Seasonal mood swings impact people year round. Especially, between winter and spring. Here are ideas to redirect those mood swings. Imagine and experience along with me.

Seasonal mood swings are exactly what I am experiencing today.  Watching the blustering winds bend the biggest tree branches like a contortionist.  I am inside warmed by the fireplace skimming amazing deals on the newest fashions of swimsuits. 

Spring giving us hints of hope with the first tulips blooming. Red robins appearing on the budding branches of my trees. Sensational Summer Fun Awaits in the Distance.

I know it’s only April, Easter isn’t even here yet.  But since January 1^st, I have been working on slimming and trimming.  It’s a several month process of recovering from the holiday battle of the bulge to debut this ravishing mom beach bod!  Of course, I am not shy about this.  I have a pool in my backyard and bring in a little bit a fresh sand each year and Baby, I am at the BEACH!  C’mon Ladies – you know you can relate!

Sharing is Caring During Seasonal Mood Swings

I realize it would be unfair of me to not share with you these great resources I use to keep my seasonal mood swings at bay.  So, I have them listed here for your reference.  Of course, when you navigate your way through the many pages of my website, you will find plenty more gems too.  Enjoy!  And make sure you sign up for the updates!

Transition through seasonal mood swings with Fantastic shopping deals

Warm and Cozy Conveniences

Not being out of the woods yet for cold days, take a look at some of the fireplace accessories available.  With the cold season nearing the end, watch for clearance sales.  Update the set you have had for the last fifteen years.  You know the bristles on the sweeper brush are nearly gone. 

By the way, while you are shopping for these clearance items, check out some of the outdoor fire pits and patio lamps.  Envision sprucing up your backyard to convert it to an outdoor living space.  A place to entertain family and friends.  Imagine it being your own personal retreat that transports you into a whole new surrounding.

Swimsuit Trends

Shopping for swimsuits is one trip I dread.  Until now!  Now, I have found this online resource for swimsuits that offer every kind of style for each body type.  The best part is the affordability of these suits.  Seriously, I have paid nearly a hundred bucks for a good suit.  These are great suits and hardly dent my pocket book!

Slimming the Body

The Seasonal Mood Swings are REAL!

Time Spent in a Day

I have enjoyed those snow days and the time I have spent reading some of the greatest books available.  At my bedside, I have a short pile of books to read still.  One I have read multiple times.  Another I have picked up and read a chapter here and a chapter there.  Plus, two more I haven’t cracked open yet.

However, that anxious itch is coming.  Longing for warmer days.  Longer days.  I am crazy ready to dig in the dirt and plant something.  I could do without the worms and other creepy crawly critters but there is nothing like the season for planting.  No more frozen ground. The rain-pelted mud dried.  It’s the smell of a fresh spring day and fresh dirt!  Planting the garden, cleaning up the yard, preparing for summer barbecues!  Yet, its still to early.  Hence, I am experiencing seasonal mood swings.

These Shopping Deals Put Me in Good Mood

Reading Enthusiasts

Since I was a young girl, I love to read and get lost in a good story.  My grandma always read books, Harlequin books.  Then, my mom is a big fan of reading.  She read the Harlequins but eventually graduated to Danielle Steele and others along those lines.  Myself, I rebelled the romance novels and have a hankering for the mysteries.  Whatever your genre preference, you will find a plethora of reading material here.

Organic Gardening

Check this system out.  Centuries old techniques with modern day technology.  Combined, you have your own Farmer’s Market.  Now, this is what I call planting a garden.

Battling Seasonal Mood Swings; This is My Best Ever Use of Time

My most favorite way of spending my time is working.  Yes, it’s true!  I love my job.  I am ecstatic, overjoyed and elated to have the opportunities I do working from home creating MULTIPLE streams of income.  Never in a million years did I ever think I would find myself working an online job from home.  I felt destined to have an 8-5 job in an office somewhere for my whole life.  When I stumbled onto Performance Blogging, I hit the jackpot!  It helps keep the seasonal mood swings at bay.  Plus, I have the flexibility to do this year-round, based on my time schedule, reporting only to myself!

Full Disclosure

As for full disclosure, here it is.  I mentioned the pool in my backyard.  My pool is quite small.  It is, in fact, a kiddie pool.  However, I LOVE pulling my lawn chair up to the edge and dropping my feet into this wonderfully cold hose-water filled circular basket of love on a hot day!

By the way, I place it in the front yard, near my front door too.  Sound odd?  Wondering why I don’t put it in my backyard?  What about my privacy?  To heck with that!  I have my priorities in order!  I want to be there and waiting for the delivery truck when my fine wines shipment comes in every month.  The driver loves it too – he doesn’t have to come all the way to the front door. Sit back with some fine wine and healthy snacks! Listen to some groovy summer music — let’s make it a great day!

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A look at popular resolutions with strategies to achieve your goals. Your best life incorporates it all.

Let’s Kick Off the New Year with a Bang! 

I am talking about New Year Resolutions.  Goals to change your life and make it YOUR best life.  Achieve YOUR goals!  Not fix the goals you didn’t meet last year.  Forget repeating the same goals year after year – or at least with the same approach.  There are REAL SOLUTIONS out there just waiting for you to discover them.  And now, you have found them!

# 1 on the List – Weight Loss; Improve Your Health

Naturally, this would be at the top, right?  Yes, it is the same one from last year.  However, we have a new approach that is proven, safe and effective.  Get results without killing yourself at the gym.  Of course, eating healthy and regular exercise are common sense and go along with a proper diet.  I will always encourage those practices for healthier living.  But, without making those practices a dreaded chore, you will still lose weight using this solution long after others have given up.  I have more information about this under Health & Fitness.  Check out the Combat Holiday Pounds article!

# 2 on the List – Save More Money

Hey, if you are like most Americans, you just added a thousand or more dollars to your debt. The average added debt for the holiday season is approximately $1,020.00.  However, you put this into perspective and this debt does not include holiday extras. 

