Three Steps to a Better Life

There are many building blocks to make a great life. The most important is accomplishment. We can be passengers and allow life to happen around us, accepting anything that comes our way. Or we can consistently do things to achieve specific goals. We often see successful people and say they came out of nowhere. Very often, this lucky answer is false. More than likely, they have been working in small, consistent ways toward success. Here are three simple ways to reach your goals.

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Be Consistent

The three p’s are patience, persistence, and planning, all of which make life easier. In a lifetime, persistence is the name of the game with anything. Suppose you keep at something long enough, it will work. Or it will work, but you must do it consistently and persistently. Over time, you will have growth. You have to have good habits that you nurture over the term when you feel like it won’t work when you don’t feel like it works. For example, when you have problems, you have other things interfering. You must be consistent even during stressful times, whether writing a page daily or doing other small things that advance your goals.

Three P’s

The p’s work for all goals such as learning, life, or work-related issues. For example, my brother makes a point of contacting his friends and family on their birthdays. It requires planning, persistence, and patience. This task helps him maintain relationships and keep in touch, even only once a year.
My family lives overseas, and I like to speak to them in their language, so I practice on a language app daily. When I visit, I am prepared to engage with everyone and navigate the city because I take the time to follow through regularly. Consider the programs needed to advance to the next level at work, study the applications periodically, and let your superiors know you are interested and making a concerted effort. By being engaged at this level, you are prepared for the move, whether you advance in your current job or move somewhere else. There are plenty of opportunities to increase knowledge in almost every avenue online.
In conclusion, patience, persistence, and planning are essential to lifelong advancement.

Do the Steps

Realistically, it would help if you got in the driver’s seat of your life. If you want a six-pack, you must work out when nothing is happening. And if you want to grow tulips, you need to put the bulbs in the ground in the fall, water, and wait. Most of our hard work is small practices done over time. Do the work, look for opportunities, and be ready to move.

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Easy Halloween Decor 

If you are as crazy about Halloween as my Austin Compadres, you have a box of costumes and decorations that is your first option. I went through my box and pulled out a bunch of masks we collected over the years. Even though I love the store-bought Skelton, spiders, and blow-up decorations, I’m a DIYer, so I got to work.

Scarecrow

I wanted to take advantage of the mask collection, so I immediately put a collection of skulls on a table. Nice right. Then I made a lovely scarecrow that can make a transition to Fall and even Christmas with a costume change. Usually, a scarecrow would be made of hay, but this urban dweller ain’t got no hay. Reuse and recycle me put together bags of shredded paper and boxes to build the Scarecrow’s body. If you have hay, you stuff your Scarecrow with have. However, if you have something else, use it. I put my shredded paper in bags so it would not become home to some critter. Several bags make up his chest, and boxes from recent deliveries create his legs. I used an old soccer ball to make his head and covered it with one of those masks. The topper was an unused cowboy hat. I will give him a shovel and put him on the porch for Halloween night. I love the look in his green eyes.

Scarecrow/ Gravedigger

Witch

I figured a nice Scarecrow needs someone to hang out with, so I got to work on a witch. Again, I already had the dress and the mask collection.
First, you’ll need to make an armature. I looked through my craft collection and used my backyard bamboo and cable ties. Again, I used a ball for the head and an old fan for the base. This decoration could easily be strung up from a tree as well. I laid out the sticks to make a triangle, much like a third leg for balance. I placed sticks across the top and at hip level for support. I used the cable ties at all the connection points. Squeeze the top three points together to attach the head and place your dress over the frame you created. Padding can be attached to the frame; however, I decided against this so it would quickly dry out if we had rainy days come up.

Easy Halloween Decorations

Stabilize, Secure

Secure the decorations for safety. My witch is in a fan base, and because she is top-heavy, I placed stones on the base so it would not fall over. If I put the middle leg in the base, it is stable. However, if I place the outer leg in the base, the witch spins around. If you want the doll to fly, attach a rope at the top and the bottom and tie it between two stationary objects high off the ground so no one will accidentally hit them. Or one rope looped over a branch and tied off after it is raised to the desired height.

Have Fun

You don’t have to be a kid to have fun for Halloween. Let’s start with your decorations and build something fun around them. Or get out there and purchase a giant Skelton and a ton of blow-up stuff. Trick or Treat!

Supplies

Scarecrow/Witch/Gravedigger
clothing
stuffing: hay, paper, boxes
plastic bags
shovel, optional for grave digger sign
armature: frame to hold clothing, bamboo, sticks, dowels, Broomsticks
cable ties, rope, twisties
base (Pot, fanbase, Umbrella holder)
rope for flying

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