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Aria Imogen Pallet Bed

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Just a quick post to show this new bed that Aria has released for The Men’s Department.   It is only 13 land impact and has four sets of bedding that you can choose from, and comes in either PG version for $200L or the mature version for $300L.

It is copy and modify and materials ready.

Credits:

*Bed – ARIA – Imogen Pallet Bed @ The Men’s Department
House – Scarlet Creative – Atlantic Gazer Prefab
Curtains – Scarlet Creative – Love Curtain w/ Pole {June Arcade}
Elephant – ANE – Elephant RARE {June Arcade}
Plant – ARIA – Chiara Potted Bromeliad
Lamp – ANE – Floor Industrial Lamp RARE {June Arcade}
Tripod Camera – Apple Falls – Vintage Camera w/ Tripod {June Arcade}
Bottle Roses – Keke – Bottled Roses/Red @ Kustom9
Heart Decor – Apple Falls – Heart (I Adore You) @ The Chapter Four
Rug – ARIA – Nikka Rug {Part of Nikka Set}
Books – MudHoney – Zelia Books {June Arcade}
Background Trees – We’re Closed – Seraphim BDTrees
Mason Jar Candle – Alouette
Dress Form w/ Dress – Apple Falls

Lesson 52

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 “A grownup is a child with layers on.” ~ Woody Harrelson

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This is the last lesson in the 52 weeks course of “The Best Year of Your Life” and I want to thank everyone who shared the lessons with me.   I hoped they served to be useful, encouraging and guided you in areas you might have been needing guidance on.  For me personally, they have been timely messages I needed to hear and others served as reminders for things I had forgotten as life happens.

The last lesson deals with going back to the basics and for me sometimes it’s a reminder to honor that inner child in me.

© The Best Year of Your Life by Debbie Ford

Lesson 52: Go Back to the Basics

From the author Debbie Ford…

I trained in martial arts for three years, and one thing I was continually struck by is how much time we spent in each class focusing on the basics. “Without mastering the basics,” my instructor would say, “you can never move on to more advanced techniques.”

How do you create the best year of your life? Pay attention to the basics. Have compassion for yourself. Take time to go within. Set measurable goals. Do what you say you’re going to do. Appreciate what you have.

Take this week to focus on the basics. Strive to make each of these practices a regular part of your lifestyle, and the best year of your life will unfold naturally.

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Your Self-Love Assignment

It’s time for a refresher course on the skills you’ve learned so far during this course. Look back over the past few weeks and note the following:

  • Are you compassionate with yourself, even when you make mistakes?
  • Have you broken agreements with yourself or others that you need to clean up?
  • Have you set goals or committed to action steps that you haven’t fulfilled?
  • Are you nourishing your physical body with proper food, rest, and exercise?
  • Are you taking time each day to go within?

Make a list of any of the basic skills you’ve been neglecting. Then create a plan of action to reintroduce them back into your daily schedule.

Self-Love Points Earned

Give yourself 100 points for each basic skill you reintroduce into your daily routine.

Credits

Hair – Love Soul – Hair*115* Jet Black
Outfit – Turducken – Sailor Outfit Red
Boots – ASO – Rain Boots {Dot Blue} @ The Arcade

French Bulldogs Smoke, Cream & Spot – Alchemy @ The Chapter Four
Blue & Pink Whales – MishMish @ Collabor88
Box Kites Rainbow & Blue & Pink – BoOgErS
Pampas Grass – Kidd
Wild Oat Grass – Kidd
Bubble Chairs – HPMD {used for bubbles}
Tub – Pilot – Bathtime [White] @ The Arcade
Wild Flowers – We’re Closed
Sand dune – Thickbrick Sleaford
Flamingos – Ohmai @ Summer Fest
Beachy Chair Yellow Crab – BoOgErS
Sand Castle – BoOgErS
Shovel & Bucket – BoOgErS
Beach Ball – Magnifique Poses {part of pose pack}
My Crabby Partner – Wimey @ Family Flea Market
Beach Radio [Chartreuse] – Standby Inc.
Toothbrush – Turnip’s

Poses:
Big Jump – Jumpin Jacks {partial pose used}
The Three of Us – Hootinany {partial pose used}

Lesson 49

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Lesson 49

© The Best Year of Your Life by Debbie Ford

Lesson 49: Have Faith

At every moment – and especially in times of challenge – each of us is confronted with an important choice. Will we react out of fear, or will we choose instead to be guided out of faith? While fear can be an important messenger that signals us to pay attention, faith gives us strength and reassurance and leaves us bathed in the wisdom that we’re never alone.

