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There is no escaping the fact that we, to a person, are obsessed with our image. We walk around sporting our Blackberry’s and iPhones, sipping our Starbucks, and “Checking In” wherever we go because we are ever mindful of our image. Wikipedia defines self image as: A person’s mental picture, generally of a kind that ... Read More
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Ihave two hobbies; the first is reading and the second is cake decorating. Granted I have limited time for either considering I am a wife, mother, and work full time outside the home to which I am sure many of you can relate. Mostly my cake decorating is limited to birthday and baby shower cakes ... Read More
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It is hard to believe that we are already into the second month of the new decade and even more amazing how our world continues to change. The days of buying a Yellow Pages ad and calling it a day are long over and those who are going to not just survive, but thrive must ... Read More
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Happy New Year! I love January; it is such a glorious month filled with hope and promise. A blank canvas, which has been laid out before us eagerly waiting to accept the pictures we will paint. Every year around Thanksgiving I start working on my Christmas project – custom calendars filled with photos of the ... Read More
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Wow, what an amazing year! I cannot believe 2010 has come to such a swift end. One of my favorite features of the December issue is the Annual Story Index in the back of the issue. Compiling the information for this resource is like looking through all of your photos from the year. As I ... Read More
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In anticipation of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, we covered breast health information and spotlighted many of the companies that are donating their time, talent, and treasure this month to various breast cancer charities in the September issue. However, I believe this is such an important topic that I had to address it here in ... Read More
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After a long and scorching hot summer, the first day of September brings hope that fall will soon be here. This month also marks the start of school and a revitalized commitment to routine – definitely a welcome change to the lackadaisical days of summer. That is not to say that I do not like ... Read More
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We have all heard the phrase, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” In fact, it is so common that there are a plethora of websites, blogs, and various forum threads devoted to mocking this ideology. I get that, sometimes we just want to have a big, pity party! Right? Of course, once you are ... Read More
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Have you ever had a moment when you thought, “Where did the time go?” The other day I was taking a survey and had to check the box marked “41 to 50 years old” and thought, “Wow, I don’t feel older, or act older.” Which brings me to the question; what makes us look and ... Read More
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I remember when e-mail was new. It was this random form of communication that you checked a few times a day, because those were the days of dial-up and three or four people in the office had different user names on the same account. I now have half a dozen e-mail addresses, three of which ... Read More
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