Her name was Liberty Hill. She was born on Independence Day!
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Cooking Essentials for your dorm room, excerpt from Dorm Room Essentials, by Gina Meyers
Cooking Essentials for Your Dorm Room
There are so many cooking products on the market to make your time away at college beneficial. The list is for products that you could easily store after cooking in your dorm room closet or in your first apartment. These products will help with cooking in a small space and are designed for cooking for one or two people.
Cooking and Steaming:
Single Burner portable Buffet Range
(also comes in a Double burner Portable buffet Range)
The easy-to-use design is compact for lightweight portability with a variable temperature control knob so you can cook or keep food warm at just the right temperature. The single burner coil distributes heat evenly, while a handy power indicator light provides added peace of mind and ease during use.
Lightweight for easy portability
Cooking convenience
Dual adjustable temperature control knobs
Cook or keep warm
Coil burner design distributes heat evenly for better results
Power indicator light for burner provides peace of mind and extra security during use
3-in-1 Grill-Griddle-Waffle Maker
the hinged top it opens flat into 2 griddles plates for cooking eggs and bacon. Cooking healthy is easy with the grease channels that drain oily residues away from your foods. For lunch, make toasty sandwiches that will satisfy any appetite.
Cook a Wide Assortment of Family Meals
Opens Flat Into Two Griddle Plates
Adjustable Temperature Knob
Grease Run-Off Channels
Power Indicator Light
Cool-Touch Handles
Reversible Nonstick Grill and Waffle plates
3) 3-Cup Rice Cooker
With the heavy-duty tempered glass lid, you can see the cooking process while the nonstick, removable cooking bowl makes cleanup a breeze. You can cook up healthy and warm rice quick and easy. Jasmine, Brown Rice, etc.
Exceptional Performance
Makes Great Tasting Rice, Automatically Keeps it Warm and Ready to Serve
Ultimate Convenience
Cook and Warm Indicator Lights
Keep Warm Cycle
Cool-Touch Handles
Easy Cleaning
Nonstick Cooking Bowl
Tempered Glass Lid
Serving Scoop
Rice Measuring Cup
Single Serve Coffee Maker
2 Slice Toaster
Other ideas for your dorm room.
Countertop Toaster Oven
2 in 1 food processor and blender
My Budget Worksheet, excerpt from Dorm Room Essentials Cookbook by Gina Meyers
My Budget Worksheet
Monthly Income (after taxes)
Income/salary from all sources
Investment income
Savings
Total Monthly Income:
Monthly Expenses
Home
Mortgage/rent/HOA
Landscaping
Laundry
Gas
Electricity
Water
Home phone
Cell phone
Cable
Internet access
Security
Total home:
Personal
New clothes
Dry Cleaning
Salon
Total personal:
Food
Groceries
Dining out
Total food:
Auto/transportation
Car loan/lease
Car insurance
Maintenance
Public transit
Parking
Gas
Total auto/transportation:
Other
Pet care
Total:
Health
Toiletries
Cosmetics
Pharmacy
Health Club
Total health:
Entertainment & recreation
Movies
Vacation
Parties/gifts
Subscriptions
Total entertainment & recreation
Total monthly income
-Total monthly expenses
=Net cash flow
Thursday, December 31, 2020
What Unique Holidays Will You Be Celebrating in February 2021?
