#TheRosieEffect #GraemeSimsion wins, again! Such a Great Book - I can't stop smiling - it is AMAZING! #GoodReads #Aspergers #Autism #BigBangTheory #Sheldon

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The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion - the Sequel to The Rosie Effect... you're gonna fall in love with these wonderful books - and Don! And Rosie : ) 

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 The Rosie Effect, the second book in Graeme Simsion's Rosie Series (well, I'm hoping it's a Rosie SERIES - hahahaha!  I can't get enough of Don and his hilarious and touching adventures - lol!  So sweet, so funny... oh, man, you are a'gonna looove these beautiful books!

The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion.  Oh, man, you're in for such a treat!

Yahooo, The Rosie Effect just came out, and I've just finished it, and can't stop smiling - it is AMAZING, a phenomenal continuation of Don Tillman's life with his new wife, Rosie...oh, man, what a great read!!  You are gonna LOVE it, for sures!

My beautiful, loving, caring, brilliantly funny daughter, Cara, got me a copy of The Rosie Effect, yesterday - and a copy for herself and her wonderful fiance...and I thought, initially, I could so easily have read their copy, when they were done, but my lovely Cara said that no, she really loved the author, Graeme Simsion, and really wanted to support him in every possible way, and so she bought two copies - how incredibly sweet is that?

So I was up all last night, reading The Rosie Effect - is soo good, I had to force myself to put the book down, and go to bed - so I finally put the book down at 3:37am...lol!  and then I got up, today (errrr, not very early, totally justified but, one, it's my own life, I'll get up when me wants to, right? It's my mother's voice in my head that tries to shame me into getting up early - hahaha!  That only works when she's in the same house as me - lol!  And, two, I was totally up really late, reading something really important, sooo, thus the sleep in day? lol!  And then I had a quick piece of pizza, started reading, got up to refill my tea cup (and have some apple pie - all lovely and cold, like I like it!), then straight back to my fantastic book, The Rosie Effect - wow, you feel like you've just gone on the most amazing journey through a year in Don's life.... oh, man, I can't recommend this book highly enough - go get it, or order it through Amazon - oh, and if you haven't read The Rosie Project, yet, grab that one up, too, and read the Rosie Project, first, and then The Rosie Effect - oh, what a treat for you!!

You are gonna laugh so hard, you'll chuckle, you'll guffaw, you'll smile so big, you'll be beaming... is just such a beautiful read, is so heartwarming, so smart, and so funny... you'll be so involved in the lives of all the characters - Don Tillman, Rosie, his wife, the new baby-on-the-way, Gene, the three 'b's - B1, B2 and B3 - hilarious! Oh, so sweet! And so smart!  Am I saying enough to let you know how much I love the Rosie Effect? These books are gonna make GREAT movies - oh, I'll link this page back to my first page on The Rosie Project, so you can see who I thought would be great to play Don, Rosie and Gene in the movie version of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect.

Graeme Simsion, the author of The Rosie Project, and the sequel, The Rosie Effect, is such an incredibly brilliant author. We were soo lucky, earlier in the summer - we got to 'talk' with Graeme Simsion on this Twitter chat thing that they had - was pretty funny, since although I have quite a few Twitter Followers, and I really like Twitter, I realy did not know how that whole thing worked, so it took a minute for me to figure that out, and end up on the same Twitter page as everyone else - haha!   But it was soo much fun to feel a real 'live' connection to such an amazing author. Graeme Simsion is, by far, one of the best authors I've ever read, and if you only know me a weeeee bit, you'll know I'm an avid reader, and always have been ...

And I don't think this book, #TheRosieProject, or it's sequel, #TheRosieEffect, are necessarily all about #Autism or #Aspergers, they are just a part of Don's wonderful and delightful personality, just the way he is, and I loove that approach. #GraemeSimsion's books are for everyone, but if you happen to have a special space in your heart for some really lovely, really special people, these books will be even more meaningful and precious to you, as they were for me : )




Oh, boy, I cannot wait for everyone to read Graeme Simsion's, The Rosie Project, and The Rosie Effect.

