INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (8044,1,'2011-10-24 20:07:56','2011-10-25 03:07:56','There is a song that is about to take the nation...no, the WORLD...by storm!  You haven\'t heard it yet, but it\'s called \"Bella is so Cute\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI admit that the song title isn\'t all that original, but the concept behind the making of the song is beyond clever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of the app \"Songify\"? World\'s Most Precious Niece showed it to me on her iTouch.  You speak a few words and phrases into the iTouch\'s microphone, and the app regurgitates a song.  In this case, it is a song that refuses to leave my head.  It haunts me during long plane rides, while I\'m trying to fall asleep, and while I\'m driving to work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis Songified song is DESTINED to be a one hit wonder.  I can FEEL it!  I live in a country where talentless, vapid <strong><a href=\"http://guestofaguest.com/television/which-real-housewife-has-the-best-song/\" target=\"_blank\">Real Housewives</a></strong> produce one hit wonders!  Whose to say World\'s Most Precious Niece, inspired by World\'s Most Precious Pooch and helped by <strong><a href=\"http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/2011/07/our-free-app-songify-is-songifying-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">ingenious app designers</a>, </strong>can\'t achieve MegaStardom?!?!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/L-QzWvncyhk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Here are the words that WMPN uttered for Songification:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella is so cute.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella Boo</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>She hijacked a computer.  </em>(You can read all about the hijacking in <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/06/day-220-my-dog-hijacked-my-computer/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this blog post</strong>.</a>)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>My Aunt calls her Little Miss B.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat\'s all, folks!  Pretty amazing, isn\'t it?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can download The Gregory Brothers\' stellar Songify app <strong><a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songify/id438735719?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 363:  Bella The One Hit Wonder Dog! ','','inherit','open','open','','8034-revision-10','','','2011-10-24 20:07:56','2011-10-25 03:07:56','',8034,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/24/8034-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(8045,1,'2011-10-24 20:08:38','2011-10-25 03:08:38','There is a song that is about to take the nation...no, the WORLD...by storm!  You haven\'t heard it yet, but it\'s called \"Bella is so Cute\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI admit that the song title isn\'t all that original, but the concept behind the making of the song is beyond clever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of the app \"Songify\"? World\'s Most Precious Niece showed it to me on her iTouch.  You speak a few words and phrases into the iTouch\'s microphone, and the app regurgitates a song.  In this case, it is a song that refuses to leave my head.  It haunts me during long plane rides, while I\'m trying to fall asleep, and while I\'m driving to work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis Songified song is DESTINED to be a one hit wonder.  I can FEEL it!  I live in a country where talentless, vapid <strong><a href=\"http://guestofaguest.com/television/which-real-housewife-has-the-best-song/\" target=\"_blank\">Real Housewives</a></strong> produce one hit wonders!  Whose to say World\'s Most Precious Niece, inspired by World\'s Most Precious Pooch and helped by <strong><a href=\"http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/2011/07/our-free-app-songify-is-songifying-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">ingenious app designers</a>, </strong>can\'t achieve MegaStardom?!?!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/L-QzWvncyhk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Here are the words that WMPN uttered for Songification:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella is so cute.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella Boo</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>She hijacked a computer.  </em>(You can read all about the hijacking in <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/06/day-220-my-dog-hijacked-my-computer/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this blog post</strong>.</a>)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>My Aunt calls her Little Miss B.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat\'s all, folks!  Pretty amazing, isn\'t it?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can download The Gregory Brothers\' stellar Songify app <strong><a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songify/id438735719?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 363:  Bella The One Hit Wonder Dog! ','','inherit','open','open','','8034-revision-11','','','2011-10-24 20:08:38','2011-10-25 03:08:38','',8034,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/24/8034-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(8046,1,'2011-10-24 20:09:03','2011-10-25 03:09:03','There is a song that is about to take the nation...no, the WORLD...by storm!  You haven\'t heard it yet, but it\'s called \"Bella is so Cute\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI admit that the song title isn\'t all that original, but the concept behind the making of the song is beyond clever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHave you heard of the app \"Songify\"? World\'s Most Precious Niece showed it to me on her iTouch.  You speak a few words and phrases into the iTouch\'s microphone, and the app regurgitates a song.  In this case, it is a song that refuses to leave my head.  It haunts me during long plane rides, while I\'m trying to fall asleep, and while I\'m driving to work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis Songified song is DESTINED to be a one hit wonder.  I can FEEL it!  I live in a country where talentless, vapid <strong><a href=\"http://guestofaguest.com/television/which-real-housewife-has-the-best-song/\" target=\"_blank\">Real Housewives</a></strong> produce one hit wonders!  Whose to say World\'s Most Precious Niece, inspired by World\'s Most Precious Pooch and helped by <strong><a href=\"http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/2011/07/our-free-app-songify-is-songifying-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">ingenious app designers</a>, </strong>can\'t achieve MegaStardom?!?!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/L-QzWvncyhk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"></iframe>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Here are the words that WMPN uttered for Songification:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella is so cute.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella Boo</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Bella</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>She hijacked a computer.  </em>(You can read all about the hijacking in <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/06/day-220-my-dog-hijacked-my-computer/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this blog post</strong>.</a>)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>My Aunt calls her Little Miss B.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat\'s all, folks!  Pretty amazing, isn\'t it?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can download The Gregory Brothers\' stellar Songify app <strong><a href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/songify/id438735719?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 363:  Bella The One Hit Wonder Dog! ','','inherit','open','open','','8034-revision-12','','','2011-10-24 20:09:03','2011-10-25 03:09:03','',8034,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/24/8034-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(8143,1,'2011-11-02 20:49:37','2011-11-03 03:49:37','[caption id=\"attachment_8144\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Halloween 2011 at Noble Publishing Superpower **\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" title=\"104\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nI\'m currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I\'m a bit . . . . bored.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR\'d episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLast night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <strong><a href=\"http://www.eonline.com/e/enews/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>E! News</em>.</a></strong>  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>So....one more week to go!  Yay!  I\'ll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>On January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It\'s a secret for now!)</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book <em>The Wishing Year</em>, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href=\"http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, \"Discuss!\"  (Go <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376\" target=\"_blank\">here </a></strong>to do just that.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs for the next week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/\" target=\"_blank\"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We\'re reading from now through December 10th-ish.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n** Before I found myself swimming in the <em>E! News</em> gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 is not pictured above because she had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>We won \"Most Innovative\".</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reputedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which <em>I am sure</em> will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this \"innovative\".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','One more week!  (And Halloween Modern Family Style.)','','publish','open','open','','one-more-week-and-halloween-modern-family-style','','','2011-11-03 09:03:55','2011-11-03 16:03:55','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=8143',0,'post','',3),(8048,1,'2011-07-05 21:59:26','2011-07-06 04:59:26','I love it when, at 41, I hear of something off-beat that I\'ve never heard of before.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen Sarah told me about the Goldfish Races at <strong><a href=\"http://www.arcadiatavern.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Arcadia Tavern</a></strong> on Thursday nights, I knew that I had to try it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI showed up not knowing what to expect, except for the Sweet Potato Tater Tots that Sarah had previously built up to great culinary heights.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6360\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"They were everything Sarah said they would be and more!\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300032.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6360\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300032-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt 9:30, they announced that the Goldfish Races would soon begin.  We were asked to choose a cup with a goldfish and name it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSarah and Tim named their fish in a heartbeat:  Hermes and Mark Spitz, respectively.  [Although there was initial confusion with the MC who was born in 1984 (I asked) and wrote \"Mark Spence\".]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI took a good ten minutes to come up with best possible name for my fishie.  I finally decided on Fifi Le Rue.  (Or Fee Fee La Roux to Mr. 1984.  Hey -- I was impressed that he knew \"roux\".  But then again, he does work in the culinary industry.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300033.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6362\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300033-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn our first heat, Fifi/Fee Fee and I were competing against the rocket scientist/Beavis and Butthead aficionado named Master Baiter.