Baby Shower and diet pills and inspiration

Answers For Your Health Survival Guide - Baby Shower: "A surprise shower does involve some secrets, so remember to be stealthy. But you will want to make sure that the mom-to-be will be up for a surprise. Early on in her pregnancy, try to ascertain if she is up for a surprise baby shower or if she would rather know in advance. This could eliminate surprising mom-to-be when she is not feeling up to it. (If mom-to-be knows she has a surprise baby shower coming up, she will be more likely to be dressed appropriately when the time comes.) "

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I am putting up a series of articles about Babies and Toddlers. I need the input from Grandmothers and Grandfathers. It would seem that some of the younger generation think that we know very little about the raising of children. I would very much like to get some real stories of what you did to help your children and grandchildren grow up. Especially how you got them to eat good food instead of sugar and hotdogs.

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This weekend I received 3 different ads in my mailbox for weight loss. They were all for pills that would make you lose weight no matter what your diet and lack of exercise currently are. The prices ranged from $39.00 a bottle to $79.00 a bottle. They all were sold by the pound --- how much do you want to lose ---- buy x number of bottles.

I know better, but you know, I was tempted.

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Oh, If you have any suggestions for an unusual baby shower game or gift please let me know.

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This from Kickstart.....my favorite on line inspirational newsletter.

Have you ever thought about your skills?

We all have a wide variety of skills, and out individual abilities in them are like a highly personal
fingerprint.

Try this little exercise - it is very useful to put things into perspective.

Select an aspect of your life - work, home, hobbies,whatever you choose. Then make a list of all the skills that you can think of related to that particular aspect of your life.

It doesn't matter how long the list is. Don't just put down things you are personally good at - try to encompass as much about that field of endeavor as you can bring to mind.

Now, score yourself against each skill item. Give yourself points out of ten - and remember to be
brutally honest. You are not going to share this information with anyone, so don't deceive yourself.

When you've finished (this is good to do in Microsoft Excel) rank your list in order from best at the top to worst at the bottom.

Now you have a very personal skills map. It is unique to you.

How do you use it?

Easy! Look at the skill that you have ranked at the bottom. That is the one that you have to spend time and effort improving your score on. Not at some fuzzy future time, but right now. That is your urgency point.

How do you improve a skill?

Easy! Here are three ways that work.

1. Find a friend or colleague who is, in your opinion, good at the skill you need to improve and candidly tell them. Most people will be flattered and will willingly help you to grow.

2. Buy a book. Bookstores both online and offline are crammed with books that can help you in almost anything. Read, read and read some more. Actually, you may not even need to buy the book - just visit your local library.

3. Practice. We tend to avoid doing the things we think we are no good at, but that just reinforces the problem. Far better is to keep trying. You may not succeed very well at first, but the effort will always teach you something. I don't know who said it, but it is good to remember that failure is only the first part of the equation that goes: failure + getting up = success.

All well and good. You can see how important it is to work on improving and to focus on improving where it is necessary. But what about the other end of your list - the things that you are good at?

Teach.

Look around you. There are bound to be people you know who have difficulty with just the things that you excel at. Offer to help them out.

You don't want to come across as a big-head, but just let it be known that you are willing to share your knowledge.

Knowledge is not like money or time. You can't spend it. It is infinitely abundant. You can freely give a way all that you own, and never make a dent in your own personal bank. In fact, the more you give away freely, the more is likely to come flowing back to you in all kinds of unexpected ways.

Take a look at your personal skills ladder today.

You may find some surprises.

http://www.kickstartdaily.com

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until next time - smile
Sharon
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