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As of recent, Square Enix revealed well over 20 minutes of Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time gameplay, detailing new places, monsters, towns, and of course the battle system. The upcoming RPG is set to release on PS4 and the Nintendo 3DS In Japan on July 29th.
Square Enix during a live stream from Osake revealed some interesting things about the long running series of Dragon Quest. This time around it was about the latest game to jump into the series that goes by the name of Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time. The live stream revealed well over 20 minutes of the RPG and explores both the console and handheld versions, too.
Thanks to publication site Gematsu we learn a bit more about the game. For starters, before development for Dragon Quest XI, the staff went to Machu Picchu and stirred up some inspiration while at the place and noted that gamers might see destinations in-game representing said location.
Moreover, a new monster was revealed that goes by the name of "Incarnations of Time". Players are said to encounter them throughout various stages in DQXI's world, but the devs did not want to elaborate on the monsters too much, given that it would enter spoiler territory.
The publication site also touched on different towns or cities that will be featured in the game, which as of this moment stands to be around 20. The 20 places include villages, towns and castles, but we also learn that a burning village that takes up a Jipang-esque look is in the game and will play a pivotal role in the game's story.
Lastly, timestamps sit below for your viewing pleasure, showing the two different versions of the game (PS4, 3DS). The bulleted list is for the live stream video that sits below:
Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time is set to release for PS4 and the Nintendo 3DS on July 29th in Japan. As of now no Western release date has been announced.

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Institute of Professional Organisers (IOPO)
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The IOPO International is an industry body that serves those working in the organising industry, as well as connecting people who are looking for assistance with the right Organising Professional.
Come and discuss the various career, networking, and professional development opportunities we offer, or check out our interactive directory listing of members to find the perfect Professional Organiser for you.
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The Art of Decluttering
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Closed Loop
Closed Loop Environmental Solutions is a product stewardship company formed from the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and focussed on driving better value from our waste resources. Simply Cups is a programme of Closed Loop that aims to divert disposable cups from landfill, and turn them into Upcycled products. One such product is the rCup…the World First, Reusable Coffee Cup, made from Disposable cups. Yes, it is the cup you get to keep, made from cups you throw away!
There are 6 disposable cups in the 'outer' of every rCup. It is an excellent design, multiple colours, 360` drinking, push up/down lid, BPA free, dishwasher friendly and completely recyclable again. This product shows the things we can do with our 'waste resources' that once went to landfill!
rCups will be for sale at the expo - get a $1 coffee with any purchase!
We will also have a range of other products for show, highlighting what can be done now…versus collecting for landfill.
Professional Organisers
Professional Organisers Sarah Dietz from Reclaim Your Space, and Charity Pal from Sort My Stuff, will help you get your kitchens and wardrobes organised! Focusing on 'Small Steps Forward' they use their expertise to help you break it all down into practical and realistic actions.
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Storage – we all need more of it. And when it's done right, it's oh so satisfying. Tupperware products bring order to the chaos.
Did you know Tupperware Consultants are trained organisers of pantries, fridges and freezers? It's called Custom Kitchen Planning and it's a free service. Once a Consultant has designed the perfect storage solution for you, simply order the products you need. Why not turn it into an organisational workshop with some friends and share a before and after 'WOW' moment together? If your friends choose to shop at your party, you'll receive some of your storage free!
You can experience pantry bliss at the Tupperware stand, pick up the best drink bottles you'll ever use, and book your next party where you can experience our innovative products in action.
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Update: Activision is actively taking down Call of Duty: WWII reveal trailers on YouTube. The fact that Activision is issuing copyright strikes may lend some credibility to the leak.
Last night a post on Reddit supposedly leaked the upcoming Call of Duty title from Sledgehammer Games. The posters and SteelBook prototypes point to a World War II setting. A few weeks ago Activision said that the next Call of Duty game would go back to the franchise's roots and put players' boots on the ground. If these images are indeed genuine, then the next game in the popular franchise will be titled Call of Duty: WWII.
Players have been asking for a historical Call of Duty game for years now. The fact that Activision has been pushing futuristic warfare for years has turned many people away from the franchise. While the Call of Duty games remain the best-selling titles in the United States every year, sales have declined. This historical Call of Duty game should definitely overcome that slump because it's exactly what gamers want.
Battlefield 1 reinvigorated the franchise by taking it back to World War I. The game is one of EA's biggest successes and proves gamers want to immerse themselves in history. As with any leak, take it with a grain of salt until we have official confirmation from Activision. Hopefully this title exists because Call of Duty has been its best when they've explored history…just look at Call of Duty: Black Ops!


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3 Ways to Make Your Gluten Free Treats Patriotic
May 24th 2018
As the weather gets warmer, there is always a barrage of spring and summer parties to enjoy. The long weekends and summer holidays seem to come up so fast, but when it comes to having delicious, festive treats ready that everyone can enjoy, we've got you covered!
Our gluten free cookie doughs come in three amazing flavors: Chocolate Chunk, Fudgy Brownie, and Sugar. We've created some easy, delicious, and perfectly patriotic-themed recipes for each of our flavors to help prep you for your summer festivities.
1. Our rich Fudgy Brownie Cookies are mouth-watering just as they are, but you can always snazz them up for any patriotic party!
Buy your favorite candy coated chocolate pieces. Make sure that there is a selection of red and blue candies in the bag! Right after you take the Fudgy Brownie cookies out of the oven, while they are still warm, gently press 3 to 5 of the red and blue candies into each one. Let the cookies completely cool, and then enjoy!
2. Next, the Sugar Cookie.
Whip up or buy your favorite vanilla frosting, and spread onto the cookies after they've been baked and cooled. Slice some strawberries in half and press them and a few blueberries into the icing of each cookie. Voila! A berry sweet red, white and blue treat!
3. Last but not least, our classic Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
Whip up or buy your favorite vanilla frosting, and separate it into 3 small bowls. Add a couple drops of natural red food dye to one and natural blue food dye to the second bowl. Leave the third as is. Now, frost your cookies as you please. You can use one color of icing on each cookie, or use all 3 colors in a variety of ways!


