Day 6: Count Down and Slow Down

 

Journal Prompts and My Responses

 

Who and what do you love? Include everything from people and places to objects, songs, and movies.

 

• Jesus
• Alex
• Mom
• Jeff
• Richard
• Reba
• James
• Melvin and Carol
• Linda
• Leigh
• Jesse
• Edith
• Little Jesse
• Sydney
• Jeremy and Christy
• The rest of my family
• The Mountz’s
• Braswell
• Brenda
• Dr. Klopper
• Arlene
• Loyce
• Mary
• Bernice
• Robey
• Julie
• Penny
• Coach Crump
• Ricky
• Joey
• Grim
• Mick
• Keith
• Tom
• Brad
• Barbara
• Arnold
• Sherri
• Chris
• Kenny
• Robin
• Bruce
• Laura
• Dean
• Stephen
• Natalie
• Jimmy
• Tina
• Clark
• Vivien
• Carole
• Celine
• Oprah
• John
• Angels
• The Bible
• Rock-n-Roll
• The music of The Rolling Stones
• My computer
• My blogging buddies
• My blog
• Blank books
• Ink Pens
• Stuffed animals
• Paper
• Books
• Nikon cameras
• Candles
• Paints
• Mozart’s music
• America
• The color Red
• Fancy lingerie
• Old blue jeans
• Tee-shirts
• Silk
• White sheets
• Gone With The Wind
• True Lies
• Meet Joe Black
• Top Gun
• Ghost
• The Vampire Chronicles
• Bose Speakers
• Crystal
• Unicorns
• Fairies
• Writers
• Singers
• Poets
• Valentine’s Day
• Christmas
• Thanksgiving
• Coupe De Villes
• Campfires
• Water Skiing
• Trampolines
• Roller Skating
• Electric Guitars
• Organs
• Ghost Stories
• “Evergreen”
• “Dust in the Wind”
• “Don’t Stop”
• “Born in the USA”
• “Amazing Grace”
• “The Star Spangled Banner”
• “Silent Night”
• “Start Me Up”
• “The Trees”
• “Top of the World”
• “It’s a Small World”
• “Smile”
• “Walk This Way”
• “Jesus Loves Me”
• “He Lives”
• “Tomorrow”
• The Gulf of Mexico
• Navarre Beach
• Stone Mountain
• Washington D.C.
• Kennesaw Mountain
• Hilton Head
• Atlanta
• Lake Allatoona
• Lake Lanier
• Granta
• National Geographic
• Writer’s Digest
• Smithsonian
• Puppies
• Chocolate
• Babies
• Roses
• General Robert E. Lee
• Lincoln
• John F. Kennedy
• Borders
• Amazon.com
• Target
• SAM’s Club
• Parisian
• Victoria’s Secret
• Book of the Month Club
• Macy’s
• JCPenny
• Michael’s
• Family Christian Stores
• High heeled shoes
• Nikes
• Cowboy boots
• Leather belts
• Silver and Gold
• Rubies
• Orchids
• Art
• Longhorn
• TGI Fridays
• Outback
• Medium rare steak
• Hot dogs
• Loaded baked potatoes
• Oranges
• Tangerines
• A full moon
• Soft breezes on cool days
• The sound of ocean waves
• I could go on and on but I think this is enough for now… seems a waste to just putting one or two words per line for so many lines.

 

What does heaven look like? What happens after you die? Paint a word picture of what you truly believe.

 

• Heaven is beautiful and full of happiness. Everything there is the best of what we can imagine. It is full of light and comfort. All things are fresh and lively. There is never a sound of sadness. The air is clean and softly scented. The water is clear and tastes wonderful. The trees have no blemish. The animals there play together without fighting. You can converse with anyone you choose and there is no hurry though everyone keeps busy doing whatever they enjoy. Art decorates appropriate places and music flows when you like. You can eat whatever you like and everything is delicious. The whole place is full of love and harmony. Nothing is jarring or out of place.

 

• After you die, you go through a review of your life. You see where you did good things and where you could have made better choices. You may feel some sorrow for pain you caused or suffered, but that is quickly wiped away. You go into the presence of God and are engulfed in love and understanding. God tells you to be at peace and enjoy… then you enter heaven.