February
February 1 – Car Insurance Day
February 1 – GI Joe Day
February 1 – Hula In The Coola Day
February 1 – National Get Up Day
February 1 – Serpent Day
February 1 – Spunky Old Broads Day
February 1 – National Freedom Day
February 1 – World Hijab Day
February 1 – Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
February 2 – Crêpe Day
February 2 – Hedgehog Day
February 2 – Marmot Day
February 2 – Play Your Ukulele Day
February 3 – Carrot Cake Day
February 3 – The Day The Music Died
February 3 – National Missing Persons Day
February 3 – National Girls And Women In Sports Day
February 4 – Create A Vacuum Day
February 4 – Stuffed Mushroom Day
February 4 – Thank A Mail Carrier Day
February 4 – Liberace Day
February 4 – Quacker Day
February 4 – USO Day
February 4 – World Cancer Day
February 4 – African American Coaches Day
February 5 – National Weatherperson’s Day
February 5 – World Nutella Day
February 5 – World Animal Reiki Day
February 5 – Chocolate Fondue Day
February 5 – Work Naked Day
February 5 – Bubble Gum Day
February 5 – National Wear Red Day
February 5 – Unity Day
February 6 – Lame Duck Day
February 6 – Chopsticks Day
February 6 – Take Your Child To The Library Day
February 6 – International Day Of Zero Tolerance Toward Female Genital Mutilation
February 7 – Dump Your Significant Jerk Day
February 7 – e-Day
February 7 – Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7 – National Periodic Table Day
February 7 – Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor Day
February 7 – Send A Card To A Friend Day
February 8 – National Boy Scout Day
February 8 – Laugh And Get Rich Day
February 8 – Opera Day
February 8 – Propose Day
February 8 – Kite Flying Day
February 9 – National Pizza Day
February 9 – Read In The Bathtub Day
February 9 – Toothache Day
February 9 – Bagel And Lox Day
February 9 – Safer Internet Day
February 9 – Extraterrestrial Culture Day
February 10 – Umbrella Day
February 10 – National Home Warranty Day
February 11 – Clean Out Your Computer Day
February 11 – Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
February 11 – Make A Friend Day
February 11 – National Inventors Day
February 11 – White T-Shirt Day
February 11 – Get Out Your Guitar Day
February 11 – Satisfied Staying Single Day
February 11 – World Day Of The Sick
February 12 – National Lost Penny Day
February 12 – National Plum Pudding Day
February 12 – Darwin Day
February 12 – No One Eats Alone Day
February 12 – Plum Pudding Day
February 13 – Get A Different Name Day
February 13 – Desperation Day
February 13 – Galentine’s Day
February 13 – International Condom Day
February 13 – Madly In Love With Me Day
February 13 – World Radio Day
February 14 – Ferris Wheel Day
February 14 – World Marriage Day
February 14 – National Organ Donor Day
February 14 – International Book Giving Day
February 14 – Frederick Douglass Day
February 14 – Quirkyalone Day
February 14 – Library Lovers Day
February 15 – Gumdrop Day
February 15 – Singles Awareness Day
February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
February 15 – National Hippo Day
February 15 – Remember The Maine Day
February 16 – Do A Grouch A Favor Day
February 16 – National Almond Day
February 17 – Random Acts Of Kindness Day
February 17 – National Champion Crab Races Day
February 17 – My Way Day
February 17 – National PTA Founders Day
February 17 – World Human Spirit Day
February 18 – Battery Day
February 18 – National Drink Wine Day
February 18 – National Hate Florida Day
February 19 – National Chocolate Mint Day
February 19 – National Lashes Day
February 19 – National Caregiver Appreciation Day
February 20 – Cherry Pie Day
February 20 – World Whale Day
February 20 – Hoodie Hoo Day
February 20 – Love Your Pet Day
February 20 – National Muffin Day
February 20 – World Day For Social Justice
February 21 – International Mother Language Day
February 21 – Card Reading Day
February 22 – Single Tasking Day
February 22 – Be Humble Day
February 22 – International World Thinking Day
February 22 – National Margarita Day
February 22 – Walking The Dog Day
February 22 – World Thinking Day
February 23 – Curling Is Cool Day
February 23 – International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
February 23 – Tootsie Roll Day
February 23 – Tennis Day
February 24 – National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 – Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day
February 25 – Pistol Patent Day
February 25 – National Chili Day
February 26 – For Pete’s Sake Day
February 26 – National Pistachio Day
February 26 – Tell A Fairy Tale Day
February 27 – World Sword Swallowers Day
February 27 – No Brainer Day
February 27 – World Information Architecture Day
February 27 – International Polar Bear Day
February 27 – National Retro Day
February 28 – Floral Design Day
February 28 – Public Sleeping Day
February 28 – Peace Corps Day
Which "Unusual" Holidays will you be celebrating in January 2021?