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accounts school; the book has 125 tables, many of which occupy two or more pages. Such data may be useful raw material for economic studies, but anyone who bought the book in the expectation of finding a systematic economic analysis of Indian fisheries would be disappointed. To put it bluntly, one has the impression that this book has been made by putting together the texts of various lectures given over some years, making figares from slides which had been projected when the lectures were given, and adding a large number of tables, but this has been done without serious effort at revision. Doubtless many of the typographical errors are the responsibility of the publisher, but the errors of English are not. Of much greater importance, however, is the failure to up-date the contents. The work
is written in 'doctrinaire fashion, with reference to a thesis expressed in the words "fisheries resources are superior to land-based agricultural resources" and again "fish and other forms of seafood which are available in large quantities in the oceans of the world would be able to meet the food needs of mankind" and finally "in this chapter, it is delineated how the marine fisheries' resources are superior to land-based agricultural resources and how they can support the whole population of the world". These statements, of course, cannot be defended; they are an echo of a declaration, of the early 1950's that the seas were man's last food-supply frontier. Indeed, many of the author's bibliographic references - especially those in support of this thesis -are of the 1950's and 1960's. There is no doubt that development of aquaculture and mariculture will increase the fisheries' ccntribu:ion to protein supplies for human consumption in the future and that the catch from free-living stocks could he increased, but these prospects shou!d he seen in reasonable perspective. Unfortunately, Professor Rao fails of this obligation. G.L. KESTEVEN 12 0 'Brie? 6 Road Hursfville2220 New South iyoks Australia -
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Coast Clam Fisheries, T.D. Schink, K.A. McGraw, and K. Chew. Washington Sea Grant Communications, University of Washington, 1983, 16 tables, 19 figs., iv + 72 pp., price $4.50 (US funds).
The resources of clams and similar beach-dwelling moiluscs have especial interest for several reasons. First, because they are perhaps the resources of the sea which were first exploited by man. Secondly, becauee they occupy a habitat which is extremely variable, the zone between land and ocean where the effects of tidal rise and fall are always present and the violence of
the seas most manifest. Presumably it is because of this environmental variability that the abundance of these organisms fluctuates so very considerably. StiIl further, the zone they inhabit is itself highly vulnerable to human activities, directly to exploitation, both commercial and amateur, and indicectely through pollution and other interference with the habitat. All these features ace illustrated in this small technical report from the Washington Sea Grant Program of the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences of the University of Washington, It is a compendium of information on the morphology and anatomy of eight species of clams taken on the west coast of the United States, with historical, technological and other information with regard to commercial and amateur exploitation of these resources. Each fishery is dealt with in standard fashion with an account of its history, of its present status and some indication of its future. No attempt is made at stock assessment or population analysis; as claimed in the Introduction, the report provides pertinent information on the industry. A special feature is the set of statistical tables, some of which have data from the beginning of this century. These tables present extremely interesting evidence with respect to fluctuations and trends in these fisheries. S.L. KESTEVEN 12 O'Brien'sRood Hurstville2220 New South Wales Aawtmlia
CORAL REEF FISHES The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Fishes, by J.M. Leis and D.S. Rennis. University N.S.W. Press, Sydney, and University Hawaii Press, Hawaii, 1983, 269 pp.. 75 figs., $A 23.95, ISBN 0868401293. The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Comi Reef Fishes, written hy J.M. Leis and D.S. Renni:, is well done and long overdue. Prior to publication of this book, non-specialists who desired to identify larvae of Indo-Pacific reef fishes had three recourses. First, one could go to a specialist for help. Although the published literature is sparse, it has long been obvious that a few workers in the field, such as Leis, could readily identify most larvae to the family level. Second, one could sift through a fragmented and frustratingly non-comprehensive lilerature, in the hopes of "guestimating" the identity of a specimen. Much of this literature, unfortunately, is in Japanese, so that one was often reduced to simply looking at the pictures. Finally, there ace a few identification guides t,o fish larvae already available, for places like the North Sea. Using these to identify the larvae of Indo-Pacific fishes is a bit "iffy", but one could hope that family characteristics were conservative. Leis and
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With no Messi, 35K see Argentina-Colombia draw at MetLife
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With Lionel Messi not on Argentina's roster, a crowd of just 35,624 turned out at MetLife Stadium to watch a 0-0 draw between La Albiceleste and Colombia on Tuesday night.
With Messi, Argentina drew three large crowds to MetLife: 78,936 for a friendly against the United States in 2011, 81,994 for an exhibition against Brazil the following year and 82,026 for the 2016 Copa America final against Chile, UNB reports.
Just 32,469 attended Brazil's 2-0 exhibition win last week over the United States, down from 77,223 at a 2010 U.S.-Brazil game there shortly after the venue opened. MetLife Stadium is a possible site of the 2026 World Cup final.


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Congratulations to Deputy Chief Bob Glidden: Firefighters of Vermont selected Bob Glidden of the Proctorsville Fire Department as their "Hero of the Month." Thank you Bob for dedicating your time and effort to the safety of our town.
Firefighter Olympics to be Held in Proctorsville: Denise Gebroe, proprietor of DG Bodyworks in Proctorsville, will be hosting the first Firefighter's Olympics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 11 on the Green in Proctorsville . Registration for events is at 9:30 a.m. The day will include awards, door prizes, face painting, t-shirts, and good food for lunch, including an ice cream truck. Proceeds and donations will directly benefit the Proctorsville and Cavendish Fire Departments. Children ages 5-12 will have field day events planned for the morning, from 10 to 11:30, including a 100-yard dash, tug of war, a potato sack race, wheelbarrow race, and relay race. The adult events are scheduled from noon to 2, and are modeled after Firefighter competitions- a hose carry, dummy drag, tool carries, attack crawls, and ax chops. Gebroe is looking for volunteers to help on Sunday, June 11 from 10am to 2pm, and for local competitors. Call 802-554-0006 with questions or to express interest. Come to the Firefighter Olympics and support our local firefighters! VT Journal
Proposed Federal Budget's Impact: President Donald Trump's budget would be a catastrophe for low-income Vermonters, according to the people in charge of working with them. The president released his 2018 fiscal year budget Tuesday and it drew immediate, bipartisan backlash from members of Congress. The proposed spending plan would chop a total of $4.3 trillion over the next 10 years, including drastic cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and environmental programs. The budget relies on an optimistic 3 percent economic growth rate by 2021 to account for about $2.3 trillion in revenue over the next decade. "This is a budget which will make it harder for our children to get a decent education, harder for working families to get the health care they desperately need, harder for families to put food on the table, harder to protect our environment and harder for the elderly to live out their retirement years in dignity," said Bernie Sanders. In short, the plan for fiscal year 2018 — titled "A New Foundation for American Greatness" — would hurt many of Trump's supporters, many of whom voted for a candidate who pledged to fight for the little guy and to protect, even bolster, social safety nets. The Vermont Agency of Human Services estimates that would cost the state's $1.7 billion Medicaid program around $200 million. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, LIHEAP, would be eliminated, a $3.3 billion savings. Vermont got about $19 million for LIHEAP in 2016, helping more than 21,000 households. Rutland Herald VPR VT Digger
All VT State Parks Now Open for the Season: Starting this weekend, all Vermont State Parks will be open to the public, fully staffed, and operational. There are now 55 developed state parks. Discounted park passes are now available and can be purchased online or at the parks. Reservations can be made online up to the day before your arrival.