Okay, it's been hours and hours of living precariously through Don's life, so I have to go get something to eat - am leaning toward a lovely (and healthy, I'm assuming) piece of German Chocolate Cake - no tell Don! hahahaha!  You're gonna love the books!  Your Little Reader Buddy, Ailsa : )





The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion - the Sequel to The Rosie Effect... you're gonna fall in love with these wonderful books - and Don! And Rosie : ) 

Oh, you know what?  Looks like the prices are better at Barnes and Noble... Make sure you take advantage of the Discount Codes, and the Buy 2, Get 1 Free deals.. I love a great book, and I love a great deal - can there be some chocolates, too?? hahaha!

The Rosie Effect, the second book in Graeme Simsion's Rosie Series (well, I'm hoping it's a Rosie SERIES - hahahaha!  I can't get enough of Don and his hilarious and touching adventures - lol!  So sweet, so funny... oh, man, you are a'gonna looove these beautiful books!

The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion.  Oh, man, you're in for such a treat!

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#BB16 - Derrick Wins Big Brother 16!! And Cutie Cody, he got a big ol' pile o' cashola, too! Yippee!! : >

#BB16 - Yahoo, Derrick Wins It All! And Cody wins a big ol' pile o' cash, too!  Yippee, Derrick and Cody are both so worthy of the money - sooo great!!

I loved the endie bit, right at the very end of the taping, when Derrick's little family came up on the stage, and Derrick's little girl started to clap - soo cute! This money is life-changing for Derrick and his family - wow, I love to see that sort of thing... makes you feel great!

Oh, man, I was so relieved when it ended up being Cody and Derrick at the very end, for the Final Two. They were both so deserving, playing a great game - and I think it was really lucky for Cody that he won the final HOH competition, since it's really hard to say whether Derrick might have actually brought Victoria to the Final Two, but I think that could so easily have backfired on him, and I can only hope that Derrick would have brought Cody, but so great that the decision was Cody's - what a good guy. Derrick and Cody - both great guys!

Here's a little more eye candy for you, since we're not sure how long it'll be before we get to see Cody, again, but I hope Cody finds amazing opportunities out there for him, since he's such a great guy...a hard worker, so loyal, very kind. And very good at keeping his mouth shut, when he needs to - lol!  That's a good skill! lol!

So there's our Final 3 in the Big Brother house - wow, 97 days - that's a long time, and no fighting - really, that's pretty much miraculous, right? It's hard to get that many people together, and stay that calm and cheery.  Good for them. 

So Donny won the Favorite Player - you know, I really liked Donny soo much, most of the way through the game, and then, it seemed like he took a turn, and didn't seem quite as nice...did anyone else feel like that?  Interesting that Donny didn't vote for Derrick... I think Donny seemed to be so mad about Frankie and Derrick doing the Big Brother play, which I thought was really funny, and was so surprised they didn't win any money for that mission, but that seemed to be the turning point for Donny, but I'm sure he's very nice and kind.  I thought, for sure, that Frankie, Zach or Nicole, or Caleb, Beastmode Cowboy, would have won the Favorite Player...I like when there are lots of Big Prizes handed out - but that's just me - I love to see people win great things - it's great for them, and you never know how that can change their lives... so I hope this Big Brother experience propels every one of the Big Brother House Guests onto something amazing in their future : )  And I hope you have THE most amazing future, too!! : )  Big Brother Hugs! That was a really great Big Brother Season!! Yahoo, The Good Guys Won!!  Yippee!! Ailsa : )

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You know when you have a really heavy piece of art work, or a really heavy mirror that you want to hang on a wall, it can take forever to get the measurements juuuust right, and finally you can hang up the picture or the mirror? Takes forever, and often a few fights in the middle of the process, depending on who you're working with - lol!

