Terri Rimmer

By Terri Rimmer When it comes to dressing up for Halloween, aim for the unique and original and let your mind wander at all the possibilities. Jot down ideas, brainstorm, write whatever comes to mind, no matter how silly or out or reach it seems at the time. If you’re strapped for cash and can’t afford to rent a costume, try these ideas: 1. Take large poster board big enough to cover your from the neck to your toes and write the word Crayola on it. Decorate it like a Crayola crayon would look like. Carry a coloring book for an extra touch if you want. I actually dressed up as this in college. 2. Go as a mixed up kid. On one side of your body, dress in one color with one pigtail, a different shoe that doesn’t match your other foot, different color socks, makeup on one side of your face, half of one shirt and the other half not matching; etc. 3. Go as a Blue Plate Special. Dress all in blue, tape a plastic blue plate to your chest with the words “Blue Plate Special” typed on a sheet of p...

By Terri Rimmer When decorating for the holidays it’s easy to get caught up in thinking that you have to have the next big thing. But, with a little planning and creativity, you can make your home look as beautiful as a picture in a magazine, and maybe even more so. Here’s some tips for making your house gorgeous for little or no money: 1. Use cotton balls on the tree branch tips. 2. Use costume jewelry necklaces you might own for garland 3. Scour yard sales and curbs for after yard sale throwaways for Christmas items. I have found boxes and boxes of stuff through the years that people get rid of. 4. If you can’t afford a tree and you have a Fica Tree, decorate it as you would a tree but lay off the heavy bulbs. 5. Use Christmas dish towels to put on the back of your toilet to cover the toilet tank. 6. Use Chinese restaurant miniature parasols you might get when going out to eat to snuggle in the branches of the tree. 7. Hang your Christmas cards received on a clothesline going across ...

“How My Cat Taught Me About A Higher Power” By Cindy Persico Like most of us I struggle with the concept of “Higher Power” or H.P. and my understanding has grown thankfully over the years that on most days I can feel centered and well-cared for by this Higher Power thanks to Alanon. That isn’t always the case. In 2003 my brother-in-law was killed in a car accident. Watching my sister, Joy, struggle with her grief has been particularly painful and has called into question again how to make sense out of things that seem so senseless. What good can come from this? Hello, God, Are you still there? Will you take care of Joy? She’s so scared and sure this isn’t what should be happening at all. One day I had to take Eunice, my cat, to the vet. She shivered, and shook, and cried, certain this couldn’t possibly be what should be happening at all. I reassured her as best I could; yet again had a flash that this is exactly how life feels sometimes. I’m sure that whatever is happening is all wrong...

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