Park passes can be checked out for free at your local library. Try fishing for free at one of the 12 Reel Fun gear loaner parks. Press Release
Invasive Species and How to Track Them: Invasive plant and animal species exist all around us, but some are more damaging than others. A revamped tool from UVM Extension leverages citizen science to better track where invasive species are now, and which ones are approaching our region. The freshly re-launched website provides galleries of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species, their distribution in and near Vermont, and mitigation practices to slow their spread. VPR
State Suspends VT DMV Facial Recognition Program Pending Review: Use of a facial recognition software by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is being suspended. The suspension comes after the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont obtained internal DMV records showing the agency ran "at least 126 FRS searches" since 2012, and then shared photographs and personal information of Vermont ID holders with other state and federal government agencies. In a letter sent to DMV Commissioner Robert Ide earlier this week, the ACLU alleged the agency's use of the software violated a 2004 state law that prohibits the use of technologies that "involve the use of biometric identifiers." WCAX
2. CAVENDISH MEMORIAL DAY: Memorial Day activities are underway in Cavendish. On May 15, the 6th graders from Cavendish Town Elementary School (CTES) placed flags on veterans' graves and cleared debris in town owned cemeteries. The same students have also made poppies for those attending the town's events on May 30.
In keeping with reducing the town's carbon footprint, this year's wreaths have all been made from local grape ivy. The wreath that is tossed into the Black River will be decorated with seasonal blooms. The War Memorial wreaths, as well as the one for the Cavendish Cemetery, were made with a combination of materials that can be recycled. Consequently, wreaths and decorations will look a bit different from previous years. Thank you to Wendy Regier, Chris Quinn, Becky Plunkard and Margo Caulfield for working on this project.
Cavendish celebrates Memorial Day on May 30, which is the original date of the holiday. Activities at the school begin at 10 am. This year's speaker is Cavendish resident Jim Hasson, a Seabee from WWII, who served in military conflicts right through the Vietnam War. You can learn more about Jim Hasson at the Cavendish Historical Society blog.
The parade will start at approximately 11 am in Cavendish. Following the ceremony at the Cavendish Village Cemetery, there will be a BBQ at the Cavendish Baptist Church that is free and open to attendees. FMI: 226-7292
Please note that if you plan to visit one of the Cavendish cemeteries for Memorial Day, planting flowers is not permitted.
MAY 28 (Sunday): Cavendish Historical Society Museum opens for the season from 2-4 pm.
MAY 29 (Monday): Memorial Day Legal Holiday, town office and schools closed.
MAY 30 (Tuesday): Memorial Day Celebration in Cavendish, 10 am at CTES; 11 pm Parade in Cavendish, BBQ at Cavendish Baptist Church following ceremony at the Cavendish Village Cemetery.
For information on upcoming events, go to the Cavendish Connects Calendar. For area events, check the Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce calendar.


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I have started over 8 blogs, one newsletter and 2 websites.
I have yet to maintain just one.
I'm not sure where this impatient trait comes from but I have always had it. Be it when I was younger and skimmed through books so quick to find out what happened at the end, to starting (NEVER finishing) 5 different degrees at The Open University. I just cannot stop myself from getting bored, or irritated and giving up.
One thing that I have found that I am increasingly patient in, is my relationship with my lovely husband and 10 month old daughter! It's the only thing I know I have unlimited patience for. Since I genuinely want to keep a blog, inspiration struck me a few days ago, to blog about life with them!
So here I am. This is my little space to blog about products for my daughter, places we visited. moaning about my husband (!) or just products I've loved.
I figured if I blog about something I love, I will always want to update it.


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The swachh way of learning in Rajasthan: B for bath, C for cleaning, D for dustbin
Children in 300 primary schools are no longer learning 'A for apple' or 'B for ball'. Now, it's A for abuse, B for bath, C for cleaning and D for dustbin.jaipur Updated: Jul 30, 2017 18:57 IST
Children in 300 primary schools are no longer learning 'A for apple' or 'B for ball'. Now, it's A for abuse, B for bath, C for cleaning and D for dustbin.
In order to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship cleanliness programme, Swachh Bharat Mission, a success, the Udaipur administration, along with a private firm, has initiated a cleanliness awareness drive and roped in school children for the pilot project.
Under the campaign, a new set of words with the corresponding Hindi and English alphabet has been developed containing pictures and names of different articles related to the importance of sanitation. Like, 'Ka' stands for Kachara and so on each alphabet with a symbol of a material having significance in keeping the surroundings clean.
The campaign has been conceptualised by a UK-based organization, Wells for India.
New games containing messages and slogans related to cleanliness had also been distributed to students which will help them to understand the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in life.
OP Sharma country, head of the organization, said, "We are a UK-based organisation working on spreading a message of cleanliness in the country. We are supporting the Prime Minister's flagship programme and creating innovative ideas to promote the initiative."
"The idea of developing Hindi and English alphabets around sanitation is to develop good hygiene and sanitation practices among students. The Hindi alphabets Ka se Kachra, Kha se Khad, Ga se Gandagi will encourage the students to not only think about these words but also act according to them in their lives," Sharma said.
He added that they want to add value to SBM and want to support the government in not only achieving the physical targets but also long-term behavioural change.
"The Swatchta alphabets are an attempt towards developing alphabets with which children can relate and can learn and practice what they have learnt," Sharma added.
The campaign was launched by Udaipur district collector Bishnu Caharan Mallick on Thursday and the learning material has been distributed among the students on Friday.
"This is a pilot project and the innovative education material will be used in almost 300 primary schools (state government) of the district. We will take feedback from the students and monitor them. If the response is positive, we will then replicate this in other government schools," said zila parishad CEO Avichal Chaturvedi.
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Judson Now, Danspace Project's series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first concerts by the experimental collective Judson Dance Theater, ended in December. But on Thursday it got a coda, the rescheduling of a program that had been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy. The program was Yvonne Rainer's, and Ms. Rainer cannot be skipped.
