Motivational Monday #4
You have more power over your own life than you may think. While you don’t have control over everything, you have control over what is most important. As Maya Angelo said:
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FUN | Humor | Product Review
Mad for Plaid
Nothing brightens up a dull winter day like a zippy plaid. There’s something warm and cozy about it even when it’s just a glimpse. But not all plaids are created equal. Let’s start out with a few that make us smile. You can call them gumboots, puddle jumpers or rubber boots – we call…
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Motivational Monday #3
Is there something you have been wanting to do? Somebody you’ve been meaning to call? Here is the biggest indicator of whether or not you will accomplish that goal:
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Dress Up Your Pets and Throw on a Hat
Can you believe that two auspicious holidays fall within a day of each other? Normally such an event would leave people in a quandary – do we celebrate holiday one, or holiday two? As you can probably tell from our celebration of National Donut Day and National Book Lover’s Day, we sure don’t like to…
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Motivational Monday #2
What we need is an attitude adjustment. How many sentences do you start out with I have to or I should? Such as: I really have to move more. I should incorporate more fruits and vegetables in my meals. We need to REFRAME those same statements in a way that highlights their truth. If we…
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Food | Getting Fierce | Helpful Tips | Humor | Motivational
Eating Right – the 5 Best Tips We’ve Heard All Year!
1. Relocation. Crispers are where fresh fruit and vegetable go to wither. It’s magical. How many times have you put a perfectly good grapefruit in a crisper drawer, only to pull out a soggy ball a mere two months later? Or some crisp green celery goes in and limp white strings are what meet…
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Accentuate the Positive – Strengths vs. Weaknesses
Growing up, one of my jobs was to clean the pool. Didn’t seem fair that I always had to do it – why not my other siblings? (Please try to get past the whining coming from the child fortunate enough to have a pool to enjoy). The response I got was that I did a…
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Motivational Monday
There has been much discussion over the past few days about the pros and cons of making New Year’s Resolutions. Whether we make them and think they are effective, or choose not to make them believing them to be counter productive, one thing seems universal – we think about them. One thing the ‘Makers’ and…
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What I Learned From New Year’s Resolutions Past
If I were to make a list of New Year’s Resolutions – which I will not – I can tell you exactly what would be on it. How do I know? Because I made that list in 1983. And 1996. And 2005. And several other years that there is just no point mentioning. The same…
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5 to Get You Sparkling
Many of us want to greet the new year with a little shimmer. Not the covered with sequins look-at-me look of earlier eras – just a bit of sparkle that proclaims we’re heading into the New Year with with confidence and optimism. Here are 5 ways to add that extra sparkle to your New Year’s…