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo, he is not a 7th grader.  Take a look.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300042.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6363\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd the winner is...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6364\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Sis, make sure to hide this one from World&#39;s Most Precious Niece &amp; Nephew. Yet another intellectual giant in the heat above me.\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300045.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6364 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300045-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSarah and Hermes won their first heat as well!  Unfortunately, Tim and Mark Spence/Spitz didn\'t advance.  Mark Spence/Spitz turned out to be a feisty little fish who had big dreams of being a salmon and swam upstream.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300047.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6377\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300047-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMark Spence/Spitz continued to rebel by JUMPING OUT OF HIS CUP at the table later on that night!!!!  Was it acrobatics or a suicide attempt to escape the race scene on Thursday nights?  We will never know.  Fortunately, Tim and Mr. 1984 rescued him in time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn to the second heat...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300048.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6367\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300048-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd the third...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300057.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6368\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300057-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd the winner is...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300060.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6370\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300060-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6371\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"225\" caption=\"Everyone&#39;s been asking about the big band aid. I burned myself on the barbecue. :-(\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6371\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300052-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWell, well, well...Look who\'s competing against one another in the finals?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300061.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6372\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300061-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAllow me to share what happened just before the final heat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSarah and I and our fishies had been competing on the same side of the \"track\" in our previous heats.  I naturally walked to this side for the final heat.  Sarah, in touch with her inner 5 year-old, shouted, \"I call this side!\"  Me, in touch with my inner two year-old, dumped Fifi/Fee Fee from her cup into the starting \"gate\" on the coveted \"side\" before Sarah arrived in her place.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs if THAT isn\'t appalling enough...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBefore every heat, I looked my opponent in the eye and wished them good luck.  (Master Baiter is the only one who ignored me, by the way.  What a shocker.  All of the other contestants looked surprised, smiled, and returned the well wishes.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t say for certain, because my memory is spotty from the final heat nerves (now I know how Olympians feel when they\'re going for the gold), but I think that I may have forgotten to wish Sarah good luck.  That\'s right.  I failed to bestow good sportsmanship on one of my closest friends.  Isn\'t that special?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTeam Sarah/Hermes and Team Michelle/Fifi/Fee Fee swam <del>neck and neck</del> gill and gill until the very end when I got water in my eye and completely lost track of Fifi/Fee Fee.  Was it Sarah\'s inner 5 year-old shooting water in my eye or my excited inner two year-old blowing way too many bubbles?  We will never know.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd the winner is...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6373\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Sarah and Hermes!\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300062.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6373\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300062-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6374\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"225\" caption=\"Sarah won a beach chair, and I won a $15 gift certificate to the tavern!\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300068.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6374\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300068-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA whale of a congratulations to Sarah and Hermes!  Sarah, my inner two year-old apologizes to your inner five year-old for her atrocious manners pre-finals.  You deserved to win.  :-D\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFifi/Fee Fee, I never dreamed that we would make it so far.  Thanks for being the greatest fishie that a girl could ask for.  I will miss you.  Sniff, sniff.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6375\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Heart of a Champion\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300067.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-6375 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/P6300067-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*****\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI bet you\'re wondering what happens to these fishies post-race.  Often during these bloggy adventures, I fancy myself a reporter and pepper standers-by with questions.  On this night, Mr. 1984 was my <del>victim</del> interviewee.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMr. 1984 explained that the fishies return to the tank after their night of frolic.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCutting to the chase, I immediately inquired about the death count.  Surprisingly, there are only a couple of casualties a week.  Although there was that one week when someone forgot to clean the tank and ALL of the fishies were doing the dead fish float when he arrived at work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy next question was obvious:  Do they have a proper fishie burial out back?  (The tavern has a nice-sized patio.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNah.  The fishies are flushed down the toilet.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI made a sad face.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMr. 1984 quickly recovered by explaining that he often buries the fishies in the potted plants as fertilizer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI made a happy face.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 277:  Off to the Goldfish Races','','inherit','open','open','','6358-revision-20','','','2011-07-05 21:59:26','2011-07-06 04:59:26','',6358,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/05/6358-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(8049,1,'2011-10-04 21:20:11','2011-10-05 04:20:11','[caption id=\"attachment_7729\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\" caption=\"By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea!\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150062.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7729\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150062-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne year ago from Day 354, I took off the training wheels and <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/09/15/day-1-look-mom-im-a-big-girl-blogger-now/\" target=\"_blank\">started a big girl blog</a> </strong>on my birthday.  Stuck in a funk, I dreamed up an idea of Living Curiously each day for 365 days.  On September 15th, 2010, I never imagined that I would be celebrating my 42nd birthday by cycling through the hills of Tuscany with my cousins.  This Late Bloomer had never been to Europe, although I had always hoped for \"someday\".  Living Curiously magically transformed \"someday\" into \"now\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(If you\'re wondering why September 15th, 2011 was not Day 365, good catch!  You can find out why <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/11/to-be-continued/\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></strong>.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 354, our tour group met on the veranda of the <strong><a href=\"http://www.agrihotel-elisabetta.it/elisabetta/english/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Agrihotel Elisabetta</a></strong> at 8 a.m. for a delicious and nutritious breakfast.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCorrection:  The group met for breakfast each day at 8 a.m. while I swept in circa 8:11 wondering how <em>on earth</em> this early start-time fit into vacation parameters.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy breakfast of choice each morning was a thick slice of hearty, whole-grain artisan bread slathered with protein-rich ricotta and a drizzle of honey.  And a cappuccino, of course.  The first of many throughout the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFabio 1 and Fabio 2 -- always \"on\", organized, and funny -- showed up at 8:30 for a debrief of the day\'s itinerary.  All of the other 16 tour members had their directions handy and ready to mark up for the journey ahead.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBaby M opted to continue to sip her cappuccino and munch on her new-found favorite breakfast because why <em>on earth</em> would I a) tax my brain with directions while I\'M ON VACATION and b) mess with directions when I had Fabio 1 as my personal tour guide???  (If you have no idea what I\'m referring to, please refer to <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/02/day-353-its-just-like-getting-back-on-a-bike-riiiggghhhht/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 353</a></strong>.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7726\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"225\" caption=\"Following directions is a drag. Personal coaching is much preferred.\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150060.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7726\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150060-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe set off to enjoy a 15 mile morning ride where we caught our first glimpse of the sea!  I\'m an ocean baby at heart, and I couldn\'t have hand-picked a more satisfying birthday present.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn case you\'re wondering whether or not this was a nude beach . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWalking our bikes along the shore, my cousin nearly threw his neck out whilst craning his head to watch a woman relax into her birthday suit.  She was probably around 70.  But she was naked as a jaybird.  That\'s all that mattered.  American men are so predictable!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI would like to think that I am beyond that.  Here\'s what caught my eye:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150065.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7736\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150065-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere are numerous reasons why I love Italia.  Their dog-friendly culture is one of them.  If I lived there, I would take Bella down to the dog beach every chance I could.  Even the dogs are living La Dolce Vita!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the end of the morning, after a pretty significant uphill (which I properly trained for with those \"hill\"-crazed spin instructors), we were rewarded with a view of yet another quaint medieval village, Casale Marritimo.  (The original settlement dates back to the Etruscans of the 5th century BC!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150089.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7737\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150089-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150078.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7738\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150078-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing our brief excursion into the village, we all gathered for a luscious picnic prepared by Fabio 2.  The picnic included some sort of Italian cake loaded with candles for birthday wishes, but since I was in the midst of this surprise, I didn\'t take a photo.  Ladies, hopefully Fabio 1 feeding The Birthday Girl pineapple juice will suffice.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150088.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7739\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150088-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150066.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7740\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150066-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith full bellies and a few sips of a REALLY POTENT Italian wine that I can\'t recall the name of, we headed into the pine forest for a cool and breezy 18 mile afternoon ride.  Our only stops were for water and G.O.D.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7741\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"225\" caption=\"Water Break\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150064.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7741\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150064-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nG.O.D. = Gelato of the Day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI tried the Fig and Ricotta along with the Vanilla Milk one that I can\'t remember the name of in Italian.  (Fongool!  What\'s the matter with me?!?!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs if all this weren\'t enough to make my birthday the Best EVER, how about . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHalf-naked Italian men unloading grapes back at Agrihotel Elisabetta (American women are so predictable!),\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150093.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7742\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150093-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\na taste test between homemade limoncello and \"industrial\" limoncello (homemade wins!),\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150099.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7743\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150099-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\na Fabio 1 group tutorial on the wonders of grappa (I tasted it just as he instructed, and it didn\'t kill me!),\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150100.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7744\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150100-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nand a 2nd birthday cake and candle surprise!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150098.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7745\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9150098-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSurely when you are given the rare opportunity to make a birthday wish twice on one birthday, it means that your wish really will come true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat do you think?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre you dreaming of an Italian Escape?  If you would like more information on The Tuscan Coast bicycle tour, please visit <strong><a href=\"http://www.vbt.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.vbt.com.</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 354:  What a Difference a Year Makes! ','','inherit','open','open','','7724-revision-27','','','2011-10-04 21:20:11','2011-10-05 04:20:11','',7724,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/04/7724-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(8050,1,'2011-10-16 20:07:29','2011-10-17 03:07:29','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190131.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7882\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190131-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>In case you\'ve missed the past few blog posts, here\'s a recap:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/11/day-356-my-very-first-concussion-italian-style/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 356</a></strong>, I crash-boom-splatted, hit my head, cracked my helmet, and was absolutely fine except for a Massive Headache.  The tour leaders asked me to sit the rest of the day out.  Phooey.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357</a></strong>, Massive Headache/Massive Head Squeeze continued, and I wisely chose to stay cooped up in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male who spoiled me rotten with cappuccinos, gelato, and excessive compliments.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 358, the last cycling day of our tour, I felt a bit better and decided to get my hiney back on that bike.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMany of you who remember the details from Day 356 are now freaking out.  Everybody breathe!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYes, as it turns out, I had a concussion.  Yes, when you have a concussion, you are not allowed to do ANYTHING where you might hit your head again including...getting back on a bike.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhy?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecause if you slam your head into the pavement a second time, it could cause a brain bleed, which would cause the Late Bloomer to wilt.  Permanently.  Instead of blooming, she\'d be pushing up daisies.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Oops!  </strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlease recall that I didn\'t know I had a concussion until 12 days later when I checked my foggy, headachy self into the ER.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn the morning of Day 358, with the knowledge I had at that time, I sucked it up and rode.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe number one question that I\'ve been asked since is, \"Were you scared to ride after your crash?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo.  I wasn\'t scared.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was TERRIFIED!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut as they said in that old deodorant commercial, \"Never let them see you sweat.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI opted for the role of weakest link and hid at the back of the pack where Fabio 1 coached me through my comeback.  It\'s easier conquering your fears when coaxed by a gregarious Italian man with a sexy accent.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7883\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Weakest Link Advantages: Private Tour Guide Who Breaks for Kitties\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190128.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7883\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190128-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7885\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"225\" caption=\"And fills your water bottle for you.\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190130.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7885\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190130-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did it!  I cycled the full 28 miles that day, including a brutal uphill at the very end.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI originally planned to ride for the morning only, but I was sidetracked in the old town of Castiglione della Pescaia, and therefore missed the van back to Montebelli.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7888\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Sidetracked\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190134.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7888\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190134-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter imbibing a surprisingly well-made mojito, and yet another pizza for lunch, I was determined to hike up the hill to the castle.  The first inhabitants of this town were the Etruscans and the Romans.  During medieval times, a fortress was built to defend the city from pirate attacks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7890\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Yes, I needed to get up THERE. Maybe I should have drunk only 1/2 of the mojito.\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190141.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7890 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190141-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI am so glad that I missed that van.  Look at what I would have missed!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190155.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7894\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190155-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190156.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7895\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190156-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis is my new dream home.  I think I could live here.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190185.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7896\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190185-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190186.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7897\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190186-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe definition of Old World Charm, is it not?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190189.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7898\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190189-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190158.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7899\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190158-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe reward for the climb.  Fabio 1 told us that we\'d be able to see the island of Monte Cristo off in the distance.  I think that\'s it in the background of the photo on the right.  (Yes, we\'re talking about the island known for The Count!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190166.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7901\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190166-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190170.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7902\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9190170-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLeft:  Oh, what a view!\r\n\r\nRight:  Italians graffiti everything, and I do mean <em>everything</em>.  Click the photo on the right to enlarge and see what I mean.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI took a risk, and it paid off.  Don\'t you just love it when that happens?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\"><strong>Late Bloomer\'s Newfound Words of Wisdom:</strong>  </span>DO pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and ride all over again.  You might just create Memories of a Lifetime.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #008000;\"><strong>Late Bloomer\'s Newfound Words of Wisdom Part \"Due\" (That\'s \"two\" in Italian):</strong></span>  DON\'T consume a mojito at lunch, followed by half a bottle of wine at dinner, followed by a nightcap, and then board a bouncy bus for Rome the next day.  To be continued....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 358:  Picked Myself Up, Dusted Myself Off, and Rode All Over Again! ','','inherit','open','open','','7876-revision-32','','','2011-10-16 20:07:29','2011-10-17 03:07:29','',7876,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/16/7876-revision-32/',0,'revision','',0),(8365,1,'2011-12-13 17:56:00','2011-12-14 00:56:00','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?attachment_id=8350\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8350\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8350\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PC120028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>I\'ve never been showered with gifts by a man.