Imagine your debt total when you calculate the extra groceries to make holiday treats, entertain family and friends, or attend special holiday events.  Consider the updates to your Christmas décor, added outdoor lights, replacing light strings.  Christmas cards and postage. 

And if you are a real tree family, the cost of a Christmas tree is nothing to joke about anymore.  Our tree alone is equivalent to approximately 23 gallons of milk.  That’s about two months-worth of milk for my family of four.  Just under 3 gallons a week.  Check out my money saving tips to help you get started this year.

# 3 on the List – Learn Something New

Life needs new challenges to keep us engaged.  What is the best way to keep things challenging?  Learn something new!  Pick up a new hobby.  Learn something you have always wanted to know how to do even if nobody thinks you should!  Want to learn how to fly?  Then, fly!  Ever wish you could knit or quilt like your grandmother?  Go for it, knit and quilt!  Are tired of your job? Yet, don’t feel you have skills to jump ship and do anything else in today’s job market?  No problem! 

I can’t teach you how to fly, knit or quilt.  BUT…I can teach you a new skill set.  One that you can take anywhere when you are ready to learn. I will show you how to build your own business and make residual income to support a lavish retirement.  And you will gain support and encouragement you have never experienced in any other job environment.  And the learning doesn’t stop.  Let me share the world of Performance Blogging with You!

# 4 on the List – Become a Volunteer

The world is a better place when we all give of ourselves to help those who are in need.  This is true of any culture, any person or animal.  I had been taught a version of this growing up.  When a neighbor needed a cup of flour; we shared our flour.  Then, I needed clothes for school, my fifth-grade year.  My mom’s friend gave us her daughter’s outgrown clothes.  Innocently, I was enamored by this older girl – I wanted to be just like her.  Therefore, when I was gifted her hand-me-downs, I was thrilled! 

Paying It Forward

Then in the year 2000, the movie “Pay It Forward” came out.  Starring Haley Joel Osment and Helen Hunt.  The original assignment in the movie is to come up with an idea to change the world.  In this instance, a young boy creates a pay it forward system around doing good deeds for others.  The movie is heart-warming and heart-wrenching at the same time.  The message though is loud and clear.

The beauty of performance blogging is the way our program works is entirely based upon the idea of paying it forward.  The intentions of all our instructors, including myself, is to see our students succeed.  As our guru shares with us regularly, it isn’t worth being rich (in any way) until you are able to share your success in the success of others.  Come join me and we will pay it forward together.

# 5 on the List – Be Good to Myself

Our lives get so busy.  Time flies and the days go by more quickly than they did last month.  We talk about our memories as young grade school kids feeling as if the holidays would never get here.  Our anticipation for Christmas presents and school break was at an all time high by Thanksgiving.  The world seemingly stopping for the following weeks until Santa arrived.  Now, I feel behind schedule when I haven’t begun next year’s shopping with this year’s after-Christmas clearance sales.

My point is in all this bustle of time flying, we don’t set aside time for ourselves.  And when we do, we are quick to dismiss that scheduled time.  Either replacing it all together with another obligation, typically regarding another person, or postponing it.  Eventually, we postpone ourselves so many times, we finally quit trying.  Ultimately, erasing our entire schedule of time we had set aside for ourselves.

Again, I offer you a solution.  Follow me as together we relax with one of my most favorite things to do.  Coloring and wine.

HERE IT ALL IS!

YOURS FOR THE TAKING IN 2019!

Before you go any further, one more note of importance!  It’s about your approach to accomplishing your NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS!  As I mentioned above, we want to enjoy success.  Let’ avoid failure and not exhaust ourselves with the same approach from previous years.  I strongly urge you to read my articles Know Your WHY, Find Success and Mind Over Matter, which was originally written as part of another series.  However, I go back to my own words regularly, reminding myself what I need.  I hope it will provide you with a perspective that makes you think twice about your approach for this year’s goals.  GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES!

The wish from my family to yours…Have a Happy New Year!

Let this be YOUR BEST LIFE and BEST YEAR EVER!

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This is how I start the usual family letter that circulates with a Christmas card each year.  The one and only time I catch up with family and friends the old-fashioned way…in writing.  When and some years, IF, I get around to it.  I know not everyone is a fan of the great annual holiday letter.  I hear they are so “impersonal” and just a way to “spout all your business”.  However, I find them refreshing.  Especially as I get older, they serve as a reminder of what I know from everyone when I receive them.  And a document for what my family has done this past year.  I tell you, the days are starting to blend.  Therefore, this letter is a good thing.

Happy Holidays!

From January until Present

In a nutshell, the kids went to school.  I stayed home and worked.  This is my second year working from home and it just gets better and better.  I am now training others who, like me, needed a solution to provide income for my family and allow me the flexibility of working my own schedule from home.  The program I work with has a very strong and encouraging PAY IT FORWARD mindset, which I absolutely LOVE!  You can contact me at tljabski@gmail.com if you want to know more about it.

The summer kicked off with kids everywhere, in and out the doors, all summer long.  I had some great times at wine events and had great outings with family and friends.  We enjoyed barbecue, music, and games of all sorts.  Before we knew it, school supplies were  advertised and we had days to get our stuff together for that first day of school.  What happened to that first day of school?  I can’t believe it!  I just dropped the kids off at school for their first day of the 2018/2019 school year.  Now, school pictures and parent teacher conferences are behind us.

Time Flies…Thanksgiving is Here

The holiday season is here.

Our extended family has expanded!  With the growth comes change to our traditions.  It has been gradually changing over the last decade but these last two years the changes have been more significant.  This year will be the most unplanned holiday season yet.

For Thanksgiving, I will be most thankful for my family and friends, love and life.  But I will have a special sweet spot for the grocery store offering me pre-diced onions and celery, pre-made pumpkin pies (Costco has THE BEST pumpkin pies)!  And thank you to all these incredible online deals to kick off my holiday shopping while I sit back in a turkey coma with my socks on curled up on the couch.  I will be sipping wine while the dishwasher takes care of the dishes.

