Tag Archives: pleasure

Celebrations and Parties for No Good Reason!

Sure, we have holidays, and birthdays, and graduations–but do we really have enough celebrations to keep life peppy and purposeful? One of the grand things about family life is that we can come up with our own celebrations; we can have those typical holiday parties and such, but we can also have parties for no obvious reason whatsoever… My eldest daughter has appropriated one particular date of the year as “her” day. Several years ago, when she was still in middle school, she had a particularly pleasant, happy and lucky day and ever since then, she celebrates that date in … Continue reading →

Business Before Pleasure?

Recently, I was chatting with a few people at a conference. The debate was whether or not people who attend conferences are really there for business or if they just come to “play”—it got me to thinking of the old adage that “business should come before pleasure.” I can’t help but think it comes down to balance and that quite a bit of “business” and networking can occur in the midst of entertainment and pleasure. I don’t agree that most people attend work functions, networking events and conferences just for the “pleasure” part. I really do believe that we are … Continue reading →

Balancing Business and Pleasure

So, you have started a home-based business and it is taking up so much of your energy, focus, and creativity, it seems like there is very little left over for your family—let alone yourself. It can be so easy to let things get skewed and out of balance when you are the one starting and running your own business. It takes some direction and determination to find a way to balance business and pleasure. I’ve found that finding a way to inject a fair amount of pleasure into the business day can help. It does not all have to be … Continue reading →

What’s Happening this New Year’s At Disney World?

We’ve talked about Christmas in the parks, but what’s happening for New Year’s? Well mark down your Calendar if you’re going to be in the Orlando, Florida area. This year the happening place to be looks to be Disney World and their theme parks. If you are planning to visit a Disney World theme park on December 31, you should plan to arrive early and stay late. Some parks will close their gates to new visitors depending on their capacity and there will be a priority entrance given to guests of the Walt Disney World Resorts. The big celebrations will … Continue reading →

Horse Breeds – The American Saddlebred

Drive past a field populated by horses and ask most people what kind of horses those are and you will likely get the answer of brown, white – four-legged or just – big. The general person doesn’t identify horses by breed. General knowledge about horse breeds and breeding seems to be limited beyond color. Today, Adventure’s in Horse Raising wants to introduce you to the American Saddlebred, for example, is recognizable for its elegant and long neck, tapered face and sleek body. To the untrained eye, it might look like a thoroughbred, but Saddlebreds are a breed unto themselves. Once … Continue reading →