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I installed my new dryer today and it actually works!Good luck with taxes. You're ahead of me on this one. Next week.

My happy thought: Surely you're going to owe less money than I do!Good luck:>)

I finally mailed all of mine. Ugh. They should hire a writer to make those forms readable!You saw my happy news at 7-imps, but I blogged about my awesome friend, Katie, and her Oprah Big Give project today. I'm so excited for her, and her plans to make a difference.

Taxes...blech! :) But how about at least putting Writer in that profession slot? Positive things. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer. I always wanted to be a writer. And now, no matter what happens in terms of agenting or publishing, I am DEFINITELY a writer. So one dream come true--and it's important to keep reminding ourselves of that. If we're doing it, if we're not pushing it

My youngest child is potty trained YAY! The daffodils are out in my yard and I am taking tons of pictures of sunshine on petals. YAY! My taxes are done with Turbo Tax and it was pretty painless - filed online and rebate already spent to pay off the Visa. YAY! I just have to remember to do the darn local ones... Wishing you sunshine and smooth sailing in IRS waters.

How about this, HWM:You "reward" yourself for doing your taxes by writing??? Win/win. At the end of the week, you mail off your taxes and your W.I.P. will be that much further along! I love me a little mind trickery...

Good news here: It was sunny today despite a chilly forecast and our family enjoyed the warm sun and playing out side all morning!Best of luck with your taxes - Love that quote!

New personal high score on Addams Family Pinball - 117 million. Approx 10 percent of the real high score on that machine at the bowling alley.

I can't believe Sam didn't post his good news about "Llama with a Hat." My good news is that I have a Children's Museum gig on the books now. Also, I found some blooming freesia bulbs at Trader Joe's and bought the pot. I planted freesia, but have no idea as to whether the flowers will actually come up.

Good news: It's over 60 degrees here today!! (Which means we just might be able to squeak by without filling up the oil tank again...) Okay, so it's raining, too, but things will green up faster. :-)

Yay for the great weather. The kids enjoyed playing outside for a change.And an agent requested a full manuscript, so I'm very hopeful!

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your encouragement and good news! And Sam, I'm with Alkelda, shame on you for not sharing your big news!

LOVE the quote! I needed it today along with all the comments and encouragement from everyone else. I am determined now to ponder a moment and give good news here... I guess I will say that I am just so fortunate to have 2 of the most beautiful and healthy children! Oh and my dad is an accountant and helps out with all that tax stuff!

You did it once again! A great inspirational post! Thanks!

Wow. This makes a lot of sense! Thanks for this.

Yay on the great post! And a perfect day for it.

I like this post a lot. For years, I thought I had lousy luck--life seemed pretty unfair. These days, I feel incredibly lucky. And I think that, SOMETIMES, luck is about saying, "Yes."

Thanks for the great inspiration! Now I'll get to work...

Love this! I'm a big believer in the Jefferson quote.Thanks for sharing some other ways in addition to hard work that we can get lucky:>)

Great post. And Louis Pasteur, who knew a thing or two about being open to new opportunities, said, "Chance favors the prepared mind."

Happy St. Patty's Day HWM- Hope you keep envisioning and creating more luck and magic!

So true and I wholeheartedly agree! Now I'm inspired to get out there and make some of my own luck! Enjoyed your post (and have been enjoying your blog for some time). Hope you had a fantastic (and lucky) St. Patrick's Day!

Wow, I loved this piece -- just loved it!

Great, advice, HWM! I'm sending a link to this post to a listserv I have for illustrators, hoping one person in particular might take it to heart.Thank you!

I didn't see this post originally because I was in Las Vegas on that day, and losing money at low stakes video poker and cursing my bad luck. Ironic. I love what you've written here. I found myself thinking about luck a lot over my vacation, and the different kinds of luck, and when luck isn't really luck at all, but something more like what you're sharing in this post. Great stuff.