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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!  I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend and had lots of fun at the pool, beach, park, or even your own backyard.   Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer.  YAY!!!   Today’s health tip is about portion control. Avoid barbeque binging. Stay on track this Memorial Day by using [...]

The pictures above and below are the pages of my visual journal for my ecourse Nostalgic Musings.  I am not an artist, obviously,  but am making time to explore my creative side.  If I keep practicing my creativity, I know I can become better with time.

Yesterday, I shared a few of Sandy Grason’s journal prompts from her book Journalution and today will share more. 1.)  Make a list of incompletions.  Write letters to these people.  What do you want/need to say to them?  What do you want/need to hear from them? 2.)  Write about what you will miss when you [...]

I am an avid journal writer and often times I do not know what to write.  Sometimes, I take quotes and write my thoughts about the quote or if there is a specific memory associated with the quote. Sometimes, it is the simplest prompts that helps us to start writing.  These journal prompts are taken [...]

Hello dear readers.  I will be on vacation this week to San Fransisco but I wanted to leave some pictures from my last trip in March. I promised I would post pictures but never did.  So here they are.  I went on a 7 day cruise to Roatan, Honduras, Belize City, Belize, Costa Maya, Mexico [...]

It’s Hypertension Awareness Week from May 24-27th in Brooklyn, New York. I am not sure why it is just in Brooklyn and not in the other boroughs or even nationally. I wanted to take this time to ask my readers “Do you know what your blood pressure is?”  Or may I ask, “When was the [...]

Dairy products can cause inflammation.  If you have frequent sinus infections, ear infections, or sore throats eliminate all dairy products from your diet for 4-12 weeks, notice if you feel better. Research shows grapes contain resveratrol,  which promotes heart health by fighting inflammation, supporting healthy cholesterol levels and making blood less prone to clots. Consider [...]

What made me happy this week?  So many things to be thankful and happy for. 1.)  Writing a blog post for my favorite blog:   Makeunder My Life – Designing My Life. 2.)  Receiving  many wonderful and support comments, tweets, twitter messages, emails, and phone calls about my post. 3.)  Becoming a Jess LC Ambassador.  [...]

Northern California Trip April 2006 Clockwise from left to right:  Mumm Winery in Napa Valley,  Riding the cable cars  in San Fran, Pic of me with the Ghiradelli store behind me, and Scenic view of Napa Valley from the tram Yes, I am going on vacation again.  This time to San Fransisco and the surrounding [...]

WHAT DO I WISH TO HAVE? I wish to have more time for “me”. After working, I just want to really do nothing but read and write. I tend to do everything else first but myself.  Cooking, cleaning, laundry….I feel I do housework all week.  I wish to have more time to work on my [...]

My intention for 2010 is to discover my purpose and recently have discovered it.  When Jess asked me if I was interested in being presented on her blog, my answer was a resounding “YES”!  Read about how I designed my life with intention at Jess’ blog, author of Makeunder My Life. Thank you all to [...]

Don Miguel Ruiz This posting is a supplement to the 5th agreement.  Don Miguel Ruiz and family visited last year on May 13, 2009.  I was fortunate enough to attend two days of his lectures.  I wrote this post last year and is actually two posts, one for each evening. Eva Charlotte May 13, 2009 [...]

Don Jose Ruiz at The Open Center on April 13, 2010 with me Last month I had the opportunity to hear Don Jose Ruiz speak about toltec wisdom at The Open Center in New York City.  Don Jose Ruiz co-authored the book, The Fifth Agreement, along with his father, Don Miguel Ruiz.  Many of you [...]

Quote of the week: “Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.” – Helmut Schmidt Health Tip: Go green! Not just with your home, but with you food. Eating a vegetarian meal once a week not only helps with your waistline, it can lower your risk of diabetes, high cholesterol, and certain [...]

If you live in the metropolitan New York area, New York University Langone Medical Center is offering a free lecture on thyroid cancer on May 18, 2010.  Learn the essential facts regarding thyroid cancer, including the different types, incidence, who is at risk, signs, and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and prognosis. WHEN:  Tuesday, May 18, [...]