 

Moodlings… On The Simple Abundance Companion

 

• My favorite sensual memories:
  1. The smell of wood burning on a warm Summer night
  2. The smell of Water Babies suntan lotion
  3. The sound of waves lapping the shore
  4. The feel of sunshine on naked skin
  5. The sound of Jeff’s voice
  6. The smell of evergreens in Winter
  7. The feel of silk on skin
  8. The taste of a medium rare steak
  9. The sound of a favorite song
  10. The taste of chocolate covered cherries
  11. The sight of the flowing water
  12. The smell of Polo cologne
  13. The sight of a beautiful Christmas Tree
  14. The sight of water birds in flight

 

• Five things for which I am grateful today:
  1. Mother left at 8:00 this morning
  2. I was able to rest in peace this afternoon and evening
  3. Lean Cuisine roasted potatoes with broccoli and cheese
  4. Some of my new orders arrived today
  5. Alex was happy with his copy of OneNote

 

 

Moving into my day finally. I did not get up until 3:00PM because I was up until 4:30AM. I should accomplish a few things in the next few hours. I am going to go ahead and post this because I want it up for the rest of the day.

 

The weather here is absolutely gorgeous today. Sunny, bright, beautiful, and warm. Actually it is seventy-three degrees outside.

 

Alex finally fixed my car, so I should be able to drive it now. He does not leave here until tomorrow at noon. Richard is coming to get him. He should be back early on Thursday. This is much shorter than I expected, but his grandfather had to have an operation today, so they had to postpone his visit. This is par for the course with the Mountz’s. They rarely see Alex, and usually briefly. I do not know why they do not show more interest in this wonderful person.

 

I need to go test drive my car and grab a shower, so I will do that now. I hope to be back soon.

 

TTYL,

Jo Ann  

Day 5: Soft Belly

 

 

Journal Prompts and My Responses

 

 

List what you are postponing because it is too scary, too difficult, or too painful…

 

Exercising daily

 

Giving up on ever resuming a relationship with Jeff

 

Writing the story of my life

 

Writing a novel

 

Painting on canvas

 

Writing in a nice blank book

 

Sending some of my works out to publishers

 

Trying to reconcile my relationships with my two brothers

 

Applying for jobs

 

Putting a halt to spending on credit

 

Making an appointment for a complete physical

 

Coloring my hair

 

Telling Mom that this is my life and I will live as I choose

 

Writing a poem

 

Drawing a picture

 

Using my cameras

 

List your regrets, disappointments, your most profound “If onlys…” and “I should haves.”

 

Sending the card to Misty that resulted in Jeff’s throwing me out of his life

Letting my dream of publishing OC go because I lacked money

 

Not following through with Vocational Rehab and going to college as I had planned

 

Moving back in with Mom

 

Allowing Mom to lend me money so that she has control over me

 

Getting married so young when I should have went to college instead

 

Terminating my pregnancy with Katherine Rose

 

Not fighting my unfair termination from Speedway/Starvin’ Marvin

 

Not trying harder to get my goods from Jeff when he kicked me out

 

Letting physical problems keep me from enlisting in the Army

 

Spending money I do not have

 

Seldom going to Church

 

Never finishing my stories and novels

 

Failing to lose weight

 

Failing to become a famous author

 

Acting like everything is okay when in reality my world is falling apart

 

Choose one of the above and pretend you have the power to change the past. How would your life be different right now?

 

If I had controlled my spending, I would not be in a financial crisis right now. Granted I would have fewer things but I might be more content because there would be less stress. I would not be in debt to mother and have her gripes to put up with in that situation. Sure, she would gripe, but I would not feel guilty and allow her words to legislate my life.

 

Moodlings… On The Simple Abundance Companion

 

Five things for which I am grateful today:

1. The abounding grace of God
2. My relationship with Alex
3. My unicorn statuette
4. Tomorrow being a new day
5. Forever Friends

 

Emotional talismans I treasure:

1. The plaque I earned for outstanding performance while at Speedway
2. The ink pen with Tweety Bird on it that Alex gave me for Christmas in 1999
3. The bookshelf Mike made for me for Christmas in 1999
4. The Writer at Large tub that Richard gave me for my birthday one year
5. The Believe in your self embroidery that Braswell gave me.
6. This computer which is a gift to myself to inspire my writing and art
7. Stephanie Denita my Cabbage Patch Kid who comforts me over the loss of my girls
8. Faithfully the Build a Bear koala that Alex gave me for my birthday in 2000
9. The Create cup that Sam gave me
10. The unicorn snow globe mother gave me in 1996
11. Hopeful the stuffed doggy mother gave me one year for Valentine’s Day
12. The letters I earned in chorus in high school
13. The necklace Jeff gave me for Christmas 1996
14. The blank books I have bought and am saving to put something important into

