Sunday, September 30, 2007

Weekend Pics

Saturday started off brilliantly sunny. There was NO single cloud in the sky, not even a tiny one. It was around 12-13'C. Then I saw some breathtaking pics, as well.

Let me start with a pic of us he he he he...








And then some pics of the moon in the sky. The only thing bothering me is the electric cables. ARRRGGHHH!!!!







I find it interesting that when it gets dark here, it doesn't get "black" all over right away like in Indonesia, but there are gradations of colours in the sky. Unfortunately my pic doesn't do justice (again), but at least you know what I mean, right? He he he he he...

SEO Tag

Monday Morning Power (Mel Kaye) tagged me to do this meme. Splendid!!!


Start tag


This is based on the SEO theory that links to posts inside your blog are more important than links to your home page. I have selected three posts I want to promote along with my site’s name. You should do the same thing. Keep it simple and spread our good work around to both share and build some ratings! Pick three posts that you feel are your best or those you simply want to promote. Your site name is listed with your 3 selected posts beneath. Once you have your post up: Add the sites and post links of the folks you tagged onto your post. Try to add the site and post links to anyone involved to maximize the effectiveness.Tag a minimum of 5 people! Try your best not to double tag people so it will spread better! Please actually read the posts from everyone so you can see some really good work from our beloved blogging friends! Make your title a little different from mine to avoid repetitive titles. Please try maintain some friendly updates to your post too.

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Tales of Blogger-X | Illusion

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Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery
Perfume Shopping Spree
Defining Beauty
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First Time Dad
Homer Kidnapped
Something Ends
Good Night Sweetheart! Hello Basil!

Speedcat Hollydale Page
Rocket Boy in Hawaii - DC9
Speedcat’s Death Ride into Terror!
The Boy Inside All Men

R Playground
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LadyJava’s Lounge
Are you a Genius??, The secret to a happy marriage, I’ve got a twitch in my eye

Rooms of My Heart
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Being Woman - The Joy of Being One
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I tag the following folks (use site names not people names):

1. Blur Ting
2. Choc Mint Girl
3. Kathy's Klavier
4. WaterLearner
5. The Chicky World of Mother Hen

Santa Tag

Shinade (Jackie) tagged me to do this meme.

Do you know that you can visit Santa Claus in Rovaniemi, Finland? Here is the link:

I'm gonna tag:

Choc Mint Girl

You may pick up the template at:




01] I Love Santa.

02] Santa is the man with the biggest heart I have ever known.

03] If I were in a room with Santa, I would jump up and down with excitement just like a little kid again.

04] I think Santa should take me for a ride on his sleigh.

05] Santa needs lots of helpers because he is so busy this time of the year.

06] I want to send big hugs to Santa.

07] Someday Santa will soon come to visit me.

08] Santa reminds me of everything that's magical and glistening with shades of silver and gold memories of happiness.

09] Without Santa the world would be so sad.

10] My memories of Santa are good and funny too.

11] Santa can be anything and anywhere he wants to be.

12] The worst thing about Santa is he only visits once a year.

13] The best thing about Santa is we know he is always watching over us though.

14] I am in awe of and fascinated with Santa.

15] One thing I would like to know about Santa is beard in or out.

16] Santa should go and have a romantic vacation with Mrs. Claus as soon as Christmas is over.

17] Santa is very good to me.

18] I think Santa should let me play with Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer!!! ;-D

Friday, September 28, 2007

3BT: September 27 and 28, 2007

1. Hubby came home and brought some pizza (I had been craving for some!!!! LUCKY ME!!!).

2. Receiving two SMSes from my future sister-in-law (brother's girlfriend), asking about my Finnish classes. She's SO attentive! ;-D

3. Saw a touching scene while watching X-Men 3: the last duel between Wolverine versus Jean Grey.

Jean: "So you'd die for them?"
Wolverine: "No, not for them. For you. For you."

Then Jean's eyes suddenly looked tender and she said, "Save me." Then Wolverine said "I love you" and killed her.

AAAUUUGGGHHHH...it was such a ROMANTIC and TRAGIC scene hi hi hi...

4. I made strawberry-banana pie (my first attempt) and it seemed to be pretty good. I haven't tasted it yet, but my hubby can't wait to taste it HO HO HO HO HO...I can't wait to bring some for my in-laws tomorrow he he he he he...

5. I borrowed another Finnish children's book from the library and I'm SO HAPPY 'coz I understood four long sentences on the first page without having to use any dictionary. YAAAAAAAAAAYYY!!! It feels like some darkness is lifted from my mind hi hi hi hi hi...

6. Having an opportunity to encourage someone. ;-D

Tagged: My Desktop

Max has tagged me to do this. FUN, FUN, FUN!!! Here's a pic of my desktop.




Why did I choose this background? Well, it was one of my fave pics that I took when I first came here. It was a pic of the still-frozen lake near my in-laws' cabin and one of the trees nearby. I personally LOVE blue, so I love putting up blue backgrounds for my desktop he he he...