Well, I was out shopping, yesterday, for a nice new mirror - I wanted a full length mirror for the front entry, right, see what we look like on our way out the door - lol!  Plus, I'm at the gym all the time, these days, and I want to check out all the lovely changes - and a full length mirror is best for that sort o' gazing upon oneself - hahahaha!

Anyway, occurred to me, this morning, while my horrible upstairs neighbour was hammering away, oh, I should just switch some paintings and artwork with a lovely big mirror I already have in the Dining Room, that, really, doesn't do a whole helluva lot on that wall - it's too high to really reflect what I wanted it to reflect, and kind of wasted it's usage on that wall, even though that's where I would normally place a big mirror...and it WAS nice, there, but I needed it to be more practical, and sometimes you can just re-position or re-purpose things you already have, instead of going out and buying new stuff, all the time....


So, traditionally, when you are hanging a very heavy piece of art work or mirror on a wall, you would measure the distance between the two 'hooks' that, hopefully, will already be on the mirror or picture...is annoying when the mirror does not come with the things for hanging it up, easily, then you have to hammer in your own - yaah!  Nerve-racking!

But anyway, traditionally, you would have to first determine where on the wall you wanted to hang the picture or mirror, right? Then hold it up on the wall to see where it will look the best...then measure between the two 'hooks', then measure from the floor to the points where you want to hang it, or measure from the ceiling down, to make sure your very heavy object is hanging straight, and in an older place, the floor may or may not be level... there's sooo much work!

Soo, here's how I did it, this morning, and you can totally save yourself a lot of hassle by doing it this way, too...if you like! lol!

Just take a piece of wire, or a piece of string (I happen to have a lot of thin wire around my house, because I make a lot of art with wire - more on that, later : )....Measure the piece of string against the two hooks on the back of your picture or mirror, making sure it's longer on either side by about 2 inches, or so. This is not an exact science, so no need to worry about how many inches on either side, just some extra working room...

See the two hooks? You want to line up your wire or string to the center of each hook. Don't worry, it'll be really easy, once you get started : )

With the wire, you just wind it around the first hook, right in the middle where the nail/screw or picture hook will be... if you are hanging something that is really, really heavy, it would be a wise idea to make sure you find the stud (doesn't everyone want to find the stud! buh'dum-bum!) - by tapping on the wall, or use a stud-finder... when you're tapping on the wall, the sound will be different when you get to the stud, and there should be a stud every 12 inches....and use a very large screw to hold the extra weight, or a very large nail. I like the picture hanging kits you can get - very handy, and they'll say right on the package how much weight they will safely hold up.

So now you have the first point where you'll make a mark in pen on the wall, where you'll hammer in your nail, screw or picture hook. If you are using the picture hook, be sure to take into account the extra inch, or so, of the size of the picture hook...

Stretch the wire or string over to the other picture hook, and either just hold it tight in the center of each hook, or wind it around, so it's easier to see where to make your marks on the wall.

Now you are going to hold the string or wire up to the wall where you want to hang your picture, and make the marks. The great thing about the string or wire being held up against the wall, is you can get the other person, if there is someone else to give you a hand, to stand back and make sure it's straight...and you can see it for yourself, too. Make your first mark on the wall with a pen, then the second mark. 

Hmm, well, that's a terrible picture o' mah' hand! hahahaha!  Ah, well, is important to show you how to do this, right? Lol!  Ignore the hand.... lol!

Just hammer in the nail or put in the screw on each mark, and go ahead and carefully hang your picture or mirror. If it's really crazy heavy, would be so great if you had someone else helping you to hang it : )

Is easier to put one side on, first, then place the other side - is pretty hard to get both sides on at the same time - no need to struggle when you can do it one side at a time, right?

