'Tis the Season for Healthy Skin

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‘Tis the season for little black dresses, holiday parties and New Year’s toasts – with the continuous flow of holiday celebration, December and January offer endless reasons and opportunities to indulge in a drink … or two. While there’s no shame in the occasional glass of champagne, remember that alcohol can take a toll on your appearance. Check out this week’s webisode of Skinpact News, “Raise A Glass To Good Skin” for insights from Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields on how you can counter the undesirable effects of alcohol on your skin.



Watch more webisodes of Skinpact News at www.facebook.com/rodanandfields.

If there is anything I can do to help you with your skin, let me know by checking out my Rodan + Fields website or contact me at LJSBlog@aol.com.

Wishing you all a very happy, healthy new year!

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Wordless Wednesday: 12/28/2011 ~ My Ricotta Pie was a Big Hit with Everyone!

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Welcome to Wordless Wednesday..... I'm looking forward to seeing all of your photos, so if you leave a comment, please leave your email address so I can come on over and take a look.

Bill and Mai-Li sharing the pie

Mai-Li stealing daddy's pie

Mai-Li stealing more pie

Can you tell she really liked it?

For more Wordless Wednesday posts, head over to the WW Hub, leave your link, check out the other participants, and don't forget to leave a nice comment - you know you like comments, they do too!!

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Monday's Music Moves Me: 12/26/2011 ~ Happy New Year!!

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Sorry I'm so late... I forgot yesterday was Sunday ~ OOPS!!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. =) 

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Welcome to a Monday's Music Moves Me, the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, my dearest of friends Dolly from XmasDolly, Callie from Jamerican Spice and the wonderful Stacy from Stacy Uncorked. As we close out the holiday season, today we feature music pertaining to A HAPPY NEW YEAR or songs you especially liked that came out this year.

I just found this song and thought it was perfect for me... and maybe a lot of YOU, too.....

NewYear's Resolution Song ~ Rhett & Link



A song from my youth.....


Happy New Year ~ Abba




Of course you cannot do a new year's themed post without sharing this song. I have no idea who these young men are, but they are amazing.....


Auld Lang Syne



This last song is so pretty and just what I wish for all of you!

New Year Song ~ Mary Win




I hope you enjoyed all the music I chose - what songs are moving you today??? Write up a post and let us know... Here is all you need to do to play along:


First step: Head on over to You Tube, or anywhere you get your music videos and post them on your blog! Upcoming themes are to you LOWER RIGHT of XmasDolly's blog.

Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button, mine is on my right sidebar, or off of any of the hosts' sites.

Third step: SIGN THE LINKY - Follow your hosts, grab their buttons too when you visit them and show them some love by leaving a comment.. (mine is on my right sidebar above the 4M button)

Final step: Go visit the other Rockers on our Linky and PLEASE show them some love by leaving them a comment, you know you like comments, they do too!


Once you write up your post, link up with us (on any of the host's blog - they are all connected) and you may be chosen as our SPOTLIGHT DANCERS like this week's lucky couple in our #1 and #2 linky spots.....

Cathy of Cathy Kennedy's Blog ~~ and ~~ Lucy of Lucy's Reality

CONGRATULATIONS!!

If you are one of the lucky ones who is chosen for our spotlight dance, don't forget to grab the Spotlight Dancer Button from Dolly's right sidebar and proudly display it on your blog... WooHoo!

Now, don't forget to sign the linky, visit the participants, and leave a comment - you know you like them, so does everyone else. For more Monday music fun, visit Lady Estrogen and my friend Denise at Run DMT.

ROCK ON MY FRIENDS

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I'm very sorry to say there are some people not playing along just using our linky to get traffic for their blogs! Unfortunately, these bloggers will be marked and ignored, you will not get any benefit from our linky, so don't bother. All we ask is that you leave a comment, grab our button, ad/or follow us. If you don't want to post a video, you can post a link to a video, or post some lyrics, but please - at least attempt to make it music related.

*** Just one more thing...

PLEASE, we are family friendly blogs and while we really don't want to censor anyone,

but we do ask that you keep your songs rated PG13 or less.

If you find that you need to post songs of an explicit sexual nature or language,

please find a different venue. If your song does contain a small amount of questionable Language, please put a disclaimer BEFORE the video.

Thank you very much!***

Puppy Love

Nano and Daddy on Christmas morning

Merry Christmas 2011

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Believe it or not, this only took 5 tries. I have such blogger puppies! =)

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas with the ones you love.

Please keep in mind those serving our country who cannot be with the ones they love this time of year and all year long.

Huggles, everyone!

I Love Christmas Post #14

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This is one of the sweetest videos I have  seen all year.....