 

A dream I may have abandoned:

Becoming a published writer or acclaimed artist are things on which I have given up. I do not believe my work is good enough to compete with the real writers and artists out there. I think my work is okay, but why should anyone buy from someone like me. I am a novice and I have failed at so many things in life. Crazy creatives are many and I am one of the worst. I do not deserve to be recognized beyond the present level. I still want to succeed, but I am afraid it will never happen

 

I went to bed at 4:00AM and woke up at 9:30AM for a phone call. I am not staying up long because I need a little more sleep, but I needed to get a new entry posted.

 

The last thing about A dream I may have abandoned: may be wrong. I really want to be a published writer and in a way I am doing that here… I still have the dream to get OC up and running so that I can publish my own stuff. It is gradually coming true.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day. Mine should be fine, except I have to return the software I bought at CompUSA. I found that package much cheaper elsewhere.

 

Smiles,

Jo Ann  

Day 4: Eavesdrop

Journal Prompts and My Responses

Dip into your memory bank and write about the sounds of familiar voices. What words were spoken at your front door or in the bedroom? Arguments or tears? Be as specific as possible.

Mom’s voice is often grating because so many times throughout my life she has only expressed negativity and complaining at me. Sometimes I just want to tune her out, but her voice is deeply ingrained on my consciousness. My critic tends to use mother’s tone and words.

Richard’s voice is soothing to me. There have been times over the years when I was so irritated with him that I did not wish to talk to him. These days he is a voice of sanity and comfort. His voice conveys friendship.

Reba’s voice is so seldom heard that it is pure pleasure for me to talk to her.

Leigh’s voice reminds me of my younger self and at the same time raises guilt in me over things I have not accomplished and things I have done.

Alex’s voice is very dear. Hearing him speak reminds me of my responsibility.

Jeff’s voice hits me in the gut. I feel uneasy and yet invigorated when I speak to him. He is now a guilty pleasure to me.

Robey’s voice is thick as honey and titillating. I never expected to hear from him again.

Braswell’s voice is help to me. When I listen to her I learn to look at my best self. I will never forget how her voice was sympathetic at some of the worst times in my life.

Brenda’s voice is one of encouragement. She implores me to grow and rise above my circumstances.

Think about the times you were truly heard. Who truly listened? How did it feel?

After years and years of misunderstanding me and failing to hear me Richard finally heard my story. He recognized the agony of my life and how it had influenced all my actions and interactions. It felt awesome to have him say he understood and counted me a hero.

Leigh listens to me and empathizes with me. Her conversations with me have taught me to trust in my memories.

My counselors hear me. Sometimes I feel they are the only ones attuned to my frequency. It strengthens me to have them listen.

Moodlings… On The Simple Abundance Companion

Five things for which I am grateful today:

1. I get to use the things I bought yesterday
2. I began reading a new book today.
3. My hands are well.
4. I have semi-dependable internet service.
5. God is love.

A list of ten nice things I could do for myself:

1. Color my hair.
2. Get a manicure and pedicure.
3. Have a massage.
4. Go to a nice restaurant alone for lunch one day.
5. Sneak off for a weekend getaway with someone I care about (assuming I have a man in my life).
6. Take a drive just for whimsy and take some photos of what I see.
7. Find someone with whom to and to whom to write.
8. Go outside and walk more often.
9. Take a writing course.
10. Take an art course.

If I could go anywhere in the world all expenses paid I would go to:

1. Washington D.C. to visit the Smithsonian Institution because it houses our history. I would go with Alex to introduce him to the wonder. I would probably take my cameras and lots of film to take pictures.
2. The Grand Canyon because it exemplifies the majesty of God’s creation. I would go with someone I care about deeply and bask in his love in such a blessed place. I would take many photographs.
3. Paris, France to take in sights and observe people. I would like to go because it is supposed to be one of the most cultured places in the world and of course, I would have to see the Louvre. I would have to do this with a love interest.

I went to bed at 1:00AM and woke up when Mom called me at 1:00PM. I must have been really tired because I have not slept that long in a while.

BlogShares improved through the night. I was glad of all the activity I initiated on there yesterday.

Today I am staying home I think. There is a lot I can do here, and Alex is not up yet. I think the next order of business is to get a shower.

