Happy New Year

The big night is upon us! New Year's Eve, the start of a 2009, although we don't get a "do-over" we do get to put last year away somewhere and start fresh. I was trying to think of something profound to say today but no surprise here I cannot think of anything.

So whatever you do tonight, enjoy it and be safe!

If you have a bored child have them click on the sky above the city to the left, fireworks complete with sound, it has been amusing my daughter for hours...well, minutes anyway!

Happy New Year!!

New Year's Eve in New Smyrna

Here are some of the local happenings this New Year's Eve around town:

Chases on the Beach will have a party from 8pm-2am, make your reservations now.

Gilly's Pub 44 is also having a party, for 35.00 you can enjoy 2 bands, a full buffet from 8pm-10pm, balloon drop and chanpagne toast.

The Garlic and PJ's Sea Shack are also having parties and suggest reservations.

Flagler Ave is hosting 4 parties in one, Om Chill Bar, Traders, Flagler Tavern and Peanuts are all having parties sort of together.



Being the really exciting individual that I am I am sure I will be here at home and asleep by 10pm. Whatever you do ENJOY!

You Can Fix It!

My washer quit working today, would not spin in the middle of a large load of towels. This is a big fancy 3 year old LG frontloader that should not be breaking. I had a 5 year service plan on this washer that my oh so clever ex-husband cashed in for a $20.00 Best Buy gift card back in October. (I know, nice guy huh?)

Anyway, the old me would have called a repairman, the new me cannot afford a service call so....I did what any other single mother with 12 loads of waiting laundry would do. I hit the internet. I found FixYA.

Fixya provides technical support and repair advice on just about anything you can think of from cars to DVD players. You can even chat live with an expert.

I put in my washer model and the error code I was getting and there were several soutions on the message board. I got out my screwdriver and did what they said, admittedly it was a pretty simple fix, but I would NEVER have know what to do without the technician at FixYa.

Next time you need to fix something go check them out!

Soles 4 Souls

Soles4Souls has a simple mission:

To impact as many lives as possible with the gift of shoes.

Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear (both new and used). Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS, and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages.The idea behind gifts of shoes is nothing new to the Soles4Souls team, as they coordinated relief efforts for the Asian Tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, netting over 1 Million pairs donated for these disasters. The team originally operated as www.katrinashoes.org with several churches partnering in the collection and distribution of footwear. If you take a look around their website you will see they not only work internationally but here at home in the US as well. This is a great cause to support and only $5.00 will buy two pairs of shoes!

Resolutions

This is the time of year that we all make New Year's resolutions. The most popular New Year's Resolution is to lose weight and get in shape. More people start a diet in January than any other month of the year. Of course most people also quit by February, I waited til April to start a diet and managed to lose 40 some pounds, so far it is not creeping back on and I have not gained in this foodfest from Thanksgiving til the end of the year.

If your resolution is to lose weight try eDiets, they offer not only online diet support but now they have meal delivery as well. All customers enjoy customized menus, recipes and convenience food options, a personalized fitness plan designed by trainers, Live phone support from registered dieticians, plus 24/7 online member support, a great online community and motivating member challenges.

They also offer the famous eDiets Weight Loss Guarantee - if a customer's weight loss goal isn't reached in 6 months or less, eDiets will give them the next 6 months FREE! That is good stuff!