Gearing up for Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I enjoy decorating my yard in preparation for the
"Trick or Treaters" coming. The best part is seeing the smiles on the kids and their parents faces when they see our scary ghouls.

                      The skeleton digging up some of his friends is my new addition this year.

                                       

I love to see the surprise and happiness when they get their Halloween treats! I finished making some spooky candy hands for the younger kids and we have other large bags of candy for the bigger kids!

Maybe true happiness happens when you follow your heart and do things for others?

Trying to write something inspirational is not easy when you are battling a bad cold. I was at my doctor the other day and I told her I picked up this great stuff chock full of vitamin C to help me get better quicker. She just smiled and said there's no research to support claims that any of that stuff helps with getting over a cold quicker...."just have some Chicken Soup"!

So I guess we haven't found any new cures for the common cold; just an old standby recommended by Moms and Grandmas everywhere for decades?

Research also says that optimism helps prevent catching a cold. Of course being exposed to nasty cold viruses is something none of us can escape from.

So my advice is keep smiling and have some chicken soup!

Since today was such a cold, wet, slippery day today in Northwest NJ, I thought I'd post a cute video on a nice warm beach!

ENJOY!!!

Smile in the Sky

My main photo on this page is one of my favorite photos that I have ever personally taken! And the backstory is quite interesting. We were attending the beautiful wedding reception for a young friend and co-worker.

She was marrying the love of her life and everyone was very excited to share their special day. It was a bittersweet day because the bride and groom had both lost their Moms when they were younger. And of course not having their Mothers with them on the day of their wedding was very sad.

It was kind of cloudy and had rained a bit in the morning.  We were all sitting outside in the garden area of the reception hall waiting for the ceremony to begin. And then the procession started; flower girls, ushers and bridesmaids all made their way down the aisle. We were craning our necks waiting to see the beautiful bride and her Dad.

Right before she appeared another friend looked up at the sky and noticed the "Upside Down Rainbow" above us. I myself had never seen a rainbow that was turned around like that? We decided that it was a sign. The Moms were there at the wedding after all. And they were smiling down to show their happiness!

Welcome!

Hello fellow optimists and anyone looking for the sunny side of life,


There have been a lot of changes in my life recently. I've had some health issues and undergone a total knee replacement. Because of the knee replacement surgery I have had to leave my main job as a Dental Assistant.

So I've decided to try my hand at blogging. Of course you need a subject to blog about. And you need to know a bit about the subject. Well I've been called a "Pollyanna" and an "Optimistic fool" by some; I won't mention any names.... but it gave me the idea to spread my optimism around.

Hopefully I can connect and entertain like minded folks and bring some others over to the "bright side of the road". ( I LOVE that song!)

So here we go!!!! MY first post on my first blog.