Today, O Psychic One woke up with a bad case of conjunctivitis. It made me realize that things going wrong put one on the fast track to dreams – way more than things going right. [...]
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Bag the Supermarket Dream: Make Your Own Hard Cider
I’d like to introduce you to my baby. Isn’t she a beaut? She’s 13 gallons of apple juice, percolating away to hard cider in a demi-john. I pressed the juice from about 300 pounds of apples that Virgo Man and I harvested from our two backyard trees. It’s all part of my dream to bag [...]
Bag the Supermarket Dream: Shopper, Know Thyself
The first step on the road to achieving any dream is to know what you’re dealing with. Many a dream has been delayed or waylaid by ignorance. What kind of ignorance? Why, not knowing who you are as a person, and where your strengths and weaknesses are, as well as what your habits and preferences are. In the context of bagging the supermarket, this comes under the rubric of Shopper, Know Thyself. [...]
Money Dreams: Do Not Hoard It – Recycle It
There’s something about autumn that gets me in the mood to take stock, so today I’m taking stock of my money dreams. I’ve been writing about money (and other stuff) here on 8 Women Dream for almost two years now – 21 months, to be exact. Looking back over that time, I realize that my [...]
How Food is My Dream Revolution
When I was younger, I had a dream of attending the Cordon Bleu in Paris and becoming a great chef. My passion was fueled by the great Julia Child, by Jacques Pepin, even by the Galloping Gourmet, Graham Kerr (you really must go watch this). Then I found out how hard it is to be [...]
President Dreams: I Say Vote for Me
I’m just kidding with that title — especially since those of you over fifty are singing the next line: …”and I’ll set you free.” NOT! It’s never been my dream to run for office. I’ve been up close and personal with politics, and you would never – I mean NEVER – catch me throwing my [...]
My Dream for Big Business
One of my evolving dreams, related to money, is for the revival of small local business. I’ve made a personal commitment to (1) do as much of my shopping locally as I possibly can; and (2) avoid non-local business as much as I possibly can. [...]
Are We Trapped in Dream Chains?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from writing about my personal finance stuff over the last 18 months, it’s this: Achieving my dreams is only one part personal responsibility. Another big part of it is culture. That’s quite a kerfuffle going on this week over Joe Biden’s remark that by unchaining Wall Street, the Republican [...]
Financial Recovery Dreams Involve No More Babies?
I was just over at Learnvest, a new site devoted to helping people manage their money based on where they are in life. I haven’t finished looking at everything, but already I’m intrigued. For someone dreaming of financial self-awareness, combined with financial self-control, Learnvest seems like a good start indeed. While browsing, I came across [...]
Money is a Way of Being in the World
Dreamers, have you ever noticed that when you’re focused on something, you see it everywhere? That’s the way I am with money. After 20 some odd months of focusing on my own money behavior, I realize that everywhere I look, I see evidence that money is a way of being in the world. [...]
Thoughts on Money and Fish: Is Money the New Trust?
Recently I told Virgo Man that my dream was to catch enough salmon that we would have to buy another freezer just to hold it all. Well, guess what? My dream came true today. We caught four big honkin’ fish in about 2 hours this morning. Yesterday, there were six other big honkin’ fish, all [...]
Money Sub-Dreams Driving Me Crazy
While preparing to write this post, I realized I have achieved one of my money sub-dreams. That is, I am now brave enough to rant about money things that happen to me. I used to be ashamed to rant, because I guess I thought it revealed too much about what I think about money, and [...]
