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Women’s Health Magazine asked their readers to leave comments with the best advice (both practical & silly) their mother has given. Mom’s are notorious for advice giving – both when you want it and when you don’t. I’d be curious to know what is the best advice your mother has given you?

Advice from my mom:

• Always thank people when they go out of their way to do something for you – even if it’s in a form of a quick email.
• Everything is a teaching tool and a learning device – any time life isn’t going the way I’d like it to I am reminded by my mom that there are lessons to learn in everything.
• Rejection is Protection – I’m not sure where my mom get’s all of her rhyming antidotes but this is one of her favorites. She says if you don’t get that job you want or that guy doesn’t ask you out again that rejection is protection and there is something better yet to come.
• Ask for clarity and courage – when I’m having a hard time making a big decision my mom advises me to pray for clarity and courage. She says it’s important to ask for the two together so that you can act on what shows up. For example if you’re in a bad relationship and deciding whether or not to leave, if you just ask for clarity chances are you’ll get 57 red flags in your face but if you don’t have the to courage to leave then the clarity serves no purpose.
• You must have the 4 Cs for a relationship to work (communication, compatibility, common interest, & chemistry) – she says if one of the four is missing your relationship will feel like a table missing a leg.
• The way you do one thing is the way you do everything – my mom uses this one very regularly. This statement is in relation to a person’s character.

Here are some from the comments at Women’s Health Magazine:

• Anything worth doing is worth giving your best
• Don’t EVER chase a man. Choose a man that makes you feel your best!
• Being single is better than any bad relationship!
• If you don’t like it, change it.

Your turn …

PS: Happy Mother’s Day!

In this case the word pink can be taken literally & figuratively …
literally: I love pink so a Pink Christmas would be quite fun
figuratively: pink can just represent happiness

I’m embarking on a 12+ hour drive from Texas to Kentucky with the fam so I’m sure my Christmas will be entertaining to say the least. I’m not sure of the internet situation so I thought I’d say a Merry Pink Holiday to all of you.

Here’s some fun linkage for ya:

• Dreaming of a Pink Christmas: Pink Martini
• Coca-Cola Snow Globe Cupcakes — So Cute!
• If you didn’t send out Christmas cards, it’s not too late these New Years cards are a fun idea.
• December Party: Holiday Hideaway and Pink Elephant Gift Exchange

I have 2 questions for you:
#1 – What’s your favorite holiday song? – mine’s Silent Night
#2 – What are you plans for New Years? – mine … still undecided.

Did you get April Fooled? For some reason I am so not a fan of this silly holiday.

Only one person tried to April fool me, she sent me a text message that said "bad accident headed to the ER". Not ammusing to me at all, maybe I’m a April Fool’s scrooge.

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the days following the holiday that I get to talk to my friends and hear what gifts they received. Being a designer, most of my friends are pretty creative. I usually like to create gifts rather than purchase them. My gifts usually entail photos of some nature, I create collages in photoshop or make photo-books with some of our favorite memories together.

Today I found some cute printable gift tags that I plan to save for my next gift giving time. My favorite one says “I made this, just so you know. So don’t say anything mean about it.”

What’s the most creative gift you’ve ever given or received?

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from my new iphone. Yippie! I’m excited!