Have an excellent day and come back soon.

Always,

Jo Ann

I may have some new visitors in the next little while. I mentioned all this to my psychiatrist today and he seemed very interested. He will have to visit after hours, but he may enjoy the blogosphere. He is really one of my favorite people. I will introduce him around soon if he gets here.

 

He seemed intrigued by the whole online journal idea. He is not an uber geek yet, but he may become one. Very thoughtful and intellectual Jewish person. He does a lot of good in the world. Treats hopeless cases like me and cheers me on. In this visit we just talked about what I am doing for fun and sounded like he might be into hardware advice. His office is very minimal technology for all he does. Today was very stressful for him, lack of cooperation from staff is sometimes a major problem in the office.

 

He gave me hugs and air kisses before I left, such a sweet soul.

 

He has to get a passport and all that before he will make his presence known.

 

Alex is having problems with his new Matrix on-line game. The lag times are making him curse at the game. I have not paid the online fees yet and this is very good. He wants to curse online and cannot get the game to do it among other dissatisfactions. He pronounced it lame a few minutes ago. Back to the store tomorrow with the thing, I guess.

 

I have not opened my major acquisition yet. I am just savoring the shrink wrapped package of PageMaker. I owned all this once before and it was taken from me. I have to get someone who knows all its capabilities to advise me on it.

 

I am getting tired and thinking of climbing into bed. Long day. Happiness all over the place. I should take a camera everywhere we go to document life.

 

I am trying to figure out how to put a recording of my voice on the blog. That is new and different.

 

Guess I will have to get all the uber geeks involved. I read poetry really well I am told, and my accent is choice. No one knows where I come from around here at first.

 

Life is just a work of art in progress.

 

Smiles,

Jo Ann

Blustery Spring day with lots of wind for our excursion today… jacket weather, but I still wore a skirt. Ate lunch at Longhorn. Steak was a little different than what I ordered, but everything else was very nice. Went to the far off realm of Town Center Mall in Cobb County, lots of traffic today… people everywhere, laughing, talking, very good times… Story is getting better will post a teaser sometime soon. Talk of moving closer to Atlanta, more life there. Happier people, not the Wal-Mart crowd in that environment. Spent major bucks today… geek stuff… Like the newest version of PageMaker. The online version of the Matrix game. New books, poetry and inspiration. Will be posting bits and pieces soon. Talked about blogging and starting some new endeavors… got a little lost. We do not go that far away often. Media Play, Comp USA, started to Dick Blick, but thought better of that idea. I still need an easel and canvas. New hardware pricing, discussion of Sun Workstations… looked at the newest PhotoShop. Was in major heaven today.

 

The pope died… sorry for the Catholics. Lots of new stuff on the horizon, maybe, in that sector of the population.

 

Sunny with lots of clouds, overall beautiful day. Everybody out and about. Lots of money changing hands. New clothes all around on bodies we met. Gotta love people, some are so beautiful and interesting. Saved new cars for later in the week. Talk of more space and new gadgets. Saw some neat computer hybrids out there, phones with software… Very happening, very now.

 

Alex got some new movies… actually they are DVD’s, one is Desperado and something Japanese… he likes swords and martial arts. Action and adventure movies are big on his list. I think he may have gotten something for Xbox today. We looked all around the stores. Had two buggies of stuff. Mom even got a new stuffed animal and I of course had to have one too. Cute. Looked at new digital cameras. Said we would wait a while on that, I have great analog equipment.

 

Lots of discussion of new ideas… working media into things. The next week should be interesting. Alex has a bit of wanderlust. Maybe some day trips, of course the Mountz side of the family wants to see him over break. Maybe Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday he will be gone to seek funding for the book and other expensive things like part of the new monitor. Talk of finally getting a press pass for me… I have the equipment and some skills, just have to prove myself. Getting a full business license for Original Creations again… Truly good day after all the confusion lately. The logo and other things are all in place. New stationary, business cards, hype… a little buzz. Things look very positive now.

 

Hope all of you had a good day!

 

I posted pictures of the sandals and will post more stuff later. If I can get Alex to neaten his space I will add a picture of his environment. Off to other places in blog land. Talked about some of the cool people online I know. Lots of interest in MCP, JNuts, FBC, Reeking Havoc, and all the rest… the space thing has comments here and wishes and gotta haves. Almost got a new wireless keyboard and mouse today. Did not go to the right store for Wacom tablets. Maybe more excursions tomorrow.

