Renee has authored two books: Selling to Anyone Over the Phone and The Naked Sales Person. In this session of Write Here, Write Now, Renee shares with listeners what motivated her to write her first book and then why a second book became a must. BookLogix in conjunction with Apex Book Manufacturing helps writers publish their books. Ahmad tells of how his dream of a company to help writers publish became a reality.
Writing a book combines fun with challenges. There is the excitement of writing with the struggles of writer’s block. Spouses Richard and Robin Kirby know the writing journey up close and personal. Each has written a book. Each has experienced life as the spouse of someone engaged in writing a book. Each uses their book to enhance their businesses. Hear their unique perspectives on the world of writing as authors and as the spouse of an author.
I didn’t really think that making hard boiled eggs were that difficult but Dr Fitness seems to think he has a foolproof way to make them perfectly every time. He says the key is not to overcook them. Here is his recipe. Cover your egg(s) in a pot with cold water. Make sure the water is about 1″-2″ inches higher than the eggs. Boil the water. Now turn off the heat, move the pot to another burner and cover the eggs. Wait 12 minutes. Now give those eggs a cold water bath. Some people like to take the shells off when the eggs are warm and some people like to wait until the eggs cool off. We don’t judge here.
We talked to Jill Miller about her Yoga TuneUp(r) dvds, Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls and web videos that help you lead a calm and pain free 
life. Jill spoke a lot about self massage and the ways her yoga therapy balls can help keep you fit and relaxed. She says not to run away from stress but to just slow down.
She shared her daily routine with us which includes some yoga, walking, eating even walking her dog. She likes to spend time doing the mundane every day chores in a mindful way to get herself focused and relaxed. She finds this makes her more productive and efficient in her work.
YOGA TUNE UP (r) , created by Jill Miller, is a unique fitness format that blends yoga, calisthenics, self massage and corrective exercise in an intelligent, modern and accessible exercise program that helps strengthen and heal the body.
JILL MILLER is “the expert’s expert” in fitness and yoga therapy. Her intimate knowledge and mastery of multiple moving and healing arts include Yoga, Pilates, Bodywork, Modern Dance and more.
She also shared some neck stretches and exercise you can do in your car. Her website is filled with quick videos that can help you throughout your day. She says that her yoga therapy balls are a great workout for your feet and since your feet contain 25% of your body’s bones you should really spend some time on them.
It’s always a good idea to clean your fresh fruit and vegetables. Rinsing them with water is a good start but with all the bacteria and pesticides on everything these days you may want to take up your cleaning a notch. This was is something you can whip up in bulk then transfer it to a spray bottle you keep near your sink so it is always ready for you.
Mix together some lemon juice, some distilled vinegar and some baking soda. Pour that into a big jug of water. Shake it up then pour some into your spray bottle. Now spritz that stuff on your fruits and vegetables while you wash them off with tap water.
Charoset is a delicious mixture of apples, nuts, red wine and honey. It is used at the Seder table to symbolize the mortar from the bricks the Jewish slaves had to make. It is everyone’s favorite food from the seder then no one makes it again until next Passover. So here is the recipe – make it year round because it is healthy and delicious. You need some gala apples, walnuts, raisins, orange juice, red wine, honey and cinnamon. Chop up everything then mix it all together. Serve it over matzoh or any other cracker. It makes for an interesting appetizer you can put out at parties that people can snack on before the meal.
After growing up Oklahoma, Claudia Shook moved to Missouri then Michigan to work on an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work. Following school, she moved to the Detroit area and worked in pediatric hospice for 8 years before fleeing the cold for Dallas. Claudia has served the senior community as a social worker in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, acute care hospitals, and now at Freedom Hospice. Freedom Hospice is a community-based organization that affirms the belief that it is important to make every life as meaningful as possible, to validate quality rather than quantity of life, and to provide care to the patient and family which reflects a living expression of love, warmth and compassion. Claudia can be reached by phone at 972-310-4018 or email her at cshook@freedom-hospice.com. Visit their website at www.freedom-hospice.com.
Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!
We chatted a bit about our recent trip to New York and how the Fat Guy walked 12 miles going from midtown to the financial district.
We wondered why Jennifer Nicole Lee totally snubbed us she has been a guest on the show numerous times but when we were all at the same event she blew us off – does that mean she has become a frenemy? Please find her on Twitter and ask her why she dissed us in NY.
Then most importantly we talked to Jill Miller about her Yoga TuneUp dvds, balls and web videos that help you lead a calm and pain free life. YOGA TUNE UP, created by Jill Miller, is a unique fitness format that blends yoga, calisthenics, self massage and corrective exercise in an intelligent, modern and accessible exercise program that helps strengthen and heal the body.
JILL MILLER is “the expert’s expert” in fitness and yoga therapy. Her intimate knowledge and mastery of multiple moving and healing arts include Yoga, Pilates, Bodywork, Modern Dance and more.
We also played our Who Tweeted What contest – so be sure to listen to that becuase you might win something. Here are the tweets…
Whenever I have a stressful day, I go do a real high intensity run til I can’t almost breathe to burn off steam. Works every time!
I don’t think allergies cause depression but their is probably a connection between people who suffer from seasonal allergies and people who suffer from depression. There seems to be a spike in suicides that occur in the spring that got researchers thinking about this correlation. And it seems women suffer more than men. So be on the look out for these symptoms: mood swings and sleeplessness.
