Are You A Prize?

Are you a prize? Do you put yourself on a pedestal or do you spend more time devaluing yourself?

This is not a promotion of vanity or self absorption. Rather
this is one of self awareness and self confidence.

One that can be a constant battle between the negative and positive whispers in your own head. I’ve noticed that as women we spend much of our time finding our own flaws and once we are done with that, then we proceed to find another person's flaws and point it out as well. Think about it. How much time do you spend finding your own flaws and comparing yourself to the images that you see in magazines and TV wishing you could measure up?


Tips To Help You Feel Good About Yourself:
For years, I spent energy in trying to fit into a mold that never fit me completely and comparing myself to others. The moments when I was happy with myself would quickly end because I would soon find something that I disliked about myself, whether it was physically or internally and my focus would zero in on that once again. What I am saying is that the time that you spend pouring down negativity upon yourself should be the time that you spend discovering all of the things that makes you special and indeed a prize.


Prize: verb (used with object),prized, priz·ing.to value or esteem highly,
to estimate the worth or value of

English - OH DEAR!

ONLY THE ENGLISH COULD HAVE INVENTED THIS LANGUAGE

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England ...
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square,
and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing,
grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If you have a bunch of odds and ends
and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
in which your house can burn up as it burns
down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out,
and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF PEOPLE FROM POLAND ARE CALLED POLES THEN

PEOPLE FROM HOLLAND SHOULD BE HOLES AND THE GERMANS GERMS!!!

Vocabulary
Box: (noun) - container or a case
Imagine: (verb) - to think or believe
Explore: (verb) - to search for
Bunch: (noun) - a connected group; a cluster
Wise: (adjective) - knowledgeable
Alarm: (noun) - call attention; sound; outcry

Practice
Daniel placed the ____ on the floor
She set her _____ clock for 5 am in the morning.
Denise bought a ____ of grapes from the fruit stand.
Tom like to travel and _____ the world.
Jeffrey's grandfather is a ____ old man from Venezuela.
When Tony is stressed out at work, he likes to _____ that he is on Miami Beach.

Grammar Point
Write a paragraph using verbs to describe your day in school.

Two Eggs Over Easy Please

This is so funny to me. I can't help but to share it.I really laughed on this one. I could fully relate with it.

A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.

“Careful,” he said, “CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They’re going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don’t forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt! USE THE SALT! THE SALT!”

The wife stared at him. “What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don’t know how to fry a couple of eggs?”

The husband calmly replied, “I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.”


Vocabulary
Funny - (adjective) providing fun, causing amusement or laughter
Burst - (verb) to break open or fly apart
Listen - (verb) to give attention with the ear
Hurry - (verb) to move proceed or act with haste
Couple - (noun) two of the same sort considered together
Show - (verb) to exhibit or display


Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words:
She needed a ____ of minutes to finish her test.
He wanted to ______ to the radio.
George Lopez is such a _____ commedienne.
Charlotte was startled when the balloon _____.
They were late and had to _____ to school.
Can you _____ me the way to San Jose?

Grammar Points - Adjectives that describe feelings

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. It is a word that provides more information about another word. This can be used to describe feelings.

Example: Funny and exciting
Practice: Can you come up with 15 words that describe feelings?


For more information about adjectives, please go to the following website:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm

How To Decorate A Tiny Living Room Space

Do you have a small living room and are not quite sure how to arrange the furniture? The living room is the place for family and friends to sit and visit, so a very special effort should be made to create a comfortable space.

1) Place of your living room furniture should center around a focal point which may be an entertainment center, bookcase or a very large window.

2) Think about your guests when you arrange the room. The living room should promote conversation. Set up cozy areas with a couple of chairs or a loveseat. Ideally, there should be between 4-10 feet between your sofa or loveseat and chairs so that the space does not seem cramped. If you move the pieces of furniture too far apart, conversation would be difficult.

3) Don't block your windows. Small living rooms need natural light if it is available to help create the appearance of a larger room.

4) Side tables should be at least as tall as the arm of the chairs and sofa. This will ensure that serving is easy.

Vocabulary

Room - (noun) a portion of space within a building or other structure separated by walls or partitions from other parts

Window - (noun) an opening of wall in a building

Cozy - (adjective) snuggly, warm

Conversation - (noun) informal interchange of thoughts

Available - (adjective) suitable or ready for use

Ensure - (verb) to secure or guarantee

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words

The _____ was filled with toys.

Please close the _____, the room feels cold.

The couple shared a ____ dinner for their anniversary.

Are you _____ to work next week?

They exchanged small _____ at the bus stop.

Wearing a seat belts helps to ____ safety during accident.

Grammar Point

The first paragraph has 2 different sentences: a question or interrogative (?), a statement or indicative (.). Please write one of each on the same topic in the same paragraph.

For more information about sentences, go to this website:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/definitions.htm