Changing my life … one habit at a time
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Posted by Pambie | Nov 25th, 2009
RIP Firm Creator Anna Benson …
I have been an avid exerciser since my early twenties, when I became friends with a forty-something lady who was a regular runner (rather rare in those days) and she introduced me to jogging. Despite my pack a day cigarette habit, I fell in love with how running made me feel (and, eventually, it helped me to quit smoking) and ran once or twice a day for years.
I remember picking up moderate weight lifting...
Posted by Pambie | Nov 22nd, 2009
Another fascinating example of Amazon’s lame customer service …
Today I received the following email in response to a “help” inquiry:
Please write back to confirm that you want us to remove all of this information. If you’d rather make this information private and not remove it completely, let us know when you write back.
It went on to say: Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail.
And no instructions were given...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 25th, 2009
Make Your Own Neti Pot – Sinus Infections Be Gone!
The city of Philadelphia ranks twelfth in metropolitan areas with the worst ozone air pollution.
So I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me when, shortly after moving here from the relatively clean Midwest in 1983, I began experiencing a series of upper respiratory ailments.
Things like strep throat, bronchitis, ear infections, sinus infections and pneumonia, which I had never even had as a child, occurred...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 21st, 2009
21 Secrets to a Better Life
A dear friend (from high school driver’s ed, no less!) sent me this in an email today and I loved it so much that I had to share – I hope that you’ll share as well!
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don’t believe all you...
Posted by Pambie | Oct 20th, 2009
The One Sure Cure for Stress …
I hardly need to repeat the statistics for stress, but here’s just a couple from the Washington Post:
54 percent of Americans
are concerned about the level of stress in their everyday lives.
62 percent of Americans say work has a significant impact on stress levels.
73 percent of Americans name money as the number one factor that affects their stress level.
Increasing numbers of children, teenagers and...
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I’m a self-employed single mom and I was 52 years old on my last birthday. I’ve worn a lot of hats in my life ...from eBay PowerSeller to caterer to nonprofit development director to admin assistant to model to owning a graphic design business to serving as marketing director for an architectural firm to political campaign treasurer. This blog will follow my attempts to turn my life around in 2009 using my self-designed 2 Habits a Week program. Read along as I strive to become a successful Internet Marketer/entrepreneur, a better mother and human being, and achieve the best body of my life (not necessarily in that order). Follow me on Twitter (2habitsaweek)!