Here are the meme rules:

Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop.It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun. Here’s how you can do a screen capture:

  1. Go to your desktop and press the Print Scrn key (located on the right side of the F12 key).
  2. Open a graphics program (like Picture Manager, Paint, or Photoshop) and doing a Paste (CTRL + V). If you wish, you can “edit” the image before saving it.
  3. Post the picture on your blog. You can also give a short explanation on the look of your desktop if you want. You can explain why you prefer such a look or why it is full of icons. Things like that.
  4. Tag five of your friends and ask them to give you a Free View of their desktops as well.
  5. Add your name to this list of Free Viewers with a link pointing directly to your Desktop Free View post to promote it to succeeding participants.


People who have already pimped their desktop: Francine of La Place de Cherie Chez Francine Bloggishi Unchained Melody LadyJava’s Lounge Mariuca Revellian Dot ComDesktop Emila’s Illustrated Blog Spiff, The Spaceman Rolando Brown Baron The Kat House MAX Amel's Realm add yours here after doing this tag


I'd love to tag these people (hopefully they haven't done this one):

1. Kathy's Klavier
2. Amber
3. Victorya Chase
4. Fish Without Bicycle
5. Agnes Mildew
6. Blur Ting
7. Karen at Waterlearner
8. Shan
9. Karen at Grow Rich Along with Me
10. Frasypoo

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Diarrhoea On My Honeymoon

I've been meaning to write about this, but I've been lazy he he he...Anyway, as you all know, my hubby and I got married in my hometown, Bandung, Indonesia. Since my closest friends were spread around the globe (one in Holland, one in USA, one in Germany, one in Kalimantan, one in Jakarta, one in Bandung), I tried to arrange my wedding date to be close to my Dutch friend's, so I could go to her wedding party with my hubby. Everything went well and we set up our wedding dates two weeks apart (mine ahead of hers). I was SO looking forward to going to her wedding with my hubby. However, things didn't work out that well in reality.

I should start from the beginning, then. We got married on a Friday, then on Saturday and Sunday we spent 2 nights in a hotel (to have some privacy), then the next morning we flew to Bali to have our honeymoon there. The following Sunday we flew back to Bandung and stayed at my parents' place. I decided to spend our last two days in a hotel again so that we would get some privacy 'coz I knew we'd cry our eyes out before we parted again.

Friday afternoon we checked into the hotel I'd booked. We felt lazy, so we ordered some food to be delivered to our room from the hotel resto. I had brought my nice gown and party shoes to the hotel 'coz my Dutch friend's wedding was due on Saturday. However, not long after having lunch in our hotel room, Arttu started going to the bathroom. Again. And again. And again. After a few times going back and forth, I knew something was wrong. His face was contorting in pain. He felt weak, so I ran to the nearest pharmacy to buy some medicine for diarrhoea. The diarrhoea got worse and worse and he started to get a fever. I panicked, so I called my doctor friend (who'd just arrived in Bandung from Kalimantan to attend our Dutch friend's wedding). My friend told me to buy some more medicine. Then I also ran to a food court to buy some food for us both.

I gave him some medicine and spoonfed him. After that, he began shivering constantly. I began to be more panic!!! His temperature got higher and higher and he felt so cold. It scared me 'coz usually he loved having AC in the hotel room and I was the one who usually felt cold in that cool hotel room, not him! I had some balm in my bag, so I rubbed his feet and hands with that balm to warm him up. He was still shivering. I called my doctor friend again to ask for advice. She told me to give Arttu two Panadol tablets 'coz probably one wasn't enough. I followed her advice. She also said she's drop by to the hotel to check him up later on.

After a while, he felt his body burning and he started to get rid of his blanket. I knew I had to try to get his temperature down. What to do? What to do? My mind began racing. Then I grabbed my shorts and tank top and wet them with some water from the tap to get his temperature down. I kept on going back and forth to the bathroom to wet my shorts and tank top. I spread them on his arms and forehead. His eyes began to look reddish and I was scared!!! I was scared 'coz he was bound to fly back home on Sunday evening and we couldn't change the departure date or anything else. He either had to fly then or buy a new ticket and I knew he couldn't afford to buy a new ticket, so I was just so freaked out.

After what seemed to be forever, my friend came over with her doctor husband. They brought some medicine just in case and told me what to do in case his fever stayed high. Then we prayed together for his health. I think it was the first time I felt like a wife. Even during the honeymoon in Bali, I didn't really "feel" like a wife yet despite the ring on my finger and the fact that we could do "anything" then.

That night I kept on going back and forth to the bathroom with my shorts and tank top to try to get his fever down. Finally at around 8.30 pm he felt slightly better. He stopped feeling hot all over after sweating his shirt. I helped him take it off and get him a new one. After that, he was finally able to sleep.

The next morning he could get out of bed to have breakfast in the hotel resto. My doctor friend had suggested eating only bread. She thought that other types of food could be dangerous since they might not be cooked well or thoroughly or something. She told me to avoid fresh veggies or anything uncooked. So he had some croissants and coffee, then we got back to the hotel room.

That day he still went to the toilet a few times, but it wasn't as bad as Friday. I think on Friday he went to the toilet more than 10 times. I was then wondering if I should go to my friend's wedding ceremony and skip the wedding party. The wedding ceremony started at 2 pm (I figured it'd take only 2 hours top), whereas the wedding party started at 6 pm (and I knew it'd last until around 9 pm). However, in the end I decided to skip both events. Arttu told me to leave him and go to the wedding ceremony, but I couldn't do it. Besides, if I had gone there, I wouldn't have been able to concentrate, anyway.

