To- Do Lists

The morning always begins with a cup of coffee  TEA and a to-do list.
I'm such a fan of the to-do list - nothing quite like the satisfaction of crossing things off! But when life gets so busy, like the last 2 weeks  years in particular, and I don’t get everything done I'd set out to do, I simply move it to the next day. I figure it’s going to eventually get that juicy big cross through it as DONE!

To do lists are very helpful when you are becoming overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do.  Being able to prioritize them and know what needs to have immediate attention or what you can leave until later will allow you to stay focused, more organized and more reliable.

And stress …. let me just say that when you prioritize more intelligently, you become more productive and are able to complete all of your tasks on schedule AND you will be able to experience less stress!

Who doesn’t need less stress?  I'm all for that~

Take a look at http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-To-Do-List for some helpful tips on making TO DO Lists.

My list usually looks like this

Practical List

But I'd much rather have a list that looked like this...

My crazy funny List

What's on your to-do list today?

And how much of it do you think you will get finished?

Anyone else have a crazy funny list they'd like to share?

Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged

Received today via email from a friend; one of those letters that makes the rounds. I'm not at all sure of who wrote it or where it came from originally. As it is the time of year for many readers, and as it is kinda funny if you approach it in the right spirit (we are well aware these are serious disorders, but we can still appreciate a good joke, right?), here it is:

Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged

1) Narcissistic-- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

2) Paranoid---Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Us

3) Schizophrenia---- Do You Hear What I Hear -- the Voices, the Voices?
3a) Paranoid-Schizophrenia -- Do You Hear What I Hear -- the Voices, the Voices ! ! ...and they are blaming everything on ME !!

4) Manic-- Deck The Halls And Walls And House And Lawn And Streets And Stores And Office And Town And Cars And Buses And Trucks And Trees And Fire Hydrants And...........

5) Multiple Personality Disorder----We Three Queens -- or maybe Kings -- Disoriented Are

6) Amnesia-- I Don't Remember If I'll be Home for Christmas

7) Borderline Personality Disorder--- You Better Watch Out, You Better not Shout, I'm Gonna Cry... and I'll not Tell You Why

8) Full Personality Disorder--- Thoughts of Roasting You On an Open Fire

9) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

10) Agoraphobia---I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn't Leave My House

11) Senile Dementia---Walking In a Winter Wonderland Miles from My House in My Slippers and Robe

12) Oppositional Defiant Disorder---I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House

13) Social Anxiety Disorder---Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate

14) Attention Deficit Disorder--We Wish You......Hey Look!! It's Snowing!!!

Author obviously has some issues!

Rum and Coke

Rum and Coke glazed Ham

Ham 6 -8 lbs or bigger!
2 - 3 cans of coke ( enough to cover the bottom of pan but not touch the ham

Glaze:
2 cans coke
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup yellow mustard
1/4 cup fresh lime
1/2 cup rum ( I used Captain Morgan spiced run)
1 Tbsp dry mustard
pinch of salt


Pre-heat oven to 325
Use a roasting pan with a rack, pour 2-3 cans of coke in but not over the rack. Place ham cut side down, tent with foil and cook for 1 hour.
Meanwhile make the glaze.
Reduce 2 cans of coke over medium heat for about 40 minutes or till reduced to 1/2 cup.
Whisk in remaining ingredients and simmer to dissolve.


After baking the ham for 1 hour, uncover and baste with the glaze, cooking for 1 more hour, glazing every 15 minutes. It should reach about 110 degrees to be hot throughout. Remove from oven and tent with tin foil for 15 minutes, carve and serve!! Mmmm, we serve it with  scallop potatoes.

( got a low battery in my camera so it needs charging... but here are some pics from other times I have baked this) 

Reducing the soda to a syrup


Basting

 


Carving after resting

Carbonear Dollarama

( this Nova Scotia store is Similar to the one in Carbonear)

Hey Folks the newest Dollarama Store (located in Carbonear, NL)will be opening on Saturday ,September 8th 2012.  Lots of Halloween & Christmas stock. Drop by , Say hello, and do some shopping. Thanks to Scott , Kathryn, Matthew, Deloris, Nathan, Bryan , Mark and of course the other Matt. It was great having you guys here to setup the store. Hope we do you proud!!!

Batman Where are you?

A midnight screening of the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises turned into a horribly real scene of death and destruction in Aurora, Colo., early Friday when a gunman opened fire on the audience killing 12.


I wanted to blog about this tragic event but to be totally honest there is no way I can  truly express the way I feel therefore I will link you to other sites (5 actually) that share my views on the tragedy ;are better able to put them into words or provides additional information.


This is the first link 
http://www.examiner.com/article/a-tragic-event-at-movie-theater-no-9-aurora-colorado


This second link takes a look at chilling photos of the aftermath
Photo Blog ~ Colorado Shooting July 20th 2012


My third link takes you to a site that remembers the victims  Stories of heroism and a birthday celebration that turned tragic The victims remembered


 The Fourth link reveals Warner Bros. reaction

The final link is to a site that proclaims What you need to know about the Batman Theater Shooting


Do you have more information  or a comment about this topic?

Update: Dark Knight shooter thinks he's acting in a movie