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWell...I suppose that\'s not entirely true.  My father has always been extraordinarily generous.  And so has my uncle.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou get my point.  It\'s a bit on the pathetic side.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve never brooded about my fate because I\'m not someone who wants lots of things.  Just this past week, my mom put pressure on me for my Christmas Wish List for <em>days</em>.  I couldn\'t think of anything.  I called my sister for ideas.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Me:</strong>  What did you tell mom you wanted for Christmas?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Sis:</strong>  Nothing.  I couldn\'t think of anything.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI finally wrote a list of four things:  another pair of <strong>my favorite Gap PJs</strong> (they\'re the most comfy I\'ve ever worn!), <strong>a book,</strong> and I honestly can\'t remember the other two.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSee what I mean?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo....when the romantic interests of my life failed to lavish me with gifts, I didn\'t think about it.  Too much.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAlthough maybe these romantic interests should have thought about it a little more.  Because all women enjoy gifts of \"just because\" every now and then.  It\'s not the<em> things that make us feel special.</em>  It\'s the thoughtfulness.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Gifts from My Man from Far, Far Away','','inherit','open','open','','8346-revision-15','','','2011-12-13 17:56:00','2011-12-14 00:56:00','',8346,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/12/13/8346-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(8052,1,'2011-10-25 21:54:32','2011-10-26 04:54:32','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my <strong><a href=\"http://store.franklinplanner.com/store/category/cat1850016/US-All-Planners-%26-Refills\" target=\"_blank\">Franklin Covey Planner.</a></strong>  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking at least 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','publish','open','open','','day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club','','','2011-10-25 21:58:41','2011-10-26 04:58:41','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=8052',0,'post','',4),(8053,1,'2011-10-25 19:15:56','2011-10-26 02:15:56','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing makes you perk up, then you are more than welcome to join me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with thos','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision','','','2011-10-25 19:15:56','2011-10-26 02:15:56','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8054,1,'2011-10-25 19:36:14','2011-10-26 02:36:14','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-2','','','2011-10-25 19:36:14','2011-10-26 02:36:14','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(8055,1,'2011-10-25 19:39:14','2011-10-26 02:39:14','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous Tea Leaf Reading.  I knew that if they volunteered for the zany, then they would certainly sing up','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-3','','','2011-10-25 19:39:14','2011-10-26 02:39:14','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(8056,1,'2011-10-25 19:39:45','2011-10-26 02:39:45','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous Tea Leaf Reading.  I knew that if they volunteered for zany, then they would certainly sign up for dreaming.','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? 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','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-5','','','2011-10-25 19:41:36','2011-10-26 02:41:36','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(8058,1,'2011-10-25 19:41:40','2011-10-26 02:41:40','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous Tea Leaf Reading.  I knew that if they volunteered for zany, then they would certainly sign up for dreaming.','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-6','','','2011-10-25 19:41:40','2011-10-26 02:41:40','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(8060,1,'2011-10-25 19:57:05','2011-10-26 02:57:05','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">\r\n</span></blockquote>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-8','','','2011-10-25 19:57:05','2011-10-26 02:57:05','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(8059,1,'2011-10-25 19:54:56','2011-10-26 02:54:56','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span><span style=\"font-family: Wingdings;\">J</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Christmas Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!  </span><span style=\"font-family: Wingdings;\">J</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> ) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span><span style=\"font-family: Wingdings;\">J</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us on Tuesday! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">\r\n</span></blockquote>','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-7','','','2011-10-25 19:54:56','2011-10-26 02:54:56','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(8061,1,'2011-10-25 19:57:49','2011-10-26 02:57:49','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to xxx friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">\r\n</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow in the past,','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-9','','','2011-10-25 19:57:49','2011-10-26 02:57:49','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(8062,1,'2011-10-25 20:17:51','2011-10-26 03:17:51','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShow your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGet thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCheck back with me throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.  My 365 project has concluded (last soul-scintillating heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . .) but that doesn\'t mean Carpe Diem-ing comes to a screeching halt.  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRemember, you can always be updated of blog posts by\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-10','','','2011-10-25 20:17:51','2011-10-26 03:17:51','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(8064,1,'2011-10-25 20:22:10','2011-10-26 03:22:10','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShow your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGet thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCheck back with me throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*  My 365 project has concluded (last soul-scintillating heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . .) but that doesn\'t mean Carpe Diem-ing comes to a screeching halt.  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-12','','','2011-10-25 20:22:10','2011-10-26 03:22:10','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(8065,1,'2011-10-25 20:29:10','2011-10-26 03:29:10','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren’t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\nShow your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nGet thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nStick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nCheck back with me throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*  My 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-13','','','2011-10-25 20:29:10','2011-10-26 03:29:10','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(8066,1,'2011-10-25 20:31:30','2011-10-26 03:31:30','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-14','','','2011-10-25 20:31:30','2011-10-26 03:31:30','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(8067,1,'2011-10-25 20:32:34','2011-10-26 03:32:34','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n<ol>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\nWho\'s in?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-15','','','2011-10-25 20:32:34','2011-10-26 03:32:34','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(8072,1,'2011-10-25 20:41:09','2011-10-26 03:41:09','','images','','inherit','open','open','','images-2','','','2011-10-25 20:41:09','2011-10-26 03:41:09','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8068,1,'2011-10-25 20:32:55','2011-10-26 03:32:55','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-16','','','2011-10-25 20:32:55','2011-10-26 03:32:55','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(8070,1,'2011-10-25 20:35:26','2011-10-26 03:35:26','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-18','','','2011-10-25 20:35:26','2011-10-26 03:35:26','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(8069,1,'2011-10-25 20:33:50','2011-10-26 03:33:50','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-17','','','2011-10-25 20:33:50','2011-10-26 03:33:50','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(8071,1,'2011-10-25 20:37:10','2011-10-26 03:37:10','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-19','','','2011-10-25 20:37:10','2011-10-26 03:37:10','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(8073,1,'2011-10-25 20:38:40','2011-10-26 03:38:40','It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nWho\'s in?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-20','','','2011-10-25 20:38:40','2011-10-26 03:38:40','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(8074,1,'2011-10-25 20:41:40','2011-10-26 03:41:40','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\nWho\'s in?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-21','','','2011-10-25 20:41:40','2011-10-26 03:41:40','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(8075,1,'2011-10-25 20:42:37','2011-10-26 03:42:37','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-22','','','2011-10-25 20:42:37','2011-10-26 03:42:37','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(8076,1,'2011-10-25 20:43:25','2011-10-26 03:43:25','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWho\'s in?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-23','','','2011-10-25 20:43:25','2011-10-26 03:43:25','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(8077,1,'2011-10-25 20:44:08','2011-10-26 03:44:08','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-24','','','2011-10-25 20:44:08','2011-10-26 03:44:08','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(8078,1,'2011-10-25 20:44:50','2011-10-26 03:44:50','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-25','','','2011-10-25 20:44:50','2011-10-26 03:44:50','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(8079,1,'2011-10-25 20:46:20','2011-10-26 03:46:20','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong>Mondo Beyondo</strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-26','','','2011-10-25 20:46:20','2011-10-26 03:46:20','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(8080,1,'2011-10-25 20:48:19','2011-10-26 03:48:19','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-27','','','2011-10-25 20:48:19','2011-10-26 03:48:19','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(8081,1,'2011-10-25 20:48:54','2011-10-26 03:48:54','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-28','','','2011-10-25 20:48:54','2011-10-26 03:48:54','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(8082,1,'2011-10-25 20:50:42','2011-10-26 03:50:42','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle panicky sadness that I also encounter when approaching the conclusion of a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-29','','','2011-10-25 20:50:42','2011-10-26 03:50:42','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(8083,1,'2011-10-25 20:52:15','2011-10-26 03:52:15','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI tortWhat if I forgot everything I learned in the course?  What if I needed reminders or encouragement along the way?