Healthy Pledges For Women

Pledges For Putting Yourself First!

I Pledge to:

1. Take a few minutes at the beginning and end of each day to pamper, cleanse, tone, and protect my skin.

2. Practice deep breathing exercises for at least five minutes.

3. Sign up for a class at my local community center, church or Y. Perhaps, yoga, knitting, or spiritual study.

4. Ask my family to prepare at least one dinner each week. I will use that time to take a bubble bath, go for a walk, or just relax. I will then, arrive at the dinner table as if I am a guest.

5. Invite some girlfriends for a slumber party. Be creative in planning.

6. Take a few minutes before I leave work to think about the evening ahead, to relax before picking up the kids or greeting my spouse.

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A balance life begins with giving yourself the

gift of a few moments each day

to nourish your soul

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"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can". Cary Grant

Health Care

HEALTH CARE IN NEW YORK CITY

How's your dental plan? Do you have a good health program?

According to a recent report from York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, there are 700,000 employed New Yorkers without health insurance.

Consequently, approximately that same number cannot afford preventive care and will eventually be admitted to the emergency room for an illnesses that could have been treated in early stages or could have been prevented.

Here's what NYC Dept. of Health say...

Having a job is not necessarily a passport to health insurance in New York City. One million New Yorkers – some 17% of the adult population – lacked coverage in 2005, according to a new Health Department report, and 700,000 of them were employed.

The City conducts numerous programs to reduce the number of uninsured New Yorkers:

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  The Human Resources Administration (HRA) provides enrollment assistance at its 19 Community Medicaid Office and processes Medicaid applications through organizations trained in facilitating enrollment.

• Through HealthStat, a mayoral initiative that seeks to enroll more eligible New Yorkers in public insurance, 14 City agencies facilitate enrollment at schools, at places of worships, and at community events. In 2006, more than 98,000 New Yorkers gained access to public health insurance programs through HealthStat.

• To simplify the enrollment process, HRA is exploring electronic submission of public health insurance applications.
  


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  HRA promotes affordable private options through seminars for insurance providers and outreach to business organizations. Since 2006, almost 20,000 New Yorkers have obtained health insurance coverage through these efforts.
  

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  In June 2007, the City reached an agreement with insurers to provide domestic partner coverage for purchase by small businesses.
  

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  All New Yorkers should have access to the care they need to stay healthy or get well.

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Take a look at affordable alternative programs at this site

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A New Beginning

New Beginnings

Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. Begin to treat yourself as if you are already what you would like to be. And don't allow others to treat you less than that. Visualize. You have the power to make change. It is never too late for New Beginnings.

Remember, you must first act out the role until it is no longer a role.

You must focus, perhaps try to include 10-15 minutes of meditation in each day's routine. Yoga is also excellent.

Applying the Law of Expectations

Acting can become a transcendental art, not just on the stage of a theater, but in the theater of out lives. One enjoyable way to shift expectations involves acting as if you already have the courage, love, and wisdom you desire; by looking the part, dressing the part, speaking the part, and acting the part, you can begin to manifest these qualities.

Applying the Law of Expectations - taken from "The Life You Were Born To Live" by Dan Millman.

Kitchen Garden Herbal Tips

COOKING WITH HERBS

Herbs for Poultry
thyme, sage, oregano, rosemary, tarragon, lemon, thyme

Herbs for Fish
dill, parsley, fennel, garlic, bay, lemon, basil

Herbs for Vegetables
tarragon, dill, garlic, chives, savory, thyme, mint, basil, chervil

Herbs for Meat Dishes
rosemary, bay, oregano, marjoram, mint, parsley, sage, horseradish

Herbs for Deserts
angelica, mint, rose petals, rose hips

Most herbal plants have medicinal qualities and you can easily grow them in your garden or even in a small pot in your kitchen window. Be sure to visit again soon. My future Kitchen Garden Herbal Tips articles will cover herbal remedies to help treat a cold, sound sleeping, quick beauty tips, and herbal spa treatments from home.

There will also be an article listing herbs with medicinal qualities and their uses respectively.

Here's a cool cooking site I found.

Stay tuned......the best is yet to come.

Young at Heart Age-Old Wisdom

QUOTES ABOUT AGE.....

Consider these and please list your wisdom quotes.

"You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M.D. after them." Arnold Palmer

"Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter". Jack Benny

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." Unknown

"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many." Unknown

"Old Age is 15 years older than I am." Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Old people like to give good advice, as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples." La Rochefoucauld

Job Security

JOB SECURITY?
IS IT REALLY A THING OF THE PAST!

“Job security is a thing of the past!” - CBS NEWS

According to the American Banking Association, the large majority of Americans are 3 to 4 month away from bankruptcy. Many are 30 days away.

This is scary. What do you have in place to give yourself more security?

Here's what I am told, "Starting a home based business has so many advantages. With a home-based business, you have FREEDOM. You determine your own paycheck – there are no income limitations! You determine your own hours – there is no threat of layoffs or downsizing!" I am told that home based businesses have low start-up cost. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?