpose

1. Kid CEO- family and household management support
2. Teaching outside the box- professional growth
3. Summer and the city - pleasure/interest

These readings are in addition to that required by my graduate program and biblical readings for my relationship with Christ.

Most writers are avid readers.

"Reading is the ultimate prerequisite to learning" - Professor R. Petrone
That is one of my mottos in life. What are your mottos about reading?
Part of why I write is because I feel that answers to our challenges in life are written. It is my duty to provide some answers for someone out there.

Q. August
Motivate.Rejuvenate.Generate.
http://www.qaugust.com/

Lists-places to go

My last blog talked about list writing, their differentiations and varying levels of importance.

Today's list is of my 5 favorite places to go

1. Northridge church- refreshing
2. Party City- boosts my creativity level
3. Whole Foods- inspiring
4. Bath/Shower- spirituality, connecting to God
5. Bookstores- motivating

List the places you love to go and why or perhaps even make a list of places you would like to go!

Q. August
Motivate.Rejuvenate.Generate.
http://www.qaugust.com/

Lists lists lists

Lists are one of the very many organizational tools that lead to succes.

The way they are used can very from person to person.

All week long I will be sharing samples of lists that I like.

I use lists in the following ways:

• chores I need to get done on a given day or week
• new products I want to buy
• topics to cover in my books or workshops
• my favorite new items, I usually include this in letters to friends
• things I am grateful for, I usually do this at the beginning or end of my day
• favorite songs of the season for playlists
• goals
• plans of action

I thought the following list was pretty clever! I read it in Glamour magazine, I am unsure of what issue/volume.

"9 Things You Should Remember Forever..." -By Eliza Marston

1. The heat of your first kiss.
2. Your social security #, blood type, and European shoe size.
3. The stories your grandma told you about escaping from the old country with diamonds and a loaf of bread hidden in her coat.
4. The best compliment you ever got in bed.
5. Teh exact scientific combination of hair products that resulted in the greatest hair day of your life.
6. Just how brilliant and gorgeous you thought you were when you were 5 years old.
7. For every relationship that didn't work out, the true reasons why.
8. The scents of our baby's head and your mother's perfumed hug.
9. How good it feels to do the right thing.

I must admit that #9 is my favorite. Start creating some lists to utilize in your everyday life and see the positive changes that will occur.

Q. August

Motivate.Rejuvenate.Generate

http://www.qaugust.com/