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  If so, here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-30','','','2011-10-25 20:52:15','2011-10-26 03:52:15','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-30/',0,'revision','',0),(8084,1,'2011-10-25 20:58:59','2011-10-26 03:58:59','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-tea and coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-31','','','2011-10-25 20:58:59','2011-10-26 03:58:59','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-31/',0,'revision','',0),(8085,1,'2011-10-25 20:59:59','2011-10-26 03:59:59','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-32','','','2011-10-25 20:59:59','2011-10-26 03:59:59','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-32/',0,'revision','',0),(8086,1,'2011-10-25 21:01:03','2011-10-26 04:01:03','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-33','','','2011-10-25 21:01:03','2011-10-26 04:01:03','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-33/',0,'revision','',0),(8087,1,'2011-10-25 21:01:20','2011-10-26 04:01:20','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-34','','','2011-10-25 21:01:20','2011-10-26 04:01:20','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-34/',0,'revision','',0),(8088,1,'2011-10-25 21:02:05','2011-10-26 04:02:05','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Who\'s in?</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-35','','','2011-10-25 21:02:05','2011-10-26 04:02:05','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-35/',0,'revision','',0),(8089,1,'2011-10-25 21:02:34','2011-10-26 04:02:34','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-36','','','2011-10-25 21:02:34','2011-10-26 04:02:34','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-36/',0,'revision','',0),(8090,1,'2011-10-25 21:03:33','2011-10-26 04:03:33','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-37','','','2011-10-25 21:03:33','2011-10-26 04:03:33','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-37/',0,'revision','',0),(8092,1,'2011-10-25 21:05:16','2011-10-26 04:05:16','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-39','','','2011-10-25 21:05:16','2011-10-26 04:05:16','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-39/',0,'revision','',0),(8091,1,'2011-10-25 21:04:12','2011-10-26 04:04:12','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-38','','','2011-10-25 21:04:12','2011-10-26 04:04:12','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-38/',0,'revision','',0),(8093,1,'2011-10-25 21:39:29','2011-10-26 04:39:29','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I always encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-40','','','2011-10-25 21:39:29','2011-10-26 04:39:29','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-40/',0,'revision','',0),(8094,1,'2011-10-25 21:42:00','2011-10-26 04:42:00','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or if that is impossible your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-41','','','2011-10-25 21:42:00','2011-10-26 04:42:00','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-41/',0,'revision','',0),(8096,1,'2011-10-25 21:47:24','2011-10-26 04:47:24','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-43','','','2011-10-25 21:47:24','2011-10-26 04:47:24','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-43/',0,'revision','',0),(8095,1,'2011-10-25 21:45:17','2011-10-26 04:45:17','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew there was a very good chance that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last <del>soul-scintillating</del> heart-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-42','','','2011-10-25 21:45:17','2011-10-26 04:45:17','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-42/',0,'revision','',0),(8097,1,'2011-10-25 21:47:49','2011-10-26 04:47:49','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.  So I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-44','','','2011-10-25 21:47:49','2011-10-26 04:47:49','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-44/',0,'revision','',0),(8098,1,'2011-10-25 21:49:23','2011-10-26 04:49:23','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.  But Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou haven\'t heard the last of me.  :-)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-45','','','2011-10-25 21:49:23','2011-10-26 04:49:23','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-45/',0,'revision','',0),(8099,1,'2011-10-25 21:51:13','2011-10-26 04:51:13','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-46','','','2011-10-25 21:51:13','2011-10-26 04:51:13','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-46/',0,'revision','',0),(8100,1,'2011-10-25 21:52:47','2011-10-26 04:52:47','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  D\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-47','','','2011-10-25 21:52:47','2011-10-26 04:52:47','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-47/',0,'revision','',0),(8101,1,'2011-10-25 21:53:58','2011-10-26 04:53:58','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-48','','','2011-10-25 21:53:58','2011-10-26 04:53:58','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-48/',0,'revision','',0),(8102,1,'2011-12-31 19:46:34','2012-01-01 02:46:34','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\n\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my <strong><a href=\"http://store.franklinplanner.com/store/category/cat1850016/US-All-Planners-%26-Refills\" target=\"_blank\">Franklin Covey Planner.</a></strong>  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking at least 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-autosave','','','2011-12-31 19:46:34','2012-01-01 02:46:34','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(8103,1,'2011-10-25 21:54:32','2011-10-26 04:54:32','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my Franklin Covey Planner.  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-49','','','2011-10-25 21:54:32','2011-10-26 04:54:32','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-49/',0,'revision','',0),(8104,1,'2011-10-25 21:56:59','2011-10-26 04:56:59','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my <strong><a href=\"http://store.franklinplanner.com/store/category/cat1850016/US-All-Planners-%26-Refills\" target=\"_blank\">Franklin Covey Planner.</a></strong>  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking at least 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-50','','','2011-10-25 21:56:59','2011-10-26 04:56:59','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-50/',0,'revision','',0),(8105,1,'2011-10-25 21:57:14','2011-10-26 04:57:14','<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8072\" title=\"images\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" /></a>It\'s really a book club.  But the book is about wishing.  Which is, of course, right up my alley.  And if the thought of wishing perks you up, then you are more than welcome to join my club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea all started with those sassy dreamers over at <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>.  I was nearing the end of their online course and starting to feel that subtle, panicky sadness that I similarly encounter when I am about to finish a great book.  I don\'t want to reach \"The End\".  I want to stay in that cocoon of make-believe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut <strong><a href=\"https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=121586&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=175709\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong> is all about <em>believing</em> in your dreams and <em>making</em> space for them to come true.  In order for dreams to take flight, you need to leave the cocoon, sister!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI grappled with thoughts of \"What if I forget everything I learned in the course?\" and \"What if I need reminders or encouragement along the way?\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMondo Beyondo provided the answer in one of their final installments, \"Better Together, Finding Your Tribe\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere is the suggestion that resonated most with me on that day:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Host a dreamer book discussion.</strong> Survey your current circle of friends for potential conversation partners about dreaming big.  Invite five avid readers to go through Noelle Oxenhandler’s “The Wishing Year” with you as a way to open up the topic of dreaming.  See what happens when dreaming is the primary topic of discussion for a scheduled period of time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next day I sent this email out to 11 friends at work, most of who had just joined me in the now-infamous <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=tea+leaf\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Leaf Reading.</a></strong>  I knew that if they were open for zany, then they would certainly be open for dreaming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><strong>Subject:</strong>  Book club, wishes, and tea!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Someone mentioned a book club the other day.  I’m not the type that can commit for a year, but I can commit for a book! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This one was suggested last night through Mondo Beyondo – an online course that I’m taking which is all about dreaming BIG!  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Here’s what I envision:  Reading this book November/December.  Maybe meeting for a coffee break periodically to discuss “chapters”, and then a Holiday Tea (on a weekend at a real tea house!</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">) at the very end to discuss the book and wishes for 2012.  Who’s in?  </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Feel free to forward to interested parties who weren\'t with us at the Tea Leaf Reading! </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-small;\"> </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.amazon.com/Wishing-Year-Memoir-Fulfilled-Desire/dp/1400064856</a></span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis took place back in August -- the home stretch of this blog when I had 49 blog days to live out loud.  In the whirlwind of Work, Life, Blog, Puppy, and soon-to-be International Travel, I knew that there was <em>a very good chance</em> that I would have forgotten this bright idea of a Book Club/Dreaming Club/Wishing Club.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I did what I always do when I absolutely positively MUST remember something:  I wrote it down in my <strong><a href=\"http://store.franklinplanner.com/store/category/cat1850016/US-All-Planners-%26-Refills\" target=\"_blank\">Franklin Covey Planner.</a></strong>  With a retractable<em> pencil</em>.  How\'s <em>that</em> for old-school?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Day 364, I logged on to Amazon and ordered the book.  I am officially committed to continue on the Dreaming Big flight, and I\'m taking at least 11 friends with me.   (10 accepted, and 1 more interested party joined.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;\">Are <em>you</em> interested in joining our Wishing Club?  We can have cyber-coffee talks here online!  Here are the 4 ridiculously easy steps that I would like for you to take pronto:</span></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Show your interest in the comment section below.  You can say, \"Yes!\", \"Sign me up!\", \"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!  I wouldn\'t miss this for the world!\" or something similar.</li>\r\n	<li>Get thee to your favorite Indie bookstore or, if that is impossible, your preferred online site and order <em>The Wishing Year</em> by Noelle Oxenhandler.</li>\r\n	<li>Stick your nose (as well as your open mind and heart) in the book on November 1st or soon thereafter.</li>\r\n	<li>Check back here throughout November and December for discussion and wishing.*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>Who\'s in?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy 365 project is almost a wrap.  My last heart-and-soul-scintillating activity posts tomorrow, and OH MY . . . . I never dreamed that the blog project might actually end like this.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut Carpe Diem-ing doesn\'t come to a screeching halt on Day 366!  You haven\'t heard the last of me.  Details to follow . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n*Remember, you can always be updated of blog posts by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/latebloomerdiary\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribing through email or RSS</strong></a> .  (If you don\'t know what RSS is, you\'re not alone.  Just click the email option.)  You can also follow me on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diary-of-a-Late-Bloomer/155985501079157?ref=sgm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook </strong></a>or <a href=\"https://twitter.com/latebloomer365\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 364:  Would You Like to Join My Wishing Club? ','','inherit','open','open','','8052-revision-51','','','2011-10-25 21:57:14','2011-10-26 04:57:14','',8052,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/8052-revision-51/',0,'revision','',0),(8106,1,'2011-10-26 20:05:41','2011-10-27 03:05:41','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********************\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','publish','open','open','','day-365-a-love-letter','','\nhttp://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/','2011-10-26 20:09:04','2011-10-27 03:09:04','',0,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?p=8106',0,'post','',10),(8107,1,'2011-10-26 19:04:35','2011-10-27 02:04:35','','Day 365:  ','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision','','','2011-10-26 19:04:35','2011-10-27 02:04:35','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8111,1,'2011-10-26 19:57:49','2011-10-27 02:57:49','','OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA','','inherit','open','open','','olympus-digital-camera-655','','','2011-10-26 19:57:49','2011-10-27 02:57:49','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8112,1,'2011-10-26 19:58:23','2011-10-27 02:58:23','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of my 365 Year of Living Curiously project.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNot The End.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can also expect bonus soul-scintillation and Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDrum roll, please . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nChapter Two begins.','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-3','','','2011-10-26 19:58:23','2011-10-27 02:58:23','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(8110,1,'2011-10-26 19:55:23','2011-10-27 02:55:23','Day 365.  The final day of my 365 Year of Living Curiously project.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNot The End.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can also expect bonus soul-scintillation and Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDrum roll, please . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nChapter Two begins.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-2','','','2011-10-26 19:55:23','2011-10-27 02:55:23','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(8113,1,'2011-10-26 19:59:23','2011-10-27 02:59:23','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of my 365 Year of Living Curiously project.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNot The End.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nDrum roll, please . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-4','','','2011-10-26 19:59:23','2011-10-27 02:59:23','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(8114,1,'2011-10-26 19:59:23','2011-10-27 02:59:23','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of my 365 Year of Living Curiously project.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-5','','','2011-10-26 19:59:23','2011-10-27 02:59:23','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(8115,1,'2011-10-26 20:03:20','2011-10-27 03:03:20','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-6','','','2011-10-26 20:03:20','2011-10-27 03:03:20','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(8116,1,'2011-10-26 20:04:13','2011-10-27 03:04:13','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********************\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-7','','','2011-10-26 20:04:13','2011-10-27 03:04:13','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(8117,1,'2011-10-26 20:04:53','2011-10-27 03:04:53','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********************\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-8','','','2011-10-26 20:04:53','2011-10-27 03:04:53','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(8118,1,'2011-10-26 20:05:41','2011-10-27 03:05:41','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********************\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-9','','','2011-10-26 20:05:41','2011-10-27 03:05:41','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(8119,1,'2011-10-26 20:06:59','2011-10-27 03:06:59','<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8111\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/P9260028-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>Day 365.  The final day of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/\" target=\"_blank\">my 365 Year of Living Curiously project</a></strong>.  For this day, I planned a Project Review.  At the suggestion of many readers, I reminisced and composed my Top 10 Most Curious Moments of the Year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I finished the list, I closed my computer and pulled out a card that I purchased on the way home from work.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI wrote a love letter to someone far, far away.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI can\'t recall writing a love letter before. I know this sounds out of character for the hopeful romantic that I am, but I honestly believe this was a first for me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI sealed it the proper love letter way -- with a kiss and French perfume.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI stared at the envelope on my table and mused over the extraordinary turn of events that led to this letter.  It felt like a fairy tale.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough my inner circle tells me that it sounds more like a movie.  So perhaps it\'s a modern day fairy tale destined for the silver screen.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the leading man puts it, \"We\'re just at the opening credits.\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNot The End.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n********************\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Top Ten List was certainly soul-scintillating, but the heart-and-soul-scintillating Love Letter definitely won out.  Over-achiever that I have always been, there will be an extra credit Day 366 in which I will reveal my Top 10, as well as ask for your favorites.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can also expect Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults for the remainder of 2011 until . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrum roll, please . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChapter Two begins on January 1, 2012.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 365:  A Love Letter','','inherit','open','open','','8106-revision-10','','','2011-10-26 20:06:59','2011-10-27 03:06:59','',8106,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/8106-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(8120,1,'2011-10-27 22:06:32','2011-10-28 05:06:32','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle (whom I have adored since I was a baby) very, very happy.  He\'s currently at <del>1,146</del> 1,750 views!!  (stats updated 3-10-12)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing guitar like a mini Taylor Swift.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Reliving My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew us away.  We witnessed a living legend that night -- arguably the best female voice in the history of rock and roll.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s 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01:46:43','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8122,1,'2011-10-27 18:56:07','2011-10-28 01:56:07','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong>Love Letter</strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons that I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nToday, here are my It-Was-Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-2','','','2011-10-27 18:56:07','2011-10-28 01:56:07','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(8123,1,'2011-10-27 19:15:07','2011-10-28 02:15:07','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong>Love Letter</strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons that I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nToday, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  Day 57:  The day that three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are zany as me and agreed to this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  Day 86:  My First In-Home Massage\n\nReason why this is a fav:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I\n\nReason why this is a fav:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece\n\nThe Adventure:\n\nReason why this is a fav:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-3','','','2011-10-27 19:15:07','2011-10-28 02:15:07','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(8124,1,'2011-10-27 20:01:54','2011-10-28 03:01:54','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong>Love Letter</strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons that I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nToday, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are zany as me and agreed to this.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle a YouTube star.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers at PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece, and I (as well as her teachers) think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was able to still Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG 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Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-5','','','2011-10-27 20:11:54','2011-10-28 03:11:54','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(8126,1,'2011-06-11 15:42:08','2011-06-11 22:42:08','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>Soul-scintillating Highlights from My 2nd Day at World Domination Summer Camp:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>\r\n</strong></span>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Hefty doses of inspiration from another round of SuperMojo speakers: WDS Crew Improvisation Extraordinaire, <strong><a href=\"http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Scher</a></strong> &amp; <strong><a href=\"http://jenlemen.com/blog/\" target=\"_blank\">Jen Lemen</a></strong> of <strong><a href=\"http://www.mondobeyondo.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Mondo Beyondo</a></strong>, <strong><a href=\"http://www.johntunger.com/\" target=\"_blank\">John T. Unger</a></strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Fields</a></strong>.</li>\r\n	<li>I was feeling camera shy, but <strong><a href=\"http://samfrancisco.me/\" target=\"_blank\">Sam</a></strong> convinced me that I needed to film my blurb in the bloody confessional.  (Sam is a Brit, and I love an excuse to throw around Brit-isms.)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_5929\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Not shy for long.\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Michelle_Portland-1-2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-5929\" title=\"Michelle_Portland-1-2\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Michelle_Portland-1-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A never-ending supply of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/11/day-251-camp-for-grown-ups/\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Kool-Aid</a></strong></li>\r\n	<li>More new friends:  <strong><a href=\"http://smallplanetstudio.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Cate</a></strong>, <strong><a href=\"http://vardy.me/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike</a></strong>, <strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/leekypeeky\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa</a></strong>, <strong><a href=\"http://tinyseedsgrow.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Helen</a></strong>, and even more!