Of Judson's founders, she was the polemicist, the artist who initially got the most attention and probably the one with the widest influence. Her Danspace program looks back to that past with a single work, the 1963 "We Shall Run." In it Berlioz's Requiem plays, and the dancers — here, 12 students from Sarah Lawrence College, dressed in everyday clothes and sneakers — just stand. Then they jog, clumping, splintering off and clumping again.
Is the relation between music and movement ironic? Does the huge sound of Judgment Day exalt the ordinary? For me, the answer to both questions is "not really." But the stark simplicity of the juxtaposition helped this and similar pieces broaden the borders of dance.
In the text-and-motion collages that Ms. Rainer has made since she returned to choreography in 2000, after a 25-year break, the juxtapositions can be as obvious as in "We Shall Run," but they are legion, quickly succeeding one another and piling up. Her Danspace program features two of these recent efforts.
The title of Ms. Rainer's 2011 work "Assisted Living: Good Sports 2" alludes to her own advancing age but also to the ages of the five veteran dancers, known as the Raindears, who constitute her informal company. They are indeed good sports, and old pros, and their casualness conceals complexity.
That complexity isn't in the movement, which largely reproduces the poses and grimaces of sports photos. There's more jogging, but here it serves as glue for the text spoken by Ms. Rainer and her dancers: quotations touching on Rousseau, the Ku Klux Klan, anti-Semitism, amnesia and more. Sometimes the contrast between word and action is stark — talk of wartime bereavement interrupting a group laughing fit — but more often the relationships are elliptical.
The overlapping, scratchy recordings on the score (skillfully assembled by Ms. Rainer and Quentin Chiappetta); the snatches of songs the dancers warble; the allusions to earlier Rainer works — these all suggest the apparent randomness of memory. The quotations aren't random, though; they're the scrapbook of an alarmed, left-leaning citizen.
In "Assisted Living: Do You Have Any Money?," a premiere, the concern extends to the economy. The piece opens with crashing, breaking noises and a carny sales pitch from Ms. Rainer about "real live bodies" on display. The dancers repeat a few routines, like beginning students of Broadway tap (more memories?). An explanation of Keynesian economics accompanies ballet exercises. An indictment of American incarceration rates is backed by silent-comedy miming.
In "Good Sports 2" Ms. Rainer confesses that she's not good at punch lines. It's true: the humor in these recent works is so dry that it disappears. What's left is mainly politics — complaints about the Defense of Marriage Act and the failings of the George W. Bush administration. Ms. Rainer was once radical in her art, but in St. Mark's Church, she's preaching to the choir.


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We're excited to present the sixth edition of The E&D Xmas Show! Remember there is no pre-sales or pre-views (except a few sneaky Insta posts)! Follow us here: https://www.instagram.com/egganddart/
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The 5th Annual Egg & Dart Xmas Show opened Friday 8th December,
With less than two weeks to go, we have a few works still available for purchase. We are open Wed through Saturday 11am to 6pm. The show will come down Saturday 23rd December.
For the fourth year in a row The Egg & Dart Xmas Show yet again drew a queue of anticipating visitors at opening night. With 30 artists and 200 works, the familiar theme of 12 x 12 cm artworks in all kinds of different media are dressing the walls from floor to ceiling. We are also super excited to have artist Rosie Deacon's Fun Foam Koalas added to the mix this year. Last day of the exhibition is 24th December.


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GRATITUDE!!!Based on talking to women about their holiday experiences and thinking about my own holiday history, here are some words that come to mind this time of year:HypedStressedAnti-climacticBusyEnviousInadequateIndulgentExhaustedStrainedAnxiousLonelyOver-workedPanickedRestricted Super negative I know, but bear with me for a second.Many of you probably associate at least one of these words with this time of year.What once upon a time were a couple of days (Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December) to eat something special and spend time with loved ones, has become this 7 week (or longer) long span of time during which we are told: what to buywhat to look likehow to stay healthyhow to cookhow to dresshow our homes should lookwhat to do, how to feel andwhere to go...to make the most of our holiday season.Of course most of this is because there's a lot of money to be made off of our desires to make this time of year, perfect, memorable and special either for ourselves or others, nevertheless, the pressure is still real and often palpable.And while once upon a time there was just our mental pictures of what life should look like or the neighbors' lives to compare ourselves and our experiences to, now we have magazines, blogs, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest... all of which are sources that show a snapshot of a moment with no backstory, context, or reality. When we are on the receiving end of so many "picture perfect experiences" it's difficult to even recognize when we are putting too much pressure on ourselves to have that perfect holiday.So let me share a few thoughts with you.Thanksgiving is just a Thursday and Christmas is just a Sunday (this year) and while we can free to make these days extra special with food, friends, and family, it's also perfectly acceptable to keep these days simple, if that helps us and the people around us to feel less stress and more love.In the Smith household we are BIG fans of little-to-no fuss around holidays and prioritize mostly spending time with our small immediate family, because we need that break and downtime.Maybe keeping the holidays simple is something that you can't manage this year and have to work on in 2017, but within whatever activities you have planned for Christmas and Thanksgiving, perhaps you can shave off a few things, be it practical or mental in nature....Do one less thing to prep (don't iron a tablecloth, don't fold the laundry, use paper plates, )Make one fewer dish?Stop yourself from taking responsibility for someone else's experienceThink to yourself,"Are there any small ways I can make this holiday a little less complicated and a little more peaceful?"And do whatever you can!What about comparing your experience to others?Remember that list above? This year, it will be easy to spy photos online of folks enjoying their holidays with their family, their children, or their significant others and feel as though they appear to have it all while you are struggling to just get through (see that list of feelings from above), there is an antidote to such feelings. Every time you see someone having the experience that you want, looking the way that you wish you looked, or doing the things you wish you could do,take a moment and find something in your life that you have and say to yourself, "Why is my life so great?" And then answer it.Some moments you will struggle to find something positive, something to be thankful for.Seriously your answer might be as simple as, "My life is great because I have shelter."But what you are doing is actually training your mind to search for positive things in your life.And like anything else, with practice, you get better at it.The more you focus on what you have, the easier it is to view other's experiences without attaching any strong feelings to your perceptions of their lives-which by the way are wrong, because you can't possibly know what it is to live their lives.And you know what else??!!One of the bizarre consequences of this activity is that your brain (which runs your body) will learn to work (even unconsciously) to create positive things in your life.By asking this question (Why is my life so great?) you are teaching your brain to find the answer to the question and a consequence of that behavior is that your brain will begin to make decisions in your life to answer the question, aka, do things that actually make your life great. Hold up!What now?Is this one of those prosperity/The Secret things where you speak something and it becomes true?Nope!This is simply a mental exercise that utilizes your brain's natural neurological