Hope you all have the best Christmas ever!

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I Love Christmas Post #13

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I love sending and receiving Christmas cards!

Thanks to all my friends and family for your beautiful cards.

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I Love Christmas Post #12

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TeeHee! I never thought of this - my poor star.

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I Love Christmas Post #11

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Christmas in Florida is the best.....

Weather courtesy of WKMG ClickOrlando.com

The Doctor is In … the Christmas Crush

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By Dr. Kathy Fields



Around the office, we call it the Christmas Crush—people putting off appointments until the last minute and then clamoring to be diagnosed, treated and recovered before the family photo op, the Hawaiian getaway, or the New Year’s bash. Not that I’m judging. I’m as likely as anyone to put off a doctor’s visit. In fact, I’ve come to believe procrastination for most of us is the rule, not the exception.

Ironically, accepting this truth has actually allowed me to change my behavior. Because I know I’ll likely delay or avoid things that are either not urgent (yet) or just plain unpleasant, I’ve learned to plan ahead for my inevitable procrastination by proactively implementing solutions before many of my problems start. For example, I know I tend to break out as life gets busy and stress runs high. So, as events start to ramp up, so do I ramp up my acne regimen, applying twice daily until after the holidays. This helps me keep my skin clear from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.

I share this advice with my patients, because whether you’re battling acne, sensitive skin flare-ups or even melasma, following this advice can help keep your skin clear this holiday season. So, instead of feeling overwhelmed by what we can’t achieve in entirety today and overly optimistic about what we’ll get done at the last minute, make mini commitments daily and keep them.

For information on any products to help you with your skin care, feel free to contact me on my website or via my email LJSBlog@aol.com.

{Disclosure: I am an independent consultand for Rodan + Fields}

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Wordless Wednesday: Dec. 21, 2011 ~ Me and my Baby Mandie

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Welcome to Wordless Wednesday..... I'm looking forward to seeing all of your photos, so if you leave a comment, please leave your email address so I can come on over and take a look.

 
 
For more Wordless Wednesday posts, head over to the WW Hub, leave your link, check out the other participants, and don't forget to leave a nice comment - you know you like comments, they do too!!


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Happy Hanukkah (Chanukah)

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Tonight at sundown begins the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, which means "dedication" in Hebrew, correlating to the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar . Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts. There are many traditions and celebrations linked to the history of this beautiful eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

So to all of you celebrating this wonderful holiday:

"Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the Universe,

Who has kept us alive, and has preserved us,
and enabled us to reach this season."

Southwood, FL Family Wins National Contest for Their Christmas Light Display

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The home of Derek and Courtney Whitis in SouthWood, which has been drawing spectators to its colorful and musical light display for weeks, has won the Good Morning America Big Bright Holiday Lights showdown contest. The visual display is accompanied by a four-minute soundtrack that plays a portion of the song for each branch of the military.


While the display will likely send the Whitis family’s electric bill sky high, Courtney Whitis says that the cost of the display is “nothing in comparison to what the troops do every day for our freedom.” She goes on to say, “We did this just to pay tribute to those who have served, are serving and will serve in the military protecting our freedom.”


Here is the winning home, I love it:




It is SO moving and a wonderful tribute to our troops. The Whitises seek to raise awareness and money for the Semper Fi Fund, which provides assistance for wounded soldiers in their recovery process. Those who would like to donate can visit semperfifund.org.

Let us continue to pray and support our troops and their families not only this time of the year, but all year long as they fight and sacrifice for our freedoms.

Merry Christmas to you all.

{Additional information provided by: Tallahassee.com}

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Monday's Music Moves Me: 12/19/2011 ~ Six Days 'Til Christmas Plus a Little Hanukkah, Too

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Welcome to a Monday's Music Moves Me, the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, my dearest of friends Dolly from XmasDolly, Callie from Jamerican Spice and the wonderful Stacy from Stacy Uncorked. We are entering into the holiday season, so from now until the end of December, we will be posting Christmas Songs!! WooHoo, my favorite kind of music, there are so many more songs to choose and only this week to post. Not to mention that tomorrow is Hanukkah, so I want to honor my Jewish friends also.... Oh, what to post, what to post.....

First in honor of the first day of Hanukkah on the 20th I want to share this song by a group I have recently become aware of and I am totally loving. I hope you enjoy.....

Candlelight ~ The Maccabeats




And, of course, I had to share this Hanukkah song with you all, just to make you smile - cause that's what I do.....


The Hanukkah Song (Original) ~ Adam Sandler



Now for my Christmas songs... Here's a couple of cute ones to make you laugh:


Poinsettia Percy ~ Elmo and Patsy



Senor Santa Claus ~ Jim Reeves



(It Must've Been 'ol) Santa Claus ~ Harry Connick, Jr.