You’re Invited…

For you, here is my invitation to you to shop here at Madhatter’s Magnificent Market!  This is exactly the place for you to find some GREAT DEALS! Just like me, you can be curled up on Thanksgiving night on your couch in cozy socks, shopping.

Get ideas for your most difficult to buy for person on your list and find fantastic bargains for the gifts you find.  Browse around and you will find something for everyone and even get ideas for yourself.  Let’s START with some of the best deals happening right now!  Then be sure to explore all the categories for amazing finds!

BOOKS AND GAMES

 The ideal and traditional Christmas gift.  Books and games are easily found here.  Just find the category you wish to shop.  Just about every book you can ever think of is available.  Read historical dramas to modern biographies, sci-fi thrillers to inspirational books.  In case you missed any of the hottest 2018 BEST SELLERS, you can find the top 100 here too.  Including new releases such as the “Becoming Michelle Obama” book and a children’s story written by me, “God Made Strawberries for Me – The Story”.

 Then jump on board for some good old-fashioned fun playing games.  These make the best Christmas gifts when family is together.  Spend this quality time with kids home from school playing favorite games, old and new.  From classic board games to video game console specific.  These games are affordable and offer hours of quality fun and time together you will cherish and never forget.  Gaming as a family, particularly the classic board games, is the next best gift compared only to the time you spend together.

UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER TRADITION

Find one for yourself first.  Then, pick one for everyone in the family.  SAY CHEESE….The family portrait for your Christmas Cards!

Ugly sweaters used to not be considered ugly.  They were referred to as festive sweaters.  Come along on my reminiscing journey back through our tradition with the Ugly Christmas Sweater Tradition.

Then, all you need to do is select your favorite Ugly Christmas Sweater.  Join me for a glass of wine or a hot buttered rum or a hot cup of cocoa or egg nog!  We will sit in front of the fire and sing a carol or two!

CLOTHING FOR EVERYONE!

Find unique items from a variety of online shops offering that something right you just can’t find in the big stores.  For your convenience, there is a breakdown of some categories.  And don’t forget the accessories and footwear and handbags to complete the outfits!  It’s all here…just shop around!

CUSTOM WINE by the CASE

Learn how to become a member for your discount on a case of wine where YOU get to select the wines to fill your 12-bottle case!  Register as a Wine Estate member and above for deeper discounts and the ability to earn free wine on a monthly basis, plus potential for residual income.

Red wine, white wine, a combination.  These wines offer some fantastic and delightful blends from the best wines of in our California backyard.  Wines you will never see on a retail shelf offered for member discounts deeper than your average wine membership.  Here you are guaranteed to enjoy your wine.  If you find a wine you don’t care for, simply contact customer service and it will be replaced.

These wines are delivered to your door.  You don’t have to shop the shelves or your local grocery store or specialty wine shop.  You can also share these wines and GIVE THE GIFT OF WINE MEMBERSHIP!  With several options, you choose your membership and the gift of membership that fits your desires, needs and budget.

EARLY LEARNING EDUCATION

Give the gift of learning this year.  This is the ideal gift to any young child eager to learn and go to school like the big kids.  It’s also a great gift for parents because it helps guide parents on age appropriate lessons.  Young pre-schoolers will learn colors, letters, numbers and even begin reading and more.  Special deals are available now can get you started for an incredibly low price!  The program offers a fully loaded curriculum that is kid friendly, parent approved!  Check out the deal now!  PLUS – A 30-day free trial is available!

END OF SEASON SALE!

Up to 98% off — Shop for Halloween costumes now! Grease Pink Ladies costumes to Deluxe Wreck-It-Ralph.  Adults and children’s costumes both at amazing discounted prices to end the Halloween season.  This is the BEST time of year to plan for your costume next year.

Thinking like a kid, dress-up can be anytime of year.  I have a niece I am convinced will become an actress someday.  She loves to put on her costumes and pretend to be imaginary characters.  My favorite she does is a character she calls “Grandma Jackie”.  It kind of reminds me of a more modest and innocent “Mamma” from the old Carol Burnett & Friends show where Vicki Lawrence used to play the character Mamma.  For imaginative kids like my niece, costumes are a HUGE HOLIDAY HIT under the tree!

EVENT TICKETS

Looking for the next Mannheim Steamroller Holiday concert?  How about the Trans-Siberian Orchestra?  Has it been years since you saw the ballet, “The Nutcracker”?  Look here for your holiday entertainment options and surprise your loved one with tickets and an evening out!  If not the ballet, “The Nutcracker”, find movie tickets here for the new movie based on the story.

 

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS

Don’t leave out the floral arrangements from your holidays!  Florists these days use all sorts of materials to create amazing arrangements.  In addition to flowers, they use candles, fruit, vegetables, jars, stones and more.  Order for your own table to make it festive or to give to the hostess of your next holiday party.  A beautiful arrangement is eye-catching anywhere you have it.  I recently attended a silver wedding anniversary party.  The first thing I noticed when I walked in the door was the stunning floral arrangement.  Beautiful rose arrangement with silver ribbons.

Pictures always show the whole turkey bird in the middle of the table before carving.  In our family, the turkey never makes it in whole form to the table.  It is carved and on a serving plate in a buffet line or set on the table, leaving the center of the table an ideal location for a gorgeous arrangement.

GIFT CARDS

All sorts.  Lots of places.  Different amounts.  When all your gifts have been done and you need that one last something, that filler….a STOCKING STUFFER!  Gift cards are the easiest way to go.  Select all you need here in one quick click!

Obviously, some people a re just hard to buy for too.  We have those same three individuals in the family each year we go rounds trying to get them to give us some ideas for gifts for them.  Nothing.  We spend months discussing it, shopping and pulling something aside to ask another family member, “do you think he will like this?”.  Always a guessing game.  But with gift cards, I know where they shop, this gives them the freedom to buy what they really want.

LEATHER COATS and more OUTER WEAR!

Check out the new Fall/Winter 2018 line of exquisite looking coats.  50% off — right now!  The fashions here are stylish!  For men and women, see what style fits your lifestyle and the image you want.  Also, this vendor is NOW ACCEPTING the newest online currency, BITCOIN!  Learn more about Bitcoin and set up your Bitcoin account by clicking right here!

