Buddha with my first camelia flower of the season
I can only think of one useful piece of advice for the new year to come, for all those that are making resolutions. Here is it. It comes from my friend Holly the pastry chef. (For all you who don’t have one, it’s really nice to have a friend who’s a pastry chef—or any chef for that matter.)
Holly says that if you want to change something in your day-to-day life, you have to do it for forty days in row. After forty days it becomes habit. This is not easy, but it works.
beautiful flower! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Muum | January 01, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Forty days, huh? Forty nights too? Very biblical.
Hey, Happy New Year to you and your guys!
Beautiful photo. Made my day.
Posted by: Jacqueline | January 01, 2008 at 04:03 PM
Muum,
Thank you. Happy New Year to you.
Jacqueline,
That's right baby, 40 days and nights. can you dig it? Buddha thinks it's biblical too.
Posted by: chigiy | January 01, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Dear Chiqiy, a very happy and healthy 2008 to you and yours and loads of garden and blogging fun as well in the New Year!
Thanks for the good advice but 40 days is a loooooooooong time! ;-) Do you have any New Year resolutions?
Posted by: Yolanda Elizabet | January 02, 2008 at 03:31 AM
Your Camellia looks beautiful with Buddha. He must have been happy with this gift.
Your friend Holly's advice is good.
I hope your year is one of adventures, enjoyment, fun and lots of love.
Kate ox
Posted by: kate | January 02, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Wow, a friend who is a pastry chef. Sounds like a good friend to have.
I've always heard you can establish a new habit in 21 days. I can do 21 days, but 40? That's over a month!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Posted by: Carol | January 03, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Happy New Year to you too.
Posted by: MrBrownThumb | January 03, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Chigiy,
I'm on day 4 of detoxing from my holiday food and alcohol binge. Only 36 more days to go! Happy New Year-Holly
(it must be a slow time of year if you're passing on my philosophy to fill your blog!)
Posted by: holly | January 05, 2008 at 06:26 PM
A Happy and great Gardening New Year to you! 40 days, Thats about how long my former Weight Watchers coach said.
Posted by: Curtis | January 06, 2008 at 01:41 PM
Happy New Year, Chigiy - your camellia blossom is so perfect!
This forty days to create a habit idea is pretty interesting. How many days does it take to make blogging became a habit, I wonder?
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Posted by: Annie in Austin | January 07, 2008 at 09:16 PM
This is a beautiful photo. The flower looks perfect where you've placed it.
Aiyana
Posted by: Aiyana | January 10, 2008 at 12:55 AM