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E-READERS VS. OLD FASHIONED BOOKS—WHICH IS GREENER?

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders

Better Nutrition :: Columns :: Healthy Solutions

It looks like low-carb wins. :-)

Better Nutrition :: Columns :: Healthy Solutions

Vote "NO" on H.R. 2751, the "FDA Food Safety Modernization Act"

Vote "NO" on H.R. 2751, the "FDA Food Safety Modernization Act"

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Our small, local farms are in danger.

Cheers to a Healthy 2011

I am very much a 'Big Picture' person, which is a great leadership skill to posses, however, it doesn't help with the day-to-day activities necessary to achieve lofty goals.

Tony Robbins talked about a statistic that really hit home with me.  He said that a woman today who reaches the age of 50, without getting cancer or heart disease, can expect to see her 92nd birthday.  Like many Americans, I need to shape up, improve my cholesterol a bit, and most importantly, increase my energy.  I'm very interested in Nanotechnology and get excited at the idea of living to be 160 years old if I can be healthy both physically and mentally.
  

Tonight I decided to make one change every two weeks in 2011, which equates to 24 changes for the year.  I'll focus on each change for 21 days, allowing them to become habitual, and ultimately transforming myself into a healthier, happier, more energetic me.

What kinds of things do you think we'll witness if we live to the year 2128?  What do you plan to do in 2011?

Consider the Alternatives

Right Time, Right Place

There are times when I think about what it would be like to live in other time periods.  For instance, when I'm feeling really girlie, the thought of living in the Victorian Period seems like fun.  Then I remember I'm hot-blooded, and I'd melt underneath all those layers.  When I have to dress for work that takes me outside of my home-office, I wonder about life if more of my adult years were spent in the 1960's.  The lackadaisical, simplistic life-style and freedoms exhibited seem rather refreshing next to today's hurried, over-scheduled, ever taxing demands of our time and attention.


One of the children will then come in offering a hug or DH will laugh at something Colin Cowherd said on the radio, and I realize that it is meant for me to be here, now, at this moment in time.  I have the freedom to work from home, doing something I've become quite passionate about, being here when our children need me.  The best part is DH also gets to work from home a couple of days a week.  This means our children have both parents caring for them four days a week.  How great is that?   

This is the right time and the right place for both me and my family.  How 'bout you?  What time period(s) do you think would be neat to visit?  What would you embrace or perhaps try to change or influence?  Me, I'd be right there with the ladies, in the 1960's, burning my bras and celebrating freedom! 


Til next time,
Live, love, laugh, share, and pay it forward, says my friend Nikki






     

Sailing Into the Future

Several times this week I've been pryvy to the affects the current economy is having on people.

Some folks are looking down-trodden, frustrated, bits of anger flaring;  Others are flourishing, 

happy, eager to help others. 

New stores have opened in the area while some big companies are announcing that

they'll be closing some of their brick and mortar locations.

The pendulum is swinging back the other way in the real estate market,

however, those in the know are saying a couple of more years til we

get back to normal. 

I don't know about you, but I don't have the patience to wait and certainly not for a couple of years.

This summer I have taken matters into my own hands, have set sail, and am eager to share with

you where I'm headed and how I'm getting there.

 

Until next time, as my friend Nikki says, Live, love, laugh, share, and pay it forward!

Suz

Wise Beyond His Years

Our oldest son, 17, 'gets it'.

We were talking after dinner last night, and he understands the fact that the lifestyle he wants to live can't be had, easily, by working a J-O-B. 

Recently, he borrowed my copy of Robert Kiyosaki's Business of the 21st Century to help him incorporate some ideas into his web design business, and while talking with him, I concluded that he does indeed understand the concept of what leverage can do to catapult his earnings plus what passive income means to his net worth.

DS17 enjoys the finer things in life, and I believe he has his game plan in place.  One more year of high school, followed by college at a world-renown university with two businesses to keep him grounded, then the whole world will be his oyster; no doubt he'll be off  exploring every chance he gets.

~Proud Mom



 

 
 

A Mid-Summer Night's Observation

We are on the downhill slide of summer. YAY!  I know most people love summer; the long, warm, lazy sunny days they never want to end.  Me, I breathe easy when there is low humidity.  You know the southern forecast this time of year: hazy, hot, and humid with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.  Needless to say, I've been  hibernating, counting down the days til cooler weather prevails.

What have I/we been doing?  There is always something to do when you own a home.  The fun part was replacing the stove top and dishwasher.  I believe the dishwasher was the first appliance we replaced when we moved in nearly nine years ago.  This week we had our refrigerator fixed.  No more water on the floor!  Gene is the best!
  
The big focus has been purging.  When we got married, DH and I combined our households and started having babies.  We are now, finally, going through the house, room-by-room, getting rid of whatever we don't love or use.  In fact, we are replacing single-use items with those that are dual-purpose whenever we can.  It is freeing, yet frustrating; we want to do it faster!  We want to be done! No doubt DH is hoping I have turned into a Minimalist.  Perhaps I will surprise him with how *little* we actually keep? 




 

    

The Little Ones decided this week that they don't need us at the bus stop with them anymore; now Will or myself watch them from our front lawn.

Photos from today ~12:15 PM 2.5.10

Here are a few photos from today's snowstorm:

Cinderella's Closet

Homecoming, Prom, Cocktail & other Formals
DRESS SALE

Northside High School PTSA
After Prom Committee and
Bride’s House & Formals are hosting

Cinderella’s Closet
at the Bride’s House & Formals
5325 Peters Creek Rd, Roanoke
Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 10am to 4pm
Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 12pm to 4pm

Northside HS PTSA is thrilled to partner again with Bride’s House and Formals to present Cinderella’s Closet, a gently used formal dress sale. Each participant will pay just $5.00 per dress to register their dress for sale. Dresses must be on a hanger and clean. Each participant will price their own dress and keep all profits made from the sale of their dress.

Bride’s House will be available to assist with appropriate pricing of your dress. Register your formal dresses on Feb. 23 to Feb. 25 from 10am to 5pm, Friday, Feb. 26 from 5pm to 8pm or Saturday, Feb.27 from 8:30am to 9:30am at Bride’s House & Formals located at 5325 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke.

We will take care of the selling for you! Participants must pick up all unsold dresses and/or profits from sales between Sunday, Feb.28 from 4:30pm to 6pm. All dresses that are not picked up will be donated and all profits not picked up will be charged an additional $5.00 fee for mailing of payment.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

This is a great opportunity to make some money on your formals and pick up new formals for a great price. If you do not find the gently used dress of your dreams, Bride’s House & Formals will be glad to assist you in selecting a new dress from their shop for Homecoming, Prom or any formal event.

The $5.00 entry fee will go the local high school PTSAs to help fund their After Prom Parties.

Again, please no phone calls to the Bride’s House & Formals. More information can be found on www.nhsptsa.org or contact Northside HS PTSA by email at afterprom@nhsptsa.org.
Also, the event can be found on FACEBOOK, look for Northside High School PTSA group. Thank you for your support! Patrick Henry High School