December 2009 Blog Posts (61)

6 Tips for Making Your Job Search Easier

(ARA) - Whether you are facing a slowed economy or one that is bursting at the seams, there are ways to make your job search less frustrating. The problem is that you don't know where to start or how to be successful in that search. To get on the fast track with your job search, follow these hints and tips.

"Looking for a job is a job in itself," says Anthony Davis, director of Career Services at Brown Mackie College - Fort Wayne. "If you… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 31, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

The Healing Power of Therapy Animals

(ARA) - When Sunny, a 3-year-old golden retriever, began working for San Diego Unified School District last spring, one of her first students was a fourth-grader with cerebral palsy, mobile only with the aid of a walker.

Adaptive physical education teacher Andrea Bazer says that as soon as this young student met Sunny, she was eager to take Sunny for a walk -- first with the help of her walker, then with Bazer helping, and finally without… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 31, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Quick Ideas to Update Your Kitchen

(ARA) - With the amount of time you spend in your kitchen, why settle for out-of-date features and decor - especially since it is easy to give your kitchen a 180-degree makeover? Try these six simple projects, and in no time at all you'll have a kitchen where you will want to spend more time. In no time at all you can easily turn your kitchen from drab to fab with just a few simple projects. Dramatically update your kitchen in six hours or less with… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 31, 2009 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Resolve to Get Your Debt Under Control

(ARA) - The bills are coming in, complete with due dates, minimum amounts due and debt dollars adding up. Sure, you had a great time over the holidays, but now it's time to figure out how you can prepare yourself to start the new year off right with your finances.

"Consumers are in a financial crisis; they are well beyond treading water; they're drowning in their debt," says Steve Ely, president of Equifax Personal Information Solutions.… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 31, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Seniors and Sleep Problems

No matter what your age, getting the proper amount of sleep remains essential to your physical health and emotional well-being. Particular lifestyle changes can help seniors regain the restorative sleep they need for lifelong wellness.

What are typical sleep problems in the elderly?

Disturbed sleep, waking up tired every day, and other symptoms of insomnia are not a normal part of aging.

Age alone does not cause sleep problems during senior years. Instead,… Continue

Added by Senior Helpers on December 30, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

Carpe Diem "Seize the day"

In 40 hours it will be a brand new year, most of us will wake up feeling as though it is just another holiday- a day off from school, a day off from work. Most of us will be planning to do things around the house and spending time with friends and family. This Friday will be the mark of a new decade and as our minds turn towards the future and what the year may hold for us- we need to be aware of the year past- reconciling the weeks and months behind us.

A friend of mine a few days… Continue

Added by Lori Cumberledge on December 30, 2009 at 10:02am — 3 Comments

RELATIONSHIP TIP OF THE WEEK: Make a Resolution for Your Relationship

Most of the time when we make resolutions for the New Year, our resolutions tend to be self-centered. Resolutions such as losing weight or stopping smoking are generally about you and you alone. This year, as you make your New Year’s resolutions, expand your pledges to include actions that will impact your relationship. Perhaps you need to stop yelling or complaining, be more accountable for your mistakes or spend more time simply having fun together. As an incentive, remember that your efforts… Continue

Added by Amy Warren on December 29, 2009 at 9:08am — No Comments

Entrepeneur's Creed relegated to bathroom corridor

There has been a lot of bashing of business these days in our political discussions. There are, no doubt, some in any field of endeavor who lie or cheat or abuse people in the process of getting to the top, but as a whole, we should honor, not discourage those who have the courage to launch out on their own and start their own business. As someone who has worked in a variety of capacities -- for large academic institutions, stable government, the judiciary, a medium-size estabished law firm,… Continue

Added by J. Lenora Bresler on December 29, 2009 at 7:59am — 2 Comments

Auld Lang Syne: What Does it Mean?

Most of us will listen to a familiar song as we ring in the new year, but some of us won't understand the lyrics. The song traditionally sung at midnight is "Auld Lang Syne," a very old Scottish song. Scottish poet Robert Burns is credited with writing the lyrics in the 1700s, but the melody is thought to have preceeded the lyrics.

New Year's has always been a big holiday in Scotland, to this day even topping Christmas, in that many Scottish people gladly work Christmas Day so they… Continue

Added by J. Lenora Bresler on December 28, 2009 at 7:54pm — No Comments

Optimizing Your Cardiovascular Training for GREATER Fitness and Fat Loss. Part 2

In Optimizing your Cardiovascular Workout Part 1, we explored the way to utilize heart rate training with a heart rate monitor to power your workouts to the next level using the

Karvonen method.