PRESCRIPTION GLASSES

Give the gift of health by helping someone get the prescription glasses they need!  There is an incredible variety of styles to choose from and weekly deals.  For your family living on tight budgets and limited health benefits, the gift of health in any way possible is HUGE.  Often our retired seniors experience this lack of access to resources for durable equipment to help support them.  Specialty shoes, canes, walkers and more.  This resource is affordable for you to be able to provide it as a gift!  The gratitude you are to sure receive will be tremendous.

From our family to yours, We wish you a Happy Holiday Season!  May all your wishes come true, your travels be safe and your families be blessed!

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Back to School Fall Season.  It’s that time of year when the activities of the summer are on their last hoopla and it’s about time to wind down.  Late nights of children running around the neighborhood and staying up late watching movies any night of the week have come to an end.  Get ready!  Here is what’s to come next.

END OF SUMMER BACK TO SCHOOL FALL SEASON

Late Summer Travel

  This is our last opportunity to get the best travel deals before entering weather winter travel.  With advances in technology, we utilize fantastic internet deals for travel including flights and accommodations.  Be thinking now of booking your travel package for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and investing in Bitcoin!  Japan is leading the world with Bitcoin acceptance.  But travel anywhere with these amazing deals.

For Travel Related Services Vendors

Do you run a B&B (bed and breakfast) or other lodging accommodations?  Have a restaurant ideal for attracting tourists?  You can register your location here and advertise its availability.  This marketing resource is growing exponentially.  Find out how this works for your business growth and success.

For All Merchant Credit Card Processing

This new advanced system will save you money and allow you to accept the most current methods of payment including virtual currencies.  Leave behind the card machines that can’t read the magnetic stripe.  Forget the conversion to the chip card and faulty connections leaving you to run your transaction multiple times to get it to process.  Details are provided here.  Request a customized quote for your business.

Back to School Fall Season

Primarily, we reserve our thoughts to school age children and the hustling and bustling of finding backpacks, shopping for items on a supply list and adjusting bedtime schedules back to a reasonable routine.  Yet, back to school fall season holds meaning far beyond that.

 

Mommy Morning Time

Oh, yes, I did!  I put this as the most important back-to-school subject.  Moms out there, you know who you are…raise your hands!  Since day 4 of summer break you have envisioned this coming.  Finally, it’s here!  How about some time for you?

First, let’s get the kids up from bed, ready for school and out the door.  Okay, done.  Now, sit down and take some time to drink this fabulous new coffee I have for you!  Honey, just sit down and drink it.  Let it do the work out for you.  It has proven results for weight loss.  No extra effort on your part.  All you do is swap it out with your coffee and have one or two cups a day.  Lose weight and gain extra energy and mental focus.  The rest of your day you will feel great accomplishing your to do list.  This makes it ten times more satisfying at the end of the day when it’s wine o’clock!

COFFEE                          WINE

While you are leisurely enjoying your coffee or your wine, order a fresh fall floral arrangement for yourself.  You deserve it!

Flowers Year Round

Extra Time on Your Hands with Back to School Fall Season?

Consider earning extra income online. 

Learn here how to build your home business.

 

The Early Years Option for Back to School Fall Season

Before we get rolling on the days of Back to School Fall Season, let’s take a minute to consider what the young kiddos in our lives need too.  All the extra fun of big siblings at home is gone and routines are more consistent.  Now is the best time to introduce them to early learning skills and the ABC Mouse program covers every aspect of that early learning in a fun manner any child will love.  The interactive lessons keep them engaged.  Steal of a Deal Savings are being offered right now with up to 49% off your subscription.

Learn more about enrollment and subscription options here.

The Supply List

Going as far back as I can remember, I always loved the smell and touch of the new school supplies.  Tracking down the supply list for my grade that year.  The anticipation of what I would get to do with those new materials.  I remember how exciting it is graduating from the box of eight colors in the crayon box to 16 or 24 colors.  It’s empowering leveling up from safety scissors to pointed craft scissors.  Then, being old enough to need binders and college ruled subject notebooks with pocket folders.  By the fourth grade, I was confident I was well on my way to high school and college. Truly, getting supplies is the official sign and feeling of back to school fall season.

The Ads

The store ads in the mail, on the TV, across the internet; including on FREE TV.  Glue sticks 4 for $1, spiral bound notebooks for twenty-five cents.  Buy one, get one free.  Purchase this set of water colors and receive this notebook for only a nickel on this special back-to-school-bonanza-shopping day only!  With all these specials on basic office supplies, as a mom, I shop like a madwoman does on Black Friday!  In this case, I am the Madhatter and I stock up on school and office supplies!  I have enough pencils to send my kids off to school with until they hit college!

Supplies Not Just for School

Gather these office supplies at these low prices NOW for all your events.  If you hold annual meetings, now is the time to purchase notepads and pens for your attendees.  For small business owners or home-based offices, get your supplies while the stores are in price reduction wars.  By the way, this is the best time to shop for your anything computer, tablet related.  The market counts on college kids needing to have their own computers.  Anymore, kids in junior high and high school are needing them too!  Printers, shredders, inks, paper reams.  Find your best deals now!

Clothes Shopping

Trends and Bargains

Crazy days of school clothes shopping.  Finding the trendiest new fashions for the pre-teens and teenagers.  Grown out of hand-me-downs and no longer willing to wear just anything, our young folk have specific fashion needs from hair products to clothing to accessories and shoes.   Plus, with the change of the season you will want to shop for bargain and clearance items on the outgoing summer selections.  Hopefully, next summer the new digs will fit.

Layering

But now is also the time of year to buy those layering articles of clothing.  It’s chilly in the morning and evenings and you need a bit of extra warmth but the days are still plenty warm.  Hoodies are the best for this but as the fall progresses and we get out to those late-night football games, we need sweaters.  Make sure you shop for a couple of sweaters!