function and instinct to both change your attitude and your life. PS-You can ask God to help you do this too, I find that He's really great at bringing Thanksgiving-worthy things to the forefront of my brain!Learn more about reprogramming your brain in this podcast (http://fatburningman.com/noah-st-john-why-self-help-backfires-reprogramming-your-brain-the-shower-that-changed-everything/) So for the remainder of the month of November, I'm going to be engaging in this very activity, spending time daily to focus on the things in my life that merit gratitude and will be sharing these things with you via my Facebook and Instagram by using the hashtag #cultivategratitudeI would LOVE it if you would do the same, keeping in mind that you don't have to "feel" thankful to give thanks. Use the hashtag or tag me in your posts so that I can share the experience and encourage you!Take action and use this activity every time you feel any of those negative feelings above. Lots of love to all of you and thank you for your support and engagement!Don't forget, it's not too late to join Wayfaring Wellness for only $11.97 this December.We will be working out for 20 minutes, 3 times a week using the WW workouts-which by the way require almost no equipment!The workouts are designed for ALL fitness-levels and can be modified to meet you where you are today. Taking 20 minutes, 3 times a week to focus on how you are feeling in your body and to get your movement in, could be just the thing you need this holiday season to feel balanced and energized!When you join, you will be invited to aprivate Facebook group where I will be coaching you and other women that share the struggle to be consistent with movement and exercise and practice mindfulness in their daily lives. I would LOVE to have you!!Click here to join!Happy Thanksgiving!xoxo, Sarah Sarah SmithNovember 23, 2016 Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 StumbleUpon Reddit Tumblr Pinterest0 0 Likes


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Irish Water prepares ground for refunds
Refunds may take place before Christmas but this is dependent on Bill becoming law
People taking part in an anti-water charges protest. Photograph: Eric Luke
Irish Water is this week launching a campaign aimed at ensuring everyone who paid the controversial charges will have their money returned as soon as the necessary legislation is passed by the Oireachtas.
The utility has launched a dedicated refunds website page water.ie/refunds and will start placing radio advertisements across local and national stations advising customers to contact Irish Water on 1850-448448 if their address has changed and they have yet to update their details.
Refunds of water charge payments could be processed before Christmas, but this is dependent on the Water Services Bill becoming law.
The Bill provides for refunding about €173 million, paid by 999,000 householders. It also provides for the charging of households for excessive water use.
The legislation aims to draw a line under the water saga, which convulsed national politics for three years.
If a customer's address or personal details have not changed, they will not have to contact Irish Water and will get their refund automatically via a cheque sent to the account holder at the address they provided to the utility.
The company said it was making the payments with cheques rather than bank transfers because it was the "quickest and most efficient means of payment", and the one that "provides the highest level of security" as only the account holder can lodge the cheque and Irish Water can cancel any cheques sent to incorrect addresses or individuals.
The company said cheques also ensure Irish Water will not need to have holders' bank account details and customers can be clear that at no time will anyone from Irish Water contact them looking for such details.
Big questions
Speaking in advance of the start of refunds, head of customer operations for Irish Water, Eamon Gallen, said the two big questions customers had was how much they would receive and when they would get it.
"Household customers can be assured that they will receive the full amount they paid, and customers will shortly be able to check online exactly how much they are due and when there are likely to receive their refund."
He said Irish Water had been working in the background for several months "to ensure that refunds will be ready to go as soon as we are authorised to do so by Government".
He said the company's priority was to ensure that those who paid their household charges get their refund as quickly and efficiently as possible.
He urged customers who had not informed it of a change of address to do so now "so that their details are up to date and there is no delay in issuing their cheque".


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Lady Gaga's most inspiring quotes about mental health
In case you missed it, Lady Gaga put on an epic halftime show at the Super Bowl last night, performing a medley of some of her biggest hits and wowing the crowd with her acrobatic prowess. (Mindy Kaling described the spectacle as "4000 awesome gifs strung together.") But Lady Gaga's artistic talent isn't the only reason we love her. The charismatic singer has long been a powerful advocate for mental health. In 2012, she set up the Born This Way foundation (named after her anthem of self-acceptance) to empower young people to embrace and celebrate their differences. And over the years, she has repeatedly opened up about her personal experiences with mental health issues—including bulimia and anorexia, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder—to fight back against stigma. Below are nine such times Lady Gaga was our mental health hero.
On the importance of speaking out
"I openly admit to having battled depression and anxiety and I think a lot of people do. I think it's better when we all say: 'Cheers!' And 'fess up to it." —The Mirror, September 2016
Related article: 15 inspiring things celebrities have said about dealing with anxiety
On finding the light
"Depression doesn't take away your talents—it just makes them harder to find. But I always find it. I learned that my sadness never destroyed what was great about me. You just have to go back to that greatness, find that one little light that's left." —Harpers Bazaar, February 2014
On supporting one another
"We are equal. We both walk our two feet on the same earth. And we're in this together."—During a Today show segment about her visit with kids at the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth in New York City, December 2016
On challenging assumptions
"Traditionally, many associate PTSD as a condition faced by brave men and women that serve countries all over the world. While this is true, I seek to raise awareness that this mental illness affects all kinds of people, including our youth. … No one's invisible pain should go unnoticed." —A letter on website of her Born This Way foundation, December 2016
Related article: 8 celebrities on their struggles with mental illness
On what PTSD really feels like
"My body is in one place and my mind in another. It's like the panic accelerator in my mind gets stuck and I am paralyzed with fear." —Her letter on the Born This Way site
On managing her anxiety
"I need my mantra to help keep me relaxed. 'You are brave. You are courageous.'" —During her visit with kids at the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth, December 2016
On being true to yourself
"I started to say no. 'I'm not doing that.' 'I don't want to do that.' 'I'm not taking that picture, I'm not going to that event, I'm not standing by that because that's not what I stand for.' And slowly but surely, I remembered who I am. And then you go home, and you look in the mirror, and you're like, 'Yes. I can go to bed with you every night. Because that person, I know that person. That person has balls, that person has integrity, that person has an opinion. That person just doesn't say yes.'" —Emotion Revolution summit, October 2015
Related article: 12 worst habits for your mental health
On learning to love yourself
"No matter how much success you have, no matter how many opportunities, fame, fortune, no matter how many accept you to your face, the person that really needs to accept you is you." —Emotion Revolution summit, October 2015
On becoming a fighter
"I've come a long way through a lot of heartache and pain, but none of it made me damaged goods. It made me a fighter." —Billboard, December 2015
This article originally appeared in Health.


