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New Year Scrapbooking Goals 2008

First, I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year and a safe and prosperous 2008. It is hard to believe we have completed another year in our lives. It has almost been two years since I started with families.com as well. Time seems to just fly by in a rapid pace, and if we blink, we just might miss something. This is why scrapbooking is such a significant hobby. It is a great way to preserve the everyday life that occurs and save it for future generations. And if you aren’t interested in future generations, then it’s just … Continue reading →

Resolutions for a Yappy New Year

Happy New Year! (Or as Murph would say, “Yappy!”) I’m changing things up this year. Instead of making my resolutions right before the New Year starts, I’m making them right as the New Year starts. Even before I took stock of 2007, I was thinking a lot about resolutions and what I want to accomplish in 2008. Therein lies the problem. I never have any shortage of goals. If anything, I have way too many. So I’m going to try and keep it simple this year. Resolutions re Writing in the Pets Blog • To be more like these fellow … Continue reading →

Life Changing – Part 2

A New Year usually means time for New Year’s resolutions. But sometime our New Year’s resolutions never last more than a few days. In yesterday’s blog I talked about George Statheos and how he said, ‘God’s Word is life changing.’ We need God’s Word to help us each day. Another person put it like this ‘It’s like having two dogs inside me fighting with each other.’ This in the same type of experience the apostle Paul talked about when he talked of the two natures within, I Corinthians 2:12-14 and how that human nature caused him to do things he … Continue reading →

New Years Perspective on Money

Who doesn’t want more money? Speak up now… I would love to hear it! The strange thing about money is you tend to spend what you have. Even hardcore savers do the same thing. The more you make, the more you spend. The same also happens in reverse. It seems to almost be subconscious. There is a mindset about how many dollars sit in your bank account. If you feel poor, you tend to be more careful with your money habits. This is one of the reasons why having an automatic savings plan can deceive your mind into feeling poorer … Continue reading →

Resolving to Make the Best of Marriage in ‘08

Happy New Year’s Eve! Last year when I was first hired on by Families.com I was only blogging over in Pets. At the end of December I set some New Year’s Resolutions to accomplish in 2007 in regards to the Pets Blog, which I recently took stock of. I thought it’d be a good idea to do the same here. (At least as far as making resolutions, that is. I didn’t make any last year in Marriage to take stock of now.) Resolution #1: Accentuating the Positive I’m a firm believer that a positive attitude is essential for a good … Continue reading →

Moose and Lally’s New Year’s Resolutions

With 2008 just a few days away, the dogs and I sat down to work on our New Year’s resolutions. Moose’s New Years Resolutions Moose resolves to stay out of traffic. For the rest of his life. He’s been pretty good since he got hit by a car back in June, but sometimes in the apartment complex parking lot, he has a bad habit of straying into the middle of the road between spots. Moose resolves to lose more weight. When we moved west in May, Moose weighed more than 100 pounds. His ideal weight is closer to 75. Slowly … Continue reading →

Plan to Start the Body-for-Life Challenge in January

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How would you like to have your best body ever and win $50,000 to boot? Well, I’m about to tell you how you can make it happen! The Body-for-LIFE Challenge is a 12-week contest based on the best-selling book Body-for-LIFE. It includes proven principles for motivation, exercise, and nutrition and, believe it or not, you don’t need to join a gym to be successful! The best part is that winners are chosen based upon their personal transformation, not whether they are thinner or more muscular than somebody else or not, and answers to several transformation questions. The Body for Life … Continue reading →

What Are Your Weight Loss Goals for 2008?

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We’re halfway through December and it is New Year’s Resolution time once again. Rather than resolving to be someone you aren’t, why not think about setting some achievable goals for the new year? Instead of giving up everything that you love, vowing to live a life nobody could and expecting feats of magic from yourself – and thereby setting yourself up for failure, set yourself up for success in 2008. Think about it… We all want to lose weight but we should know by now that weight that comes off in a hurry often comes back just as quickly. Losing … Continue reading →

New Jobs

With the coming of the New Year, there is often an interest in throwing out the old and bringing on the new. This common feeling inspires our resolutions, and for some that may involve looking for a new job. Whether you are forced to find a new job due to a lay off or if you just desire a change, keep these following money decisions at the top of your mind. 1. Negotiate Salary Often many new hires are unaware that an initial salary offer is negotiable. This is true for many types of jobs, even hourly. Don’t be afraid … Continue reading →

What Are Your Scrapbooking Goals?

Scrapbooking like any hobby, requires planning, work and goal setting. Every year at the New Year I set goals for myself during the year. I strive to make them manageable goals so that I can feel as if I have obtained something and succeeded. Usually in the summer I review my goals and alter what I need to make them more realistic. With the New Year only two and a half months away, I started thinking about my goals for next year. My priorities are different now. I am still an avid scrapbooker and photographer, but I am also a … Continue reading →