Looking Ahead to Winter

Speaking of sweaters, don’t forget to keep your eye out for the way too early Christmas ugly sweater on the market.  Trust me, the holiday items are starting to appear!  You may as well find one and grab the deal or get it shipped to you before the holiday shipping frenzy and all your packages are late.

Watch for last year’s winter coats to be mixed with new ones this year.  Look for socks, thermal underwear, winter boots, ski coats, and more.  These are showing up as available but when that first snap of real cold hits they disappear like melted ice cream on a triple digit day in the summer.

Sports Collectibles

 Football season is upon us.  Fantasy football is thriving.  The NFL…no comment.  It depends on your team, right?  When your team is on top, then you rule the roost.  When your team is falling behind its because some referee somewhere had a vendetta and there were questionable calls against your team.  I know, I sit on my couch and it happens to my team too.  Regardless, stand with team pride!  Or sit on the couch.  Find team collectibles and your favorite sports jerseys and more here.  GO TEAM!

Fall Comfort Food and Fine Wine

How can we not think of comfort food and wine in the Fall?  It’s all part of the changing leaves.  The comfort foods tend to be a heavier meal; therefore, pairing with more bold wines, often found in red wines such as a Merlot or Malbec.  There are very nice fine wine blends too coming from our Direct Cellars wine club.  These wines are delivered to your door and come with note cards showing suggested meal pairings.  Order your wines today.  Try a new recipe or pairing.

Set Your Clock Back

Another event that happens with back to school fall season is the changing of the clock.  This is known officially as Daylight Saving Time.  The idea is to maximize daylight hours.  While Benjamin Franklin was a proponent of this, he was not where the idea originated.  Years ago, Germany was the first country to enact this change of time. In 1966, the United States passed an act to establish consistency in time.  This act was called the Uniform Time Act.  It starts the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October.  Although the act said states had the option of remaining on standard time year-round, which is exactly what Hawaii and Arizona have done.  Too bad we can’t set the clock back on aging!  Or can we?  There are wonderful beauty products and artisan products available to help now.

Holidays

Halloween

Does it sound too early to discuss Halloween?  It’s not!  Believe me.  With just weeks away, you need to shop for your costumes NOW.  The sales are happening!  Don’t wait another minute.   Costumes range from historical figures to famous couples, emergency and authority figures to TV characters.  Go traditional princess gowns and vampire cloaks to famous superheroes.  All the added accessories you need are available too.  Don’t forget the decorations! Indoor party décor and spooky outdoor lighting, fog and more!

GET YOUR GHOULISH SPOOKINESS STARTED!

Paranormal – Coming Soon!

Have you ever heard of orbs? Small circular spots that randomly and unexplainably appear in photographs and on surveillance recordings?  There is debate as to what these bubbles of light are all about.  I intend to do research and share with my readers the ongoing thoughts on both sides and the information to support both sides.  Then I plan to share my experiences.  Before you make up your mind about orbs – wait until you hear this!

Thanksgiving & Christmas & Hanukkah

The stores around town are stocking shelves.  Certainly, the products are available right now, but we can revisit this in a few weeks.

However, for those of you with loved ones serving our country overseas, get your holiday shopping and shipping squared away.

Please thank these mighty brave soldiers on my behalf!

See resources for Party Planning, Weddings, Health & Fitness, and much more!

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SUMMERTIME…Livin’ Easy.   The best way to spend your summer.  So many activities to enjoy.  Nice weather.  People buzzing around outdoors.  Plants full of foliage and blooms.  Long days.  Peaceful sunrises and beautiful sunsets.  The periodic thunder and lightning storm.  Music in the parks and outdoor concerts.  I love the summer life.  Livin’ easy.  Reminds me of a song.  Summertime…and the livin’ is easy…

Fish Are Jumpin’…

 Explore fishing!  Summertime is the best time of the year to get out of the house, hit the road and find a spot to go fishing.  No experience necessary to have fun fishing at any age.  The joy of it comes regardless of your level of experience too. Start your learning adventures today here. 

Already have the hang of fishing down?  Are you an avid and accomplished fisherman?  Just for you, there is a special advanced offer.  You won’t want to miss out on some of the most coveted secrets of successful fisherman.  Sure, you have secrets to success too.  However, secrets are revealed here that might change the way, or where, or when…you fish!

Fish for Dinner

Understand the differences between grilling and barbecuing your fish.  Plan your side dishes around your protein.  This takes a little bit of effort.  For example, serve salmon with a warm roasted burst cherry tomato and asparagus salad but not with a Bolognese spaghetti.  Try a new recipe.  Three favorite summertime salad recipes I enjoy are a Strawberry Mandarin Orange Salad, Shrimp Zucchini Salad and a Romaine Avocado Salad.  The Shrimp Zucchini would work very well as a butter leaf lettuce wrap too.  Finally, pairing your fish dinner with a great fine wine.

And the Cotton is High…

Cotton is the breathable fabric and is ideal for summertime heat.  It is the primary fabric used for producing the ever-popular t-shirt.  Rightly so, it has this incredibly soft to the touch feel, not slippery like satin or silk.  Nor is cotton as insulating as wool.  Of course, there is the combed-up cotton we know as flannel.  It works for cold nights in the mountains when you are camping.  But flannel isn’t much of a summertime demand.   

The rest of summertime, people tend to wear durable, easy to care for cotton.  T-shirts, sundresses, tank tops, airy blouses, casual shorts – you name it!  Concert t-shirts or Souvenir t-shirts are the best.  Make a statement about yourself wearing a t-shirt from a concert by your favorite band.  Be a conversation starter wearing a t-shirt you picked up on your last vacation.

You need to complete your summertime outfit with cotton handbags and cotton sandals or flips flops too.  Plus, be ready all times with a swimsuit on hand for a spontaneous dip in the water or water fountain.  Sprinklers work well, and nothing beats good old-fashioned hose spraying.

