I was reading on theReader’s Digest website about shoes today. I haven’t thought about shoes in this way, it struck me so hard. You can read the whole article if you’re interested, but I’m only going to focus on the 3rd part, titled “Shoes As a Better Business Model”.
The idea for Toms Shoes hit Blake Mycoskie on a trip to Argentina in 2006: Sell a pair, give a pair to a needy child. “I met so many kids there who didn’t have shoes and had nasty scrapes on their feet,” he recalls. Mycoskie launched a line of simple, colorful canvas slip-ons modeled on the traditional alpargata worn by local farmers. Within a year, the concept had taken off (especially after celebrities like -Renée Zellweger started wearing Toms)–and Mycoskie organized his first “shoe drop,” a tour of rural Argentina on which he handed out 10,000 pairs. Since then, he’s given away another 100,000 on four continents. “The joy the kids express is hard to describe,” he says. “They laugh and cry-and run around playing soccer.”
This is such an amazing story, and showed me again what change a single person could make. I wish I could find the ideas and ways and means to make something like this happen, and then I realize that it is within my reach, I just have to grasp it.
Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… Don’t waste them on exercise.
Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these?
Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your
system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).
And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies your ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can’t think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain…Good!
Q: Aren’t fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU’RE NOT LISTENING!!! …. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups
if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It’s the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! ‘Round’ is a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
‘Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and
well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways – Chardonnay in one hand – chocolate in the other – body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ‘WOO HOO, What a Ride’
AND……
For those of you who watch what you eat , here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It’s a relief to
know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks
than Americans.
CONCLUSION
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you…
Unfortunately I didn’t have the privilege to go on holiday during December , but we did house sit for a few days, and I realized how thankful I am for my own bed. I guess its like all the little comforts of our own home, but my bed is definitely one of my most loved items. Having a good night’s sleep is absolutely priceless for me, and a comfy bed is obviously a very important part of that.
Today I found a website of a company based in the UK, known as Time4Sleep. They have a wide variety of absolutely stunning beds. I found the childrens bed ranges especially cute! The “Digger Bed” being my favourite!
I can just imagine how a little kid will feel
They have marked down certain ranges with up to 45%, and they offer free delivery on orders of £499 or more!!
For those of you who are not interested in the kiddies bed ranges, they have beautiful beds on the “Sale” tab. If you cannot find something there which you like, they still have leather beds, antique or French style!!
I was quite impressed by the storage beds. I had an image of a storage bed in mind, and was surprized to see the stunning options they offer. The storage beds they offer don’t look anything like the name suggests, and is just as stylish as any of their other ranges.
For the bookworms amongst us, BookSwim has launched!
They are the first book rental library service online, lending you paperbacks and hardcovers!! The books are delivered Netflix®-style, directly to your house, without the need to purchase!
They offer you new releases, bestsellers, or classics with free shipping both ways!
Read your books as long as you want — no late fees! You can even choose to purchase and keep the ones you love!
If you sign up now you will pay 50% of the monthly subscription fee for the first month! So instead of paying $19.98, you will pay only $9.95 for the first month!
Till today, I never knew that kids actually DO play Bingo! LoL. I only played it once, and that was at an old age home with my grandmother
I must admit that I was awfully shy about it, considering that I thought it was a game for old people!!
The coolest thing about it though, was that I actually won something!! Quite an ugly little portrait of something that was suppose to resemble the Mona Lisa, complete with a silky blue string to hang it on the wall with. I was still so chuffed with it though – having won at least SOMETHING!
If you would like to play bingo with your kids, or even grand kids, have a look at Disney Bingo, you can buy it from Amazon.com or Drugstore.com – I managed to find the game on Amazon for only $14.99!!! Its such a great way of spending time together as a family. This game offers a high-tech twist on an old favorite. Disney DVD Bingo lets kids learn numbers, colors, and matching skills with their favorite Disney characters and movie clips!!
For more info, check out the video below, or visit the Disney Bingo website!
I have written about webhosting before, and given various guidelines on how to decide whether you need free hosting or maybe your own domain.
If you’ve come to the conclusion that you do need your own domain, and you’re asking the question, “where do I get someone to host for me”, this post might just answer your question.
When hosting your website with a company, you need to be sure that you can trust them in more ways than one. Firstly, you need to make sure that the money you are paying is really going to get you what you need.
You need to consider various things, amongst other, the space which you get, the traffic limitations, as well as the support.
I’ve come accross the WebHostingRating website, and found it quite useful. They basically have independant ratings of hosting websites, with details of those hosting companies’ services and fees.
Its definitelysomething to look at and consider before choosing your webshosting company
For those of you who are particularly interested in affordable webhosting, possibly for a personal website, have a look at their article: How To Find A Cheap Web Host.
Summer has really started in SA now… I wish I was sure that it would stay for good, but I have a feeling that we’re still going to experience some winter.
At the moment the weather is fantastic, not too hot during the day, and really pleasant night temperatures. Tonight is one of those nights when I wish I could be outside, having a braai, and sipping on a glass of wine.
Instead I’m in the office working on a very urgent project. I’m not the only one here, but its not asif that makes it better. I’d much rather have been home alone even!
I’ve been craving blogging so much, and every now and again I get inspired, but then something always comes up, and I end up postponing.
I hope to be writing something decent soon, but I’ve been saying that for how long now? Life just doesn’t seem to calm down – I’m ALWAYS hectically busy with one thing or another, and whenever I get a break, I’m so tired that I just flop down on the bed and read for a while.
I’m ecstatic about the weekend, nothing much planned, but I love spending time at home
Someone recently asked me what I knew about “the pill”, also known as oral contraceptives. Though I knew the facts which were passed onto me via the grapevine, I hadn’t ever done proper research about the pill, what it does, its what side effects it might have.
I found a very informative website, which seems to give solid facts based on Randy Alcorn’s research, and the research done by various pharmaceutical companies as well as medical docters.
There was a quite a number facts which I’ve never been aware of, specially such as the evolution of the pill from the 1960’s until now, but also that it has three main mechanisms – not only one.
The pill was introduced commercially sometime in the 1960’s, and its estrogen content back then was a very high 150 micrograms. After proving that this had some serious side effects, the estrogen dosage was reduced to a mere 35 microgames in the late 1980’s, and today the dosage varies between 20 – 35 micrograms.
Serious negative side effects of estrogen had been clearly proven. These included blurred vision, nausea, cramping, irregular menstrual bleeding, headaches, increased incidence of breast cancer, strokes, and heart attacks, some of which led to fatalities.
The highest available dosage today being 50 micrograms, but this isn’t readily available, and I would assume that you need to get a docter to recommend this for you in order to use it.
Below are the three main mechanisms of birth control pills:
1. inhibiting ovulation (the primary mechanism),
2. thickening the cervical mucus, thereby making it more difficult for sperm to travel to the egg, and
3. thinning and shriveling the lining of the uterus to the point that it is unable or less able to facilitate the implantation of the newly fertilized egg.
The first two mechanisms are contraceptive. The third is abortive.
The reason why I’m going on about the dosage is that the research done, basically implies that the contraceptives with a high dosage would inhibit ovulation, the the contraceptives with a low dosage would not necesarily ensure that ovulation doesn’t occur, but the chances that the uterus lining will be too thin for the fertilized egg to implant itself is pretty good.
Its for this reason that people have been saying that oral contraceptives are just much an abortion as when you go to an abortion clinic to get it done, but sadly a lot of people are not aware of this, or they’re just too ignorant to investigate. I guess in the end its still something each woman has to decide for herself, but its just good to have the facts straight when making your decision.
Today I found a website of a company based in the UK, known as Time4Sleep. They have a wide variety of absolutely stunning beds. I found the 