Surrendering to faith is an act of courage. It’s saying, “Even though I feel scared or I’m not sure where I’m going, I trust that all will turn out in my highest and best interests.” When we make choices rooted in faith, we trust that there’s a power, an unseen force, guiding us. Faith gives us the ability to look beyond our immediate circumstances and imagine brave new choices for the future.

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Your Self-Love Assignment

Identify an area in your life where you’re being held back by fear. Close your eyes and ask yourself, “What is the message that y fear is trying to give me? What action would fear like me to take in order to protect myself?”

Next, notice if there’s any area in your life that could benefit from a little more faith. Do you have enough faith to ask for what you need? Do you have enough faith to take a risk that may improve your situation? Allow yourself to see what actions you could take this week to build your faith muscle, and commit to taking them.

Self-Love Points Earned

Give yourself 50 points every time you choose faith over fear.

Credits:

Hair – Mina – Mandy Black @ The Chapter Four
Hair Accessory – LODE – Headwear Sweet Pea [Pink] @ The Chapter Four
Glasses – Ariskea – Ozzy Mesh Glasses @ The Big Show
Top – Potcha – Ethnic Blouse @ The Chapter Four
Pants – Tres Blah – Skinny Slacks Red @ Collabor88
Shoes – Mango Cheeks – Melu Sandals: Baby @ The Chapter Four
Cup of Soup – /XIAJ/ – Super Ramyun @ The Chapter Four
Handbag – FAUN – Roshi Bag Emerald @ The Chapter Four

Pose: Infinity – Forgotten Memories 4 @ Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Pose: Eternal Dream Poses – Broken Doll {modified with Animare} @ Funny Puppet Fair

Lesson 46/S is for…(challenge)

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I don’t often like to post twice, though I really do want to catch up on items and today I am motivated. I’m making progress with my real life work and taking breaks does help when you start to get bogged down in technical writing of policies.

Today the letter for the alphabet challenge is “S” and so I am not only featuring myself (joking), these horses and statue that were group gifts from Storaxtree and these trees that were part of 30L Saturday this week {still can get today} from Sweet Revolutions.  The desk and stool are from Ionic gacha items at The Chapter Four event this month.  I thought it would portray the lesson for this week of creating a plan of action of actions for goals you want to achieve in the next twelve months. The pose in the chair is called “inspired” which I thought was appropriate.

© The Best Year of Your Life by Debbie Ford

Lesson 46:  Create a Plan of Action!

Lots of people have hopes, dreams, wishes, and fantasies about how they’d like their lives to be, but few have translated their desires into clearly defined goals. It’s time to review your goals and create a plan of action for their fulfillment.

For a goal to be effective, it has to meet a few basic criteria:

First, it must be specific. You must state what you want in a way that’s clear, concise, and easily understandable.

Second, it must be measurable. You must quantify your goal so there’s no mistake about whether or not you’ve achieved it.

Third, your goal must be set up within a particular time line. When will you start, and by when will your goal be achieved?

Your assignment this week is to set one goal for yourself that will give you the greatest sense of having lived an extraordinary year, then create a plan of action for its fulfillment.

Your Self-Love Assignment

Close your eyes and ask yourself, “What goal could I achieve within the next 12 months that would leave me feeling inspired by myself and excited about my life?”

Now that you’ve identified your goal, answer the following questions and you will have created a plan of action that, if followed, will lead you to its fulfillment.

  • What is the measurable result I want to achieve?
  • How will I know when it’s accomplished?
  • What is the time frame in which I will accomplish it?
  • What three actions can I take this week that will move me toward the fulfillment of this goal?

Self-Love Points Earned

Give yourself 100 points for creating your plan of action, and another 100 points for taking actions this week to move you toward your goals.

Credits:

Hair – Argrace – Sakura Black {Subscriber Gift}
Top – Mutresse – Nadya Tank Top w/ Color HUD @ FaMESHed
Shorts – Mutresse – Guzla Shorts w/ Color HUD @ FaMESHed

Trees – Sweet Revolutions – Cherry Blossom White Arch Way @ 30L Saturday
Grass – Amfora Garden Center – Mixed Grasses 2 Sculpted Meadow
Horses – StoraxTree – Equine Springtime Sniff {Black, Brown & Grey Exclusive}
Statue – StoraxTree – Spring Angel Statuary Exclusive
Desk & Stool – Ionic – “Como Te Va” Gacha @ The Chapter Four

 

 

M is for… (challenge)

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I am sort of continuing my country theme from yesterday with today’s post.  It wasn’t planned that way.  When I thought about what I wanted to blog for the letter “M” today I went into my furniture folder under the designers or stores that begin with that letter.   I immediately thought of the pink diesel truck that I had purchased well over a year ago from Michigan Shack when I came across the store.