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Oh, Your Daddy’s Rich…

From a child’s perspective, there is something mesmerizing and mysterious about a Dad’s wallet.  Compare his wallet to mom’s purse.  The wallet is small, fits in a pocket, holds real dollar bills – lots of them, big ones too!  Mom’s purse is a large bag with facial tissue, a brush or comb, and lipstick; usually also holds fruit snacks, band-aids, coupons, pens and paper.  She has a bunch of credit cards to the mall stores, a couple single dollar bills, and the separate special coin purse bulging with pennies.

The view from Dad’s perspective is bleak rather than mesmerizing.  Mom’s perspective too.  They know it takes hard work to become rich.  But what if you can take the hard out of hard work and the work out of hard work and become rich by practicing fun play? 

What do I mean by fun play?  I mean creating your own schedule, developing your own business you can do anywhere, anytime.  Spending time with your friends, meeting new friends and creating family-like bonds with others whom share your same passion and desire to be rich.  Rich in more ways than money can ever fill.  And rich to fill your wallet making it bulge.  It makes me chuckle to imagine the bulging eyes of a child looking at Dad’s bulging wallet of dollar bills.

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And Your Mamma’s Good Lookin’…

 All mammas are beautiful.  That is our nature.  Our beauty comes from within.  The intense love we carry deep in our hearts for our children.  It is immeasurable and often difficult to describe because of its intensity.  In general, women are beautiful.  God’s grace has given some women fine physical features which are more attractive to others than other women.  Let’s face it, we all can’t be Cindy Crawford or Christy Brinkley.

 Skin care is an important part of beauty.  It is our natural foundation.  When we treat our skin with natural products, our skin responds with a healthy glow.  A soft and supple elasticity.  Artisan soaps are perfect for maintaining a healthy look.

How do you improve on your natural beauty?  Ladies, especially as we age, let’s take advantage of all the marvelous beauty products available to us.  We highlight the contours of our cheek bones, plump our dazzling smiles, brighten our twinkling eyes and adorn our nails with colors of the rainbow.  Top it off with lovely jewelry pieces and hair accessories or a fanciful hat.

 

Celebrate the glory of your beauty!

A night on the town, attending a special performance and sharing fine wine.  

Follow this link to read about Summer Music and Wine.

Other Summer Offers:

HEALTHY SNACKS – With the kids home for the summer, I struggle to keep enough snacks around.  I fill the snack drawer and before the week is gone, the drawer is empty.  Fortunately, now I can hop online and order a monthly snack delivery online.  You can too!  You pick which snack pack works best for your family.  Start with a smaller package during the school year, then upgrade to a larger package for the summer while they are home.

FLOWERS YEAR ROUND – Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and Father’s Day have all passed.  But flowers are not just for holidays.  I ordered an arrangement recently.  It was gorgeous and far surpassed my expectations.  The basket arrangement was twice the size I expected.  The flowers were lively and full.  It lasted several days before showing any signs of withering.  I loved it so much.  It made me think, hmmm, I should have fresh flowers regularly in the house.  The flowers just brightened everything up, including my spirits.  Did you know you can sign up for monthly deliveries?  Yep.  3-month, 6-month and 12-month.  What an excellent idea that is for a gift for that someone special!  I also love the chart describing the meaning of different flowers.  I like to make sure I am sending the right message with the right flower.

ORGANIC GARDEN AQUAPONICS – A project for the environmentally devoted, the family health guru, and the avid gardener.  Learn how to set up a garden system that will produce high quantities of quality fresh fruit and vegetables.  Assess initial set up cost and be amazed at the cost savings for years to come.  This ancient system tweaked to work for modern day needs.  You will be sharing your garden successes with family, friends, neighbors and your community…not bugs!

New Articles to Enjoy:

Introducing two new series of articles.  The Bigfoot Series begins with Sister Sasquatch – A Religion #1.  This series is intended as light-hearted reading material for entertainment purposes only.  Information from extensive research is included but not fully explored (yet) for this series.

The second new series is The Caregiver Series.  The first in the series is called Everyone Has A Full Plate #1.  This series is an introduction to care giving and the role of a caregiver.  There are reported facts and  statistics referenced.  Caregiver burnout is addressed.  These articles are meant to be informative on a baseline level.  A level often disregarded or overlooked.

Need a little extra motivation?  Read on to the second article of The Caregiver Series.  Mind Over Matter #2.  

Planning Ahead

Planning for the future is almost always a good deal. This is why I want you to start planning for your dream trip to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.  That is just two years from now.  In fact, a little under two years.  Take the time to read the travel advice provided for you on Prepare Yourself for Olympic Bitcoin at 2020 Olympics Japan.  You will be glad you did!  Even if you don’t plan to attend the Olympics in person, this is a great article.  You will learn how the world is evolving.

 

Enjoy Your Summer!

Thank you for visiting my website today.  I hope you enjoy browsing my offers and reading my articles.

Summertime,

And the livin’ is easy

Fish are jumpin’

And the cotton is high

Oh, Your daddy’s rich

And your mamma’s good lookin’

So hush little baby

Don’t you cry

One of these mornings

You’re going to rise up singing

Then you’ll spread your wings

And you’ll take to the sky

But until that morning

There’s a’nothing can harm you

With your daddy and mammy standing by

Summertime,

And the livin’ is easy

Fish are jumpin’

And the cotton is high

Your daddy’s rich

And your mamma’s good lookin’

JOIN THE MOM WINE RITUAL CLUB!

Related Article:  Mom Wine Rituals Induced by Preteens Across America

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Spring time is here!  So much is new.  What an exciting time of year.  Everything is a surprise.  The weather each day is a surprise.  The first plants to sprout are a surprise.  Fresh bursts of blooms that pop open.  Signs of the robin’s return and new babies peeking their heads out of nests.  All animals getting that early education.

There is a sense of renewal that abounds life in every way.  The sun is starting to make more appearances.  You get the sensation your toes are ready to spring into open toe shoes.  You give it that extra push on your New Year’s resolution to get fit for the swimsuit bod of the summer.

MOTHER’S DAY IS FAST APPROACHING!

Tips for A PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY

(You’ll be glad you saw this — some REALLY GREAT IDEAS)

 

Well, this year we have the BIGGEST, BEST SURPRISE of all!

