Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 30, 2009, 7:00 am
So the holidays are upon us and I have to be in a good mood even though I’m way off my dream of being 30 pounds lighter and living a healthy lifestyle.  Do I even bother trying in the month of ...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 30, 2009, 12:20 am
What is self-sabotage? Dr. Larina Kase defines self-sabotage as “a state of mind and state of being which damages our belief in ourselves and our abilities to achieve that which we want to achie...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Nov 29, 2009, 10:16 pm
“Brian. What did you have at the football game?” “Uh, let’s see . . . 1 double cheeseburger, 3 hot dogs, 4 hot chocolates, a soda or two, some of George’s nachos . . . I&...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 29, 2009, 7:00 am
I am sitting in front of my computer surrounded by the sounds of gunfire.  My house has been invaded by teenage boys. It is  my son’s sixteenth birthday party.  Three pizzas later followed by...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 28, 2009, 6:00 am
Looking back. I sit quietly reflecting, looking at my life from a big picture view.  I look back to see the dreams that I have  completed while  yearning to move forward toward the dreams I have ye...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 27, 2009, 6:59 am
Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. I’m amazed at how long the day seems to drag on and on, and then all of a sudden we eat and then we’re full and tired and can’t keep our eyes open....
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 26, 2009, 7:00 am
The giving of thanks is officially here. With all the tough times, creative financing, and staying afloat we all need a break. While you enjoy the experience of your holiday, in whatever form that co...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 25, 2009, 7:00 am
Are you giving your dream your best? My dream is to become an accomplished equestrian.  My other dream is to see the long-lasting continuation of the LaCanada Rose Parade float. As I reflected on la...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 24, 2009, 5:00 am
Some of the things I am grateful for may surprise you. For example, I am grateful that my tenants accidentally set my house on fire a year ago. Sound crazy? Perhaps. Yet no one was hurt, and the insu...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 23, 2009, 7:00 am
This site has been a little too serious lately and needs some light-hearted humor so I’d thought I would share some about Thanksgiving. And it’s not because I haven’t achieved any go...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 22, 2009, 10:00 pm
As we approach Thanksgiving, I realize that it has been about a year since we started this blog about accomplishing the small goals which take us to our dream. Through this year we have found the insp...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Nov 22, 2009, 1:59 pm
In honor of Thanksgiving … Which reminds me that my teenage son has not asked me to buy him an electric guitar or drum set . . . YET. Until next time Happy Thanksgiving - C http://www.aweekint...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 22, 2009, 7:00 am
I spent yesterday morning on a field trip to the  Legion of Honor in San Francisco.  If you have never been, you must go. It is my favorite museum. It sits on top of a hill with a panoramic view of...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 21, 2009, 7:00 am
In last weeks post it was mentioned that I need to do three things - Ask for help. I asked several of my good friends to help me with where I have heard and feel things aren’t working in the di...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 20, 2009, 6:17 am
In a recent school assignment my son had to write a paragraph about someone who inspired him.  His friends were writing about professional athletes, well known business icons, and movie stars who did...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 19, 2009, 7:00 am
The third and final Social Media Workshop focusing on Blogging happened this morning. Taking on more responsibility to explore new avenues of income adds a level of exhaustion to your day. Can I just ...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 18, 2009, 7:00 am
Is your dream part of your identity?  My dream is to become an accomplished equestrian. The phrases horse lover, horseback rider, equestrian, horse owner have been part of my identity since I was a l...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 17, 2009, 5:00 am
Swing dancing changed my life. I first fell in love with it in 1998, when I decided to try something new. I loved dancing and had studied ballet, flamenco, jazz, salsa, tango. My dad taught my siblin...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 16, 2009, 7:00 am
We’ve all been there. We keep trying and trying to make something work, and it just doesn’t seem to be happening. Is there a stopping point? How long do you keep trying? Until you get ther...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 15, 2009, 9:17 pm
Some weeks are crazy. That’s Life. Be careful what you wish for or you just might get it. I was thinking these thoughts as midnight rolled around.  I had just finished putting the final touch...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 15, 2009, 7:00 am
Do you ever feel like a soggy sponge?  Like you just can not absorb any more and you’re about to have a torrential downpour?   This has been my week of turmoil.  I cried myself to sleep and a...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Nov 14, 2009, 1:59 pm
Mom’s Idea of Breakfast Teenage Boy’s Idea of Breakfast Mom’s Idea of Lunch Teenage Boy’s Idea of Lunch Mom’s Idea of Afternoon Snack Teenage Boy’s Idea of an...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 14, 2009, 7:00 am
My goal of attaining the perfect body image has me setting some long term goals which will help me attain my dream of losing weight, feeling great and dancing all night long. Lets start with self este...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 13, 2009, 6:32 am
The dream I have of becoming a renowned photographer is hardly a physical goal . . . not like Veronica’s dream of staying fit and running marathons, or Danelle’s  goal of competing in horse shows...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 12, 2009, 7:00 am