So I called my friend and apologized to her about not being able to come and explained the whole situation. She understood. That day I bought more food for us from outside the hotel resto and then we just spent the whole day in the room. I wanted to make sure he was strong enough to fly back home on Sunday. The thing is, we had to drive around 3 hours to Jakarta before he flew back home. Yeah, such a long trip still.

I was glad that Arttu looked stronger after midday. Then my brother came by with his girlfriend to give us some bread he he he he...So we didn't manage to go to my friend's wedding, but I didn't regret my decision at all, because turned out that the wedding ceremony at her church lasted for 2 full hours. That meant that if I had gone there, I'd have left Arttu alone for around 3 full hours ('coz of Bandung traffic and all that, the trip back and forth would have taken about an hour).

One funny thing is that during the two days in the hotel, we hung the sign "Don't Disturb" outside our door, so the cleaners couldn't go inside. On Sunday morning, the hotel receptionist called me and asked me if I had had breakfast he he he he...I guess he must've been wondering whether we had been murdered or something HA HA HA HA...

Oh well...one tip for everybody: if you go to Indonesia, make sure you bring lots of medicine for diarrhoea HE HE HE HE HE HE...

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

3BT: September 25, 2007

1. When my husband came home from work, then I sat on his lap and we hugged for about 15-20 minutes (kissing in between). I LOVE sitting on his lap and holding him like that. It felt SO good. It felt like recharging my battery with so much warmth.

2. When my husband tucked me up on the sofa with a blanket as I was trying to rest due to my headache.

3. When he scraped my back with a coin.

4. Inner freedom due to a clear conscience. One of the BEST things in the world!!! ;-D

Update on Everything

Weather Prediction:

It's going to go down to 0'C during the nights this weekend.


Finnish Course:

Yesterday there was another student coming (another Russian). YAAAAAAAAAYYY!!! We are all SO happy 'coz the more students there are, the bigger the chance is to have a continuation course next spring.

Based on the third course, I realize that grammar-wise, I'm not that bad, even though speaking-wise, I'm probably at the bottom three 'coz I haven't practised that much. Hey, but at least I'm not that bad he he he...I'm SO grateful the course only starts now, not right away when I first moved here, so I had time still to learn bits about this and that and memorize some vocabulary.

All in all, I THOROUGHLY enjoy our lessons, esp. as I get to meet more people this way he he he he he...


Physical Health:


Yesterday I had a headache. I was wondering why again, 'coz I had been exercising regularly and taking vitamins, as well. Finally I couldn't handle it anymore as it got worse during the eve, so I took a Panadol. Then my belly started rumbling, though not due to hunger. It was SO GASSY! I couldn't let the gas out the natural way! No wonder I had a headache! I haven't been farting for a few days already and I should've known it was a bad sign. Yeah, I'm a farting lady hi hi hi...but if I don't fart, that means there's something wrong with me. Once I found out the problem, I asked my husband to coin me again (scrape my back with a coin and some balm to make red marks).
He said I was a masochist when I said, "Ooohhhh, that felt SO good" as he was scraping my back hi hi hi...and only after that I managed to fart over and over again. Ah, the joy of farting!!!

I must say I'm proud of him 'coz he's getting better and better at coining me HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE...^____________________________^


Inner Self:

I think I've managed to conquer some inner problem that I've been having lately. It was a tough battle for me, but for some reason now I feel light and I LOVE that feeling. I've always been someone who takes some things too personally sometimes. It's really one of my sore spots. What makes it worse is that I tend to keep score cards (I tend to have high expectations for those I deem important). Sometimes I don't even realize that I'm keeping them and then BOOM!!! A blaring alarm suddenly shakes my entire being and only then I knew "a bit too late" that I had already done one of the worst mistakes in my life. But hey, better late than never, right? He he he he...

Now I feel free like a bird. Free from that score cards and free from taking things personally. I know that this may be one of my lifelong battles (just like cynicism), but I ain't gonna let them win no matter what. I LOVE this feeling. ;-D It feels GOOD to sleep or walk or do anything with a clear conscience. ;-D


Car:


My husband had to do his yearly car check-up this morning. We'll see how it goes. If it doesn't pass the test, he's given a month to fix it and then go and have another test. If he doesn't pass it, they won't let him drive the car around. In Indonesia, nothing like this has ever happened, so you can see VERY OLD cars running around the streets anywhere. My husband said that if it proved to be too expensive to fix the car (it IS old already), he would opt to buy a used car on installment.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

3BT: September 24, 2007

1. Buying a cute pipo that I'd been wanting for some time and found one with a reasonable price. *grin*

2. Watching X-Men 1 again with my hubby (we're both big fans of X-Men) with our new stereo surround system ---> he won a kind of F1 guessing game so he used the money to buy that.