We have special offers going GLOBAL!  This means for any of you interested in working from home, HAVING FUN WORKING, and making money – good money, there is no better time than NOW to learn more and begin your new career.

 

Spring time is the perfect time for a new job!

THE NEW UP AND COMING CAREER FIELD

In keeping with new grass on the ground and new leaves on the trees, new branches in your own life fits appropriately.  YOU get to decide how many hours per week to work.  Grow your own business online.  Obviously, the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.  Serious inquiries only type of thing.  Requirements:

• Have a computer
• Access internet
• Motivation – a Why in life for wanting to work
• A Willingness to Learn

See, when you plant a seed, it takes nourishment to grow.  A bit of water, sun and good soil doesn’t hurt.  It is not realistic to think you plant a seed and do nothing then it will be a bountiful plant.  Having your own business is the same.  You start your business, then it needs your investment to make it a success.

The great deal here is this is all about Performance Blogging.  No previous experience necessary.  The program we offer has TOP NOTCH TRAINING online.  You learn and work at your own pace.  You practice until you become comfortable at the same time you are building your business.  This program offers a SUPPORT SYSTEM filled with positive and energetic instructors.  They are invested in your success as much as you are in your business.  WEEKLY TRAINING CALLS filled with enthusiasm and inspiration.  It’s an IDEAL ENVIRONMENT.

 

 

JOIN THE RORY RICORD TEAM

LEARN PERFORMANCE BLOGGING FOR CASH

SPRING TIME START UP WITH YOUR OWN BUSINESS ONLINE

 

Spring time is all about Growth

LUCRATIVE NEW OFFER with RAPID GROWTH

This is the time of year we start to see nature’s babies enter the world and stumble on wobbly legs learning to stand.  In nature, you will witness a baby stand within hours of its birth.  Elephants, horses, giraffes and more.  Business has its opportunities for bursts of rapid growth too.  I am serious when I say LUCRATIVE and  RAPID GROWTH.  Our top offer has grown leaps and bounds in a short period of time.  There has been so much expansion that it has gone GLOBAL in less than ONE year.

Direct Cellars wine club (DC) was founded in 2014. Pursued direct marketing in 2016. Then last August (2017), DC spread its reach to the United Kingdom (UK).  The buzz and excitement had the top executives in a good frenzy as they unleashed pre-launch marketing for the UK WINE CLUB.  But it starts there.  This spring, DC is now launching the AUSTRALIA WINE CLUB and the GERMANY WINE CLUB.

Room For You to Grow

What does all this mean for you?  A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY!  This can be the one opportunity in your entire life that has the potential to completely CHANGE YOUR LIFE.  Surely, you could use a few EXTRA DOLLARS in your pocket.  Plus, I have never heard anyone say they didn’t need more POSITIVE ENERGY surrounding them.

And…you will make NEW FRIENDS around the GLOBE!  Such a disappointment when you travel to Australia for your wine business!  Right?  HA!  Enjoy your trip!!! While you are visiting the Outback, be sure to fly over Kakadu National Park and swim in Edith Falls.  Don’t forget to stop off in Germany.  Take a river cruise on one of the rivers; the Danube or the Rhine.  Tour a castle or two while sharing your wines with a prospective member overlooking the beautiful waterway.

You don’t have to be a wine drinker to LIVE A WINE LIFESTYLE or make money from wine.

LIVIN’ THE DREAM! — A WINE LIFESTYLE

 

NEW ADVANCEMENTS STORMING TECHNOLOGY

The tech world is an E10 tornado of ideas coming to life!  I know, E5 is supposed to be the top for tornado ratings.  But technology is happening so fast around us it is easily comparable to a massive storm.  Realistically, I was a kid totally impressed by the Polaroid camera and watching the photo come out of the camera and develop right in front of my own eyes.  Now, people have cameras in the frames of their eyeglasses.

Technology is going to evolve continually.  Specifically, go back to the first computers.  Built in the early to mid-1940’s, the unit was huge and weighed close to 50 tons.  Around early 1980’s, the personal computer was introduced.  A person would buy the kit to run one at home.  The processor, the hard drive, the screen, the keyboard, and so on.  DOS programming.  Ugh!  Then along came windows operating system.  Basically, take DOS and make it graphical information.  VERY user friendly. You get the idea.  Now, half of the technology we saw introduced a decade ago is on its way out.

Introducing…

Let it be no surprise then to make this introduction.  Introducing BLOCKCHAIN.  A decentralized data tracking system.  The birthplace for cryptocurrencies such as BITCOIN.  The expedient virtual pay system for merchants – for example, VYAPAY.  And looking to turn heads with deals for travel with programs for instance, like Xcel Trip.  Don’t be the last one to know about how your world is changing!  Find out now.

BECOME ACQUAINTED TODAY WITH THE TECH TRENDS OF TOMORROW!

 

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RESOLUTIONS! GOALS! PLANS!  It’s all part of 2018:  A Year for Positive Momentum.  Everyone has thought about them, talked about them and some have even written them down.

Each New Year we all set forth a new list of goals to achieve.  Whether we want to call it our New Year’s Resolutions, our Success Plan or our Goal List, these are ways we wish to improve our lives in some manner.  I find these to be a bit humorous and have enjoyed the posts on social media for those who have committed to these plans.  I have seen posts from those who have already faltered and some from those who gave up within 48 hours.

I giggle along with those who are following  the same plans as the year before and the year before that and well…the year before that too.  The results each year have been about the same, therefore, starting the same list each year.  Think of the movie, “Groundhog’s Day”.  For now, 2018 is scheduled to be a year for positive momentum.

Positive Mindset

Forward Momentum

Then there are the folks motivated to make a real change.  2018 bring it on!  Total year for positive momentum!  These are the ones that signed up for the gym membership and actually go to the gym, know where the locker rooms are and how to use the equipment.  They typically go strong and forward on achieving their resolutions.  That is until about half way through the spring and somehow the season changing, maybe Daylight Savings, just turns everything upside down.  Sure, they have accomplished a good dent in their intentional efforts but ultimately they do not complete their goals as they had planned according to their intentions at the first of the new year.

