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Greetings all! Sorry its been a while since the last blog. I had to share a great word that Erin taught me. The word is CONFABULATION and it describes so many of my situations…both the schmooze-factor and the fact that sometimes I need to fill in the blanks with more amusing details than might have really happened. Feel free to use it in your daily life!

Noun
1.
confabulation - an informal conversation chat, confab, schmooze

2.
confabulation - (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered memory - something that is remembered

I whole-heartedly support the woman who had her Year of Yes. It seems to me that she might have been hesitant to say yes before that. I, on the other hand, am thinking that cynicism might be reduced for some from having a Year of No. Maybe people should say “no” to more invitations if they don’t really want to go or “no” to favors that eat up their time and have little benefit. I know people like this….these are the people who give until they have nothing left and risk burn out. They could use some downtime, to be selfish and do whatever it is that they want.

I guess in some way its a Year of Yes. I encourage these people to say yes to nourishing their own souls, to getting sleep when they are tired, and grabbing some alone time when they need it. Say no to the time suckers and doing things because “its the right thing to do!” Say “yes” to you!

I’m happy to report a match made in heaven. Bravo for the creative genius behind pairing Kermit the Frog as a supporter for the environmentally concsious Ford Escape Hybrid. As a huge Muppet fan and someone with an avid interest in owning a hybrid, it doesn’t get any better than this clever commerical for me. Finally, it does get a little easier to be green! Check out the 30 second spot!

On a less cynical note, I am happy to report that last night I did something good for the heart and society, in general. I was certified in CPR. There was no real inspiration, but I decided it was good to learn about something that could potentially save someone’s life one day. A planner at heart, I always like to be prepared.

I encourage you to be CPR certified. You never know when someone’s heart might depend on you! The American Red Cross certified me and has all the details on classes, etc. I also plan to do the First Aid class next month so stay tuned for all the fun ways I can now save you from disaster. That is, if you trust me!

Just a fast note to tell you when you google “love” you get the weirdest list of websites. Of the about 1,070,000,000 hits that you get, the descriptions on the first page contain info on (and I quote):

- Courtney Love
- the love calculator (not sure what that is)
- the website for Love Actually
- a fictional story about a white couple trying to related to black people
- Locks of Love (charity for children who have lost their hair for medical reasons)
- a guide to internet resources on languages
- and finally, three resources on love- one with advice on relationships, one with romantic quotes and poems, and one with a personality test.

On the right side are advertisements for Match.com and how to mail order a bride from Russia…and I thought we were the cynics.