</li>\r\n	<li>I never win things, but I won a copy of Michael Bungay Stanier\'s book <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.domoregreatwork.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Do More Great Work</a></em></strong> which just so happens to be a favorite of <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/01/20/day-52-revisited-seduce-men-from-20-feet-away/\" target=\"_blank\">Brettesy\'s</a></strong>!  (Technically, I won <strong><em><a href=\"http://www.getunstuckandgetgoing.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Get Unstuck and Get Going</a></em></strong>, but I purchased that one a few years ago and asked if I could substitute.  Michael graciously humored me.)</li>\r\n	<li><strong><a href=\"http://zenhabits.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Leo</a></strong> and another Kind WDS Stranger came to my rescue and found my purse.  Long story.</li>\r\n	<li>More free food and coffee/tea at Snack Time (We established in yesterday\'s post that I am orally fixated.)</li>\r\n	<li>After party with an appearance from the VooDoo Donuts food tuck (Ditto.)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohocheese/5612368014/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5930\" title=\"5612368014_f902225ae6_b\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/5612368014_f902225ae6_b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My Eureka!/Aha!/This is so me!/I want to be just like them when I grow up! Moment:</span></strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Dynamic Duo behind Mondo Beyondo lit a fire in my soul!  A fire, I tell you!  Beyond soul-scintillation!  Soul EXPLOSION!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat the heck is Mondo Beyondo, you ask?  Find out for yourself <strong><a href=\"http://www.mondobeyondo.org/\" target=\"_blank\">here. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy mom has always said that I\'m the eternal dreamer, and Mondo Beyondo is all about living your BIGGEST dreams.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYep.  Sooooooooo me.  Sigh...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter an activity where we shared a story of a pivotal moment in our lives with another, our partner was asked to reflect the 3 values that resonated throughout our story.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMine were:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>feeling alive/awake/enthused</li>\r\n	<li>connection</li>\r\n	<li>play</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe were then asked to write one of the values somewhere on our body with a Sharpie.  Hey -- when in Portland, do like the natives and tattoo!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG00446-20110605-2309.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5936\" title=\"IMG00446-20110605-2309\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG00446-20110605-2309-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLater that evening...\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhile meeting <strong><a href=\"http://thecravecompany.com/cravingsuccess/\" target=\"_blank\">Melody</a></strong> on the shuttle back to downtown, she asked about my blog.  When I explained that I was in the midst of a 365 Days of Living Curiously project, she showed me her tattoo.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG00445-20110605-2042.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5937\" title=\"IMG00445-20110605-2042\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG00445-20110605-2042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat is your \"word\"?  Care to tattoo you?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Day 252:  Soul Explosion ','','inherit','open','open','','5921-revision-15','','','2011-06-11 15:42:08','2011-06-11 22:42:08','',5921,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/11/5921-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(8127,1,'2011-10-27 20:12:05','2011-10-28 03:12:05','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nToday, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-6','','','2011-10-27 20:12:05','2011-10-28 03:12:05','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(8128,1,'2011-10-27 20:18:55','2011-10-28 03:18:55','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-7','','','2011-10-27 20:18:55','2011-10-28 03:18:55','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(8129,1,'2011-10-27 20:19:55','2011-10-28 03:19:55','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-8','','','2011-10-27 20:19:55','2011-10-28 03:19:55','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(8130,1,'2011-10-27 20:20:31','2011-10-28 03:20:31','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-9','','','2011-10-27 20:20:31','2011-10-28 03:20:31','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(8131,1,'2011-10-27 20:22:17','2011-10-28 03:22:17','&nbsp;\n\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-10','','','2011-10-27 20:22:17','2011-10-28 03:22:17','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(8132,1,'2011-10-27 21:40:20','2011-10-28 04:40:20','','Gold top 10 winner','','inherit','open','open','','gold-top-10-winner','','','2011-10-27 21:40:20','2011-10-28 04:40:20','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8133,1,'2011-10-27 21:39:37','2011-10-28 04:39:37','As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-11','','','2011-10-27 21:39:37','2011-10-28 04:39:37','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(8134,1,'2011-10-27 21:41:03','2011-10-28 04:41:03','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8132\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-12','','','2011-10-27 21:41:03','2011-10-28 04:41:03','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(8135,1,'2011-10-27 21:41:28','2011-10-28 04:41:28','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-13','','','2011-10-27 21:41:28','2011-10-28 04:41:28','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(8138,1,'2011-10-27 21:47:08','2011-10-28 04:47:08','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\n\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-16','','','2011-10-27 21:47:08','2011-10-28 04:47:08','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(8136,1,'2011-10-27 21:42:00','2011-10-28 04:42:00','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a> &nbsp; As I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-14','','','2011-10-27 21:42:00','2011-10-28 04:42:00','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(8137,1,'2011-10-27 21:42:25','2011-10-28 04:42:25','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-15','','','2011-10-27 21:42:25','2011-10-28 04:42:25','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(8141,1,'2011-10-27 21:58:00','2011-10-28 04:58:00','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\n\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle (whom I have adored since I was a baby) very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing guitar like a mini Taylor Swift.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew us away.  Ann Wilson\'s still gWe witnessed a living legend that night -- arguably the best female voice in the history of rock and roll.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-19','','','2011-10-27 21:58:00','2011-10-28 04:58:00','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(8139,1,'2011-10-27 21:48:44','2011-10-28 04:48:44','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing on guitar a Taylor Swift song.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-17','','','2011-10-27 21:48:44','2011-10-28 04:48:44','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(8140,1,'2011-10-27 21:51:15','2011-10-28 04:51:15','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle, whom I have adored since I was a baby, very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTied with ....\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing guitar like a mini Taylor Swift.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew.  Us.  Away.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-18','','','2011-10-27 21:51:15','2011-10-28 04:51:15','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(8142,1,'2011-10-27 21:59:18','2011-10-28 04:59:18','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/4182826573/\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8132 alignnone\" title=\"Gold top 10 winner\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4182826573_3c20158212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"346\" /></a>\n\nAs I mentioned yesterday, I originally intended to list my Top 10 Favorite Blog Adventures on Day 365, the final day of this journey.  A <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/26/day-365-a-love-letter/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Letter</a></strong> upstaged the list.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI have to confess that it was quite a challenge to pick only 10 favorites.  This insane-yet-gratifying project contained so many highlights, surprises, and life lessons which I will wax philosophical on at another time.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: large; color: #008000;\"><strong>Today, here are my Practically-Impossible-to-Pick Top 10:</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/23/day-57-we-saw-dead-people-or-if-you-want-to-be-technical-orbs/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 57:  We Saw Dead People (or if you want to be technical, \"orbs\")</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Three friends and I checked into the Jerome Grand Hotel, considered one of America\'s Most Haunted Places.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because I have 3 friends who are as zany as me and agreed to this nonsense.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n9.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/03/15/day-168-its-more-than-complicated/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 168:  It\'s More Than Complicated</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I teamed up with a fellow male blogger for a He Said/She Said cooking project of chocolate croissants.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I laughed so hard throughout the day from Todd\'s texts and emails that my stomach hurt.  And the Lady of the Lake (long story -- you\'ll need to read the post) showed up in the comments section.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/16/day-50-uncle-keek-needs-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 50:  Uncle Keek Needs You! </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I attempted to my make my beloved great uncle into a YouTube star.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I made my uncle (whom I have adored since I was a baby) very, very happy.  He\'s currently at 1,146 views!!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTied with ....\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n8.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/10/day-347-guest-post-from-worlds-most-precious-niece-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 347:  Guest Post from World\'s Most Precious Niece</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  World\'s Most Precious Niece volunteered to give me relief for a day (at the suggestion of a reader) by posting her own music video blog.  If you haven\'t checked it out yet, please watch WMPN as she delivers a PSA on bullying, followed by singing and playing guitar like a mini Taylor Swift.  She was 9 at the filming, peeps!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because she\'s World\'s Most Precious Niece!  And I, as well as her teachers, think she\'s brilliant.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n7.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/05/03/day-215-you-know-what-happens-on-whale-watching-tours-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 215:  You Know What Happens on Whale Watching Tours, Right?</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to catch a glimpse of whales in the wild.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Wish fulfilled.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n6.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/07/18/day-28-70s-and-chicago-slideshow/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 289:  70s Party and My Kind of Town</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  After a long day penned up in a business conference, Britt and I escaped to an impromptu tour of downtown Chicago.  