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Since the STRESSED.PRESSED.MESSED newsmail began in January of 2006, it has grown in length and popularity, now reaching multiple states in the US as well as several European countries. As SPM strives to offer a fresh look with each issue, Siesta Magazine has moved all contents to this blogspot site, which was created back in the spring of 2009. For those subscribing to Siesta Magazine through standard e-mails, reminder e-mails for the Siesta Magazine link discontinued in 2010. All subscribers who wish to continue reading each issue may keep this website address in their favourites and refer to it on the first of each month.
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SIESTA MAGAZINE
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"ICICLES" ~ Garrison, NY - DeNitto ©2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
+ BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!
+ SPEAKING OF SIESTAS!
+ THE BOOK CORNER
+ PICK OF THE MONTH
+ RECIPE OR COOKBOOK OF THE MONTH **COOKBOOK PART IS NEW!
+ GREEN LIVING TIPS
+ TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS
+ MOM TIME
+ QUOTE OF THE MONTH
+ PHOTO OF THE MONTH
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+ BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!
2011 marks twelve years for STRESSED.PRESSED.MESSED's Professional Organizer, Madeleine DeNitto in the organizing industry! With each issue this year, watch for special anniversary discounts, experience stories, and special thank yous and spotlights to come!!
NATIONAL HEART MONTH - A discount to take to heart!
For every new client signing a contract this month, an instant $10 will be deducted off of the first session of two hours or more! Ask for the HEART DISCOUNT!
NAPO NEW YORK
I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to my fellow members of the NAPO-NY Chapter for SUCH a warm WELCOME BACK for me. I returned to my chapter meetings in January and words cannot express how wonderful it was to be back with my original chapter after a nearly four-year absence. I look forward to my future with this group of fine members!
Please become a fan/follower of NAPO-NY with the following links!
NAPO-NY FACEBOOK
NAPO-NY TWITTER
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+ SPEAKING OF SIESTAS!
{ Pictured: Ulysses resting from his little kitty journey. DeNitto © 2006 }
A siesta /siːˈɛstə/, original Spanish pronunciation [ˈsjesta] is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in some hot countries. The word siesta is Spanish, from the Latin hora sexta - "the sixth hour" (counting from dawn, therefore noon, hence "midday rest").
At SPM the true definition is taken a bit further. If a nap is not possible, but there is enough time allowed for any other type of break, it is strongly encouraged to take advantage of that precious moment. As long as the mind and body can rest for a short period as often as possible during the work week, it can only enhance the quality of living.
Each month, learn more facts about SIESTAS and how you may benefit from taking them into your daily routine.
Below are February's SIESTA TIPS/FACTS:
SLEEP GUIDE MAY HELP
The link below takes you directly to an eight page PDF Sleep Guide. Page seven is particularly helpful with tips that have been pointed out over and over through the last five years in which Siesta Magazine has run! It certainly doesn't hurt to have another reminder. The guide begins with bed and mattress sizing and comfort levels, which are very important. In many cases of night sleep deprivation, the problem may simply be solved by purchasing a new mattress or pillow.
SLEEP GUIDE
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+ THE BOOK CORNER
This section offers ideas for books related to various subjects including organizing, designing, lifestyle improvements, humour, business, psychology and green living. During the year, the occasional novel or biography may also slip into an issue.
: BOOK RECOMMENDATION FOR FEBRUARY :
TITLE: Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet
AUTHOR: Sloan Barnett
COPYRIGHT: 2010
ISBN-13: 9781616844813
If you scroll down to the GREEGANIZE section, you can learn more about Sloan Barnett's book through her website of the same name. And it's true... green does go with everything!
SLOAN BARNETT GREEN BOOK
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+ PICK OF THE MONTH
STRESSED.PRESSED.MESSED is loving the classic simplicity of the items found from KNOT&BOW. For cute tags, wraps and stickers, these items are sure to please in time for Valentine's Day gifts!
KNOT&BOW
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+ RECIPE OR COOKBOOK OF THE MONTH
Yummmmmm!! There is nothing like a jelly-filled cookie for Valentine's Day!!
VALENTINE JELLY COOKIES
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+ GREEN LIVING TIPS
It's time to Greeganize!!! (an official SPM term!)
February Tip:
GREEN GOES WITH EVERYTHING
Now is the time to embrace the green.......
>>In future issues, Siesta Magazine will offer more tips or product guidelines with the latest information on how to adopt routines of green living!
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+ TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS
'Stillllllll Got snow... AND now ice, tooooo????
January was fulllll of snow and February brings in a fresh supply of more snow... but more problematic, ice. Between having just the weight of so much unmelted snow, only to have ice adding to that weight, it can cause not only a higher level of inconvenience, but a situation of danger.
It's one thing to have to dig a car out from loads of snow, but to remove snow from a house is another challenge entirely. If you find yourself seriously concerned about the weight of snow and ice on your rooftop, please read through the link below!
ROOFTOP SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
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+ MOM TIME
FORWARD: A note from SPM MOM...
During the early 1990's, as a mother raising two children through their first years, I now learn of many new products that are thrilling to me, even with my empty nest. I often find myself wishing that some of them were available as long ago as 24 years! Below are neat links and ideas to products or educational items currently on today's market for parents to explore for their children-- babies through college and beyond!
!LUNCH NOTES!
When my kids were growing up, they often took their own lunches, safely packed with cute fruit shaped ice coolers with various healthy foods organized in fun coloured containers with tightly snapping lids. Packing the foods and ensuring that the beverages would not leak became a routine that was down to an absolute science. But, as a mother concerned not only about the lunchess and the general days in school, but also concerned about the hours following a school day, it also became a routine to send notes in the lunchbox for each of my children to read. I slipped notes in their lunches, rather than in their backpacks-- because as every mother learns, this is a very likely place that they will actually find such a note and have a moment to read it as they sip and chew.
A strong case of teaching TIME MANAGEMENT in a fun way!
This routine became quite helpful in reminding them not to linger after school if there was an immediate trip to the orthodontist after the carpool line. It was also a way to give friendly reminders about remembering to bring home all of their homework assignments, books and... well... the lunchbox, itself. Slipping in notes was also a way to communicate during school, as no cell phones were allowed, much less owned by kids during their early years. It was a way to help them remember that the days sometimes didn't end at the dismissal bell at school when our car would zip across town for ballet, choir, piano, fencing, chess or drama and that eating well during lunch would keep them going until they would see my vehicle arrive with a refrigerator full of afternoon snacks.
Those notes would save-the-day in many cases. Whether it was simply to wish them well on a test, remind them of a dental appointment, a rehearsal, a party or a simple *thinking of you* message, those notes were quite helpful and hopefully, the tradition will be carried down with their children some day.
Another great part of the lunch notes was that they were completely RECYCLED!
Notes were created using
> old greeting cards
> festive prints cut from cardboard boxes
> used gift wrap
> colourful scrap paper
> used calendar pages
It was easy to create the notes the night before while pre-packing foods that did not require cooling. The calendar was checked and the notes written. The notes were very brief and never much larger than a simple business card. Markers in different colours were used each time to keep each card unique and eye-catching. A good supply of these blank notes were left at the kitchen desk for quick accessibility.
Missing those days...
This is actually only one of hundreds of fun routines that I thoroughly enjoyed over the years with my kids. At ages 23 and 24, I might not be packing lunches for my kids now, but I sure would like to send them little notes at this moment... but, e-mails with bunny videos might have to suffice... for now.
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+ QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made. --Robert Schuller
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+ PHOTO OF THE MONTH
"NO SWIMMING" - CORTLANDT, NY ~DeNitto ©2011
