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July 8, 2009

Mom’s Coffee Break Weekly Ezine

In this issue:

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Upcoming MCB Show

This week’s show Jody, Mandy, and I talk about Finding and Maintaining Life Balance.   Charlotte Salafia will be stopping by to help us talk about balancing a busy life.

This is such an important issue for mothers, who often wear multiple hats and are pulled in so many different directions. Ask yourself: How much easier your life would be if you could find that balance that would create a dynamic flow between all the different areas of your life?

Tune in to the show on Blog Talk Radio , Wednesday July 8th @ 8pm cst / 9pm est and listen LIVE.

The show will also be replayed on July 8th @ 10pm cst / 11pm est at http://blogtalkradio.com/momscoffeebreak.com

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Personal Development with Coach Tonya: Celebrate!

I took Logan over to my brothers to play with the kids, last week. As the grown-ups where socializing, Logan came down with a stuffed puppy cradled in his arms, with a mini bottles of water.

“Look, momma!!! Look!” he exclaimed as he put the bottle to the puppy’s lips, “I am feeding the puppy!! Look momma!” It was so obvious that he was so proud of himself. I praised him and he gave me a hug before he toddled off to play with the kids again.

One of the best things about being a mother is being able to celebrate those moments with your kids, to help them feel proud of themselves. Fueling that self-respect in themselves is important to their developing sense of self. Even the smallest pat on the back or “Way to go!”, goes a long way to helping them feel good about who they are.

As adults do we not practice celebrating all our successes, even the small ones as we see and encourage in our children.

When was the last time you patted yourself on the back?

It can be a devastating to your self-esteem, when you consistently do not recognize that you are responsible for your successes. Allowing yourself to feel pride in your accomplishments is part of sustaining your relationship with yourself, which is the cornerstone to prosperity.

How many times to you deny yourself the opportunity to celebrate a success, because we did not believe that we deserved it?

Women have a hard time allowing themselves to celebrate a success. There was a time in my life, when I would come up with every excuse not to credit myself with a good job. “It’s not perfect”, “It was nothing”, I would pull away from praise, because I did not feel I was deserving of a pat on the back for such little things. Because I was not able to accept positive feedback from others, I not able to give it to myself either.

There is nothing wrong in letting ourselves be proud of our accomplishments. Give yourself a pat on the back and celebrate the fact that YOU accomplished it!

I often tell myself that I am fabulous, like after I figured out how to do something new. I take pride in the fact that I did not give up when I did not know how to do it.  Celebrating my newly acquired knowledge.

Take time to celebrate that you got one more thing done off your “To-do list”; that you did not lose your temper, or when you had a productive day. Be proud in the fact that you made time for yourself and your family…celebrate anything and everything.

I am so grateful that I can share in celebrating Logan’s new accomplishments, helping him feel good about being who he is, and I am grateful that he reminds me how do this for myself too.

Tonya Ramsey

http://LifeByDesignEnterprises.com
Helping you build the foundation to your success!

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Business Buzz with Jody: Ethics Important in Business

In today’s times its important to be more conscious of WHO we are BEING.

I strongly believe in BE DO HAVE!

Being is how our Family, Friends and people in our Business “See Us!”

“We must Be the Change you want to see in the World” Mahatma Gandhi

To me, BEING the great and dynamic woman & mom & biz expert that others look up to means BEING:

Authentic Creative Ethical Funny & Loving (just to name a few of my ethical traits …smiles)

Having Ethics Important in Business also means having those same Ethics in LIFE!

Now how about the DOING part?

For myself I decide EveryDay what I’m going to accomplish!

Here are 5 key things I DO every day to take me closer to my goals:

Lots of people get ’stuck’ on the HAVE part, and its definitely here that I can help you!

If you have “Monkey Chatter” in your head, You can change that!

Our language (even in our heads) can be changed!

So, are you ready for Be Do & Have?

Jody Maley

www.DesignedforDivineDestinations.com
“It’s not just about the Destination, it’s the Journey to Get There!”

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The Domestic Goddess Corner: Energy Savings in the Summertime

As we all face job losses, higher taxes and rising fuel costs for vehicle and home, most of us are looking for ways to cut expenses. We all have to pay for power and light usage, however there are ways to save in this area of our budget.

Warm weather is here! Before you turn on your a/c try these tips. Maybe you will have more days a/c free, which will not only lower your energy bill, but reduce your carbon footprint, i.e. the impact you personally have on our fragile and failing environment

Some money saving ideas:

- During the summer keep your shades/blinds at least halfway closed during the hottest part of the day, usually between 10 am and 7 pm in most areas of the country. I like to keep  mine about 3/4ths closed with the windows open to allow the breeze to come into the house. At night keep as  many windows open as possible to allow the cool night air inside. If you have ground floor windows that have easy access for break-ins take that into consideration, of course. I would not want anyone to be unsafe. If you have 2 floors to your home, you could close the downstairs windows and leave the upstairs windows open, for example.

- Use fans in your home instead of the air conditioner or central air. This will not only cool your home but also uses much less electricity (saving money on your bill) and does not emit any gasses or use chemicals that damage our ozone layer.

- I discovered this trick last summer and was surprised to find it actually worked in my apartment. Fill a medium sized container, say a reused coffee can ( plastic or metal will work) and put in the freezer. When frozen set it in front of your fan. If you can find a way to elevate the frozen container to about the middle of the fan it will work best. If you are worried about the condensation on the outside of the container set on a plate or a towel. The air passes around the frozen container, reducing the air temperature and cooling that room more. It worked in my upstairs apartment. The rooms I used this idea in felt 5 degrees cooler.

- Keep lights off and as many appliances as possible OFF during the day. Lights and anything turned on, i.e. computers, coffee pots, televisions, etc, create heat. This heat is dispursed into your home which raises temperatures and makes you more uncomfortable.

- Don’t run your oven during the day in warm weather if you don’t have to. My crock pot is my best kitchen friend in warm weather. A practice that has been followed by all members of my family since my great-grandmother is to do any necessary baking either in the early morning or at night after the sun goes down. I usually do mine first thing in the morning ( before 7 am central time) or at night ( after 8 pm). This also goes for the stove top. Between my crock pot, microwave and bread machine (the microwave was given to me and the bread machine was a gift), I rarely use my stove at all in the summer. Using a grill is also an option for your main meals. I am also exploring the concept of a solar oven. I will do a piece on that sometime in the future.

- Go outside and sit in the shade. Bring a book, toys for the kids, plenty of fluids and enjoy the outdoors! In my state of Wisconsin in the summertime, inside is much hotter than outside.

- Take a cool shower before bed. This will lower your body temperature. The cool shower and a fan blowing around your bedroom ( with the window open if possible) is usually condusive to a good night’s sleep.

The Domestic Goddess

http://embraceyourdomesticgoddess.com
Helping you save money and go green!

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~ Mom’s Coffee Break ~

Helping working mothers not just survive, but thrive!

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