3. Helping my hubby untangle the cables of the many speakers he he he he...

4. Helping him find a place to put his VHS videos ('coz now one of the shelf's used to put one of the many speakers).

5. Talking to my friend via Skype and finding out that she was fine. She's 6.5 month pregnant and the other day she told me that she felt contractions already over and over again, so she was treated in a hospital to make sure the fetus was fine. Actually, she's a doctor who works in a mission hospital in Borneo, Kalimantan. I haven't heard her voice since last November, so it felt SO nice to talk to her, even for just a few minutes. ;-D

6. Tickling my hubby and hearing him purr contentedly like a cat ha ha ha ha...

My New Pipo

I'd been wanting to have a cute pipo (woolen hat) for some time. However, the one I liked at the souvenir store was so expensive. Yesterday Arttu told me that there was an open market again at the city centre. Every now and then, at the open "car park" at the city centre there are lots of stands, mostly food and clothing stands. There's at least one coffee/bun stand, two sausage stands, a few candy stands, plenty of clothing stands, and a few wooden chair/basket stands. So yesterday I went there and found a cute pipo. There were a few selections of cute pipo, ranging from €10-20. I picked the middle price, €15. I was SOOOOO HAPPY that when my hubby came home, I put it on and showed it off to him HO HO HO HO...He was laughing like a madman when he saw me prancing around with my new pipo. ;-D I couldn't help it!!! LOL!!! Here are the pics of the pipo:



Yeah, errr...the second pose was slightly overboard 'coz I was tired of posing normally ha ha ha ha ha... And below are the pics I took last Saturday. It was foggy when we went to my in-laws, as you can see from the pics. It was lovely, though! ;-D




Does anyone know the name of the flower in the pic below? I found it unusual. Found it in my mother-in-law's house and it was the first time I'd ever seen such a flower.




For those of you who wondered about the above pic: YES, the sun looked EXACTLY like that! ;-D Btw, this is a pic of the land behind my in-laws' property. Their cabin is located at the end of this patch of land (near the lake).

Below is a pic of their man-made pond. They used to grow fish there, but I don't think they use it anymore. It's located very near the cabin, on the opposite side of the lake.



The lake in autumn:



As you all know by now, Finland landscape is flat compared to other countries. No mountains here. There are a few hills here in Lapland for people to ski, but Arttu says that in southern Finland it's even flatter.

And here are some other pics I took:




You Make Me Smile Award

Shinade (Jackie) has given this award to me. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Jackie!!!

I'd love to share this award with:

1. Fish Without Bicycle
2. Mel from Monday Morning Power
3. Blur Ting



Monday, September 24, 2007

Ruining My Mother-in-Law's Tupperware

Remember about two weeks ago I told you that my mother-in-law gave me a kilo of reindeer meat? Well, she put the meat in a kind of tupperware. It's actually the kind of tupperware that comes with the fridge that she has. So the tupperware can be slid to its allotted slot on the fridge's door. It's more solid than regular tupperware.

Anyway, when I was preparing to cook the meat, I took it out of the freezer and "accidentally" put it on top of a stove that I had just used. Gladly I realized it a second afterward, but the damage was done. At the bottom of that tupperware there was a clear mark of the round burner. Yikes!!! I felt SOOOOOOOO guilty and embarrassed!

I told the incident to Arttu and he laughed when seeing my pitiful face. He said that his mother wouldn't be angry. Well, I had already known that she wouldn't be angry, but that didn't make me feel any better. After all, she's been SO generous and kind to me and all I have to do is take care of everything, but I have failed.

As you all know, last week we didn't go to my in-laws 'coz of Arttu's cousin's birthday party. So only last Saturday we went to my in-laws again. I had dreaded the day. I had practised saying, "Olen pahoillani" (I'm sorry) in my head over and over again just to make sure that I got it right.

On the way to my in-laws, my mother-in-law called. When I asked Arttu what she had said, he just replied, "We'll see." This is actually a typical Finnish attitude, not giving enough information to a question. I thought it was nothing big, so I just sat back and waited for the moment when I could say sorry to my mother-in-law.

About a minute away from my in-laws' house, Arttu turned left to a car park in front of a building (it looked like a house). I was stunned to see so many cars on the car park. Then we went inside the building and my mother-in-law hugged us (making me feel more uneasy 'coz I couldn't possibly tell her then and there about my stupidity). Turned out the building was being used to be a flea market. My mother-in-law introduced me to her friends and neighbour and then told me to look around in case I saw something that fit me. She also helped me picking the smaller sizes for me (there were many big sizes there). I finally chose two shirts and just as I had feared, when Arttu was about to pay, my mother-in-law said, "Minä maksan" (I'll pay). I thanked her right away, naturally, but her generosity only made me feel worse!!! AARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!! I couldn't wait to go to my in-laws' house to say sorryyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

Well, we left first while my mother-in-law stayed there to talk to her friends. I turned to Arttu and said, "Boooooohooooo...now I feel even more guilty!!!!!" He just smiled and told me not to worry.

About 20 minutes after we got to their house, my mother-in-law finally came back home. I took out the Tupperware right away and said those words to her. At first she was confused, but then I made gestures with my hand to show the bottom part of the Tupperware. Then Arttu explained what had happened to her. She said it was okay. She didn't look angry or shocked or anything, but still I felt stuuuuuppiiiiiddd. I was relieved, but I felt so SMALL.

Well, I learnt A LOT about forgiveness and generosity that day. You see, even after that, my mother-in-law still gave me a big piece of FISH (you know that we can't afford buying fish 'coz it's so expensive!!!). And then when she saw me browsing through a clothing catalog, she said something, went inside her room, and came out with a short-sleeved jacket. She told me to try it on and it fit me well (just a bit too big but that should be fine), so she gave it to me. It also had such a warm lining, so it felt so good.

