Be Healthy, Well, & Inspired

I wanted to share all of the lovely postcards that I received so far from Hanna’s postcard swap. {image:  Steph of Purple Lotus Art} This postcard was given to me by Steph of Purple Lotus Art.  I received many lovely and beautiful postcards and each brightened my day. This postcard from Steph is my favorite. [...]

Happy Friday! Maybe not happy Friday for those of you who live in the surrounding New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, or anywhere who received some of Mother Nature’s snow! But, at least you got a snow day and stayed home with your children or significant other in a warm house or apartment. I, on [...]

Thank you all for participating my first giveaway.  We do have a winner.  And the winner of this beautiful print by Eddie Ching is……..drumrolls please……………………………… Lori of ChicGeekDesigns! Yay for Lori!  Congratulations, Lori!  I will contact you for your information.  If you did not win, you can buy this print for $20 at Eddie Ching’s [...]

I follow Jamie Ridler’s blog on a weekly basis. I have been reading Wishcasting Wednesday for a month now but never participated until today. Each Wednesday, Jamie posts a question or a prompt on her blog and her readers write the answers to her question on their blog. Jamie asks this week, “What do you [...]

If you are a man recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, you may want to attend a support group, led by Dr. Anna Ferrari.  This is a support group, discussion and education session all in one to help with the recovery process.  This program is designed to help men and their families  cope with the diagnosis [...]

To reduce your current weight by one pound a week, you need to reduce your daily intake of calories by 500 per day (3,500 calories perweek). An effective way to do this is to combine a reduction in calories with an increase in physical activity.

Double click on image to enlarge I mentioned in a previous blog posting that I am infusing creative time in my schedule.  In January, I made Valentine cards.  When I saw iHanna was having a Postcard swap, I emailed her in a heartbeat.  I made ten postcards and since Valentine’s Day was coming up, I [...]

We started February off with Wear Red Day on February 5th, Valentine’s Day on February 14, and today, a Heart Health Fair to celebrate American Heart month.  There will be free screenings, demonstrations and lectures from Drs. Katz and Phillips. WHEN:  February 18, 2010 from 10-3 PM WHERE:  New York University Langone Medical Center Alumni [...]

New York Medical Center is hosting a seminar for young adults afflicted with cancer.  According to the National Cancer Institute,  70,000 Americans between the ages of 15-40 are diagnosed with cancer each year.  Young adults face unique issues that are not being met with the current continuum of care.  This panel session will discuss the [...]

The key to attaining better health is to develop a strategy to incorporate healthy decisions into daily life.

Two Women No. 5, acrylic on canvas by Eddie Ching I attended Eddie Ching’s art show on February 5 at Bistro Les Minots in New York.   Mr. Ching had eight of his best paintings decorated around the French restaurant and gave a brief tour of each painting.  He explained how he came up with [...]

image found via Flickr by Barkada Words of love don’t always come easily, especially when spoken out loud or face to face.  Revive an old tradition and write a love letter to your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, or anyone at all to express your feelings naturally and lovingly.  But [...]

I noticed last year that I had difficulty being creative and writing about my feelings and thoughts.  Had I become a robot? Am I walking around unconscious of my world and who I am?  Was I losing my mind? Yes, I was losing my mind – my right brain to be exact. The right brain [...]

I am taking this fantastic e-course by Holly Becker, author of Decor8 and Leslie S., author of A Creative Mint.  The inspiration board posting from last Friday was a homework assignment. I can’t believe it is week 4 already.   I am learning a lot about blog content, blog ideas,  and photography, especially photography.  If [...]

  Plan your diet on a weekly basis, laying out a general well-balanced menu. Planning will help you avoid the trap of impulsive food buying.