 

Love my life right now. Excited about the preparation for the book.

 

Too much to do…

 

TTYL,

Jo Ann

Well, this should be an interesting day. I went to bed at 1:30AM and woke up at 6:15AM without any prompting by anyone. I tried to go back to sleep, but I am up because I could not go back. I guess I am going to get a shower and start getting ready for the day after I make this entry. I never expected to wake up so early. I hope the new alarm clock goes off today. I tried to set it again last night.

 

The next journal prompt from the series I worked on.

 

Day 3: Soft Eyes

 

Journal Prompts and My Responses

 

What would you do if you had more free time?

 

Read

Write

Complete craft projects

Paint

Draw

Pray

Converse

 

What important activities, chores, trips, or creations have you been putting on hold?

 

Developing my self-esteem and self-confidence

Going to college

Vacations

Painting on canvas

Making crafts

Writing a novel

Getting a new car

 

Do you think you will ever get around to doing these things?

 

Maybe, it depends on money as well as time. I am financially oppressed so doing things is difficult. I am working toward accomplishing these things.

 

List the wild or forbidden activities that call to you – from swimming naked to jumping out of airplanes, to eating all the chocolate you crave.

 

Sky diving

Parachute skiing

Teaching a class

Public speaking

Shooting at a pistol range

Going to concerts

 

 

Moodlings… On The Simple Abundance Companion

 

Some unlikely sources of inspiration and what in particular touched me:

 

1. Watching a puppy play in total freedom and abandonment
2. Reading odd articles on the internet which made me think
3. My hallucinations and delusions left me with some very wild ideas
4. Staring into a candle flame brought thoughts to the surface

 

I recognize gratitude in others through smiles, endearing touches, and such

 

I incorporate these signals of gratitude into my own life

 

A gift continuum – from the most frivolous of purchases, to the more practical, to the intangible – all things I wish I had:

 

1. A house of my own
2. Anew car
3. A few new ink pens from Levenger
4. An Alaskan Malamute or a Weimaraner 
5. A Bose bookshelf stereo with multi-cd-changer
6. A refillable portfolio from renaissance-arts.com
7. A class ring to replace the one that disappeared
8. A color laser printer that can print digest sized pages
9. A Nikon digital SLR camera
10. Subscription to GRANTA
11. Subscription to Publisher’s Weekly
12. Subscription to The New York Review of Books
13. Subscription to SALON.com
14. Yearly vacations
15. College tuition for Alex
16. An easel
17. College tuition
18. Money to pay off debts
19. A closet organizer
20. Canvas
21. Picture frames
22. A career
23. Self-esteem
24. Self-confidence
25. Unwavering faith
26. Remission without medication
27. Clarity of vision
28. Memory improvement
29. Patience
30. Understanding
31. Possibly a makeover for my room
32. A definite makeover for myself
33. Enough money to publish Alex’s first book through Original Creations Publishing Corporation
34. Some new scented candles
35. Lots of new programming for this computer

 

 

Five things for which I am grateful today:

 

1. Mom ironed some clothes for me
2. I found some interesting books on the new arrivals stack last time I went to the library
3. I woke up early this morning
4. I found space in my room for the mugs I bought a few days ago
5. My room is homey

 

That is all for that entry. These are very revealing entries, because they voice some private thoughts I rarely express even with myself. The list of gifts could continue for a while. By the way, I may start this journal process again, it came from a very good book I picked up at Borders one afternoon in late 2004. Most of these entries are from last November. It was my first trial at daily journaling for a long time.

 

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day. I am going for that shower really soon. I have new clothes I bought during the week to wear today. The Target trip was very productive, even got some dress pants.

 

Smiles,

Jo Ann

The last entry is the only recent photo I possess of the man and it is borrowed from his corporate web site. That is his new truck and probably bought with funds I helped achieve. So now you can put a face with all my talk of him. That picture may not stay up long because of who it is and where it originally was published.

 

I visited all the sites on my first blog list this evening and on some I left lots of comments. I am in a verbose mood tonight and was ready to share some more things about myself.