January
January 1 – Hangover Day
January 1 – Polar Bear Plunge Day
January 1 – Copyright Law Day
January 1 – First Foot Day
January 1 – Global Family Day
January 1 – Public Domain Day
January 1 – Z Day
January 2 – Run It Up The Flagpole And See If Anyone Salutes It Day
January 2 – Happy Mew Year For Cats
January 2 – Buffet Day
January 2 – National Personal Trainer Awareness Day
January 2 – Science Fiction Day
January 2 – Pet Travel And Safety Day
January 3 – Fruitcake Toss Day
January 3 – Humiliation Day
January 3 – J.R.R. Tolkien Day
January 3 – National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
January 4 – National Spaghetti Day
January 4 – Trivia Day
January 4 – Pop Music Chart Day
January 4 – Tom Thumb Day
January 4 – World Braille Day
January 4 – World Hypnotism Day
January 4 – National Weigh–In Day
January 5 – Bird Day
January 5 – National Keto Day
January 5 – National Screenwriters’ Day
January 5 – World Peace Meditation Day
January 6 – Bean Day
January 6 – Cuddle Up Day
January 7 – Old Rock Day
January 7 – I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
January 7 – National Bobblehead Day
January 7 – Old Rock Day
January 8 – I Am A Mentor Day
January 8 – Bubble Bath Day
January 8 – Argyle Day
January 8 – Earth’s Rotation Day
January 8 – National English Toffee Day
January 8 – National Winter Skin Relief Day
January 8 – War On Poverty Day
January 9 – Play God Day
January 9 – National Take The Stairs Day
January 9 – National Vision Board Day
January 9 – Balloon Ascension Day
January 9 – Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 9 – National Cassoulet Day
January 9 – Static Electricity Day
January 9 – Word Nerd Day
January 10 – Bittersweet Chocolate Day
January 10 – Houseplant Appreciation Day
January 10 – Peculiar People Day
January 10 – Cut Your Energy Costs Day
January 10 – National Oysters Rockefeller Day
January 11 – Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day
January 11 – Step In A Puddle And Splash Your Friends Day
January 11 – Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day
January 11 – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 11 – National Milk Day
January 11 – National Clean Off Your Desk Day
January 12 – National Pharmacist Day
January 12 – Marzipan Day
January 12 – National Shop For Travel Day
January 12 – Kiss A Ginger Day
January 13 – Make Your Dreams Come True Day
January 13 – Sticker Day
January 14 – Reptile Awareness Day
January 14 – Dress Up Your Pet Day
January 14 – International Kite Day
January 14 – Organize Your Home Office Day
January 15 – International Hat Day
January 15 – Strawberry Ice Cream Day
January 15 – Benjamin Franklin Day
January 15 – International Fetish Day
January 16 – Appreciate A Dragon Day
January 16 – Nothing Day
January 16 – Fig Newton Day
January 16 – National Quinoa Day
January 16 – Religious Freedom Day
January 17 – Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day
January 17 – Cable Car Day
January 17 – Kid Inventors’ Day
January 17 – World Snow Day
January 17 – International Mentoring Day
January 18 – Thesaurus Day
January 18 – Winnie The Pooh Day
January 18 – Beautician’s Day
January 19 – Popcorn Day
January 19 – Tin Can Day
January 19 – World Quark Day
January 19 – Rid The World Of Fad Diets And Gimmicks Day
January 20 – Change Your Password Day
January 20 – National Cheese Lovers Day
January 20 – Penguin Awareness Day
January 20 – National Disc Jockey Day
January 21 – National Hugging Day
January 21 – Squirrel Appreciation Day
January 21 – Women’s Healthy Weight Day
January 22 – National Blonde Brownie Day
January 22 – Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
January 22 – Roe Vs. Wade Day
January 23 – Paul Pitcher Day
January 23 – National Pie Day
January 23 – Handwriting Day
January 23 – Measure Your Feet Day
January 23 – National Pie Day
January 24 – National Compliment Day
January 24 – Beer Can Day
January 24 – Belly Laugh Day
January 24 – National Peanut Butter Day
January 24 – Macintosh Computer Day
January 25 – Opposite Day
January 25 – A Room Of One’s Own Day
January 25 – National Irish Coffee Day
January 25 – National Tourism Day
January 25 – National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
January 26 – Spouses’ Day
January 26 – Dental Drill Appreciation Day
January 26 – National Peanut Brittle Day
January 26 – National Plan For A Vacation Day
January 27 – Chocolate Cake Day
January 27 – Library Shelfie Day
January 27 – Auschwitz Liberation Day
January 27 – Holocaust Memorial Day
January 27 – Thomas Crapper Day
January 27 – Vietnam Peace Day
January 28 – Data Privacy Day
January 28 – National Kazoo Day
January 28 – Thank A Plugin Developer Day
