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Share A Smile Day

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When I was looking up holidays and events for March I came across information that stated March 1st was “Share a Smile Day”. I couldn’t find too much information on it. But it seems like there is a special day for just about anything. I guess one of the good things about the internet is you can spread the word about these special days.

Here are several quotes I found about smiles. I hope they put a smile on your face like they did on mine.

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“Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.”
~Author Unknown

“If you don’t start out the day with a smile, it’s not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.” ~Anon.

“Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it.” ~Anon.

“Start every day with a smile and get it over with.” ~W.C. Fields

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” ~Phyllis Diller

“Smile – It’s the second best thing you can do with your lips.” ~Anon.

“You haven’t lost your smile at all, it’s right under your nose. You just forgot it was there.” ~Anon.

Happy “Share a Smile Day”!

Janice

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Valentine’s Day Ideas

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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It’s a chance to tell the special people in your life how much they mean to you. Sometimes we are so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to express our love for each other. Some people have a hard time saying those three small, but oh so important words – “I Love You”.

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Below are several websites loaded with crafts, recipes, and other ideas to help you and your children say those words. You can buy cards or you can make them yourself. You can buy candy and other food gifts or you can make some cookies with your children. It’s up to you.

The important thing is to spend time with your loved ones. Tell them in words, verbal or written, how much they mean to you. Be sure to check out these sites for lots of ideas.

http://www.kaboose.com/features/valentines/valentines-bba.html

http://www.holidays.net/amore/

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/index.htm

http://www.stvalentinesday.org/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/valentine/

http://www.theholidayspot.com/valentine/

Happy Valentine’s Day

Janice

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National Wear Red Day

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Tomorrow is “National Wear Red Day”.

image It’s designated as a day to bring awareness to women and men that heart disease is the number one killer of women. We fear breast cancer more but there is a greater survival rate with it than there is with heart disease. The campaign to make women aware of early detection of breast cancer has greatly increase the survival rate over the years. Being a breast cancer survivor myself, I appreciate the advances in detection and treatment that has made this possible. Now it’s time to bring heart disease out into the open!

Back in 1978 my father had a heart attack which he survived due to experimental treatment at a great hospital. Through his experience the whole family learned to embrace the medical community’s advise on how to prevent a future heart attack for him and for anyone in the family. We learned how important exercise was. We changed our diets. We found out how heart disease can run in families and the best way to reduce our risks was to following the lifestyle changes recommended by the Heart Association. My father never had another heart attack. Unfortunately he died 7 years later from pancreatic cancer.

Since that time my family has been aware of how to live a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease. But many women still believe it is a man’s disease, not a woman’s. This can be a deadly belief. We have reduce the number of deaths due to breast cancer, now it’s time to reduce the number of deaths for women due to heart disease.

Lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart disease. Visit your doctor and discuss what your risks are and what you can do to lower them. You may need to take medications in addition to lifestyle changes but your life is worth it.

Becoming aware of signs of a heart attack in women is also important to know. Many times they are very different and more subtle than the signs for men. Learn more from this government website National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

The Tools on this site have lots of information you can download to help you reduce your risk and the risk of everyone you know. Wear RED this Friday and spread the word to your family, co-workers, neighbors, and friends on how to reduce heart disease. You may just help save their life or your own.

Janice

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Small Actions Can Help You Get Organized

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It’s hard to believe this month is almost over. January was “National Get Organized Month”. Have you been organizing your desk, office, or home? If you’re like me it’s takes a lot longer than one month to get organized.

I’ve been working at it for years and it’s an ongoing process. It’s like floating down a river in a raft, sometimes it is calm and sometimes you hit the rapids. When the papers and other clutter enter your home faster than you can put them away then it’s time to take small but quick actions to help you get control.

If the paper piles on your desk or counter have been piling up with bills from the holidays, tax papers, children’s school papers, etc. then you need to take a few minutes and organize them. You’ll feel better and more in control. Check out my article on Divide and Conquer Paper Clutter.

If you still haven’t put away the holiday decorations now would be a good time to do it. Take one room at a time or set a timer each day. Before you know it they will all be put away.

If all the new toys your children got for the holidays are still laying around everywhere it may be time to free up some shelf space for them. Go through their old toys and get rid of the ones they no longer play with.

When you hit the rapids of disorganization then think of what small actions you can take immediately to help you navigate the rough waters. Those small actions will add up.

Janice

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National Clean Off Your Desk Day

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National “Clean Off You Desk Day” is observed the second Monday of January. If you desk is always a mess then today is a good time to start a new habit to keep you desk clean everyday of the year.

So how do you create this new habit? One babystep at a time!

A good way is to take a timer and set it for 5-10 minutes at the end of the day (if you work there all day) or at the end of your bill paying/paperwork time.

File away the papers you have completed. Put the unfinished papers in a folder with current paperwork tasks. Keep that folder on a shelf, basket, or in a file drawer at your desk. Your goal is to have the desk as cleaned off as possible for the next morning.

A cleared off desk first thing in the morning will help put you in a brighter mood instead of feeling overwhelmed. Because you put the unfinished tasks in a folder you know exactly where to start working. No more digging through piles of paper to find what needs to be done.

Habits take time to develop but with babysteps you can have that cleaned off desk almost everyday.

If your your desk is piled high with papers you’ll want to read the article on “How to Divide and Conquer Paper Clutter” first. It will help you organize those papers so you can put them where they belong.

If your whole office is a mess then consider organizing it in zones.  This is also a way to help keep the desk cleaned off. Having a permanent home for the different papers will make it easier to put them away.

The article, “How To Organize Your Home Office” will show you how to organize with zones.

 

To a lighter load along the way.

Janice

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