Finally, yes, the people who do cross the finish line.  These are the “gym family” that know proper gym etiquette, get together for a day of boating and water skiing.  The achievers are the folks that might have struggled along the way, perhaps had to take a time out but then jumped back in the game.  Perseverance, faith, determination and belief helped them all along the way.

 

Tackling 2018

How does any of this babbling on about people and their quests for improvement in their lives have anything to do with Madhatter’s Magnificent Market website?  First, I have my own list of goals so nobody is alone.  Secondly, I am confident if you have read this far on this page there is a good chance you fall in the group of us somewhere along the line too.  Most importantly, Madhatter’s Magnificent Market is a website where I hope you will be able to find help.  Let it be an inspiration when you need it.  Perhaps a book or a spiritual guide found under Personal Growth or Spirituality.  Ideas when you are struggling for your own such as gift ideas (check out Memorabilia Collectibles under Arts, Entertainment & Music).

This website is intended to be a resource for the family.  Not just women, not just moms but men and dads too.  Parents would benefit from the early learning education resources and prepared healthy snacks delivered to your door!  For intensely busy professionals who entertain on a regular basis, join the wine delivery club.  You will be sure to have something to offer any guest at the last minute.

Off to a Good Start

With greatest regards and deepest appreciation, thank you for visiting my website today.  You see, part of my goals are to have more people just like yourself visit my website.  Another part is to be able to offer products or services on my website you can find here that will help you one way or another too.  Ultimately, you find what you are seeking.  You will get that great idea and put it into motion right here through my website.

Remember to Bookmark Madhatter’s Magnificent Market and visit often.  Also, remember to Register for Updates from this website.

 

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Me for one use to think natural products were boring and smelly. SoapCreeks natural soaps and body care like no other. Our Artisan Soaps are a pleasing work of art and also offer amazing skin-nourishing benefits. We use sustainable cultivated food-grade plant oils and scent every product with only pure therapeutic grade essential oils sourced from farms all over the world. Meanwhile offering soothing and cleansing properties.

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Soap Creek has made it their duty to use only the finest ingredients in our products. They pride themselves on keeping their products free of synthetic fragrances, dyes and other harsh chemicals to ensure a more natural approach to body care. Made only with essential oils, natural clay, minerals, butters,and herbs. Meanwhile, SoapCreek is very Eco-Friendly. Our earth is precious and they make every effort to reserve and replenish the life-giving resources it offers. One way is by using minimal packaging from renewable sources.

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Commercial “soaps” Not so much! The fact is they don’t even call them soap but washes.  In fact, this is the stuff that is in your dishwasher and washing machine Detergents. I don’t know about you? But I for one do not!

I don’t want to continue putting that on my body. Commercial soaps are made to ensure a long shelf life. Good for prepping for a nuclear fall out if you’re into that.

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Wines Delivered to Your Door!

What Every Mom Needs…to Relax!

Let’s face it!  Moms need to relax!  People around us telling us all the time.  “You just need some time to relax.”  Your spouse, “Honey, relax.  Everything will turn out fine.”  Your independent dependents (the kids), “Mom! Chill out!”  Your own mother, “Make sure you take some time to relax after the kids go to sleep.”  And finally, your friends, “We should get together and go somewhere to relax.”

Like many of you other mothers out there, I start imagining what relaxation might look like.  Hmmm….

Girls Night Out

I love getting together with the girls.  When we all break away from our daily routines and demands from our bosses and families.  Put us all in a room with a couple bottles of wine and some snacks.  Then let the good times roll.  Immediately, the sharing and laughter begin.  With each sip of wine, the relaxation sets in a little more.  Girl talk at any age is girl talk.  The “wiser” we become with each year of added experiences just means we have that much more ground to cover.  What better way to reconnect with friends, reconnect with my own inner self and just relax than to share some wine with my besties!

As much as I love getting together for a Girls Night Out, it doesn’t always work out for everyone to schedule.  More often than not, I am working or attending to the family and just don’t have the time to get away.

 

Date Night

One of my favorite escapes is getting out just the two of us.  Catching an evening outdoor Shakespeare play with a quaint little picnic and a glass or two of wine.  The mood is set to just kick back and relax!  Have you seen some of those really adorable picnic baskets with coolers, pockets for your wine, wine glasses and plate and utensil sets?  Some of them even have a blanket included. Oh, and yes, the corkscrew!  I even found one that includes the wine bottle stopper.

A Few Moments Alone

What mom doesn’t dream of having time to herself?  Having those quiet moments when nobody has an immediate need is like drifting on a cloud in heaven…then, with a relaxed sigh I just say:

Then I remember what it is more likely to look like!  Only thing wrong in this picture is the book she is reading isn’t Winnie the Pooh or Dora the Explorer.

 

Good News for Moms Everywhere

Okay.  So the Girls Night Out didn’t pan out.  The bath was not as alone and quiet as had been imagined either.  But now, with the brilliantly convenient delivery service of wine to my front door, when those rare moments come about, I will be ready to go in a “moment’s” notice.  Wine on hand.  In fact, hand-picked FINE wine from unique boutique wineries from all around the world.  That’s right!  Moms can have wine delivered, yes, delivered, right to the front door.

Wines Delivered to Your Door

Right away, relax!  When you got through the grocery list and you forgot to grab a bottle of wine, no worries.  Your wine is on its way!

Unexpected company shows at your door or your husband calls you last minute to say he’s invited his boss and his boss’s wife over for dinner.  Not a problem.  You have a nice bottle of wine on hand.  By the way, the wine club offers wine profile information on their member website so you will be able to share details about the wine, where its from and what those “hints of” and “aromas” are swirling in the glass.  Plus, it includes suggestions for meal pairings which will make this last minute dinner gathering sooo much easier!  So Relax!

Never feel you have to arrive at a party empty handed.  Or not have a quick birthday gift.  You got this!  As  long as you sign up for wine delivered to your door!

You can choose:  2 bottles or 4 bottles – red or white or mix!

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