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"The damage is enormous wherever the cyclone has gone," Thierry Venty, executive secretary of the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management, said late on Friday on national television.
He said 38 people had been killed countrywide by the cyclone, including a family who died in a landslide, while an estimated 1,53,000 people have been displaced by storm waters.
More than 32,000 people have been affected in the capital city Antananarivo alone, the agency said in a statement.
Enawo hit Madagascar's vanilla-producing northeastern coast on Tuesday morning, destroying roads and cutting off communications with Antalaha district, which has a population of 2,30,000 people.
More than 1,16,000 people have been directly affected by the cyclone, but Venty did not say how many of those were displaced or had their property damaged.
Videos on social media showed flattened trees, flooded roads and corrugated sheeting ripped from roofs after the cyclone struck.
Late on Thursday, the meteorological office said the cyclone's power had "significantly weakened" according to a bulletin from the country's meteorological office, with the storm moving at speeds of 45-50 kph (28-31 miles per hour).
Up to 700,000 people could be affected by the cyclone which was the most powerful to strike the island since 2012, according to the Red Cross.
The group has deployed 500 volunteers to help the 116,191 people who are known to have been affected by the storm.
In 2012, tropical storm Irina and tropical cyclone Giovanna claimed more than 100 lives.
The Indian Ocean island has suffered severe drought and food shortages since 2015, with the southern region the worst affected.
(With inputs from Reuters and AFP)
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The day that you marry will be one of the most important days of your life. You will be stepping in to a new life, and the first day of that life will be the day of your marriage. The mere thought of it could bring in so much satisfaction and joy to you. You would naturally understand the importance of your wedding ceremony, and it would do well for you to take the right steps towards organizing the wedding in proper order.
Organizing a wedding will not be a very simple task. There are various matters that you need to take into consideration. Out of these matters, choosing a bridal gown for yourself will prove to be one of the most important things that you need to do.
Why is it important?
How would you want to look on the best day of your life? You certainly would not want to look bad. You need to feel quite confident of your wedding day. The pictures that you take and the memories that you make will stay with you forever. Due to all these reasons, it will be essential for you to choose a good bridal gown. When you pick a good gown and look as beautiful as you can be, you and your loved ones would feel so much happiness.
Picking the ideal gown for you
When it comes to picking a gown for yourself, you will need to direct your attention towards several matters. Among the various types of wedding gowns that are available to you, you should pick one that looks best on you. The shape and the design of your gown needs to compliment your body, and you will have to pay attention towards the colour of the gown as well.
Picking a good supplier
Shopping for a bridal dress will not be as simple as shopping for a normal piece of clothing. It needs to be in good quality, and it needs to fit all your personal preferences as well. This is why it is essential for you to get the gown from a reliable supplier. There can be various types of bridal shops Sydney and it is up to you to choose a shop that has a reputation for offering good quality bridal items for reasonable prices.
Trying out the gown
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Campus Reform has listed the top 15 most outrageous stories from academia this year, and sure enough, UC Irvine (where I taught for 18 years) made the list. That was after the College Republicans sponsored a speaking event by Milo Yiannopoulos and indicated their intention to bring him back. That was when UCI suspended the College Republicans for a year over some silly infraction involving their security arrangements. After a national outcry, the suspension was lifted en lieu of a letter of warning- pending the CR's appeal. The CR responded by saying, "What appeal?" It was a classic case of outmaneuvering your opponent.
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A recent poll of divorce solicitors shows that the recession has created a "divorce settlement bubble" with 48 per cent of divorce solicitors seeing a delay in reaching a divorce settlement as their clients hold off reaching a financial settlement until the economy recovers.
According to the research conducted by Unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, seventy two per cent of solicitors believe that the economic downturn has been influencing their clients' attitudes towards their divorce with the main trend being delaying reaching a settlement.
Forty eight per cent of solicitors say that their divorce clients are keen to delay reaching a financial settlement until the economy recovers and the value of their assets increases while one in ten solicitors say their clients are delaying their settlement in case the economy gets worse and their assets are worth even less.
The trend of delaying until the economy recovers is also evident in the length of time it is currently taking to reach a settlement as forty two per cent of solicitors state that the time taken to reach a divorce settlement has increased in the past year.
Half of solicitors believe that recent market conditions have led to fewer divorce clients approaching them over the past year which could suggest that some people may even delay seeking legal advice in the first place on their divorce and separation matters.
Unbiased.co.uk polled 50 divorce solicitors listed on their website.


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The Birth of a Butterfly from a Protestant's Eye
In the beginning…
St. Vincent is only a view, a lovely panorama from my home.
St. Vincent is a cloistered place where few women dare to tread.
St. Vincent is a New monastery forbidden but for a few.
A place for bread…and German nuns serving food.
The beginning of the awakening…
St. Vincent is a theater where creativity abounds.
The Basilica provides beauty beyond my imagination… a
Christmas splendor… a Messiah performance… an awesome
place for weddings and funerals.
The communities began to blend. The panorama comes alive.
Students, female, too, bring life to this lovely, serene
place… a place to be recognized…to be stimulated
through knowledge… through the arts.
And now…
St. Vincent is a true part of our community without losing
beauty, dignity, or purpose.
I feel a part of St. Vincent, as can all who choose to be.
I love St. Vincent and its stimulating people. I am pleased to have experienced the birth of this beautiful
God has blessed us all.
Diana B. Kreiling


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Winterman, forth with atonement acknowledgment All-Stars Sean Courtney and Adam Persons, were on Boone County's 200 bathe relay team that accomplished 13th, the best broadcast accomplishment in academy history.
On the girls side, club swimmer Emily Smith allotment for her inferior year afterwards a 27th-place accomplishment in the 50 bathe at aftermost season's bounded meet.
Aidan Stigall highlights St. Henry's squad. As an eighth-grader aftermost season, Stigall accomplished eighth in diving at accompaniment with 344.55 credibility and third in diving at regionals with 396.50 points.
For the girls, the Crusaders return junior Genna Pettit and chief Grace Holmes, who accomplished 19th and 23rd, respectively, in diving at accompaniment aftermost season.