Conversely, and this is only for pieces that you might be hanging on the wall that aren't terribly heavy, you could attach some serious wire between the two hooks and hang it from a center nail, but just be super-careful that it will hold, especially if you happen to live in an earthquake zone.

There, all done!  Took only a few minutes, and it's safe and secure, and looks great!  Yahoo!  I can see what me looks like on mah' way out the door! 

And that's my fancy desk - I love it sooo much!  I scored it for $100, I believe in mah' head - actually, cannot remember how much I got it for, but let's say you're moving, and you need a lot of new stuff, try to go through your local online places, like UsedVictoria, or UsedVancouver (do they have the Used...series in the States, yet? I love it, is great, and in Canada we have Kijiji, which is very useful - I've gotten some seriously great stuff through them, and met some really nice people, too : )  Suss it out, first, and if you have any reservations, don't go, it's just an item for your house... you know the safety drill! lol!

Oh, and here's a little tidbit about my beautiful desk/armoire... the moving guy moved it without me knowihg he was on his way - is a little backward, here, sometimes, with people not seeming to understand how texting works... blah!!  Like, if you text me at 9:30pm to say you're on your way with the armoire, and in no way am I expecting to see a mover at 9:30 at NIGHT, and you don't get a text back, that's because I did not get your text, so this is not going to work, right??  Well, apparently, that's not how things go down, around here, so I get a call from this mover's WIFE, which was so weird, to say is he there? What the hellll??  Whole thing, so crazy. Ended up, the guy was nice enough, but he didn't bring any moving equipment, and this armoire weighed a ton, so I had to go get my own equipment out of my car... how many girls have their own moving equipment?? lol! Anyway, so now I'm helping, too, and when we went to bring the armoire out of the elevator, it wouldn't budge, so I said, oh, there's a lip on the elevator entrance, we'll have to lift it up on one side, and did this guy listen to me? No. Because I'm not a man,. That is the sort of thing that infuriates me - when a man will only listen to another man - ugh! 

So the mover insisted on doing it his way, and the whole armoire cracked in two, started falling apart, right in front of my eyes - was awful, and insanely dangerous. It fell apart, entirely, by the time we got it down the hall to my apartment... what a disaster, and he still charged me $60 for the move - bleah!!  What a joke. And then it sat in the corner for about a year, I had no way of getting it back together, it was soo heavy, and so much work, like a puzzle, to piece it all back together, so, eventually, I found a fantastic carpenter (took me a year to even find a reliable carpenter), Sean, I think his name was, and he put it together - but took 4 of us to lift the thing up, and put it in place... but it looks great, now, right? lol!  hahaha!  Just took a minute to get it all done, but now my desk looks how I had visualized it, and I loves it!! 

See you soon, and I hope this little idea helps you out, too, makes your life a little easier! : )  Ailsa : )

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Okay, 'til next time!! Go haz you'self Lots of Fun!! Ailsa : )

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#BB16 - Aaawww, Caleb's on his way to the Big Brother Jury House, & now we're down to the Final 3!

#BB16 - Aaawww, Caleb's on his way to the Big Brother Jury House, and now we're down to the Final 3!   Oooh, Caleb is soo cute, and so trusting, plus Caleb's a War Vet... that's huge, so I'm sure there's an enormous future for Beastmode Cowboy, too...what a good guy...so sad that he told Julie Chen that his mother always said he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box - oh, no! Dat a tewwible thing to say to your kid - jus'a focus on da good stuffs...but sometimes people who have grown up hearing crap from their parents do really well as adults... still, it would be great if parents could be very good to their children, right? How different would our world be? 

There's another nice picture of Caleb, Beastmode Cowboy - very sweet that he was telling Victoria all the great things that are bound to be in his future - I'm sure they will, Caleb! And I hope Caleb can find a really lovely country girl who will love him back, and not get obsessed with Amber... find a new girl, Caleb! lol!

