Halloween went well this year. L had 3 friends over and at the last minute as usual, she got to work 'setting up the haunt'. She painted a scary poster, had some really scary music coming from the garage. Her dad picked up a scary facemask from Walmart. She and her friends acted really scary as the little kids came up to the door and I heard at least 4 of them ran away without getting candy. We have 4 year old triplets living in the house behind our house. They were very cute and brave and got their candy. So it seems we had about 20 kids which is a lot for us. The warm weather would've helped.
At my sister's house, K met up with his cousin and about 6 other teenage boys and ran around their neighbourhood for a couple of hours. They brought back heavy bags of candy. My sister had about 80 kids visit. My niece went out separately with her own friends, they were goth type characters.
I subscribe to this organizing newsletter and found some interesting tips today on organizing your life. For example,
'Catch them doing something right
It's easy to notice when people are doing things that annoy us or make us feel uncomfortable. But if that's what we are always focusing on, that's pretty much what we'll always get; people will behave the way we expect them to. Challenge yourself to catch those around you doing something right and praise them for it. Not only will this make you feel better, it will also encourage the other person to repeat the positive behavior. If you can find things to appreciate in others, you will dramatically shift the way you see the people in your life and your relationships will be transformed.'
© Copyright 2008 by Hellen Buttigieg, We Organize U. Reprinted with permission from the We Organize U Newsletter. Visit http://www.weorganizeu.com
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3 comments:
Sounds like fun. Least you didnt have 80 kids at your house. That is amazing!
There were great Hallowe'en celebrations this year. It's really taken off. We had about 40 callers altogether, dressed in wonderful costumes- some very scary masks though.
I am all for positive reinforcement. Mostly because I get tired of hearing myself nag--haha. Seriously, I do think it helps. And it's nice when it's reciprocated too.
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