Resolution New You #6 - Learn and USE a new word, everyday.

One of my favorite songs is by John Mayer titled, Say.  The message is, say what you need to say: and be confident, proud and true to you.  So, how many times have you wanted to speak up, be yourself, but didn't feel aplomb? You felt pusillanimous and hesitated.  There are numerous ways to increase your vocabulary and it does require effort. One way is to read, read, read.  (When I read and I come across a word I want to use,...

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Resolution New You #5 - Eat more Fiber

Did you know we need to eat about 35 grams of fiber a day and most of us average 11 grams only! Use this fiber chart to find the foods you like with the highest content.  These are the leading foods highest in dietary fiber...• Bananas, 3 grams - medium 8" long • Beans, 6-10 grams - baked beans, black beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, garbanzos, pinto beans, white beans • Berries, 4-5 grams - blackberries, raspberries •...

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Resolution New You #4 - Be Charitable

Performing acts of kindness for others develops a positive reaction in yourself and brings you closer to a new you - or an even better you! One of my favorite messages on the act of charity was from the movie, Pay it Forward.  It is the story of a little boy who wanted to make a difference by choosing 3 people to help in life.  His vision was, If he helped three people, then those three people would help 3 people, and those three people...

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Resolution New You #3 - Develop a morning routine

Remember hearing stories of the mothers in the 1950's who would wake up, put on her entire face, pile hair high, and be dressed for the day, BEFORE the rest of the family was up?  Granted they didn't have Facebook, email, internet, or blogging to compete with, but the routines they established set themselves up for success in running their household - while looking pretty as a peach.Developing a morning routine which sets you up to look and...

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Snow song for kids

This is sung to The Old Man is Snoring(Collaborated with Taryn Cohn - 9 and Erin Alexander - 8)Its snowingIts snowingThe snowmens are growingSnowflakes fallOut of the skyAnd blanket the groundWith white covering.Note: the snowmens was an intentional grammatical err...

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