Oh, Cody, he's on a run....so great that Cody won the Veto, tonight - a very tough competition, so it's good that he won, and got to keep himself safe, and send Caleb to the Big Brother Jury House... was interesting the scenes with Frankie in the HOH room, saying he would control the whole jury, and that really made Caleb and Cody mad... I think Derrick just keeps his cool, no matter what...

Wow, Derrick is thiis much closer to winning the $500,000, PLUS the extra #TeamAmerica $50,000 - wow, if Derrick wins Big Brother, that's soo much money, plus all the money Derrick has won from all the completed #TeamAmerica missions... and it was soo cute when Derrick got a 'Holla' from his sweet little daughter and his wife. Really brought it home that Derrick's a family man, and everyone loves that, for sure - very sweet!

Well, there might be a few more stressful days for Derrick and Cody, and it's hard to say if Cody knows Derrick is planning to take Victoria to the Final Two with him....if that still happens, but it looks like that's how the whole Big Brother Final Two will go...

And no wonder Victoria has such a big smile - wow, Final Three! Good for her, regardless of how she got there - it takes a great social game to get to the Final Three, and not win any competitions?  Hey, if it works for Victoria, you go, girl! 

At this stage, each of the Final Three, Derrick, Cody and Victoria, they all are great players, to have made it this far... oh, and speaking of great players, did you see the bit on Big Brother where you can pop into cbs.com/bigbrother, and sign up to be a member of the Big Brother cast for the next Big Brother?? That's huuuge!  That could be YOU, baby!! Give it a try!! I'll root for you! (Hmmm, that looks weird - root?  haha!  am I too tired from a ludicrously long gym time, today, and now I've forgotten things like words?? haha!  Sounded right, in mah' head! lol!)

Otay, need some sweeties, or'a sumthin' good! lol!  Go have a wee schnack, too - oh, and the Referendum vote for Scottish Independence is tomorrow - Yahooo!!  Will be an exciting week, all around - lol!  Big Brother Hugs!  Ailsa : )

#BB16 - Bye Bye Frankie! Aaaww, he had a good run - now it's on to a Great Big Sparkly Future! and the future looks Bright for Frankie!

#BB16 - Bye Bye Frankie! Aaaww, he had a good run - now it's on to a Great Big Sparkly Future! and the future looks Bright for Frankie!


Oooh, poor Frankie, he was finally evicted from the Big Brother house...it realy looked like Frankie was gonna make it all the way to the Final Two, in the BB house, but that would've meant he would probably have won the whole $500,00....plus another $50,000, from the new #TeamAmerica prize - wow, an additional $50 Grand for the winner of Big Brother, if the winner is a part of #TeamAmerica, so that just leaves Derrick, now, and I would looove to see Derrick win Big Brother, take it all home to his lovely little family!  That would be so sweet : )

So Frankie had good reason to worry about who was still on his side, this week... Cody won the Veto competition, and kept Caleb's nominations the same, so that left Victoria and Frankie on the block... and for a minute there, you never know whether Victoria might be sent home, but, Derrick really seems to want to take Victoria to the end, since he believes he can win against Victoria, but you can never bank on anything in the Big Brother house, because the jurors might decide that maybe Victoria had a good social game, to get all the way to the end, let alone to the Final Four, or they might be irritated that a floater, for the most part, not winning any competitions, just being brought along, is not worth $500,000, the Derrick WOULD win... but we'll have to see who ends up in the Final Two - right now, Derrick, Cody and Caleb are all worthy of winning Big Brother, but, then, so is Victoria, since she did make it all the way to the end, and that not easy, right? lol! 

I just thought this was such a sweet picture of Frankie and his beloved Grandfather, so I thought you would like to see this pic, too... oh, and let me go grab that link for you for Frankie's charity, too... buildOn.  Good for Frankie - he was great on Big Brother, and we'll get to see him, again, on the Big Brother Finale, and I have a feeling that Frankie has a very, very bright and glittery future ahead of him : )  And I loved that Frankie had the glitter a'ready when he went out to meet Julie Chen, and he was sooo excited to see Julie - very sweet, very entertaining - lots of smiles for Frankie...and he really put his charity on the map, and gave them lots of TV time, so I'm sure he'll raise a ton of money for them  and he has all his winnings from #TeamAmerica to donate to buildOn, so that's fantastico! 

