I have a bunch of stuff in my office that shows who I am. One of my recent additions is a tissue box that I bought at Goodwill. It's in the shape of three stacked books--War and Peace, Tom Sawyer and Moby Dick. How cool is that? I love it!

I also have a little metal grinning gat, about three inches high. He sits on the desk and his tail is a spring that you're supposed to stick a pencil in. He's a pencil holder, but I have a skinny makeup brush in there for his tail. It's lightweight, and if you put anything much heavier in there, he'll tip over. I paid 10 cents for him at an estate sale. What a deal.

My friend Denise gave me a cool notepad holder. It's ceramic and it's the Eiffel Tower. She knows I enjoyed Frank's and my trip to France a few years ago. The tower holds two pencils, and the sides hold two square erasers. There's a notepad on the front and one on the back. The notepad covers have miniscule maps of Paris on them. The pencils are also wrapped in that map paper. I won't ever use my Eiffel Tower supplies. Who'd want to ruin them? Too cute!

And I'll leave you with this newspaper clipping off my desk. I like to clip neat sayings and quotes, life lessons. This one was from a graduation speech. Apparently I clipped the author's name off it!

"Expect everything of yourself; there is no limit to what you achieve if you put no limits. Do not ever put any achievement out of your purview if it is something you might want. Keep your childhood dreams with you as an adult. They are a reflection of how your soul is trying to guide you in life. Failing is OK. If you try 10 times, you mail fail nine of them, but it is only the one success that counts. Use outward goals to direct your progress, but remember that ultimately, the path you take is more important than the end you reach."