Every night after dinner I like to catch the local news. For the last two weeks, as we all know, the news has been mostly about Haiti. It is so heart wrenching to see the destruction and devastation that these people experienced.
I can't imagine being buried under the dirt and concrete for seven days, not being able to move an arm or even a foot. Not being able to scratch an itch. Not knowing if they would even live. Withstanding scorching temperatures all the while.
It gives me a sense of pride and hope seeing all the money and aid being donated from the US.
My thoughts and prayers are there everyday for the people of Haiti and for the rescue crews there. I pray that through this terrible time they will stay united and have the faith that eventually things will be OK.
I have been a bit of a whiner this week-about everything from the weather to how uneventful the month of January is. The news has been a constant reminder of how grateful I am to live in the United States and have the life that I have.
Make it a great day!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Healthy Eating with Children
How many of you have made two different meals for dinner? One for you and a different one for your children? I hear this all the time. My kids won't eat what I am eating so I feel stuck making macaroni and cheese, hot dogs or chicken nuggets.
No wonder they won't eat what you are eating. You are their short order cook! They know that you will make their favorites if they don't like what you are serving. Who is responsible for this?
You are as the adult.
Adults are responsible for the food and beverages being served, where the meal is served and making meal time pleasant. Children are responsible for whether or not to eat and how much.
Below are some tips that will help enable a healthier relationship between food and your children.
*Make regularly scheduled meals a family priority
*Avoid forcing children to eat. Children will eat when they are hungry
*Model the habits you want children to develop; you are their biggest role model
*Enjoy the foods you want your children to enjoy
*Create a relaxed atmosphere for meal times
*Have realistic expectations for meal time behavior
Dinner seems to be the hardest when it come to preparing healthy quick meals.
A little planning can go a long way. Try to take one night to plan out a week's worth of dinner meals so that there is no guesswork when it comes time to cook dinner.
Keep your kitchen stocked with quick fix foods such as whole wheat pasta, brown rice, frozen veggies and fruits so that you have things on hand to prepare.
Prepare multiple batches of food and freeze.
For instance, when you are cooking up lean meat for one of your dinners throw extra in and cook up and then freeze so that you already have part a meal ready for another night.
Get your whole family involved with making dinner if it is age appropriate.
Have your children set the table, pour drinks and mix ingredients.
Getting them involved will help them take ownership in the preparation and the work that went into preparing the meal.
These were some helpful tips that I presented at the first of a series of free seminars at Brown and Deline Salon, 5254 Jackson road.
Below are dates and topics of the rest of the series.
*Thursday, Feb 11, 10 a.m.: Keeping the Winter Weight Off
*Tuesday, Feb. 23 12 p.m.: Energy Drinks: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
*Thursday, March 11 10 a.m.: Got the Munchies? How to Choose Healthy Snacks
*Tuesday, March 23 12 p.m.: Eating for Pregnancy & Lactation
*Thursday, April 1 10 a.m.: How to Eat to Fuel Your Sport
*Tuesday, April 13 12 p.m.: Separating the Fats: What is the Difference Between Them? *Thursday, April 22 10 a.m.: Restaurant Strategy: Ordering Wisely
Call Brown and Deline for more information: 734-996-4511
Melissa Gerharter MS, RD is co-owner of Joust Strength and Fitness of Ann Arbor, joustfitness.com. She is also a personal trainer and an adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University.
She can be reached at Melissa@joustfitness.com
No wonder they won't eat what you are eating. You are their short order cook! They know that you will make their favorites if they don't like what you are serving. Who is responsible for this?
You are as the adult.
Adults are responsible for the food and beverages being served, where the meal is served and making meal time pleasant. Children are responsible for whether or not to eat and how much.
Below are some tips that will help enable a healthier relationship between food and your children.
*Make regularly scheduled meals a family priority
*Avoid forcing children to eat. Children will eat when they are hungry
*Model the habits you want children to develop; you are their biggest role model
*Enjoy the foods you want your children to enjoy
*Create a relaxed atmosphere for meal times
*Have realistic expectations for meal time behavior
Dinner seems to be the hardest when it come to preparing healthy quick meals.
A little planning can go a long way. Try to take one night to plan out a week's worth of dinner meals so that there is no guesswork when it comes time to cook dinner.
Keep your kitchen stocked with quick fix foods such as whole wheat pasta, brown rice, frozen veggies and fruits so that you have things on hand to prepare.
Prepare multiple batches of food and freeze.
For instance, when you are cooking up lean meat for one of your dinners throw extra in and cook up and then freeze so that you already have part a meal ready for another night.
Get your whole family involved with making dinner if it is age appropriate.
Have your children set the table, pour drinks and mix ingredients.
Getting them involved will help them take ownership in the preparation and the work that went into preparing the meal.
These were some helpful tips that I presented at the first of a series of free seminars at Brown and Deline Salon, 5254 Jackson road.
Below are dates and topics of the rest of the series.
*Thursday, Feb 11, 10 a.m.: Keeping the Winter Weight Off
*Tuesday, Feb. 23 12 p.m.: Energy Drinks: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
*Thursday, March 11 10 a.m.: Got the Munchies? How to Choose Healthy Snacks
*Tuesday, March 23 12 p.m.: Eating for Pregnancy & Lactation
*Thursday, April 1 10 a.m.: How to Eat to Fuel Your Sport
*Tuesday, April 13 12 p.m.: Separating the Fats: What is the Difference Between Them? *Thursday, April 22 10 a.m.: Restaurant Strategy: Ordering Wisely
Call Brown and Deline for more information: 734-996-4511
Melissa Gerharter MS, RD is co-owner of Joust Strength and Fitness of Ann Arbor, joustfitness.com. She is also a personal trainer and an adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University.
She can be reached at Melissa@joustfitness.com
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Beauty, Health and Wellness
On Friday night we had our first Wellness Seminar. We had a good turn out of people, and we all left with a better understanding of how to fuel our bodies.
The biggest point I was reminded of is that genetics plays a huge role in body shape. So although I strive everyday to get to a size two, the reality of it is that it may never happen. Thank you, Grandma!
Melissa Gerharter, Registered Dietician, facilitated the seminar. She passed around large test tubes of fat. Each tube was labeled as a specific food from a specific restaurant. It is amazing how much fat is in potato skins!
This year Brown and DeLine is focusing on Beauty-Inside and Out. We have added Melissa Gerharter to our staff. She is available for one-on-one appointments starting in February. We also have calendar of seminars scheduled this year. The topics range from energy drinks to eating for diabetics. Our next seminar is January 26th focusing on Getting your Kids on Track with Nutrition.
I once read that in every person lives a fat person and a skinny person. They are in competition at all times. Someone is always winning! Some days my fat girl and my skinny girl are wrestling to the ground, beating each other up!
With Melissa's help, I plan to make healthier choices this year so my skinny girl can live on.
Make it a great day!
Cathy
The biggest point I was reminded of is that genetics plays a huge role in body shape. So although I strive everyday to get to a size two, the reality of it is that it may never happen. Thank you, Grandma!
Melissa Gerharter, Registered Dietician, facilitated the seminar. She passed around large test tubes of fat. Each tube was labeled as a specific food from a specific restaurant. It is amazing how much fat is in potato skins!
This year Brown and DeLine is focusing on Beauty-Inside and Out. We have added Melissa Gerharter to our staff. She is available for one-on-one appointments starting in February. We also have calendar of seminars scheduled this year. The topics range from energy drinks to eating for diabetics. Our next seminar is January 26th focusing on Getting your Kids on Track with Nutrition.
I once read that in every person lives a fat person and a skinny person. They are in competition at all times. Someone is always winning! Some days my fat girl and my skinny girl are wrestling to the ground, beating each other up!
With Melissa's help, I plan to make healthier choices this year so my skinny girl can live on.
Make it a great day!
Cathy
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Violence is Never OK!
Domestic violence is a terrible thing. We all know that. We've seen the commercials. Sometimes we know someone who knows someone who has been beaten up really bad. But we never think it would happen to ourselves or someone we actually know.
We watch the Sunday night movies where the girl is poor and uneducated, usually single mother with a drunk live in boyfriend. Regularly beats the crap out of her, but she never leaves him. She has no friends or family to help her. Story ends with police arriving at the scene of the crime; she finally shot him.
The reality of domestic violence is that it doesn't discriminate against race, economic status, age, educated or not, political preference, etc. It can occur in anyone's life. It seems most physical abusers first master being mental abusers. It's a control thing.
The first and only time my friend was hit, she and her boyfriend had a terrible fight. Both drinking, the argument heated up quickly, she thought she provoked him, he then choked and hit her. They immediately broke up.
I remember her in the middle of the night, the phonecalls, the tears, missing work, the bruises, her trying to remember why they were arguing and why it escalated to that level. Seeing what a mess she was the next day. Bruises on her neck and eyelids, she thought no one would notice with her perfect placement of makeup.
The fact she even questioned the situation showed me that she was so deep in this craziness, she didn't know what a normal healthy relationship was anymore. Crazy was her normal.
Thank God her friends and family went and removed her from the house. She needed time to think without him, without him telling her how sorry he was and how he would never do it again. She needed to try and remember the difference between right and wrong. She needed to think with her head and not her heart.
My friend was very lucky. When she whispered for help, her friends and family heard her screams for help. She made it out of that relationship.
But not everyone does. So if you know someone who is whispering for help, no matter how many times she and her guy get back together, keep listening. This is not the time to count how many times she will cry "wolf". She needs her friends and family. She is not strong enough to do it on her own, and she doesn't know what "normal" is anymore. She has forgotten that under no circumstances should someone EVER hit her.
So the truth is, the friend I am referring to here was actually me. And although it was a longtime ago, I will never forget.
Help a friend Make it a Great Day!