 Frankie's charity that he's playing Big Brother for is buildOn, to help children in Africa.  I just linked it to Frankie's page, so you'll see a nice little message from Frankie, too - very sweet! : )  @buildOn

Oooh, and I wonder if Ariana Grande will come on the Big Brother Finale, next week??  Oooh, wouldn't that be a fantastic treat?? I loove Ariana Grande - every song, fantastic : )  Love it!  What a great pic, eh?  Ariana Grande is a gorgeous girl, and I love how close Frankie and Ariana are, and what a lovely family they have : )

Now we just need Derrick to win Big Brother and he'll get the extra $50,000 from the last card from #TeamAmerica - wow, that's huuuge!  But, really, I'd be so happy for any of the Big Brother houseguests, now - Caleb (aka Beastmode Cowboy - haha!  Caleb has worked sooo hard), and Cody - man, he's a beast, too, and super-smart, and has all those big student loans to take care of... and Victoria says she wants to be able to help her family, but I hope she reads some financial advice, learns how to manage her own money, and not make the mistakes her parents made, since she should be starting out her own life, and I'm sure that's what her parents would want for her, too, to set herself up for a good financial future... 

Good Luck to the Final Four! They're all great people - yahoo! I love when Good People get lots of money - and other opportunities : ) 

Big Brother 16 - Caleb Wins the HOH - Frankie, Watch out!

#BB16 - Caleb Wins the HOH - Frankie, Watch out!

Oooh, Frankie's gotta really watch his back, this week, in the Big Brother house... and even though Caleb nominated Frankie and Victoria, it seems like it's pretty much a given that Frankie will go home, if he doesn't win the Veto... Frankie is such a huge threat, he's a total beast on the competitions - interesting that Cody thinks Frankie didn't really try in the HOH competition, but I don't see that - Frankie's a fighter, he knew he needed to win.  I wonder if Frankie had kept it a secret that his sister is Ariana Grande, and that he's playing for charity, would he have been more likely to win Big Brother?  Not that he's gone, yet, but.... yikes, that's a little too close for comfort, for Frankie...

So now Derrick and Caleb really have to look very closely at who is the best person to take to the end - it sure looks like people would like to sit across from Victoria, because she seems so weak, and can't win any competitions, gives up so easily and readily... but, now, I wonder how much that changes? Is it, like on the last Survivor, better to take a worthy adversary, and risk the $500,000., or is it better to bring a really weak player, and hope the jury chooses the stronger player (i.e., Derrick, Cody, Frankie  or Caleb...whoever makes it to the Final Two... ).  Poor old Caleb looks like he's shown his cards, too much, by saying he would put Derrick on the block - that won't bode well for Caleb, later...will be interesting to see how it all plays out on Big Brother, this close to the end : )

So, for the Luxury Competition, Cody finally got to take off his Dinosaur costume - and he was thrilled about that - lol!  But he was super-cute in that costume, especially when he put his arms up - funny! haha!   And you can see Derrick, Cody and Caleb really studying all the faces for the next Veto Competition... 

 And Hayden was soo cute when he won the Luxury Competition, and wanted to let Nicole win, instead of him... that was sweet... but it's always good to remember that most of those showmances (and lots of regular relationships) are relatively short-lived, and Hayden would feel sick about handing over $5 Grand to someone he never sees, any more, ---oooh, who's a little cynic? lol!  So I'm glad that Nicole said for Hayden to win the Luxury comp fair and square - then she's not beholden to him, either... is much better, that way... but it was a very sweet gesture : )



And it was super-funny when the Houseguests up in the HOH room are first told about being able to choose their competitor, from the jury members back in the Big Brother house, and Frankie says, "Oooh, I looove gambling!"  - very funny! Made me laugh! lol!


