Archive | May, 2009

Who Else Wants To Go To New York For Their Dream

In honor of Kim’s first exciting trip to New York City, I am posting this video “All about New York“.  We wish we could be there with you Kim. Have a safe, fun trip Kim. We will miss you while you are gone. Congratulations on achieving this dream. Keep on dreaming, Catherine (Kim’s dream is [...]

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How I Am Counting My Blessings While Eliminating Sugar

Yesterday, as I was painting in my studio and listening to an old Blues Brothers CD, I was thinking how fortunate I am.   I get to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world and spend most of my time being creative.  I am blessed with a home, a job, this [...]

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How A Raw Food Diet Makes Life Grand

Have you ever heard of a raw food diet?  Well neither had I until a few days ago when I visited a place called Cafe Gratitude. Our waiter shared with us the many benefits of eating raw foods.  The breakfast I was eating was live granola, live coconut yogurt topped with mounds of a variety [...]

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Build A Dream Group You Can Be Proud Of

Everyone is humming along on their dreams.  Alyse completed her glass blowing classes and landed a new job.  Heather launched her e-commerce jewelery site.  Danelle is riding her horse again, soon to be in top training form.  Wendy is selling and showcasing her artwork, well on her way to being an International artist (we can [...]

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Warning: Getting What You Want Can Impede Your Progress

A long holiday weekend and not very much to show for it except for a few sunburn areas while grabbing what Northern California sun decided to peek through. I managed to finish my catalog (offline) and make a serious dent in the descriptions for the products that still need to go online. So far the [...]

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How The Pasadena Rose Parade Leads To A Small Shift in Focus

Last weekend marked the official start of “Float Time” at our house.  Despite living in Northern California, my husband and I remain deeply involved in the LaCanada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assoc. (see www.lcftra.org)  in Southern California.  The LaCanada T of R enters a float in the Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year’s Day each [...]

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How a TV Show Made Me More Productive

We all remember being told to turn off everything that makes noise when doing your homework. The belief is that you can’t concentrate if there are any distractions.  I no longer believe that is true. I want to think this is new information for a lot of people but the truth is I’m not sure if I’m at the [...]

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In Honor Of Memorial Day We Are Grateful

The women of 8 Women Dream salute all the brave men and women who have made it possible for us to pursue our American dreams.  Today we salute you and thank you. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our [...]

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