Cathy
We watch the Sunday night movies where the girl is poor and uneducated, usually single mother with a drunk live in boyfriend. Regularly beats the crap out of her, but she never leaves him. She has no friends or family to help her. Story ends with police arriving at the scene of the crime; she finally shot him.
The reality of domestic violence is that it doesn't discriminate against race, economic status, age, educated or not, political preference, etc. It can occur in anyone's life. It seems most physical abusers first master being mental abusers. It's a control thing.
The first and only time my friend was hit, she and her boyfriend had a terrible fight. Both drinking, the argument heated up quickly, she thought she provoked him, he then choked and hit her. They immediately broke up.
I remember her in the middle of the night, the phonecalls, the tears, missing work, the bruises, her trying to remember why they were arguing and why it escalated to that level. Seeing what a mess she was the next day. Bruises on her neck and eyelids, she thought no one would notice with her perfect placement of makeup.
The fact she even questioned the situation showed me that she was so deep in this craziness, she didn't know what a normal healthy relationship was anymore. Crazy was her normal.
Thank God her friends and family went and removed her from the house. She needed time to think without him, without him telling her how sorry he was and how he would never do it again. She needed to try and remember the difference between right and wrong. She needed to think with her head and not her heart.
My friend was very lucky. When she whispered for help, her friends and family heard her screams for help. She made it out of that relationship.
But not everyone does. So if you know someone who is whispering for help, no matter how many times she and her guy get back together, keep listening. This is not the time to count how many times she will cry "wolf". She needs her friends and family. She is not strong enough to do it on her own, and she doesn't know what "normal" is anymore. She has forgotten that under no circumstances should someone EVER hit her.
So the truth is, the friend I am referring to here was actually me. And although it was a longtime ago, I will never forget.
Help a friend Make it a Great Day!
Cathy
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Looking Back...2009
What a great year at Brown & Deline Salon!
We came, we conquered, and we're still in the game!
And we are better than Ever!
As I reflect on 2009, I find myself amazed at everything my team has celebrated and been sucessful at.
Here are a few accomplishments...
-Merged two locations seamlessly. (Maybe a few bumps)
-Vikki, Kelli, and I participated in the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in L.A.
-Tiffany Awards-Vikki won 2nd place avante guarde!
-Bartolli brothers taught class exclusively to the Brown & Deline Team
-Kristy Williams' Fall collection was published in TNG Worldwide Magazine.
-Jaycee, Bernie, and Janell had babies! ( Jaycee's to arrive this month)
-We introduced two new product lines.
-Lauren married the love of her life!
-Jackie and Jamie earned a trip to Italy, where they had advanced training in colour and cutting.
-Most staff completed StrengthFinder 2.0
-Management completed social media classes.
-Joe facilitated Daddy/Daughter seminar. He taught dads how to do their daughter's hair!
-Brown and DeLine team hosted American Girl Extravaganza at the Quarter Bistro
-5k run-Big House Big Heart
-Donations to Kiva, helping other salons.
-L'Oreal in-salon advanced cutting event
-Kemon up-hair styling class
-Jamie organized a hat/mitten collection for children
-Christy and SVT attended CND advanced spa manicure/pedicure classes along with gel laqures
-Lauren, Brittany and Ashley attended an advanced nail extravaganza
I give a standing ovation to my team who are committed to their careers and are committed to making a difference in the world.
Looking forward to writing this blog again on 1.1.11.
Make it a great day,
Cathy
We came, we conquered, and we're still in the game!
And we are better than Ever!
As I reflect on 2009, I find myself amazed at everything my team has celebrated and been sucessful at.
Here are a few accomplishments...
-Merged two locations seamlessly. (Maybe a few bumps)
-Vikki, Kelli, and I participated in the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in L.A.
-Tiffany Awards-Vikki won 2nd place avante guarde!
-Bartolli brothers taught class exclusively to the Brown & Deline Team
-Kristy Williams' Fall collection was published in TNG Worldwide Magazine.
-Jaycee, Bernie, and Janell had babies! ( Jaycee's to arrive this month)
-We introduced two new product lines.
-Lauren married the love of her life!
-Jackie and Jamie earned a trip to Italy, where they had advanced training in colour and cutting.
-Most staff completed StrengthFinder 2.0
-Management completed social media classes.
-Joe facilitated Daddy/Daughter seminar. He taught dads how to do their daughter's hair!
-Brown and DeLine team hosted American Girl Extravaganza at the Quarter Bistro
-5k run-Big House Big Heart
-Donations to Kiva, helping other salons.
-L'Oreal in-salon advanced cutting event
-Kemon up-hair styling class
-Jamie organized a hat/mitten collection for children
-Christy and SVT attended CND advanced spa manicure/pedicure classes along with gel laqures
-Lauren, Brittany and Ashley attended an advanced nail extravaganza
I give a standing ovation to my team who are committed to their careers and are committed to making a difference in the world.
Looking forward to writing this blog again on 1.1.11.
Make it a great day,
Cathy
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