The Ryle girls team allotment affluence of key swimmers including second-team All-Star Alexa Arkenberg forth with Avery Floyd, Katie Kalany, Anna Palen and Emily Robinson, all atonement mention.
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Conner allotment an atonement acknowledgment All-Star on the boys and girls side. Ilys Anderson accomplished 22nd in the 100 bathe at accompaniment aftermost division and Tommy Johnson accomplished 17th in the 200 chargeless and 26th in the 100 butterfly.
Sarah Harkrader and Alivia Williams acknowledgment for Cooper. Both were atonement acknowledgment aftermost division and were on teams that competed in the 200 assortment broadcast and 400 bathe broadcast in accompaniment aftermost season.
Notre Dame inferior Sophie Skinner swims the 200 bathe during the KHSAA accompaniment pond and diving accommodated Feb. 25, 2017 at the University of Louisville. (Photo: James Weber/The Community Recorder)
Reigning Swimmer of the Year Sophie Skinner allotment for Notre Dame Academy. Aftermost season, the University of Virginia accomplish won the Kentucky accompaniment championship in the 100 bathe for the third beeline year. Skinner additionally accomplished third at accompaniment in the 200 bathe and swam on the 400 chargeless broadcast aggregation that accomplished second.
At the accompaniment meet, the Pandas accomplished additional in the aggregation standings with 265 points.
Besides Skinner, Notre Dame additionally allotment first-team All-Star Allie Piccirillo and second-team All-stars Sophie Middendorf and Liza Muller. At state, Piccirillo accomplished seventh in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 500 freestyle. Middendorf accomplished sixth in diving.
Addyson Stansel and Allie Weidinger, both atonement mention, return, too.
Covington Catholic allotment six upperclassmen who becoming All-Star acclaim aftermost season: Ethan Hanna (first team), Pierce Knollman (second team), Patrick Merse (second team), Joey Novak (second team), Sam Schuh (second team) and Logan Smith (honorable mention).
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Beechwood chief Max Shoyat was a second-team All-star alternative aftermost division and accomplished 16th at accompaniment in the 100 backstroke. Shoyat and green Tristen Richards (honorable mention) were both on teams that accomplished 20th in the 200 assortment broadcast and 33rd in the 200 bathe relay.
On the girls side, the Tigers acknowledgment second-team All-star Abby Miller, who accomplished fifth at accompaniment in diving aftermost division and third at regionals as an eighth grader.
Dixie Heights' star-studded casting for this division includes four first-team All-star selections from aftermost year – green Seth Young, inferior Aaron Lanham and seniors Matthew Sims and Daniel Sims. Those four were fifth in the 400 bathe broadcast at accompaniment aftermost season.
Overall, Dixie Heights accomplished seventh in boys with four qualifiers who accomplished day two in abandoned events. Lanham becoming a badge with a fourth-place accomplishment in the 500 bathe and Matthew Sims was fifth in the butterfly.
Ryan House, aftermost year's Coach of the Year, has affluence of aptitude on the girls side, too, with first-team All-stars Kenady Beil and Mallory Beil abiding forth with second-team alternative Mackenzie Tucker. House led the Colonels aftermost year to a fourth-place accomplishment in accumulated standings.
Kenady Beil and Mallory Beil won four medals anniversary aftermost year at state. Kenady accomplished fourth in both the 50 bathe and 100 freestyle, while Mallory was third in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 freestyle.
Matthew Allen was atonement acknowledgment aftermost division and allotment for Holy Cross. As a green at accompaniment aftermost year, Allen accomplished 22nd in the 500 bathe and competed on the Indians' 200 bathe and 400 bathe broadcast teams.
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First-team All-star Lindsey Fox returns for Scott. The BGSU accomplish is the backstab arresting best in 1-meter diving. She won the accident with 413.45 credibility her green year and 432.10 credibility aftermost year.
Simon Kenton allotment Braden Chow and Shaine Olmstead, both were atonement acknowledgment aftermost season. Chow accomplished sixth in the 100 butterfly at regionals and was an alternating at accompaniment for the event.
State diving medalists: Gus Staubitz of Holy Cross, far left, is accompaniment champ. Next o him, Finn Murphy of Highlands was second. Sam Schuh of CovCath, additional from right, was 7th, and Aidan Stigall of St. Henry, far right, was 8th. (Photo: The Community Recorder/James Weber)
Coach of the Year Amanda Johnson led Highlands to a second-place accomplishment at regionals aftermost year. The Bluebirds able 11 individuals and all three relays to the accompaniment meet.
Highlands allotment first-team All-Star Finn Murphy and second-team All-Star Brendan Conley forth with Tyler Brown, who was atonement mention. Murphy accomplished additional at accompaniment in diving with 389.35 points.
Brown was 23rd at the accompaniment accommodated in the 200 alone assortment (2:04.58) and Conley accomplished 13th in the 200 bathe (1:46.36) and ninth in the 500 bathe (4:46.10). Both were on Highlands' 200 bathe aggregation that accomplished 12th at state.
On the girls side, Highlands allotment inferior Olivia Hopper and sophomores Rachel Moscona and Caroline Sand. All three were atonement acknowledgment aftermost season.
Hopper and Moscona were both on the Bluebirds' 200 bathe broadcast and 400 bathe broadcast at state. Sand and Hopper were on the Bluebirds' 200 assortment broadcast that accomplished third at regionals.
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Highlands absent Abby Weyer, who was a accompaniment advocate in diving aftermost division with a seventh-place finish.
Junior Marian Tiemeier allotment for Campbell County. The first-team All-star alternative was a accompaniment advocate in diving aftermost division with a third-place accomplishment (385.25 points).
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Meet our intern: avenly jones
Avenly interned with us two summers ago and is back on staff to serve as our first year-long intern!
Why Youth Ministry?
RPC Youth Ministry is not a separate ministry from the ministry of the church. Instead, it is an integral and vital part of our church's ministry. Sixth-12th grade students are to be viewed as FULL MEMBERS of the church, and we expect that God is working in their lives. At the same time, they are at a stage of particular growth, change, and transition (spiritually, physically and emotionally). RPC Youth Ministry is a ministry to 6th-12th graders that seeks to bring the gospel to bear on their lives as an extension of the church's mission to reach and equip.
Purpose of RPCYouth
1. To move students towards Christ as they move towards adulthood—Our aim is to prayerfully press the gospel into students' minds and hearts through consistent and faithful relationships. We are committed to walk alongside them as they move through this stage of life.