I honestly don't know what else I can do for my mother-in-law. I know she doesn't expect me to repay her, but I just want to do more for her. We'll see what I can come up with. The only thing I've given her is the occasional dessert that I make (sometimes it's not even perfect though usually the taste is fine). I don't know what I have done to deserve all this, but it reminds me about God's love and forgiveness for us. I just can't believe my luck to have such a wonderful mother-in-law.

By the way, this weekend we're gonna spend a night at my in-laws (Saturday-Sunday). The thing is, my mother-in-law's going to go on a weekend trip with some other people (Arttu said that she was involved in some kind of village activities), so she asked us if we would like to spend a night there. I think she might be a bit worried about leaving her husband behind. You see, Arttu's Dad's just been diagnosed with Alzheimer. I don't think it's at a late stage yet, 'coz he seems to be functioning pretty well, but still I notice that sometimes my mother-in-law'd remind him to take his medicine. I LOVE spending time at my in-laws. No TV, no computer, just us, food, warmth, books, and magazines. ;-D I can't wait for Saturday!!! ;-D

OK, now I HAVE to start studying Finnish to prepare for my course tomorrow he he he he he he...

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Tagged: Priscilla Palmer's Development List

Max has tagged me with this development list. THANKS, Girl!!!


The Rules:


  1. Once you have been added to the list, let Priscilla Palmer know.

  2. Add this list on your own blog. For an easy way to transfer the list to your site, click here.

  3. Tag any blog you feel can benefit us in our growth process to be added to the list.

  4. Don’t forget to add yourself to the list when you post!

I shall tag:

  1. Victorya Chase Goes to Therapy
  2. Fish Without Bicycle
  3. Kathy's Klavier
  4. Crow's Feet


Priscilla Palmer’s Personal Development List:


Aaron Potts at Today is That Day


Adam Alexander at Adam’s Peace


Adam Kayce at Monk at Work


Adam Khoo at Adam Khoo’s Philosophies and Investing Insights


AgentSully at Life Learning Today


Al at 7pproductions.com


Alan Torres at Made to Be Great


Alex Shalman at AlexShalman.com


Alexander Kjerulf at The Chief Happiness Officer


Alexys Fairfield at Unraveling The Spiritual Mystique


Albert Foong at urbanmonk.net


Alvaro at Sharp Brains Blog


Amber at Amber Waves


Amber at Random Magus


Amelia Listiani at Amel's Realm

Amie Ragan at Psychology of Clutter


Amit Sodha at The Power of Choice


Amy Hedin at There is no Maximum to Human Potential


Andrea Learned at Learned on Women


Andrea J. Lee at Money, Meaning, and Beyond


Andrew Brunelle at Andrew Brunelle.com


Andy Wibbels at AndyWibbels.com


Anita Pathik Law at Power of Our Way


Anmol Mehta at AnmolMetha.com


Anna Farmery at The Engaging Brand


Antonio Thornton at AntonioThornton.com


April Groves at Making Life Work For You


Argancel at C’eclair (for those who speak french)