January 29 – Puzzle Day
January 29 – National Corn Chip Day
January 29 – Curmudgeons’ Day
January 29 – National Big Wig Day
January 30 – Croissant Day
January 30 – National Inane Answering Message Day
January 30 – National Seed Swap Day
January 31 – Backwards Day
January 31 – Inspire Your Heart With Art Day
January 31 – Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
January 31 – Street Children Day
January 31 – International Transgender Day Of Visibility
January
Unusual Food Holidays
January 3 – Fruitcake Toss Day
January 3 – National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
January 4 – National Spaghetti Day
January 6 – Bean Day
January 8 – National English Toffee Day
January 10 – Bittersweet Chocolate Day
January 10 – National Oysters Rockefeller Day
January 11 – National Milk Day
January 12 – Marzipan Day
January 15 – Strawberry Ice Cream Day
January 16 – Fig Newton Day
January 19 – Popcorn Day
January 20 – National Cheese Lovers Day
January 22 – National Blonde Brownie Day
January 23 – National Pie Day
January 24 – Beer Can Day
January 24 – National Peanut Butter Day
January 25 – National Irish Coffee Day
January 26 – National Peanut Brittle Day
January 27 – Chocolate Cake Day
January 29 – National Corn Chip Day
January 30 – Croissant Day
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Sunday, December 20, 2020
To Thine Own Brand Be True by Gina Meyers
To Thine Own Brand Be True
Marketing, Covid, Your Life Purpose & More
by Gina Meyers
In my marketing classes at Fresno State University, I learned that nothing really happens in life until people buy something. It starts when people buy into something or feel that they need something.
The job of a good marketer is to intentionally reach more people who might need or want your product.
Right now with Covid, everything is going haywire. Companies and businesses are having to scramble to tell their patrons, clients, and fans that they are “doing business as usual,” not doing business, or doing business in a different way. This isn’t a political statement, but a necessary statement.
I am of the opinion that we are all essential, as we are human beings placed on Planet Earth. No job is more important than another, and don’t tell me that “closing down outdoor dining” is going to save anyone’s life when it is killing thousands of people’s livelihoods.
Ok, I got political. Back on point.
We all have had life experiences that have shaped who we are at the core of our being. Some of those experiences have been magnificent and joyful, while others have been traumatic and daunting.
In regards to the painful experiences you have had in your lifetime, you have lived through them and have gained resilience as a result. You may not recognize how much you have overcome in your life, but you have! Perhaps you have experienced childhood abuse. Perhaps you were once hospitalized from a serious injury accident, or maybe you went through a very painful divorce or an illness.
From that experience, you have gained some invisible (or visible) scars and may still have a few “wounds” to be healed, but you have lived to tell the tale. You are stronger. You have triumphed.
What does this have to do with your BRAND? A unique brand will have your story behind it.
People want to buy things from people who they feel are genuine, honest, and trustworthy. Your story is who you are, who you help, and what you can do for your client. In a nutshell, you can create your brand by sharing your story and crafting your message around it.
Here are some questions to ask yourself when you are considering your brand (as well as your services, products, and ideal clients):
1) What are some of your most difficult challenges in life thus far? How did you overcome those challenges?
2) What challenges have helped you become stronger and more capable of a person from having gone through them?
3) Do you feel compelled and passionate about helping others who are currently struggling with the same ones?
In identifying a painful life transition, relationship, or experience that has formulated who you are and how you recovered from it, you may have just tapped into your life purpose and your ideal business.
Your brand is a natural extension of you: all your pain and all your joy, all your stumbles and all your victorious returns.
You were first branded with an experience that is uniquely your own. Now brand your business by turning your past pain into a plan for helping others. There are masses of people in the world who are desperate for your message, and the time to reach them is now.
Edited by Kelly Harlin: http://www.yourtruedestiny.com