Britt teased me that I was like a kid -- excited about <em>everything</em>!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because this was <em>a business trip</em>!  And I was <em>still</em> able to Carpe Diem in a Top 10 kind of way!  We\'re never too old to discover sights with child-like eyes and find the wonder in what could be the most mundane of days.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n5.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/06/day-342-reliving-my-first-concert-ever/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 342:  Living My First Concert Ever</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found a friend to go to Def Leppard with me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Heart opened the show, and blew us away.  We witnessed a living legend that night -- arguably the best female voice in the history of rock and roll.  One of my most memorable concert experiences.  Ever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n4. <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/06/12/day-252-soul-explosion/\" target=\"_blank\"> Day 252:  Soul Explosion </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  Mondo Beyondo rocked my world at The World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  I subsequently signed up for their online class about dreaming BIG.  And BIG dreams are seemingly coming true.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n3.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/09/23/day-351-siena-ti-voglio-tanto-bene/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 351:  Siena, Ti Voglio Tanto Bene</a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  My cousins and I visited Siena, Italy for the day.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  If towns could be soulmates, Siena would be mine.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n2.  <strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/13/day-357-tuscan-coast-van-tour-and-montebelli-sigh/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 357:  Tuscan Coast Van Tour and . . .  Montebelli.  Sigh. </a></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I sat out a day of my cycling tour in the support van because of the previous day\'s crash-boom-splat.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because spending the day in a van with a hot-blooded Italian male has its perks.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n1.  <a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/13/day-47-let-the-puppy-worshipping-begin/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 47:  Let The Puppy Worshipping Begin! </strong></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Adventure:  I found myself in the midst of an unplanned puppy rescue.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nReason why this is a fav:  Because my heart and home are once again filled with furry love.\n\n&nbsp;','Extra Credit Day 366:  Top 10 Most Curious','','inherit','open','open','','8120-revision-20','','','2011-10-27 21:59:18','2011-10-28 04:59:18','',8120,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/27/8120-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(8144,1,'2011-11-02 20:26:53','2011-11-03 03:26:53','testing','104','Halloween 2011','inherit','open','open','','104','','','2011-11-02 20:26:53','2011-11-03 03:26:53','',8143,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(8145,1,'2011-11-02 20:44:21','2011-11-03 03:44:21','[caption id=\"attachment_8144\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Halloween 2011 at Noble Publishing Superpower **\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" title=\"104\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\n\nI\'m currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAfter the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I\'m a bit . . . . bored.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR\'d episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLast night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <em>E! News</em>.  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo....one more week to go!  Yay!  I\'ll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOn January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It\'s a secret for now!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book The Wishing Year, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href=\"http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, \"Discuss!\"  (Go <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376\" target=\"_blank\">here </a></strong>to do just that.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs for the next week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/\" target=\"_blank\"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We\'re reading from now through December 10th-ish.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n** Before I found myself swimming in the E! News gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe won \"Most Innovative\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reportedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which I\'m sure will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this \"innovative\".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.\n\n&nbsp;','One more week . . . .','','inherit','open','open','','8143-revision','','','2011-11-02 20:44:21','2011-11-03 03:44:21','',8143,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/11/02/8143-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8146,1,'2011-11-02 20:45:10','2011-11-03 03:45:10','[caption id=\"attachment_8144\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Halloween 2011 at Noble Publishing Superpower **\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" title=\"104\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nI\'m currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I\'m a bit . . . . bored.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'m not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR\'d episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLast night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <em>E! News</em>.  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo....one more week to go!  Yay!  I\'ll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It\'s a secret for now!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book The Wishing Year, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href=\"http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, \"Discuss!\"  (Go <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376\" target=\"_blank\">here </a></strong>to do just that.)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs for the next week . . . .\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**********\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/\" target=\"_blank\"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We\'re reading from now through December 10th-ish.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n** Before I found myself swimming in the E! News gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe won \"Most Innovative\".\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI\'ve never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reportedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which <em>I am sure</em> will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this \"innovative\".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','One more week . . . .','','inherit','open','open','','8143-revision-2','','','2011-11-02 20:45:10','2011-11-03 03:45:10','',8143,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/11/02/8143-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(8147,1,'2011-11-02 20:47:24','2011-11-03 03:47:24','[caption id=\"attachment_8144\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Halloween 2011 at Noble Publishing Superpower **\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" title=\"104\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\n\nI\'m currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAfter the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I\'m a bit . . . . bored.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR\'d episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLast night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <em>E! News</em>.  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>So....one more week to go!  Yay!  I\'ll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>On January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It\'s a secret for now!)</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book <em>The Wishing Year</em>, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href=\"http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, \"Discuss!\"  (Go <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376\" target=\"_blank\">here </a></strong>to do just that.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs for the next week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/\" target=\"_blank\"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We\'re reading from now through December 10th-ish.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n** Before I found myself swimming in the <em>E! News</em> gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe won \"Most Innovative\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reportedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which <em>I am sure</em> will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this \"innovative\".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.\n\n&nbsp;','One more week . . . .','','inherit','open','open','','8143-revision-3','','','2011-11-02 20:47:24','2011-11-03 03:47:24','',8143,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/11/02/8143-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(8148,1,'2011-11-02 20:48:59','2011-11-03 03:48:59','[caption id=\"attachment_8144\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Halloween 2011 at Noble Publishing Superpower **\"]<a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-8144\" title=\"104\" src=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\n\nI\'m currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAfter the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I\'m a bit . . . . bored.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'m not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR\'d episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLast night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <em>E! News</em>.  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>So....one more week to go!  Yay!  I\'ll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #800080;\"><strong>On January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It\'s a secret for now!)</strong></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book <em>The Wishing Year</em>, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href=\"http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, \"Discuss!\"  (Go <strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376\" target=\"_blank\">here </a></strong>to do just that.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs for the next week . . . .\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAs God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n**********\n\n&nbsp;\n\n* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href=\"http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/\" target=\"_blank\"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We\'re reading from now through December 10th-ish.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n** Before I found myself swimming in the <em>E! News</em> gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe won \"Most Innovative\".\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI\'ve never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reportedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which <em>I am sure</em> will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this \"innovative\".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.\n\n&nbsp;','One more week . . . .','','inherit','open','open','','8143-revision-4','','','2011-11-02 20:48:59','2011-11-03 03:48:59','',8143,'http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/11/02/8143-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),