Who Spiked the Eggnog ~ Straight No Chaser



And now for some more traditional songs that I really love.....

The first song I really love, but I have just discovered this group and they do an amazing job at it, I hope you like it as much as I do:


Mary Did You Know ~ Kutless



The next two songs are two of my absolute favorites because they are beautiful and they really move me. They are sung by some of the most amazing singers ever.....


Gloria in Excelsis Deo ~ Andrea Bocelli



O Come All Ye Faithful ~ Celtic Woman




I hope you enjoyed all the music I chose - sorry it was so long, but I just love Christmas music and couldn't decide which ones to leave out. What songs have put you in the holiday mood??? Write up a post and let us know... Here is all you need to do to play along:


First step: Head on over to You Tube, or anywhere you get your music videos and post them on your blog! Upcoming themes are to you LOWER RIGHT of XmasDolly's blog.

Second Step: Grab our "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button, mine is on my right sidebar, or off of any of the hosts' sites.

Third step: SIGN THE LINKY - Follow your hosts, grab their buttons too when you visit them and show them some love by leaving a comment.. (mine is on my right sidebar above the 4M button)

Final step: Go visit the other Rockers on our Linky and PLEASE show them some love by leaving them a comment, you know you like comments, they do too!


Once you write up your post, link up with us (on any of the host's blog - they are all connected) and you may be chosen as our SPOTLIGHT DANCERS like this week's lucky couple in our #1 and #2 linky spots.....

Christina of Simply Christina ~~ and ~~ Danielle of Royalegacy

CONGRATULATIONS!!

If you are one of the lucky ones who is chosen for our spotlight dance, don't forget to grab the Spotlight Dancer Button from Dolly's right sidebar and proudly display it on your blog... WooHoo!
 

Now, don't forget to sign the linky, visit the participants, and leave a comment - you know you like them, so does everyone else. For more Monday music fun, visit Lady Estrogen and my friend Denise at Run DMT.
 

ROCK ON MY FRIENDS

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

 

I'm very sorry to say there are some people not playing along just using our linky to get traffic for their blogs! Unfortunately, these bloggers will be marked and ignored, you will not get any benefit from our linky, so don't bother. All we ask is that you leave a comment, grab our button, ad/or follow us. If you don't want to post a video, you can post a link to a video, or post some lyrics, but please - at least attempt to make it music related.

*** Just one more thing...

PLEASE, we are family friendly blogs and while we really don't want to censor anyone,

but we do ask that you keep your songs rated PG13 or less.

If you find that you need to post songs of an explicit sexual nature or language,

please find a different venue. If your song does contain a small amount of questionable Language, please put a disclaimer BEFORE the video.

Thank you very much!***

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A Meme for the End of the Year from My Friend Grace

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Where did 2011 go? Wasn't it just yesterday when we welcomed 2011 and now, there’s only a few days left before we use a new calendar. 

How did 2011 treat you? So-so? really lousy (I sure hope not!)?

What’s more perfect to look back on the year by answering this meme. My friend Grace over at Sandier Pastures has this great meme that she has been doing at the end of the year since 2006, I only stumbled on it last year.  But I had fun with it last year and wanted to share it with all of you.

Head on over to Grace's blog and feel free to copy the questions and have fun answering them and post them on your blog when you are ready.

On the last day of the year, Grace will put up her answers with a linky tool so we can link up our posts.

I can't wait to see how every one's 2011 went, so head on over to Sandier Pastures now and get the questions.....

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I Love Christmas Post #10

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Most of you know that I LOVE my rock and roll music, but I don't know how many of you know that I also love Christmas lights that are synchronized with music. We have a house here in town that is absolutely beautifully done each year and he takes donations for local charities.

This house however, my hubby found and sent it to me because he knew I would LOVE it. It combines my love of all things rock and all things Christmas. Get ready to ROCK YOUR SOCKS OFF.....

AWESOME... ROCK ON, DUDES!!!





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I Love Christmas Post #9

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One of the best things about living here in Celebration is the Now Snowing Nightly that happens each year from the day after Thanksgiving to New Years Day every night 3 times a night. It draws families from all over the country and even the world.

It is actually a soapy substance that looks like snow, but it just as slippery as real snow, so I stay away from it - you know me, I can't stay upright on dry ground. TeeHee!  Recently Bill and I took two of the doggies downtown to just watch the festivities - that's where Nano met Santa. Here are some photos of the kids having fun.

Don't they all look like they had a great time? I love just sitting and watching them, it makes me smile!