June is American Express Women's golf month! PGA professionals all over the country are giving free lessons at designated clubs. Last night I had a lesson at San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, FL by Todd Bork. By the end of the night, I was hitting straight shots with my new improved grip!
I think I read about this in the paper, either our local Times-Union or the Wall Street Journal. This website http://www.playgolfamerica.com/ will list out all the places that are participating.
Of course, they are hoping that you will come back for more lessons, but Todd did not push it. He gave a really great lesson that was very positive and helped us correct our swings.
Next week, we go back to play on the course!
Gotta love free!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Things I like: Smucker's Strawberry squeezable fruit spread
I love the idea of this product and love to use it!
http://www.smuckers.com/products/details.aspx?groupId=1&categoryId=260&flavorId=432
Now, I just have to dirty 1 knife at lunch!
p.s. it is called a spread because there are certain requirements for something to be called preserves, jams or jellies. the ingredients are good enough for our pb & j!
http://www.smuckers.com/products/details.aspx?groupId=1&categoryId=260&flavorId=432
Now, I just have to dirty 1 knife at lunch!
p.s. it is called a spread because there are certain requirements for something to be called preserves, jams or jellies. the ingredients are good enough for our pb & j!
Jon & Kate: Am I the only one who thinks....
I've enjoyed watching Jon & Kate plus 8 over the years. Even my kids enjoy watching it.
I just think that the timing for the expose of marriage troubles came right after Season 4 ended and hit the news again right as Season 5 started. Any publicist would have been proud of all the hoopla that this has generated!
Just because this is a "reality" show doesn't mean that it has to be factually the truth. Everything is he said/she said and some video that doesn't really prove anything except being at the wrong place/bad decision making/etc.
Does anyone else think that maybe the wool is getting pulled over our eyes just so that more money could be made on ad revenue? Remember that television programs of any genre are only there to encourage you to watch commercials, unless they are paid for by the advertiser already (infomercials, church programs, etc.)
A very talented group of video editors could select very different parts of a "day"from Jon and Kate Plus 8 and turn them into anything they wanted. For example, the video could probably produce 20 minutes of just kids screaming. Or they could just show people eating, yet staying skinny! They could show Jon & Kate working out all day and the kids watching TV all day. Thousands of people would call to have them investigated.
So, are they really having marital difficulties? Any publicity is good publicity!
I apologize if this is too preachy. Just thought someone needed to say it.
I just think that the timing for the expose of marriage troubles came right after Season 4 ended and hit the news again right as Season 5 started. Any publicist would have been proud of all the hoopla that this has generated!
Just because this is a "reality" show doesn't mean that it has to be factually the truth. Everything is he said/she said and some video that doesn't really prove anything except being at the wrong place/bad decision making/etc.
Does anyone else think that maybe the wool is getting pulled over our eyes just so that more money could be made on ad revenue? Remember that television programs of any genre are only there to encourage you to watch commercials, unless they are paid for by the advertiser already (infomercials, church programs, etc.)
A very talented group of video editors could select very different parts of a "day"from Jon and Kate Plus 8 and turn them into anything they wanted. For example, the video could probably produce 20 minutes of just kids screaming. Or they could just show people eating, yet staying skinny! They could show Jon & Kate working out all day and the kids watching TV all day. Thousands of people would call to have them investigated.
So, are they really having marital difficulties? Any publicity is good publicity!
I apologize if this is too preachy. Just thought someone needed to say it.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Things I like: The start of a series
I have just found this new Peanut Butter: Jif Natural! It was $2.09 at Target (not a Super Target) which I think is cheaper than what I had regularly paid for the Skippy Natural. It only has 5 ingredients and of course, no partially hydrogenated anything.
http://www.jif.com/products/details.asp?prodID=669
http://www.jif.com/products/details.asp?prodID=669
Saturday, May 9, 2009
So, should the title be Proactive Pregnancy?
Picking a title is kind of like picking your child's name. It will live with you forever and you are to blame or praise.