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When we used to travel during my pre and teenage years cross country from Florida to Washington state I would often be looking at all these diesel trucks passing us on the road and wondered what it would be like to travel in one.

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It is not something that I wonder about today.  Thinking driving in one of those can’t be possibly all that comfortable.  On second thought, nowadays I am sure they are equipped with comfort in mind.   Besides MS I am also sporting this cowboy hat from Mesh Mafia and a thermo from Monaya.   Yeehaw!

Credits:

Cowboy Hat – Mesh Mafia – Cowboy Hat Full Perm
Hair – Tram – D314 Jet Black @ Seasons Story
Dress – Orquidea – Denim Sundress @Flawless Hug the Earth Cart Sale
Boots – Coco – Cowboy Boots (with socks) Brown {The Chapter Four in February}

Poses:

Backside Set – [Pose+ivity]
Emily Set – Vestige
Foxy Set – [Pose+ivity]

Scene:

Truck You! – Pink Over White – Michigan Shack
1L$ Building – Tampon Inside
Filler Building v1 – Diavolo Creations
Urban Tower – ALH Shop
Urban Road Set – Tampon Inside
Urban City Bench – Diavolo Creations
Trade Waste Recycle Bin (dirty) – Urban Spirit
Thermos Bottle – Spring – Monaya
Lunch Bag – Kuro

Spring/Easter Decor

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Taking a small break from the alphabet challenge to be able to show some of the Spring items that Aphrodite Shops has recently released.  The picture above is a Spring tea garden set that has quite a lot to offer.  It comes with twelve different tea blends and gives you the choice of several cakes and each of the chairs are animated with fourteen animations to give you not only a realistic and an interactive experience.   I needed a quiet moment so I had cake all for myself, but no worries plenty left.

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Aphrodite Shops also is making available this exclusive item for the new round of The Kollective, which is centered on a spring theme.   The spring picnic buffet table offers eatable appetizers, which you receive on touch. Being a big cheese lover this is the kind of food I can always have around.

The last item I want to feature today is this Easter decorative set to decorate your home for the holiday.   The vintage table comes with an eggs nest, braided bread, Easter bunny, daisy wreath and vase with flowers as well as the wall art frames.  I must point out that the frames are actually lighter like the wood of the table, except they were pale against my wall so I added a bit of tint to bring them out in my picture.

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Credits:

*Spring Tea Garden Set – Aphrodite Shops
*Mesh “Spring Picnic” Buffet Table Set – Aphrodite Shops @ The Kollective until April 27th
*Easter Decorative Set – Aphrodite Shops
Mesh Petit Woods – Alirium @ The Chapter Four {increased to max size}
Field Grass – Forest Garden

 

 

E is for…

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Erratic

This will be a very quick post.  I choose to feature this dress from Erratic for today’s letter of E.   The rest of the items worn are covered under my credits.

Credits:

Hair – Tableau Vivant – Valentin Winter Pack @ FaMESHed
Dress – Erratic – Abby Cowl  Neck Dress Glitter Aqua
Necklace – Mandala – Sagarmatha Gold
Bracelet – Le Primitif – Armadillo Bracelet Gold @ The Chapter Four
Ring – Le Primitif – Armadillo Ring Gold @ The Chapter Four
Shoes – Hucci – Talasea  Sandal – 21 Shoe
Feet – Slink – AvEnhance Female High Feet

 

Lesson 37

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Maybe all we need in this world is a little more love.  Enough said.

© The Best Year of Your Life by Debbie Ford

Lesson 37: Make Powerful Requests

Our ability to manifest the things we desire is in direct proportion to how powerfully and clearly we can state our requests. Some of us were taught that it’s impolite to make direct requests, so instead we manipulate, drop subtle hints, dance around a subject, or expect those around us to read our minds. What time and effort we could save if we would just learn to ask for what we want!

A powerful request is one that’s clear and specific and lets the listener know exactly what you want and by what time you want it. It’s not a demand, but an invitation to participate in your vision. Remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “If you don’t’ ask, you don’t get.”

To turn our visions into reality, we must cultivate the art of making powerful requests.

Your Self-Love Assignment

This week, acknowledge the areas in your life where you’re able to make powerful requests. In what situations or relationships are you able to clearly ask for what you need? With your clients or co-workers? With your children or friends?