What a terrible mess the jurors made in the Big Brother house - the regular Big Brother houseguests are furious with the mess the jurors made, especially Jocasta, since she upended the yucky garbage, looking for the discs for the luxury comp... but what a mess they all made - that seemed unnecessary... and, omg, I cannot stand that stoopid pretend telephone call - that can be super-funny - remember when Ellen Degeneres did that as part of her stand up? Hilarious. And Bob Newhart is a master of the pretend phone call, but not Jocasta - nooo. she cannot pull that off - and those stoopid bowties have to go, too... and the guy on #TheSinglesProject has to lose his bowties, too - waay too Republican, or something - yick. Not that you can't be Republican - be anything you like, right, but skip the bowtie... that hardly ever looks good on anyone... maybe with a tuxedo...


Hahaha, we're just watching the new American Dad, and the dad has gotten himself a pit bull, and called him 'Manslaughter' - hahahahaha! Now THAT'S funny! lol!

So we have a lot o' Big Brother, this week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - and then Sunday!  That's a lot o' Big Brother - yahoo!! See you, soon!  Hope you're having a great time, doing whatever you love to do the mostest! Ailsa : )

Men, Women & Money, by Kevin O'Leary...Ooh, you're gonna learn soo much, and laugh all the way through, too! #Money

 There you go - I feel like Kevin O'Leary would be cool with this ad, because it'll save you money, and Kevin O'Leary wants you to understand every aspect of your money - it's one of the most important things to know - my hope is that all schools will add the Study of Money, to truly understand how money works, and how to make it work for you, to all students, so they can graduate from High School, and be able to manage their money well.  wouldn't THAT be great!

And I personally think that there's far too much onus put on high school students, especially in the States, to master Algebra, and too much time is focused on that, when that valuable time could be put to much better use, teaching our students real world math, and all about money. Come on, you know it's just a political thing to teach that much algebra. Too many kids can't grasp the concepts, and complex mathematical problems are introduced far too early, is many schools, now, for political reasons, not because they're ready... the new thinking, is, if we just keep putting this in front of the kids' faces, they'll get used to seeing it by High School.  what it does, is turn the kids off, and scare them into thinking they'll never learn the concepts.  so, whoever came up with this 'brilliant' idea, has probably never taught any actual students, and is probably making some serious bank off of it... same thing with standardized Testing - that's a money-run, right there, not particularly effective at monitoring how much the student has learned. That money for standardized Testing could be better used to actually teach the kids.  There.

That's my little two cents worth, right there! lol!

Men, Women and Money, by Kevin O'Leary...Ooh, you're gonna learn soo much, and laugh all the way through, too!

     This is my new favourite book!  Man, I just love learning more about money! I love it!  Learning and money... why not understand money, inside and out, and let soo much more money flow into your life, right?

I would like to see books like this one, Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women and Money, in every high school, college and university curriculum - there have to be real courses for everyone on how to manage their money, how money really works, how to get money, and how to keep money. 

Money is Freedom, and when that can be learned and truly understood, we'll make some serious headway to a much better existence, personally, and collectively.  

Oh, man, I just love Kevin O'Leary - you might know him as Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank, a great show, or from the Canadian version of Shark Tank, The Dragon's Den.  Kevin O'Leary calls it like it is, and we need more of that - straight up answers, and he's super-funny, too, soo, you know I love that, right? lol!  Make me laugh, you've got me! lol!

So if you're looking for a quick way to gain a thorough understanding of money, and how it matters to you, and all your loved ones, this is the book for you - you'll love it, then you'll want everyone you know to read it - it's just that good! : )  

   Now I'm reading the next Kevin O'Leary book (since, once I've found a great 'new-to-me' author, I just want to read everything they've written - lol!)... this one is the Cold Hard Truth on Business, Money and Life, by Kevin O'Leary.... again, it's brilliant - was all I could do to put it down for a minute to come and tell you all about Cold Hard Truth on Men, Women and Money - lol!