Proactive Pregnancy started off as What You Need to Know Before the Baby Comes, which is thoroughly descriptive but kind of long. I started looking at other book titles and noticed that some have sexy names, like Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven, and How my Breasts Saved the World, but then I noticed that some books have a double title. A short title, followed by a more descriptive one, like, Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth by Jenny McCarthy.
So I thought long and hard and came up with Proactive Pregnancy. I wanted a search term with either pregnancy or baby and I like alliteration. Proactive sounds like a business term that means to get ready for and anticipate future problems.
The only other reference to the term Proactive is the acne solution which I've heard good things about.
Of course, now that hurricane season is almost upon those of us in the East and Southeast, I started seeing references to our Hurricane Preparedness Guide. So I started thinking, what if I call it a Baby Preparedness Guide? When a new baby comes to a first time mom, it is like a hurricane to her. But I don't want people to think that having a baby is a bad thing like Hurricane Katrina.
So I think I'll keep it Proactive Pregnancy: What You Need to Know Before the Baby Comes.
To view sample chapters, visit Proactive Pregnancy's website at www.joeandkatie.com/book.
Proactive Pregnancy started off as What You Need to Know Before the Baby Comes, which is thoroughly descriptive but kind of long. I started looking at other book titles and noticed that some have sexy names, like Skinny Bitch Bun in the Oven, and How my Breasts Saved the World, but then I noticed that some books have a double title. A short title, followed by a more descriptive one, like, Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth by Jenny McCarthy.
So I thought long and hard and came up with Proactive Pregnancy. I wanted a search term with either pregnancy or baby and I like alliteration. Proactive sounds like a business term that means to get ready for and anticipate future problems.
The only other reference to the term Proactive is the acne solution which I've heard good things about.
Of course, now that hurricane season is almost upon those of us in the East and Southeast, I started seeing references to our Hurricane Preparedness Guide. So I started thinking, what if I call it a Baby Preparedness Guide? When a new baby comes to a first time mom, it is like a hurricane to her. But I don't want people to think that having a baby is a bad thing like Hurricane Katrina.
So I think I'll keep it Proactive Pregnancy: What You Need to Know Before the Baby Comes.
To view sample chapters, visit Proactive Pregnancy's website at www.joeandkatie.com/book.
Why did I write Proactive Pregnancy?
I was a math major in college and my teachers never praised my writing. So why did I write a 90,000 page book on babies? I certainly had no idea that I would be capable of such a thing...
Here's how it happened...
I was at a baby shower of a friend, Victoria, just after my second child turned 1 year old. This was her first and I was excited for her. As she was opening her gifts, I found myself giving her advice like, "You'll need to get another pink blanket, in case you misplace that one" and "it's great you got so many different types of pacifiers because you'll never know which one she'll like." After a while, Victoria said, "Why don't you right these down for me?" I agreed but I knew that I didn't have much time because she only had a month before her baby was due.
While my kids took naps, I started writing down some tips that I wished someone had told me. I had read a great many books on pregnancy and babies when I was pregnant with my son, but still felt ill-prepared for motherhood. I think my document was about 3 pages long filled with one sentence tips.
I sent her the document and gave her a week to read it. She loved it but added the suggestion, "Could you maybe explain things more?"
And so, while my kids slept in the afternoon, I would work on this project.
I sent her an expanded copy and she added "Could you organize it better?"
Thus, a 3 page list of suggestions has become an over 300 page book. I have emailed draft copies of it to pregnant women with glowing responses like, "Wow! I think you could publish this!"- Shelly B.
Of course, I have sent queries to literary agents (about 10) with all of them turning me down. From what I have read, I need to have a guaranteed audience for a publisher to take a chance on me. That's why so many books are coming out by television personalities. I like to say that they only publish books from people who are famous or who have killed someone famous.
So for the past 18 months, I have been working on Proactive Pregnancy a little almost every day while my preschoolers have slept. I have given up working out, watching tv, or any other pleasurable self serving thing that a stay at home mom does while her kids sleep (including cleaning house!)
