some references from my report

Ausubel, D., (1968), Educational Psychology: A Cognitive View, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, New York.

Barsch, J., (1991), Barsch Learning Style Inventory, Academic Therapy Publications.

Gardner, H., (1993), Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books.

Gawain, S., Creative Visualization, (1982), Bantam Books, New York.

Hellige, J., (1993), Hemispheric Assymetry: What's Right and What's Left, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

O'Connor, J., and Seymour, J., (1995), Introducing NLP: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People, Thorsons, Hammersmith, London.

Ornstein, R., (1997), The Right Mind: Making Sense of the hemispheres, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, California.

Springer, S.P., and Deutsch, G., (1998), Left brain, Right brain: Perspective from Cognitive Neuroscience, W.H. Freeman and Company, NewYork.

Sperry, R.W., (1982), Science and Moral Priority: Merging Mind, brain and Human Values, Vol. 4 of Convergence, (Series editor Ruth Anshen), Columbia University Press, New York.

Sperry, R.W., Gazzaniga, M.S., and Bogen, J.E., (1969), Interhemispheric Relationships: The Neocortical Commissures; Syndromes of Hmisphere Disconnection, In Handbook of Clinical Neurology, P.J. Vinken and G.W. Bruyn (Eds.), North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, Vol. 4, pp. 273-290.

" Mira , you are Balanced-brained, which means that you rely equally on both the left and right hemispheres of your brain. "

well thank you www.tickle.com

I also got a full length report on how to improve my brain function.

A few titbits from the report :

Your test results show that you are a visual learner.

Strengthening the left hemisphere: makw the details count
Make lists
Learn to consciously relax
Pay attention to details

Another way to focus your mind upon details is to engage in mental gymnastics, such as trying to think of every prime number between 1 and 100 (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11...). Such a process will get you to pay attention to the minute details since the focus of such an exercise is upon each and every individual number between 1 and 100. Alternately, you could recite the alphabet backwards, or count to 20 by adding 2 to each number and then subtracting 1, all the way (1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6...). These sorts of mental exercises take familiar sequences of information — numbers, letters or what have you - and have you relate to them in an unfamiliar way, thereby ensuring that you see each element as distinct and individual.

Change your immediate environment
Your world is made up of a wide variety of tiny, not-so-insignificant details. Strengthening the left hemisphere is all about focusing upon these details.

It goes on and on

You have to register and then they send you a test now and then. It's all free too.

Cooker has done it's job well over the years.
Hot plates old, cracked, rusty and not so hot any more
Time for retirement.

Landlord inspects, takes notes and says " Thou shalt have a new cooker , lass ."

 *MIra's happy face *

.. and adds " thou shalt clean behind the cooker , ( you filthy wench implied )

So Mira sets too with help of Cillit bang huffs and puffs and removes grime and grease as much as she is able

Two strong men arrive with brand new cooker and have a quick look.

" NO CAN DO " shaking their heads
" THou needest an electrician and a thingumygig on the wall where the cable comes out "

*mira's face shows disappointment *

The two men dump new cooker in the hall and leave.

End of Cooker Story , Part 1

... to be continued .

It has... Which means...
A blend of frankincense, cumin and patchouli are natural deodorising oils that combine to combat odours and keep you fresh.
Aloe vera gel is renowned for its soothing properties.
A quick-drying formula means you don’t have to wait after application

.. as part of her birthday present from Amazon .co.uk . She likes Charlotte Church , Andrea Boccelli and Songs of Praise , which my sister got her not long ago. She calls is " songs of prizes " bless her -she renames her favourite programmes . Emmerdale is " Aimingdale "

She will get Andrea Boccelli as well ,cos I also like Andrea Bocelli we'll have a sing along

So .. night night again ... two posts today

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I've cleaned behind the cooker, well most of the muck and grease is gone . I'll finish it off tomorrow morning. That Cillitbang spray does cut through grease and grime. I think it might have lots of nasty stuff in it

Spoke to Penny for nearly an hour today, Listened mainly talk about the funeral, arrangements and her feelings - very different losing one's mother. There is nothing like it. A strange heavy feeling that is physical. Heavy arms. Waves of heaviness. Existential stuff. Bless. Unimaginable for me. Difficult to know what to say or how to be,

From one thing to another - I realise I've run out of deodorant. All i want is one that DOESN'T contain aluminium and they ALL contain this chemical EXCEPT for one really nice one that I discovered for MEN - and it's from The Body Shop For men, note.. not women Smells lovely too. I shall have to go into town to get it tomorrow. A must have.:yes_

Finally .. a quick glimpse of the Oscars . A bit of a non event this year, I thought. Most of the gowns were lovely apart from the black woman in a white dress that totally covered her big boobs.. horrible .. what was she thinking ?

Post done .. off to bed now. night night Blogland ..sweet dreams