2. To invite students into the mission of the church now as they prepare for lifetime membership in the Body of Christ—We aim to equip students to serve Christ, one another, and the world right now, and we are committed to providing opportunities for them to serve alongside leaders. Through this, we aim to equip them for future participation in the church and in God's worldwide mission.
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Achieving Overall Balance
One of the greatest benefits of Ayurveda and other holistic forms of medicine is that it allows for individualizing treatments and improving the whole body a little at a time, all of the time. It is a lifestyle as much as a complementary and alternative medicine, so within reason and depending on health needs, it is practical for every day.
Even from its start, Ayurveda was believed to be effective for psychiatry, sexual energy, surgery and internal medicine. If health is waning or emotional stress and the blues have set in, diet, physical activity and connectivity to things spiritual -- in whatever religious tradition you adhere to -- can be "applied" to correct the imbalance and promote harmony.
A lot of the work of even the most traditional physician's treatments involves getting rid of junk that makes our bodies sick, and Ayurveda complements that basic approach to healing by helping us de-junk and de-clutter the mind and spirit while taking care of our bodies.
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- Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Ayurveda." Britannica.com. 2012. (May 6, 2012) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46631/Ayurveda
- National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. "Ayurvedic Medicine: An Introduction."
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Frontline: World. "Ayurveda 101 and Related Links." PBS.org. 2011. (May 5, 2012). "http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/india701/interviews/ayurveda101.html
- University of Maryland Medical Center. "Ayurveda." UMM.edu. 2011. (May 5, 2012) http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/ayurveda-000348.htm
- Yoga Journal. "Ayurveda and Yoga." YogaJournal.com. 2012. (May 5, 2012) http://www.yogajournal.com/health/ayurveda
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Happy New Year, everyone!
The year is finally over, and I think we can all agree it has been a tough one.
I don't really want to get into enumerating my personal failures during the last twelve months, I think I've mentally punished myself more than enough for them at this point. Suffice to say I've taken quite a bit of time to think about what I could have done better. I've made peace with the things I can't change, and I'm working very hard to change the things I can. That being said...
Here are 10 goals I have for the upcoming year
1. Live more minimally. Get rid of 50 Articles of Clothing and/or Accessories. As a kid I was blessed with a basically limitless amount of storage space for all my junk. But as an adult living in the Bay Area I'm learning just how expensive space can be. I know 50 items might seem like a lot, but I've managed to schlep an enormous amount of stuff with me over 3 moves in the past 5 years. I haven't grown much since I hit 16. I have still have a sweatshirt I got when I was 15. It's time to dump the stuff I no longer use or need.
2. Look more consistently put together. I'm not ashamed to say I've struggled with depression and anxiety, but both have taken their toll on my overall appearance, especially in the last few years. I haven't been taking amazing care of my skin or hair, and heck, I could stand to floss more too. Many mornings I'm too tired or lazy to do much besides roll out of bed, throw on whatever clothes I can reach quickly, do a quick rinse and walk out the door. I rarely put on makeup. I'd like to look more consistently put together, especially at work. I feel a lot happier and more confident when I'm well dressed and well groomed.
3. Read (or listen to) one new book per month. I set this goal for myself last year, but fell incredibly short. One thing I've learned so far is that if I try to only read physical books, I will absolutely fail. I love the feel of a real book in my hand as much as anyone, but carrying them around with me (especially the giant tomes I've been gravitating towards) is too much hassle. I've actually done a ridiculous amount of reading on my iPhone and MacBook via iBooks. Once I switched to digital I ended up reading a lot more in my down time. I've also found it really helps to have a copy of the audiobook so I can listen while cleaning or driving, etc.
4. Make at least one blog post per month. I've set the bar pretty low, but I'm more concerned about the consistency and quality rather than the quantity of posts. I think keeping it to one per month minimum super doable! And I really want to have more content here.
5. Donate at least $200 to charity this year. I know it's not a huge amount, but it's a goal I know I can meet. I made a few donations over the past year where I could afford it, and I want to exceed that amount in the next year. The world can be a dangerous place, and you never know when the next disaster (man-made or natural) might strike. This way I have a little cash put aside specifically for the purpose of helping people. If I get the chance to do some volunteer work, that would be something I'd also be interested in!
6. Be more responsive; start unpleasant or annoying tasks immediately, instead of continually putting them off. This one is probably every procrastinator's New Year's resolution, but I cannot even begin to tell you how many horrible things I've brought upon myself as a result of procrastination. This is something I've been working on really hard for the past few months. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm proud of the progress I've made so far.
7. Overhaul the blog. I threw Blackwell & Bone up in less than a day when I first put up the website. It's very minimally tweaked from the original design. I'd love to come up with a logo for it and customize it a bit more. I'm also working on some regularly scheduled posts on certain topics. By the end of next year I want this to be a space I'm really proud of.
8. Spend more time being creative. I'm a lot happier when I make time to draw, write, take pictures and play music. I'm going to try very hard to dedicate more of my spare time to being creative. I just got an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and I've enjoyed using them a lot more than I initially thought I would. That alone has been getting me to sketch more frequently.
9. Be more physically active. This will become hugely easier once I move, which I will be doing at the end of the month. I also need to find my Fitbit.. it's been missing for several months. I also need to get some proper workout clothes.
10. Use my planner and have specific plans of action for tasks! This one sounds boring but is incredibly key to me being productive. I have a bad habit of trying to multitask, when really I should just be focusing on doing one thing at a time. It's much easier for me to focus when my time is budgeted in advance and things are broken down into manageable pieces for me. I have a great planner, but never quite got into the habit of using it regularly. I'd like to nail down a good workflow that includes a planner.
I'll be doing FOUR updates during the next year specifically to check up on the progress of my goals:
1 Month - End of January
3 Months - End of March
6 Months - End of June
12 Months - End of December
I'll link my progress posts up to this master post for comparison and do a big summary at the end of this year. They'll be fun little freebies towards my one post per month quota, and I'll have something to chart my progress with.
If you have any new goals for the coming year, my biggest piece of advice is not letting the little slip ups discourage you from continuing to work towards your goals. Too often I've given up on projects because everything wasn't 100 percent perfect. Print out your list of goals and go through it regularly; once a week, once a month, or however often you need. It'll help you stay mindful of the progress you have made, and how far you ahve to go. Journal about it if you like to track your progress that way.
Good luck and I'll see you in a month!


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