 

Alex is doing his final first cut of edits on his novel and that thing is already 182 pages. I am to be given it next, fun, fun, editing for publication again. If it goes to press at least I get some small credit for being part of this process. What other sixteen year old have you heard of who actually finishes his first novel? What I read was very good, as it spat out of my printer. He will flesh it out to around 300 manuscript pages before all the editing is complete. I am very proud of him for following through with all the work this entailed. The iPAC was a big part of the process because most of the book was written on this hand held. I don’t understand how he could use such a small keyboard for such a task, but it worked miracles on his writing every single day. I love the little machine even though I rarely get to look at it. It is his most territorial possession. Mostly he says, "mine Mom".

 

Well, guess I better go for now. I do not have much left to say, and tomorrow is not a usual day. I have to go out to see my psychiatrist early. Cannot stay up too late, plus I was rudely awakened at 7:00AM and not allowed to rest any more all day after being up until 3:00AM. Not my kind of day at all, started bad and only just got better. Mom was my own personal tyrant today. I give it to her, she plays the role better than anyone I know except my older brother who is even worse.

 

Smiles,

Jo Ann

Took some time to get all this room presentable again.

 

New Entry… 

Day 2: Shadow Play

Journal Prompts and My Responses

 

List the big and small surprises that have happened to you. Were any life changing?

 

Finding out I had Schizophrenia. It changed everything about my life.

 

Discovering I was pregnant with Alex changed my life. It gave me responsibility for another person. All his life depended on my taking care of him.

 

Becoming pregnant with Katherine Rose and Melissa Faith and finding out they had Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome was devastating. Losing Melissa and having to make a decision to terminate Katherine tore me apart.

 

Coming back to live with mother in 2000 was a shock. It has worked out to the best because Mom needs my help now.

 

Getting a new computer this August was a surprise that has renewed my interest in writing and research.

 

What do you like to do when you are alone? Does being alone make you feel like something is right or wrong? Why?

 

I like to write, read, paint, draw, take photographs, do crafts, use the computer, listen to music, and do pleasant things to surprise people – like clean up the house when no one is there to know about it.

 

Time alone is something I cherish… but actually have little time to enjoy.

 

Being alone gives me a chance to tune in to myself. It allows me to find my peace and reach deep inside for the hidden knowledge that is already and always there.

 

Moodlings… On The Simple Abundance Companion

 

Five things for which I am grateful today:

 

1. An abundance of nice pens
2. Many beautiful blank books
3. My computer
4. My ability to read
5. I bought the books that began me doing this journaling

 

Thinking back to the best moments of my life when I offered thanks without prompting these memories come to mind:

 

1. The day I gave birth to Alex
2. The moment when I bought my first computer
3. The moment I met Jeff
4. The day Jeff and I got married
5. The day Mom bought Penny
6. The day Alex became student of the year
7. The day I won a plaque for being Volunteer of the Year at South Douglas
8. The day Jeff and I got back together after our divorce
9. The moment I found out I was having twins
10. When Braswell became my counselor
11. The day Michael called me Mom
12. When Brenda became my counselor
13. When Alex accidentally stabbed himself and then was fine
14. The day I bought this computer

 

My natural talents are:

 

1. Verbal facility   
2. Writing ability
3. High creativity
4. Artistic talent
5. Teaching others
6. Drawing
7. Painting
8. Musical ability
9. Photography
10. Helping others
11. Generous with my love
12. Offering encouragement
13. Natural intelligence
14. Organization

 

My fondest wishes for myself and the gifts I have that can help make my wishes come true:

 

1. To become a best selling writer – verbal facility, writing ability, creativity, natural intelligence, and organization
2. To sell some of my artwork – Artistic talent, creativity, drawing, painting, and photography
3. To find a mate who will stay with me the rest of my life – Mmm… generous with love
4. To become a publisher – verbal facility, writing ability, creativity, natural intelligence, organization, artistic talent
5. To never stop learning – applying my teaching skills to myself.

Smiles,

Jo Ann

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Things should get back to normal on posting in a few more days. I am still recovering from yesterday and my poor Mitsubishi is about to give up the ghost. I can not afford to drive it anywhere until it is fixed because it may leave me stranded and I do not have a cell phone.

 

Hope all is well with everyone. More posts soon.

 

Always,

Jo Ann

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B$1,728,959.78

Total Portfolio

B$37,809,346.32 in 27 blogs

Total Market Orders

B$.00

Total Ideas Commodities

B$64,131,813.20 (17408 in 3 industries)

Total Worth

B$103,673,327.46

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Well, that is all I have to say right now. I am going to bed in a couple of minutes. It has been a long day and night.

 

Always,

Jo Ann