If you haven’t gotten your heart rate monitor yet, there are many great models out there.… Continue

Added by Whitney Cabrera on December 28, 2009 at 9:02am — 2 Comments

Tips to Juggling the Family Room, Class Room and The Conference Room

(ARA) - As the slowed economy has fueled a very competitive job market, more and more adults are making the decision to go back to school to build upon their skills and obtain the knowledge required to strengthen their career prospects.

Many of these students heading back into the classroom are working to earn their bachelors, or obtain a second degree while they juggle class and study time with their work, life and family… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 27, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Choosing a Career in The New Economy

(ARA) - Whether heading into the work force for the first time or perhaps being shuffled around by the economy, employees and future employees are evaluating and re-evaluating their career paths.

For most, long gone are the days someone cupped a child’s chin in hand and asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

As children, the answers probably were a ballerina, fireman, basketball player, cowboy or movie star – based on… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 27, 2009 at 12:40pm — No Comments

Have a good hair day every day - without paying the price

(ARA) - Having a good hair day could mean spending money on salon appointments and several products to look as good as you did when you left the salon.

But dermatologists say having healthy, beautiful hair doesn't have to break the bank.

"There are many ways that we can trim our hair care expenses, from going to the salon less frequently to using fewer products," says Dr. Paradi Mirmirani, a dermatologist and assistant clinical… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Steps to Keeping Your New Year Resolutions

Do you want to really achieve that new year resolution that you made on January 1? Whether you want to lose weight, quit smoking, earn more money or achieve a personal goal, now is the time to make it happen. Here are ten easy steps that can put you on the road to success and experience a New YOU Year.

Step One - Write It Down

Every New Year Resolution is a striving to improve. Put your resolution into writing.

A resolution… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 27, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Optimizing Your Cardiovascular Training for GREATER Fitness and Fat Loss. Part 1

Yesterday I blogged about running, and outlined a few tips for those of us who are approaching our running with a new vigor. It is fast becoming yet another one of my many passions. (VERY surprising for those of you who know me well.)

Even at 5:30, on a holiday week, there are a LOT of people out running around Lake Hollingsworth. (Today is Hill Running Day in our training for the Strategic Wellness Challenge Team 2010.)

Someone… Continue

Added by Whitney Cabrera on December 24, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Beginning Running Tips for your New Year's Resolution!

Are you one of the millions of individuals contemplating taking up running for the New Year?

I know that with the January 16th onset of Lean Out Lakeland , and our newly formed Challenge Team 2010 that all contestants are invited to participate in,… Continue

Added by Whitney Cabrera on December 23, 2009 at 9:36am — No Comments

Diary of a Laser Treatment: Day Four and Five

When I awaken on Day Four after a laser treatment at Mondello Medical Spa, my skin no longer feels like sandpaper, but rather like a surface that has almost been sanded smooth. Showers are the only time my skin seems to exfoliate. The peeling of large pieces of skin that I imagined would shed never happened, only small flecks.

My skin glows with a natural-looking rosiness. I am officially out of hiding days sooner than Dr. Mondello predicted. Even without make-up, I don’t feel… Continue

Added by Amy Warren on December 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Becoming a Corporate Athlete!

A while ago, while studying for my Wellcoaching certification, I ran across an article called The Making of a Corporate Athlete. The basic premise was that sustained high achievement demands physical and emotional strength as well as a sharp intellect. To bring mind, body, and spirit to peak condition, executives need to learn what world-class athletes already know: recovering energy is as important as expending it.

Interestingly… Continue

Added by Whitney Cabrera on December 21, 2009 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

Diary of a Laser Treatment: Day Three

My face has begun to exfoliate. It’s not the peeling of large pieces of skin that I imagine. Only tiny, dark color pin point dots of skin begin to rub off when I wash or touch my face. I begin the day with certainty that I won’t attend the night’s parties. My face is still inflamed and splotchy. I take the service elevator at my condo rather than run into people in the building. In the afternoon, I venture to the hair salon for the appointment I rescheduled from yesterday, hoping I’d present a… Continue

Added by Amy Warren on December 20, 2009 at 8:25am — No Comments

Five Vital Skills to Teach Your Kids

(ARA) - It's no surprise that mothers want the best for their children, but are they setting the bar too high when it comes to their own expectations of themselves as parents? One in three mothers admit to setting expectations for themselves as parents that are "unrealistic," according to the Moms Straight Talk on Parenting survey conducted by the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish brand.

The poll of more than 1,000 mothers with children ages 6… Continue

Added by Woman to Woman Magazine on December 19, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments