It's pretty, but what is it?
Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 21:40 Dear artist,
I received a gift for Christmas and don't know what it is used for....It is from Joy Newton Designs and is like a 6 x 6 burlap pillow with a ribbonaround it and a Bluejay button on it. The tag says balsam and clove......can you help????
Response:
Hello,
Thank you for the email. Yes, you received our lovely burlap holiday sachet filled with whole clove and balsam. It can be used for many purposes, but we suggest that you stuff it in a dresser drawer, place it on your favorite chair or sofa, run a ribbon through the back and hang it from a doorknob so that you can enjoy the long lasting fragrance.
I hope we answered your questions.
Happy New Year.
JoyNewtonDesigns.com
The Optimum Performance Window
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 13:40 by Andreas Cahling
Life is very much about priorities. How we prioritise greatly determine the quality, content and results of our activities. If you decide to learn a new language but put studying low on your priority list, maybe only as an option if there is extra time, you will not be likely to make rapid progress even if you have great linguistic talents. Actually someone with less talent will probably make faster progress, if they have put their language study as a top priority to be done several times a day no matter what.
Bodybuilding and Weight Training is no different. To excel you have to make it a high priority in your life and not treat it like a casual thing to be done when and if you are done with everything else.
I build my days with my mostly daily workouts being the focal point. Everything else is made to fit around this event. That means that I plan ahead and employ what I call workout timing. I have a meal prepared and timed to give me workout energy just at the right time before the gym. It is like a window opening and closing and my workout has to take place while the window is open. It is the Optimum Performance Window. If I wait too long after eating and my energy and blood sugar starts going down the Optimum Performance Window starts to close. For this reason I do not run errands, stop for shopping, or some other activity which might require more time than expected, on my way to the gym. When I leave for the gym there is only one place where I am going and that is To The Gym. This also means that I avoid getting stuck on the phone, or caught up in anything else before leaving my home that will rob me of this important workout timing and start closing the Optimum Performance Window.
When I leave for the gym my whole biological system reacts and goes into a different zone or dimension. My body and my mind are aware of what is coming and my system starts to prepare. After all these years of repeating the process, I go to the gym with my internal autopilot activated. It is and for me must be a tunnel vision experience.
To some people this might all sound like a radical and obsessed approach. Yes, it is an obsessed approach. It is also a rewarding and result producing approach. If you want to excel at something it better be at the top of your priority list. Mozart probably did not put doing the laundry or playing cards higher on his priority list than he did creating music. Creating a great body or creating great music or creating anything else in life follows the same formula for success. It has to be high on your list of priorities. Start making your priority list now and take action unless you have already done so.
Andreas Cahling
www.andreascahling.com
Pumping Iron Will Fatten Your Wallet
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 23:59 This is a pretty boring artlcle, but I thought it might be worth reading. Just read it fast like I did. When you workout, it makes you happy too. It's easier to get a job when you are happy. Try not to have a silly fake smile on your face though like I do in the photo below.
Many experts will tell you that being unemployed and on the hunt for a new job can provide a lot of new opportunities and new ways to evaluate your career and what you REALLY want to do with your life.
I’ve heard from many job seekers who have told me that being laid off in some ways was a wakeup call to them. The first month of being laid off showed them how much of their previous working lives were consumed with stress, career ambition, late nights at the office, travel, unhealthy snacking and little, if any physical activity!
One job seeker told me that it took him being laid off to realize he had forgot the ages of his young children. “While I’d been busy and driven with work - early morning breakfast meetings that stretched into late night client dinners - I also realized that there were other more important things I’d completely neglected. Among other things, I’d watched my health deteriorate, I'd created stress in my family, and my relationships with my wife, friends, siblings and parents became increasingly distant. While being unemployed was no bargain, it made me realize that in my new job, I needed a better work/life balance overall.”
'Terminator' to be preserved in US film registry
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 22:47 WASHINGTON - One of Arnold Schwarzenegger 's most famous one-liners will be back for generations to come, now that 1984's " The Terminator " has been selected for preservation in the nation's film archive.
The low-budget film directed by James Cameron set a new standard for science-fiction and made Schwarzenegger, now California's governor, a star. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday morning that it's one of 25 films being added to the National Film Registry . The formal unveiling was scheduled for 8 a.m.
Remembering Kenny Kassel
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 12:00 Remembering Kenny Kassel
A very special man who helped everyone in our sport and was especailly there for the female bodybuilders and athletes. I cannot imagine the sport without Kenny.
I met him at my first bodybuilding show. We worked together and were good friends ever since.
Kenny only had kind words to say about others. We all loved him dearly. He had a heart of gold.
This is a major loss for the bodybuilding and fitness industry. I will miss his kind smile, assuring presence and calm.
[more about Kenny HERE on Femalemuscle]
KK was a walking bodybuilding encylopedia for not only the women, but the men as well. He knew every person and every single detail that happened behind the scenes.
I believe that Kenny did what he truly loved most and surrounded himself with people whom he choice to be around. He was living life on his terms and always made things happen for the better. Anyone who knew Kenny would say that he just made their live richer in some way. He lived outside of the box doing things his way and always encouraging his friends to live their lives the same way.
An innovator and creator, he thought it and then made it happen. Ahead of the curve and taking risk was Kenny's way. Let's all learn from him as we go through our lives. Not to be afraid, rather be strong mentally as well as physically and take on the tough challenges life brings you and turn them into something wonderful.
Kenny will never be forgotten by anyone who knew him. What a colorful and amazing man! One of the good guys. Another muscle angel is now in heaven watching over us.
Kenny Kassel has been involved in the fitness industry for over 25 years and in the entertainment industry for over 15 years. Kenny had been training with weights since he was 14 years old.
Just a sort time ago, Kenny Kassel's tribute to Steve stone
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 03:04 A tribute from Kenny Kassel….
“I am devastated by the loss of Steve. He was truly one of my closest friends. The NPC was born in 1981, and he was already a friend of mine. We both had gyms at the same time—his in Rockland County and mine in Bergen County NJ–about 40 minutes apart, so we were not rivals.
He was about the kindest, most giving person I have ever met. You know our history through his competing, time at Pumping Iron and Sharon, with them living together at his place on York Avenue. We were then working together on “MuscleSport USA” from 1988 until 2002.
I was the one who taught him how to expedite, because I was doing that before him, but he took it up about 100 levels and turned it into a science. Over the past 15 years or so, I have been to hundreds of shows and Steve was there pretty much every time. I can’t imagine what it will be like backstage at shows without Steve. I am just so glad that we got to spend time at the Olympia like we did since he started doing the O.
We sat together on the flight out to Vegas last Tuesday, like we do every year, and had most of our meals together until Andrea arrived. I cherish all the time together because Steve always made you feel like you were so important.
I want to express my deepest condolences to Andrea, and his family. Let me finally say Rest in Peace to Steve Stone–the brother I never had. He was truly one of a kind.” link to post femalemuscle.com
Kenny Kassel
03.07.2005:My Friend Kenny Kassel with Jack Lalanne Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award at Arnold Classic 2005
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 01:13 
My Friend Kenny Kasel with Jack Lalanne and Leslie Visser. Mr. Lalanne was honored on the stage at Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Arnold Classic 2005 when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
kultur, sunny days, Always, news 06.23.2004: Kenny Kassel from the Junior Nationals
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 00:55 Remembering some good times with Kenny.
"Lori,I just got back from Chicago. It was AMAZING !!! The Jr. Nationals had a record number of competitors. In fact it obliterated the old record. There were about 323 total athletes. There were about 108 men, 36 women bodybuilders, 22 in the fitness and 157 in the figure. The figure show was MUCH tougher than the Nationals was last year. I think there are going to be over 200 women at Nationals in Figure. Talk to you soon. KK"We found some competition photos on Femflex.
Greetings from Old Greg
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 13:28 Yule Tide greetings from Old Greg. Make sure you drink your Bailey's.
Don't end up like Curly Jefferson and a Happy New Year.
