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 -- Quote of the Day --  “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life  and the only way to be truly satisfied  is to do what you believe is great work.” ~ Steve Jobs  -- Content In Life --    * Today's article was written by Executive Coach, Bill Catlette. He helps leaders connect the dots between People, Passion, Performance and Profit, hone their leadership skills, and achieve demonstrably better outcomes. For more information about Bill, his partner Richard Hadden, and their work,, follow them on Twitter @ContentedCows Another new year has begun, and many of us are now in the process of embracing it, with hopeful ambitions to tidy up our bodies, our lives, habits, homes, you name it. Clearly, we do so with varying degrees of enthusiasm and Commitment (the capital ‘C’ is intentional), but to be sure, no one enters 2015 with the hope that things will actually get worse. Not t...

 -- Quote of the Day --  "I try to treat each evening and weekend as little slices of retirement because no one is guaranteed a lengthy one at the end of their career." ~ Mike Hammar  -- Recommended Resource --  The Ocean River Institute , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corp, helps people and groups make a difference where they live through environmental stewardship and science.  Many environmental issues are best addressed by people taking action in their own communities and regions, not by large, national entities.  However, localized or newly formed groups often need help to achieve their goals.  That’s where ORI comes in.  They maintain a network - connecting them with resources and services to help  maximize their impact, expand their capacity and weather unanticipated setbacks.  ORI Actions and Events offer opportunities to make a difference for environments ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Never forget who you are and where you come from,  or you will never arrive at where you want to be.” ~ Mary Medico  -- Choosing The Right Plant --  * Today's article was written by: Todd Wessel - Certified Professional Horticulturist, Landscape Technician and Maryland Pesticide Applicator. He welcomes feedback via: twscapes@gmail.com When it comes to any new landscape planting, especially a small garden, it's crucial to fully understand the conditions your plants will encounter on a daily basis. All plants have specific needs for sun, shade, water etc. but small gardens can exacerbate these needs because of the restricted design of the layout. With limited space for growth, drainage, airflow etc., even small gardens can have micro climates: - increased wind stresses and dries out plants - decreased airflow greatly increasing humidity and disease - drainage problems keeping soil wet an...

-- Quote of the Day --  “ Respect is earned, just as trust is.  Should you abuse either,  your reward will be neither.” ~ Christopher Wright  -- Chatter -- I know I mentioned this earlier this year a few times but I have to say how wonderful our readers are here. You have all been so understanding and supportive of our need to take more time for other projects with the intent, of course, of coming back to a daily blog in the future. However I should apologize as some how it became the 11th of March already and the blog got skipped for a while. So apologies for that.  On the plus side I found the recipe photos going all the way back through the years to  nearly 17 years ago... that is how long we've been working at perfecting this upcoming cookbook.  Also, I've made a lot of headway in the final edit of the manuscript - more than 2/3's done now. Whew! I also added another chapter: non-food recipes - for makin...

-- World of Writing --  Here's another installment of our World of Writing interview series - these are in Q&A format. Scroll through the archives to find this series and learn information from other people in the industry. * Shout out to Denise Thompson, Assistant to the Publisher - with Absolute Love Publishing - who sent a query our way for today's guest. Today we are featuring Steven Schatz, author of: Adima Rising - The Adima Chronicles Book 1 . Steven has been a cook, tour guide, manager, comic, and university professor. He hitchhiked around the country for two years, seeing how people have figured their path through life. Through it all, he has written – poems, short stories, songs, and books. Adima Rising is his first published novel, and it falls under the genre of "young adult". Find out more via: http://www. absolutelovepublishing.com/#! adima-rising/c1tlv Q: Give us a brief synopsis of your novel... A: For millenia, the evil Kro...

-- Quote of the Day --  “If cats could talk, they wouldn't.”  ~ Nan Porter  -- Pet Names --  *Part 1 of a  series of posts offering suggested pet names.  I came across these names while reading a book about ancient goddesses from around the world. I thought these names would work nicely for pets... you are welcome to use them if you like :) Which ones do you like the best?  Ayla (A-ee-lah) Adecina (add-ess-een-a) Sirona Aevel (aye-vell) Belisama (bell-iss-ah-mah) Saber (say-burr) Shibumi (shi-boom-ee) Halia  Kama  Hanai (hann-aye) Habia Lalita (lah-lee-tah) Daksha (dack-shaw) Chandra Nerthus (nerr-thus) Freyja (fray-ya) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help rais...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Success is ordinary people stretching their dream to the world.  Without a dream, you float.” ~ Bassey Dnon -- Brummet's In the Media --  Valentina Drobnjak has a helpful information for bloggers and she contacted me earlier this month to appear in her interview series with blogging experts. How nice to be considered a blogging expert! Please do check out the interview and if you like it, please do share it on social networks :)  * Be sure to check out the closing section of that interview where I offered numerous resources. Published at this wonderful site: http://firstsiteguide.com/interviews/brummet-lifestyle-blogging/   Check out their Start a Blog Guide when you visit their site :) Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by te...