Ten Cent Crazy Book (Post 244)

Ok, well first let me explain what a ten cent crazy book is and then I’ll explain how to use it and why.
You know how at the beginning of the school year, all of those crazy mom’s and kids are at the store buying school supplies, and the school supplies are EVERYWHERE!
Well when this happens, (even if you don’t have any need for school supplies) you will be so excited to see this going on, and here’s why. When you turn that corner or trip over that kid you don’t know……right there in the middle of the aisle you will see this big cardboard box, with a sign above it saying 10 CENTS! Now what in this day and age could possibly be just ten cents? Well, it’s a box full of ……WHAT ELSE!........thousands of……..TEN CENT CRAZY BOOKS!
A ten cent crazy book is a spiral notebook with about 70 sheets of either wide ruled or college ruled notebook paper. (Whichever you prefer)
I usually buy about 20 of these each year…….where else can you get 20 of anything for two bucks.
Now is the perfect time to start your ten cent crazy book. So grab your notebook and follow me as I will explain what goes inside your book and the magic it will have in your life

Ok, now you're thinking, this lady is really crazy........What do I need with a notebook full of empty pages?
What am I going to write and why?
Well, your ten cent crazy book is going to be just that.......YOUR ten cent crazy book.......I will give you a list of things that I keep in mine, and I will give you suggestions for things to add to yours, but you will have to decide what goes in your book, because it will be the things that are important to you.......Now you're saying like what? and why should I write it down, I know what's important to me without writing it down.
Well.......after you get started keeping a ten cent crazy book you will hate those days when you leave your crazy book at home, or you won't be able to wait until you can get back to it, to add something else.
A ten cent crazy book is a guide to what makes you tick........a keeper of your thoughts, ideas, wishes, wants, and needs. It's a motivator, full of optimism about YOUR life and nobody else. It's also magic (remember it is called a ten cent crazy book), but by magic, I mean that you will be surprised at how much your crazy book will add to your life. What is it that you want or need.......better health, more beauty, a more positive attitude, a yellow purse, a clean house? Do you want to be more organized or do you want more free time,or do you just want to be happier? Whatever you are looking for, your crazy book will help you to find it. I have kept a ten cent crazy book for about eight years now and I can't wait to get you started at being who you really want to be. Follow me and I will help you to get started and help you continue to make your ten cent crazy book your new best friend

Ok, hopefully, by now you have a ten cent crazy book and are ready to get started. The list that I am giving you, is a list of what the different pages in my crazy book are titled. I suggest that you open your book and copy my list down the left side of the front page. This will give you a reference, but of course my list is my list and you will probably not want or need some of the things on it. So, on the right side of the front page I suggest you make your own list of things you are interested in, whether it's your bingo winnings, football scores or the times of your mambo lessons, your interest and your book will be different from mine. Remember it is a ten cent crazy book and that means no stress - this is not an organizer or something equally as boring - this is something fun, just for you. If you leave it on a bus or in the subway, it's no big deal, if someone else picks it up and reads it, they will not get what it's for or understand what's in it. Your name is not in it, your address or phone number is not there and the only names, might be the first name of friends that you're trying to remember to call or send a birthday card to. If lost you can always start a new crazy book tomorrow, the next day, next week or even next month. It's meant to help you relax, have fun and enjoy your life. Some of the things you put inside your book will be suggestions from me, but most things, once you get the hang of it, will come from magazines, television, your friends and your own thoughts. It's not something you have to do every day, sometimes when I'm busy I lay mine down for weeks. When this happens, it's fun if I suddenly find it and see all the things that I can tear out of my book or mark off my list, because as you will discover - writing it down is like magic, it makes things happen and you may forget what you wrote and suddenly go......oh, yeah, I wrote that down to buy and I got that a week ago, or someone gives you something on one of your list. I once won a trip that I wanted to take, and didn't realize until a year later that I had wrote that in my crazy book. It's a fun and interesting thing to do, so let's get you started. Here's my list of page titles:

THINGS I WANT
THINGS I NEED
RECIPES
GROCERIES
GOOD THOUGHTS
THINGS TO DO AT HOME
THINGS TO DO AT WORK
PLACES I WANT TO TRAVEL TO
THINGS TO PACK
JOURNAL
CALENDAR
HOLIDAY'S TO REMEMBER
WEB SITES TO RESEARCH
BILLS
MEAL PLANNING
BOOKS I WANT TO READ
THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR
TELEVEVISON PROGRAMS I WANT TO RECORD
DVD'S I WANT TO RENT
MOVIES I WANT TO SEE
PROJECTS I WANT TO DO
MOTAVATIONAL QUOTES
PEOPLE I WANT TO CALL, WRITE OR E-MAIL
FINANCIAL PLANS OR GOALS
WISHES
THINGS TO BUY
THINGS TO DO FOR OTHERS
HEALTH IDEAS
BEAUTY IDEAS

My crazy book list changes all the time, I add things and I take things away.
I got started keeping it, one day when I was just relaxing and looking through one of my favorite magazines and I began to think about whether I was accomplishing anything with this activity, other than the joy of a few minutes to myself. After all, I never seemed to remember much from this activity and when I wanted to cook, sew or do something that I had seen, I either couldn't remember where the magazine was or which one it was in or what month it was in or the name of the magazine. The ten cent crazy book will improve your quality of life so much; you will wonder how you ever got along without it. Follow me and I will give you tips and things to add to your crazy book as we go along. Most of all have fun with it.