Now notice the places where you’re unable to ask for what you need and identify what stops you from making powerful requests. Is it embarrassment? Fear of rejection? Lack of confidence?

Allow yourself to see what belief, thought, or fear you’d have to give up in order to clearly state your needs and desires.

And finally, identify two powerful requests you could make this week that would move you in the direction you want to go.

Self-Love Points Earned

Give yourself 150 points for every powerful request you make this week.

Credits:

Hair – Argrace – Ryo – Black
Top – [.Layover.] – Vii Dip Tank Black
Pants – Moon}. -. Marly BellBottoms Dark Fade @ The Chapter Four
Handbag – Moon}. – Suede Fringe Bag Midnight @ The Chapter Four
Doggy – .Birdy. – Boston Buddy Cuddle @ The Mens Dept.

Pose: Gal in Love Pose Set by ZZang @ The Chapter Four

Scene:

Tree – 3D Trees – Weeping Willow
Love Signs – Ionic – Vintage Love Signs @ The Chapter Four
Background Bush – Forest Feast
Grass Patch – TUFF
All other items part of Peaceful Retreat – Two Moon Gardens

Lesson 33

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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

I love many of her quotes, because they embody such strength and are always full of wisdom.

Lesson 33:  Choose Powerful Interpretations

Despite how it seems, it’s never the events of our lives that cause us pain or suffering. It’s what we make those incidents mean about us that either builds or diminishes our self-love. Having someone not return your smile or your phone call, for example, may not necessarily upset you, but how you interpret these situations will very likely influence the way you feel about yourself.

Each interpretation we make either adds to the quality of our life or takes away from it. This week, choose powerful interpretations!

Your Self-Love Assignment

Think of one situation or circumstance from your past that you’ve deemed painful, embarrassing, or hurtful. Notice how you interpreted this event by examining what you made it mean about you.

Now invent three positive interpretations of this occurrence that would leave you feeling powerful and strong, rather than weak and victimized.

Pick the interpretation that makes you feel the best about yourself – the one that most nurtures your soul and feeds your self-love.

Write this interpretation down on a sticky note or an index card, and read it to yourself every day this week.

Self-Love Points Earned

Give yourself 50 points every time you choose a powerful interpretation.

Credits:
Hair – Clawtooth – Pink Flamingos – Softest Black @ Collabor88
Top – Mon Tissu – Slouchy Sweatshirt – Oatmeal
Pants – [R3] – Etta Jeans [V3] with HUD
Socks – Maitreya – Prim Socks – White {modified}
Boots – Ionic – My Winter Boots – Camouflage @ The Chapter Four
Scene:
Rock Mossy by [We’re Closed]
Pampas Grass by Dop Kidd
Pergola Ivy *Half-Circular* by Dop Kidd
Janine Swing by Cheeky Pea
Grass Patch by TUFF
Grass Sculpt by Serenah Raynier
Banyan Tree by 3D Trees
Spruces by 3D Trees
Tree for Background Bush by Forest Feast
Hedges by Static Forge

Beam of Light

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“The love of knowledge is a kind of madness.”  ~ C.S. Lewis

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Yesterday I tinkered a little with Photoshop and it’s not a program I am eager to learn to use. Personally, I find it such a difficult program to understand even with all the hundreds of tutorials online that I can view.  It’s just not an activity I envision utilizing some of my free time doing. However, I can’t help being fascinated by some of the effects I see on pictures and wondering how it’s done.  

I might have mentioned in one of my past posts that I pretty much use PicMonkey to touch up photos.  It’s simple, easy and fast and truth be told I like instant gratification and on to the next thing.

Here are my results.  The cropped picture above was done strictly using PicMonkey and the two pictures below are the outcome of my lesson in inserting a beam of light into my photo using Photoshop.

The before.

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The after.

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I’m quite happy with the way it turned out that I just might play with it again. 🙂

Credits:

Hair – Epoque – Pristine in Black @ The Chapter Four
Lipstick – BlackLiquid – Pinot Gloss
Glasses – Sorgo – Issa/Tort @ The Chapter Four
Dress – Kiwi – Shelle Mesh Felt Coat Black @ 60L Weekend
Necklace – Lazuri – Esme Necklace (Group Gift)
Earrings – Kunglers – TDRF #030 @ The Dressing Room Fusion
Shoes – JD – New Lux Single Silver @ The Dressing Room Fusion {requires tiptoe feet}
Poses: Framed 43 and The Wall 18 by DeePosed
Scene:
Shrub Large Green by We’re Closed
Sculpted Marble Arch by Hare Couture