Party Like It’s 1999

Throw a fabulous New Year’s Eve party blow out for same cost you might have paid 13 years ago. If you want to leave your old budget back in 2012 and have a fresh start in 2013, don’t blow it first thing on an expensive New Year’s Eve bash. Instead, party like a millionaire  even if you are still wearing the 90s grunge look. Recycle Christmas Decorations Most Christmas or Chanukah decorations that are in silver or gold will work well for a New Year’s Eve bash. Work with the decorations that you already have, such as placing silver ball … Continue reading

New Year’s Small Efforts for Success

The time is coming to think of your New Year’s resolution. Many say they do not do resolutions because they cannot keep them. No sense in setting yourself up for failure to start off the New Year. Some say they make resolutions simple so they are not under a lot of pressure and some don’t tell a soul what they are resolving due to the embarrassment of failing. When your first thought of resolutions is all the ways you will not keep them then it is no wonder they never work. The preconceived notion is that resolutions are broken within … Continue reading

Reflections on the Past Year

We are nearing the end of the year but before you start making plans for next year, you should spend some time reflecting on the past year. What have been the ups and downs of your home-based business this past year? What have been the good things and the bad things that have happened? The reason it’s important to think about these things is because you need a foundation to build upon, before you can enter the New Year. You don’t want to make some of the same mistakes you have already made. So by recognizing those things that need … Continue reading

Wow — Is it 2008 already?

January 1, 2008. January 1, 2008. January 1, 2008. Can it really be 2008 already? Seriously? Yep. Here we are. It is 2008, in Hollywood, the writer’s strike continues at full swing and my daily viewing for my workouts is severely hampered. Closer to home, my little girl turned 7 and my husband and I celebrated 8 years of marriage and we’re looking 12 years together total. 2007 was the Year of a Million Dreams at Disney. It was the year of overexposure for Paris and Britney. 2007 started out with my husband recovering from an emergency appendectomy and I … Continue reading

Welcome 2007! Happy New Year’s Eve

Tonight, we celebrate the end of 2006 and look forward to the New Year, 2007. For as long as I can remember, the birth of a new year has meant a birth of hope and a birth of new ideas. We can put away our bad feelings and embrace our good ones. We can let go of the past and stride forward to a new future. Not every year that is born gives us such a great bounty and sometimes, we find ourselves tossed off course before the year is even out of it’s cradle. I’m excited about 2007. 2006 … Continue reading

Happy New Year!

It’s New Year’s Eve and 2007 is mere hours away. I hope when you reflect back on the past twelve months you find happy thoughts and pleasant memories. Even when those not so joyful feelings interrupt your stroll down Memory Lane, remember, when the clock strikes midnight tonight, you get to start all over. New Year’s Day means fresh starts, resolutions, more chances to do the things we’ve always wanted to do. It means another year to spend with our families and friends, and hopefully with everyone in good health. My prayer for each of you is that this New … Continue reading