Ariane Benefit at Neat & Simple Living


Ash aka Mr. Biggs at One Powerful Word


Ashley Cecil at The Painting Activist


Ask Lucid at Ask Lucid Spiritual Development


Barb Melloh at The Law of Attraction Info


Barbara Curtis at Mommy Life


Barbara Sliter at Creatorship


Belle Wong at Abundance Journal


Ben Yoskovitz at Instigator Blog


Beth at Butterfly Thoughts


Bill Perry at Lucid Blog


Billy Smith at The Organic Leadership Blog


Blogfuse at LifeDev


Brad Isaac at Achieve It


Brian Clark at Copyblogger


Brian Kim at briankim.net


Brian Lee at geniustypes.com


Brightfeathers at this time-this space


Brooke at Plain Advice


Bob at everyeveryminute


Bolly at Motivational Corner


Byron Katie at Byron Katie.com


Cam Beck at ChaosScenario


Cara Lumen at The Success Magnets With Cara Luman and Your Second Wind Blog


Carlon Haas at Possess Less Exist More


Carol Skolnick at Soul Surgery


Catherine Carter at Continuum Wellness


Cheif Family Officer at Cheif Family Officer


Chris Brogan at Chris Brogan.com


Chris Cree at SuccessCREEations


Chris Marshall at Martial Development


Chris Melton at Soupornuts.com


Chris Owen at Pink Apple


Christine Kane at ChristineKane.com


Christine Valters Painter at Abbey of the Arts


Christy at Totally Fabulous


Clyde at Feeling Good


Colin Beavan at No Impact Man


Colleen Wainwright of Communicatrix


Conceive, Believe, Achieve at Conceive, Believe, Achieve


Confessing at 7Confessions


Cooper at Wonderland or Not


Crabby McSlacker at Cranky Fitness


Craig Harper at Motivational Speaker


Craze at Crazedreamer’s Thoughts


Curt Rosengren at Occupational Adventure


Cyres at Cyres Matters


Damian Carr at Soul Terminal


Daniel Sitter at Idea Sellers


Danny Kohn at Be Inspired Everyday


Darlene Siddons at Spirited Boutique


Darren Rowse at Problogger.net


Dave Pollard at How to Save the World


Dave Schawbel at The Personal Branding Blog


Dave Schoof at Engaging the Disquiet


Davers at Language Trainers Blog


David Allen at The David Allen Company


David Bohl at Reflections on Balance


David Finch at David Finch.com


David Richeson at 360 Degree Success


David Rogers at How to Have Great Self Confidence


David Seah at David Seah.com


David Zinger at Slacker Manager


Dawn Vinson at Daydreaming on Paper


Dawud Miracle at dmiracle.com


Daylle Deanna Schwartz at Lessons from a Recovering Doormat


Dean Lacono at Law of Attraction for Beginners


Deb at Mind Body and Solar


Deb2012 at Fibromaylgia and Wellness


Debbie Call at Spirit In Gear


Debbie LaChusa at 10 Step Marketing Collection


Deborah aka Zephry1 at Climate of Our Future


Debra Moorhead at Debra Moorhead.com


Denise Mosawi at Destineering.com


Devlyn Steele at Tools To Life Guide


Dick Richards at Come Gather Round


Dominic Tay at Personal Development for Winners


Don Simkovich at Hey Don


Donald Latumahina at Life Optimizer


Donna Karlin at Perspectives


Donna Steinhorn at Rethinking


Douglas Eby at Talent Development Resources


Dr. Charles Parker at The Core Psych Blog


Dr. Hal at Northstar Mental fitness blog


Dr. Michael Shea at From Pain to Personal Gain


Dr. Tim Sharp at The Happiness Institute


Drew Rozell at Drew Rozell.com


Dwayne Melancon at Genuine Curiosity


E Murphy at The Active Life


Edward Mills at Evolving Times


Edith Yeung at Dream Think Act


Elizabeth Badurina at Modern Gypsy


Elle Mgee at Ever Hopeful, Ever Thankful


Ellen Weber at Brain Based Business


Ellesse at Goal Setting College


Elly Jolly at Jolly Life Coaching


Emily G. W. Lilly at The Science of Waldorf Education


Emmanuel Lopez at The Adventures of Motivatorman


Enoch Tan at Mind Reality


Eric Napier at Quotation Collection


Erin Pavlina at Erin Pavlina.com


Evelyn Lim at Attraction Mind Map


Evelyn Rodriguez at Crossroads Dispatches


Evolving Excellence at Evolving Excellence


Farouk Radwan at 2KnowMySelf


Frank Kanu at Frank Uncovers Excellence in Leadership


Frank Roche at KnowHR Blog


Galba Bright at Tune Up Your EQ


Garr Reynolds at Presentation Zen


Gary at Personal Strategic Plan


Gerri at Absolutely True


Gilad Buchman at Sigsug


Gleb Reys at Personal Development Ideas


Grayson at Modern Worker Blog


Greg Butler at holistic-personal-development.com


Greg Frost at ChargedAudio.com


Geoff R at Gearfire.net


George Vasu at 360


Golbguru at Money, Matter, and More Musings


Gretchen Rubin at Happiness Project


Gustav at Success-is-in-you.com


Guy Kawasaki at How to Change the World


Gyanish at Diethack


Halina Goldstein at The Inner Travel Journal


Hilda Carroll at Living Out Loud


Heather Goldsmith at A Creative Journal


Helgi Pall Einarsson at Everyday Wonderland


Henrik Edberg at The Positivity Blog


Honman at Open Your Mind to Prosperity


Hueina Su at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul


Ilyria at Finding Norway


Inkedmn at The Cranking Widgets Blog


Isabella Mori at MoriTherapy


Itzy Sabo at Email Overloaded


JC at Job Life Upgrade


Jacin Steele at Jacin Steele.com


Jack Vinson at Knowledge Jolt with Jack


Jackie at The Painted Veil


Jackie Ford at The Vegan Diet


Jacklyn Ker at Inspiring and Empowing Lives


Jarle Husefest at The Personal Development Blog


Jason and Michael at Black Belt Productivity


Jason Ivers at A Miracle a Day


Jason Womack at Fit and Effective


Jay White at dumb little man tips for life


Jean Browman at Transforming Stress Into Power and Cheerful Monk


Jeane Michelle Culp at Binding Ink


Jeanne May at Aspirations Plus


Jeannette Maw at Good Vibe Coaching


Jeanie Marshall at Empowerment and Meditation Blog and DailyAffirm: Positive Affirmations Day by Day


Jeff Davidson at Breathing Space Blog


Jeff Lilly at Druid Journal


Jeffrey Phillips at Think Faster


Jennifer at Goodness Graciousness


Jennifer Mannion at Heal Pain Naturally


Jenny Ryan at Using My Powers For Good


Jenny and Erin at Jenny and Erin


Jeremiah Owyang at Web Strategy by Jeremiah


Jerry Hart at Blue Print to emarketing


Jerry Lopper at Personal Growth


Jessa at clairvoyantGuidance.net


Jessica Hagy at Indexed


Jim stroup at Managing Leadership


Jim Walton at Black In Business


JoLynn Braley at The Fit Shack


Joan Schramm at Accelerating Momentum


Joanna Young at Coaching Wizardry


Joanne at I’m Happy Fish


JodeeB at You Already Know This Stuff


Joe Vitale at Dr. Joe Vitale at Zero


John Chow at John Chow Dot Com


John Pratt at John Pratt International


John Place at John Place Online


John W. McKenna at The Leadership Epidemic


John Wesley at Pick The Brain


Jon at Join The Secret


Jon King at The Effective Life


Jon Willis at Self Happiness


Jonathan at Smart Wealthy Rich and Freelance Folder


Jordan at The Abe Blog


Jory Des Jardin at Pause: Meaningful Work


Josh Bickford at Reach For Magnificence and Reach for Magnificence


Josh Kaufman at The Personal MBA


Judy Martin at The Work/Life Monitor


Julia Rogers Hamrick at Julia’s Blog: Journal of the Journey Home to Eden


Julie Bonner at Declutter It


Kailani at An Island Review


Kammie Kobyleski at Passion Meets Purpose


Kara-Leah Masina at Be Conscious Now


Karen at Journey with Water Learner


Karen Lynch at Live The Power


Karen Wallace at The Clearing Space


Karl Moore at Karl Blog.com


Karl Staib at Karl Staib.com


Kathy Mallary at Coaching Biz Tips


Keith Ferrazzi at Never Eat Alone


Kelly at Kellymentology


Ken Dow and Martin Cooper at Creativity Happens


Kenton Whitman at kentonwhitman.com


Kevin Kinchen at Creative Power of Thought


Killeris at Attitude, The Ultimate Power


Kim and Jason at Escape Adulthood


Kim George at Doing What You Can Do


Kimber Chin at Client K


Kirk Nugent at Kirk Nugent.com


Kirsten Harrell at Ipopin


Krishna De at Biz Growth News and Todays Women in Business


Kristen King at Lively Women


K.L. Masina at Be Conscious Now


LJW at Heavenly Inclinations


Lauchlan Mackinnon at Think Differently


Laura at Orgjunkie


Lawrence Cheok at A Long, Long Road


Laura Young at The Dragon Slayer’s Guide to Life


Leah Maclean at Working Solo


Leigh at The Lab


Lee Nutter at bmindful


Leo Babauta at Zen Habits


Liara Covert at Dream Builders


Life Reflection at Universe in a Single Atom


Lilifixt at Feel Happy


Linda Salazar at Awaken The Genie Within


Lisa Braithwaite at Speak Schmeak


Lisa Gates at Design Your Writing Life


Lisa McGlaun at LifePrints - Good News for a More Compassionate World


Lisa Q at 40s Singleness-Dating in Your 40s


Lisa Van Allen at Finish Strong


Liz at Internet Marketing Strategies


Liz Strauss at Successful Blog


Lodewijkvdb at How to be an Original


Lola Fayemi at Real World Spiritual and Personal Development


Lorie Marrero at The Clutter Diet Blog


Lorraine Cohen at Powerfull Living


Luciano Passuello at Litemind.com


Lucid at Spiritual Suggestions


Lumosity at Brain Health Blog


Lyman Reed at Creating a Better Life


Lyndon Antcliff at LyndonAntcliff.com and Cornwallseo.com


Lynn McTaggert at Living The Field


Lynne Morrell at Lynn Morrell.com and Musings From The Edge


MT at MindTWEAKS


Maddy at Illuminated Minds Want to Know


Malathy Badri at Laws of Universe


Malcolm Campbell at The Round Table


Manny at Success Books


Maria Gajewski at Never The Same River Twice


Maria Garcia at Get Organized Now


Maria Palma at The Good Life


Marianne Williamson at Journal


Marion at Herbal Connection


Mark at The Naked Soul


Mark Forster at Get Everything Done


Mark LaPierre at The Winding Path


Mark McManus at Build Your Life To Order


Mark W Shead at Productivity 501


Martin Avis at Kickstart Daily


Mary K at Becoming Your StellarSelf


Matthew Cornell at Matt’s Idea Blog

Max at MAX

Meg Haworth at Life Lessons From Your Soul


Melanie Benson Strick at The Success Blog


Merlin Mann at 43 Folders


Michelle at aMusing My Genius


Michelle Moore at Happiness Blog


Michael Port at The Think Big Revolution


Michael Vanderdonk at TOACH Performance


Mike Janssen at Opgestroopte Mouwen


Mike Kemski at BANABU


Mike St. Pierre at The Daily Saint


Millionaire Mommy Next Door at Millionaire Mommy Next Door


Mimi Lennox at Mimi Writes


Mizzy Bohemia at Miz BoheMia’s Rhapsody


Mona Grayson at Question The Mind


Monte Ladner at Fitness Rocks


Mr.Wang at Mr Wang Says So


My Everyday Planner at My Everyday Planner


My Mind on Books at My Mind on Books


NCN at No Credit Needed


Nancy Mills at The Spirited Woman


Nancy Tierney at Unconditional Confidence


Neal Donald Walsh at Conversations With God


Neil Patel at Quick Sprout


Nic Askew at Monday 9AM Blog


Nick Smith at Life 2.0


Nneka at Balanced Life Center


Organize-It at Organize-It


Pamala Slim at Escape From Cubicle Nation


Pamm Larry at My Secret Spiritual Dance


Patricia Klingler at Remarkable Women Speak


Patricia Singleton at Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker


Patti Digh at 37 Days


Paul at Paul’s Tips


Paul Piotrowski at Self Help Wisdom


Paula Kawal at Paula Kawal.com


Peggy Payne at Peggy Payne’s Boldness Blog


Peter at I Will Change Your Life


Peter Aldin at Great Circle


Peter Haslem at Necessary Skills


Phil Gerbyshak at Make It Great


Philip J Eby at Dirt Simple.org


Philippe Matthews at Shockwealth


Pia at Courting Destiny


Priscilla Palmer at Personal Development Demands Success


Priya Florence Shah at Soul Kadee


Quint Jensen at Win Your Mind


Raymond Salas at Zenchill Powertools


Real Modern Man at Real Modern Man


Reg Adkins at ElementalTruths


Ricardo at Wake Up Tiger


Rich Schefren at Strategic Profits


Rick Cockrum at Shards of Consciousness


Rick Cooper at The PDA Pro


Ririan at Ririanproject


Rob at 7Breaths


Rob Cooke at Leave the Office


Robert at Compassionate Council


Robert at Myselfdev


Robert Ashcroft at PDSS Online


Robin Skeen at Robin’s Reflections


Robin Yapp at Yapp 3.0


Robyn McMaster at Brain Based Biz


Roger Von Oech at Creative Think


Rolf F. Katzenberger at Evomend


Rosemary at Parkinson’s Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy


Rosa Say at Managing With Aloha Coaching


Ryan Marle at The Alpha Project


S.J. Yee at Personal Development for the Book Smart


Sam at Aquire Wisdom and Live with Passion


Scott Adams at The Dilbert Blog


Scott Berkun at Berkun Blog


Scott Bernadot at Keeping The Secret


Scott Ginsberg at Hello, My Name Is Blog


Scott H Young at Scott H Young


Scott McArthur at McArthur’s Rant


Secret Simon at The Secret of Life


Self Pursuit at Self Pursuit


Senia at Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching


Seth Godin at Seth’s Blog


2 Know My Self at 2KnowMySelf


Shane Navratil at Zoomstart


Shaun Boyd at LifeReboot.com


Shauna Arthurs at Breathing Prosperity and Follow Your Path


Shaheen Lakhan at GNIF Brain Blogger


Simone at Dynamic Living


Simone and Mandy at Outfit Inspirations


Single Ma at Single Ma’s Fabulous Financials


Slade Roberson at Shift Your Spirits and Spiritual Blogging


Sleeping Dude at How to Wake Up Early


Sonora Jayne Case at Positive Realities Coaching


Sophiagurl at Life is Just Around the Corner


Spike at Organize It


Start Up Coach at Take Charge of Your Life


Stephanie and Jeffrey at Brains on Purpose


Steve Beisheim at Jumping Ship Happens


Steve King at The Green Geek


Steve Moore at Personal Development Blog


Steve Olson at Steve-Olson.com


Steve Pavlina at stevepavlina.com


Steve Roesler at All Things Workplace


Stephen at HD bizblog


Stephen Hopson at Adversity University


Steven Aitchison at Change Your Thoughts


Success Current at SuccessCurrent.com


Sue Ann Edwards at Always Embraces All Ways


Surjit at Gurushabad


Susan at Got2BeGreen


Susan Sabo at Productivity Cafe


Susie at The Accidental Environmentalist


Suzanne Bird-Harris at Learning Curve Coaching


Takuin Minamoto at Takuin.com


Taylor at Mom’s Out There


Ted Demopoulos at Blogging For Business


Teesha Moore at TeeshaMorre.com


Terry Starbucker at Ramblings From a Glass Half Full


Therapy Doc at Everyone Needs Therapy


Thom Quinn at Qlog


Tiffany at Little Red Suit


Tim Ferris at 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog


Tim Taylor at My Agapic Life


Tim Warren at Personal Development4U


Tish at The Kat House


Tom LeDree at Tom LeDree.com


Tom Peters at Tom Peters.com


Tom Spanton at TRCoach


Tom Van Brunscot of Transformation Economy


Tony Chimento at Living Forward


Tony D Clark at Success From The Nest


Torlink at You Create Reality


Travis A. Sinquefield at Disorganizational Behavior


Travis Wright at Cultivate Greatness


Tricia at Blogging Away Debt


Tricia at Loving Farewells


Trizoko at Trizoko.com


Trent Hamm at The Simple Dollar


Trevor Gay at Simplicity is the Key


Troy Worman at Orbit Now!


Tuck Self at Rebel Belle Blog


Tupelo Kenyon at Tupelokenyon.com


Ubertech at Geeks Guide To GTD


Vanessa Vinos at Musings from a Life Coach


Vera Nadine at Vera Nadine.com


Vickie at Contemplate This


Wade Millican at The Middle Way


Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership


Wan Qi at Meditation Forum Mantras


Wild Bill at Passionate Blogger


Winsome at Winsome Gunning Art Walk


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Blogher’s Religion and Spirituality “department”


Burst Blog


Change This


Change Your Thinking


Daily PlanIt


Did I Get Things Done


GTD Wannabe


Jobman2


Joyful Jubilant Learning


Life Coaches Blog Stratagies for a Greater Life


Lifehack.org


Lifehacker.com


Phattitudes.com


TED Blog


Transformational Girlfriends


Transfoundation


Unclutterer


And these for those of you who speak Russian:


Anatoly Tikhomirov at Personal Efficacy

Armen Petrosyan at Thought Storage #428

Irina Chelnokova at Women Path

Michael Subach at LifeIdea.org

Sergey Biryukov at Personal Development in Russian

Vitaly Kolesnik at Kolesnik.ru

Vladimir Rundan at Living is Great!