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Stand by for change! Free Spirit Publishing empowers kids and teens with the power of service in The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects. From animal safety to environment issues, this well-designed book lets kids flip to services areas that appeal their natural gifts and quickly implement programs to change a whole community. Kids can do […]
Last week I found this FURemover, a zippy brush that promises painless pet fur removal, for sale at my local Walmart for $4.99. I was skeptical. I’ve been promised results before. But, aware that my foot-long lint roller with sticky sheets made for pet hair removal was using 8-10 sheets on a single couch, I thought it was probably worth a try. I have three couches (well, two plus a loveseat), and several pet beds throughout the house that need a good once-over after a hot summer with two dogs and cat nesting in them.
Typically, I buy replacement rolls several times a year. My usual method is to vacuum each couch first, removing the easy, surface fur with the vacuum’s brush extension; then, I use the lint roller to nab embedded hair that needs extra prodding. I’m not a fan of spending $8 for a single bout of hair removal, so I crossed my fingers and bought the thing.
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Every day Jose looks forward to coming home. At 3:00 p.m. school is out, and he and his friend Michael can play computer games for at least three hours before Mom gets home from work.
Every day Jose’s mom dreads coming home. With feelings of frustration and even a little guilt, she arrives to find her son has wasted yet another afternoon in front of his PlayStation.
Seem familiar? As parents struggle to balance busy work schedules, their children are often being shaped by a number of less-than-ideal influences. Children are constantly exposed to advertising, media, and peers; and the consequential sedentary lifestyle has resulted in children struggling with adult medical problems, including obesity,
diabetes, and heart disease.
Ingredients: 2½ pounds fresh baby spinach, cut into strips 1 large onion, julienned 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ cup pine nuts ½ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Sauté onion, garlic, and pine nuts in olive oil for 3 minutes or until pine nuts are golden. Gradually add baby spinach. Add salt. Sauté […]
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups chopped dried mission figs (approximately 9 ounces) ¼ cup superfine sugar 1/3 cup orange sections, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated 1/3 cup fresh orange juice (approximately 1 orange) ½ teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped 40 (½-inch-thick) slices French bread baguettes, toasted 1 ¼ cups finely crumbled extra firm tofu 5 […]
Ingredients:
Crust
2½ cups crushed graham crackers
½ cup toasted almond meal
6 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted
Filling
1⁄4 cup pitted, chopped dates
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon each lemon zest and orange zest
3 tablespoons water
1 12-ounce package extra-firm tofu
2⁄3 cup apple juice
1 banana, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 mango, peeled and chopped
Fresh currants and/or small berries, optional
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Successful people—and companies—throughout time have been led by mission statements.
Get inspired tow rite your own mission statement by reading some of the best mission statements of famous people and corporations.
Mission Statements of Famous People
Nelson Mandela: “To end apartheid.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Social equality for all.”
Walt Disney: “To make people happy.”
Mother Teresa: “To show mercy and compassion to the dying.”
Winter is coming, and we are packing on the pounds. But surely our bodies are physiologically preprogrammed to pad on added insulation in the winter, right? Sorry, but no… not unless you are a hibernating bear.
While cold winter weather does produce a slowing of our body’s metabolism to compensate for the dramatic shift in temperatures, it is not nearly as profound as in other mammals, such as woodchucks or bears. Interestingly, recent clinical studies do suggest that we have “circannual cycles,” meaning cyclical changes in blood chemistry, hormone secretion, brain activity, and appetite. These circannual rhythms appear to relate to changes in the length of daylight and darkness, causing seasonal deviations.
Every year I eagerly anticipate Christmas. But then I remember how much there is to do! Decorations. Gifts. Church and school programs. Parties. Pictures. New clothes. Caroling. Baking and cooking. Family get-togethers.
If you’re wondering how to get it all accomplished and still enjoy the holiday, try these time, energy, and sanity savers I’ve discovered to help you have a truly Merry Christmas this year.
1. Plan ahead.
You smart ones did this year’s shopping at last year’s after-holiday sales. However, even if the rest of us don’t get around to it until after Thanksgiving, there’s still plenty of time to find some great bargains.
Betsey Carle never autographs napkins, wears sequined gowns, or takes tips.
One day while Carle was on the job an elderly hospice patient with faltering memory gave her a snippet of a lyric from an old song he longed to hear but could not place.
Carle searched her songbooks for four months to finally identify and sing “When It’s Springtime in the Rockies” while strumming her guitar.
“The music made a difference,” Carle says. “Many people in that age group remember the song. They mouth the words. And because music is tied into emotion, cognition, and memory in the brain, it takes them back to a more normal time,” she says. “That’s healing.”
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