Have you ever noticed how few hours there actually are in the day? As 1 of 8 women who are kicking butt on our dreams daily, we all need support. The good news is that we have a support team built int...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 11, 2009, 7:00 am
Its funny how your dream pops up at unexpected places and times.  This morning, I was at court, perusing the magazine rack while waiting for my case to be called.  My dream of becoming an accomplish...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 10, 2009, 5:00 am
I have left a string of failures behind me in my life as well as, of course, many successes. Let’s start with the failures. Some were colossal, or felt that way at the time. They include: Crash-...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 9, 2009, 7:00 am
I can’t believe these words are comin’ outta of mah mouth, but  . . . I’M SICK OF CHOCOLATE. Too bad the feeling doesn’t last long. I’ll give it a few days. My poor daug...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Nov 9, 2009, 1:34 am
“Mom, why do I keep getting hurt in football?” “One word: FOOTBALL!” Until next time - C http://www.aweekinthelifeofaredhead.com
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 9, 2009, 12:52 am
Saturday night I fell into bed late into the night after working on a Facebook guide for a training class Heather is leading on Wednesday of this week. I am not a big believer in TV in the bedroom, bu...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 8, 2009, 7:00 am
“Core shadows, cast shadows, form shadows, blocking,  negative space, outline . . .”   My figure drawing teacher speaks this strange dialect as he bounds around the room like an energiz...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 7, 2009, 7:00 am
My quest of accepting my body as I try to obtain a better one will continue, even though I am leaving for a quickie vacation in San Louis Obispo to visit my son. My son has about a million things that...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 6, 2009, 7:08 am
My big dream for 2010 is to have a photography showing in a local gallery.  I realize that this goal is something that will require me to break many comfort zones I have around my photos and the inev...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 5, 2009, 7:00 am
I put it out there for my dream goal – 6 sources of income. This idea has been rattling in my brain for for too long. The idea that many streams, regardless of size, can really add up. I spent W...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 4, 2009, 7:00 am
Have you ever panicked over wheat-grass?  Spent some time counting leaves on a stalk of Silver-leaf?  Become ecstatic about receiving 500 pounds of onion seed?  Debated green mung beans versus yell...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 3, 2009, 5:00 am
When I was a little girl, I had three big dreams. One was to be a famous writer. I started dozens of novels that ended up, unfinished, in the bottom of desk drawers. I was a skinny little school-girl...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 am
In your own form of talent? Or is it unrealistic and undesirable? Or even healthy? After all the news media about Michael Jackson over the last ten years, I would say it wouldn’t be very desirab...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 2, 2009, 12:51 am
Usually each Sunday I post our weekly motivation in the form of videos I find online or great blogs or websites that are inspirational.  This week is a little different, as all the women of 8 Women D...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Nov 1, 2009, 7:00 am
Well I have done it this time! What was I thinking going to  grad school at thirty nine with a teenage son, a part time teaching job, and my own art career?  I must be insane!  This has been the mo...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Oct 31, 2009, 11:44 pm
When her teenagers stop going out on Halloween. And the Pumpkin rots on the porch three days before Halloween because it was only lit once. And she goes to bed at 9:00pm. Happy Halloween people.  Go...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 31, 2009, 8:00 am
Using the tools of Alcoholics Anonymous to obtain my goal body image.
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on A Week In The Life Of A Redhead - Oct 30, 2009, 10:14 am
“WHY?” Until next time - C http://www.aweekinthelifeofaredhead.com
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 30, 2009, 7:53 am
My dream of becoming a recognized, successful photographer is something I think about all the time, and this past month, I can proudly announce that I’ve already accomplished a major goal…well, so...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 29, 2009, 8:00 am
Dream or nightmare? As we count down to the scariest night of the year, I will be sharing scaaaaary story of the steps we need to take on the way to success. The latest is the dreaded “making a ...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 29, 2009, 12:15 am
It seems I’ve always been bringing people together for a cause. I just never noticed it until thumbing through an old scrapbook of years long gone. My dream? I originally dreamed of publishing t...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 28, 2009, 8:00 am
and still work on your dream of becoming an accomplished equestrian. First, get rid of the pot-bellied pig.  Mango’s grumpiness was not diminishing.  Neither was the horses’ terror. I as...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 am
Do I expect too much? I only aspire to be as sexy, beautiful, worldly and actively humanitarian as Angelina Jolie; to be as successful politically as Hillary Clinton; to write Nobel Prize winning lit...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 26, 2009, 8:00 am
Samovar Tea Lounge Six years ago, my mom, sister and I had a “dream”. We wanted to save time for just the three of us at least once a year to do something fun. We decided to stay local to...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 26, 2009, 1:59 am
People find their inspiration in different places.  Some find it in the quiet of a forest, others in a comedy show, others by listening to a motivational speaker and others by working in their garden...
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Catherine Hughes posted an article on 8 Women Dream - Oct 25, 2009, 8:00 am
My apologies go out to my eight women dream buddies for missing our meeting on Wednesday.  I had even rearranged a lesson so I could attend. This last month has been such a roller coaster ride with t...
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