My goal is to finish this final edit, let someone proof read it for me, and then print 40 copies at Office Depot to sell online, at baby boutiques and to give away to pregnant women.
Thanks to all who have encouraged me.
If you would like to see some sample chapters of the book, click over to Proactive Pregnancy's website at www.joeandkatie.com/book
Here's how it happened...
I was at a baby shower of a friend, Victoria, just after my second child turned 1 year old. This was her first and I was excited for her. As she was opening her gifts, I found myself giving her advice like, "You'll need to get another pink blanket, in case you misplace that one" and "it's great you got so many different types of pacifiers because you'll never know which one she'll like." After a while, Victoria said, "Why don't you right these down for me?" I agreed but I knew that I didn't have much time because she only had a month before her baby was due.
While my kids took naps, I started writing down some tips that I wished someone had told me. I had read a great many books on pregnancy and babies when I was pregnant with my son, but still felt ill-prepared for motherhood. I think my document was about 3 pages long filled with one sentence tips.
I sent her the document and gave her a week to read it. She loved it but added the suggestion, "Could you maybe explain things more?"
And so, while my kids slept in the afternoon, I would work on this project.
I sent her an expanded copy and she added "Could you organize it better?"
Thus, a 3 page list of suggestions has become an over 300 page book. I have emailed draft copies of it to pregnant women with glowing responses like, "Wow! I think you could publish this!"- Shelly B.
Of course, I have sent queries to literary agents (about 10) with all of them turning me down. From what I have read, I need to have a guaranteed audience for a publisher to take a chance on me. That's why so many books are coming out by television personalities. I like to say that they only publish books from people who are famous or who have killed someone famous.
So for the past 18 months, I have been working on Proactive Pregnancy a little almost every day while my preschoolers have slept. I have given up working out, watching tv, or any other pleasurable self serving thing that a stay at home mom does while her kids sleep (including cleaning house!)
My goal is to finish this final edit, let someone proof read it for me, and then print 40 copies at Office Depot to sell online, at baby boutiques and to give away to pregnant women.
Thanks to all who have encouraged me.
If you would like to see some sample chapters of the book, click over to Proactive Pregnancy's website at www.joeandkatie.com/book
Direct link to Proactive Pregnancy book website
Here is a direct link to Proactive Pregnancy's website:
http://www.joeandkatie.com/book
Proactive Pregnancy is a book for moms who want to be prepared before the baby comes. It includes two chapters on setting expectations for yourself, as well as your husband and the baby's future grandparents.
Some of Proactive Pregnancy's chapters are Buying Baby Gear, Preparing the House, Colic and Crying, and Baby Care 101.
What makes Proactive Pregnancy different from other pregnancy and baby books is the way it can help a new mom do as much as possible to get her life together, house organized, baby room set up, and herself educated in everything baby. Why wait until the baby gets here and the mom is sleep deprived before becoming prepared?
Adoptive parents will also find Proactive Pregnancy to be a great help before they bring their little bundle of joy home.
Sample chapters of Proactive Pregnancy are available for viewing at www.joeandkatie.com/book
http://www.joeandkatie.com/book
Proactive Pregnancy is a book for moms who want to be prepared before the baby comes. It includes two chapters on setting expectations for yourself, as well as your husband and the baby's future grandparents.
Some of Proactive Pregnancy's chapters are Buying Baby Gear, Preparing the House, Colic and Crying, and Baby Care 101.
What makes Proactive Pregnancy different from other pregnancy and baby books is the way it can help a new mom do as much as possible to get her life together, house organized, baby room set up, and herself educated in everything baby. Why wait until the baby gets here and the mom is sleep deprived before becoming prepared?
Adoptive parents will also find Proactive Pregnancy to be a great help before they bring their little bundle of joy home.
Sample chapters of Proactive Pregnancy are available for viewing at www.joeandkatie.com/book
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