This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is #9: Rebel With a Cause: Do one thing today to support a cause or issue you really care about. Do you have a cause that tugs at your heart strings so much that it will bring you to tears (or close to it) in the matter of seconds? Whatever that cause or issue is, I hope you're taking the time to share your gifts and talents in support of it. In the spirit of this week's tip, I'm going to do the challenge, myself, by sharing with you about something cool happening this week, on a TV near you! …
Archives for June 2008
Escape Event #3 is This Weekend!
This weekend is Kim & Jason Escape Event #3. It's an opportunity for every Club K&J member to join together to do something fun and childlike! The secret messages detailing the unique challenge and new rules have been mailed out, confidential e-mail reminders have been communicated, and the grand prize has been revealed. Now it's time for the fun to begin! A full recap will be posted next week. Club K&J Members: Here's the secret link to all of the important information you need. Have fun! Non-Club K&J Members: What are you waiting for? Quit missing out on all the …
Make Me An Offer I Can’t Refuse
We are in need of a used digital camera. Something at least 3 megapixels. I know a lot of people buy new cameras and aren't quite sure what to do with their old one. If you happen to have a decent camera sitting on the bench with life left in it but nowhere to play, I propose a trade. If you'd be willing to send it to us (along with the memory card, cables, etc.), we'll gladly send you a gift certificate to the Kim & Jason Lemonade Stand. Just let me know what denomination you'd need to make it worth your while. Update: We got a camera -- Thanks, everyone! …
The Root of the Problem
How old were you when you did your first stress-relieving deep breathing exercise? The NBC station in Charleston, SC recently did a story on the way a local middle school is reacting to the stress levels of their students. They now provide weekly announcements which include deep breathing and positive thinking exercises. Students of every age are feeling pressure too from high homework loads, to overscheduled days. Cardiologist Dr. John Kennedy says 'we all have stress in our lives so if you can teach kids to manage it early, we can protect them from the chronic problems of stress later in …
Eating Ice Cream for a Living
It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Our friend Brett continues on his quest to interview people who are passionate about their jobs. He recently posted a video featuring Ray Karam who has one of the most demanding and difficult jobs for Coldstone Creamery. He's the Senior Tastemaster. His job is to taste, innovate, and create new flavors of ice cream. He gets paid to eat ice cream. Every. Single. Day. …
Tip of the Week: Memory Maker
This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is: #10: Memory Maker: Create a memory today with someone you care about that will mean a lot ten years from now. Last week Jason and I made one such memory. We had the opportunity to tour one of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles. Living in Madison, the official home base of the Weinermobiles, we've seen them around town a number of times. We have never had the chance to get a tour, though, from the official Hotdoggers (the team that drive and maintain the 27 foot long hot dogs on wheels). It was definitely a memory that Jason and I …
Summer For Some Kids
What happened to the lazy days of a child's summer vacation? When we first moved to Madison eight years ago I spent the summer working for a summer daycare/day camp. We had third through fifth graders. The daycare hours were 7AM- 6PM. This was the first time my eyes were opened to the reality of what summer vacation is like for many modern kids. As one of the many "teachers" we tried to give the kids unstructured time, in order to let them feel like they could enjoy the lazy days of summer. Honestly, though, there is only so much you can do. Maintaining sanity and safely in a program with …
Beware Common Knowledge
One of the advantages children have over adults is that they are not yet bogged down and limited by "common knowledge." For children, everything is on the table. They see life in a colorful kaleidoscope of possibility. As they get older, the world is all too eager to impart its "common knowledge," informing them of what's really possible, and what's really not. Talking heads -- folks with fancy degrees, oodles of experience, and impressive titles -- squawk their opinions on our TV sets and "Internets" and we are expected to accept their guesses as factual truth. If only their track record …
Help Us Help You
Are you or is someone you know responsible for lining up speakers for events, meetings, or conferences? Maybe it's your place of employment, an association you belong to, or a group for which you volunteer your time. Kim and I love helping individuals and organizations become more productive by turning stress into laughter and having more fun each and every day. Our fall is booking up quickly, but we're always open to discuss the prospect of coming in to speak to your group. Feel free to contact us or pass our information on to the "powers that be." Here is a new video that'll give you a …
Tip of the Week: You’re Not The Boss of Me
This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is: #11: You're Not The Boss of Me: Do something your parents would never let you do as a child. I was convinced my mom and dad were the strictest parental units on the block. They never let me do anything... or so I thought. Looking back I realize just how distorted my perspective was. Attempting to keep me alive in and one piece into adulthood, their rules were mainly about safety and respect. (Thanks Mom and Dad!) So, this challenge continues to stump me from time to time. A few weeks ago a woman named Cheri left a comment on …
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