I love all of Kevin O'Leary's stories, so straight-up, tell-it-like-it-is...plus, it's fun for me to read about places I've been, too... and I have a new product that I want to launch, sooo, ooooh, will see what happens, there... is all fantastic advice if you have ever dreamt of starting your own business, or you are actively thinking about getting out there on your own, right now, or developing your own new ideas or products - this is the book for you, too - just brilliant. So smart, down to earth, practical ideas and excellent advice. If you have an Entrepreneurial Spirit, and doesn't everyone have an Entrepreneurial Spirit, even if it's tucked away, somewhere, you'll just love these books.



And just in case you're also a big fan of Shark Tank and The Dragon's Den, here are a few other books you might like : )





Oooh, interesting, right??


 This link will take you straight to Kevin O'Leary's Men, Women and Money - what could be more interesting than that?? lol!

#BBRewind on ##BB16 - Oooh, who's gonna win, this time around? Turn the Beat Around! (Are we all singing, now, or jus' me? lol!)

#BBRewind on ##BB16 - Oooh, who's gonna win, this time around? Turn the Beat Around! (Are we all singing, now, or jus' me? lol!)

So, right off the bat, did everyone get to know a little more of Victoria, tonight? lol! Well, it's important to mathc... and how lucky for the BBRewind Button to go off right when Derrick put his hand on the door, to go in for the Big vote... so with the BBRewind, we're goin' waaaay back a whole week, so now Victoria and Cody have come off the block, and now they're all in the Big Brother back yard, competeing, yet again, for the HOH that Frankie won, last week, and poor old Derrick has to sit this one out, too, since he had to sit the same HOH competition  out, the last time...


Sooo, now we've gotta look at what will each Big Brother house guests do if they win this HOH?  If Cody wins, I feel like he'll immediately put Frankie up - and, really, I'm pretty sure Frankie would be the target from everyone, at this stage, and I'm sure that Frankie is very well aware of that, since Frankie has won sooo many competitions - Frankie's a beast at competitions.... so, will be very interesting to see who wins this HOH, right? lol!  This is my life, right now - hahaha!  These are the people I think about the most (outside o' mah' little family! hahaha!)(And that gross creep at the gym that I hate - and I say 'that', because I have made this creep, [who is a woman, by the way - yuuuuuuck!!] into a 'thing', so I can deal with it a little better - ugh...will tell you more if it escalates even more, but am super-pisssed that my gym isn't taking this harassment seriously - who cares who is the harasser - harassment is harassment, right? And it's gross, no matter where it come from - harassment always needs to be stopped, let people live and let live, not annoy and upset other people... but I digress.... yuck!  That crap needs to go out of my mind, it's taking up far too much of my thinking time - lol! Bleah!!)

Ooh, poor ol' Cody has to wear his Dinosaur costume, again... but Cody is super-cute in his Dinosaur costume, so at least he'll be cute for the next week : )

#BBRewind - I laughed so hard when the Rewind Button went off, blinking lights, beeping horns, 'n such - hahaha!  Very funny, Big Brother... a lot of laughs, lately : )  Loved it. Haha! Made me laugh : )

Oooh, see you Sunday, then THREE times, next week - yahoo!!  Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - Thank YOU, Big Brother, fo all the great entertainment...and where will we get our little fix o' Reality TV, next? Oh, yeah, mah' fave Survivor! (Although, blah, it's another Blood vs. Water... don't really like that, hardly any showmances with all those relatives hangin' off their ankles - hahahaha!  Sowwwy!  Dat make'a me laugh! hahaha!  Okay, go haz you'self a whole lot'o fun!  Ailsa : )