Saturday, February 2, 2013
In this week's Betsy and Sal, Sally Higginson talks about how she resolved to pack lighter, and how that resolution fell apart while getting ready for a trip to the Canadian Rockies.
It' early February, and we all know what that means: It's time to abandon our New Year's Resolutiions. For the few among us who still think that whatever promises we made to improve ourselves we still might keep, let me say this: ha ha ha. Here was mine: to pack lightly. That’s right. I decided to take a lesson from my younger daughter, who can pack for a week of skiing in a carry-on bag and offer space to anyone else in the family who is having trouble cramming a week’s worth of necessities into a bag weighing less than 50 pounds. Before I continue, let me make clear the lesson my husband and I learned while planning our winter escapade: why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? For years I’ve heard tales from friends and family …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
How to make some resolutions to improve your family life in the new year
This year, instead of focusing on New Years Resolution for myself, I wanted to work with my husband and kids to create resolutions to improve our family life. The last two years were hard for our family and we really wanted to work on a plan to strengthen the family bond by spending more quality time together, improving our relationships, celebrating our successes, and most importantly, having more fun. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. We focused on only a few key areas that we wanted to improve, so it wouldn’t be so daunting to stick to them. The first thing we did was sit down as a family and ask each other where we wanted to improve or focus our energies. We talked a lot about …
Mayor Rosenthal shares her New Year’s Resolutions for Deerfield.
With the season for New Year’s resolutions upon everyone in Deerfield, Mayor Harriet Rosenthal took time with Patch late last year to share some of her goals for the Village in this new year. At the top of her list is progress for the retail developments along the Lake Cook Road corridor. She also wants the community to remain safe, fiscally sound and continue to be a good place for family living. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. Here is a list of the mayor’s New Year’s resolutions for Deerfield: 1. Keep Deerbrook and Cadwell Corners moving forward; 2. Continue to work with the Deerfield Police Department to put the Village in the best possible public safety …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Professional organizer offers ideas to declutter and organize your home in the New Year.
Did the holidays bring a whole new level of clutter to your home? The New Year is the perfect time to get a fresh, clutter-free start. The hardest part can be getting started. “It’s the biggest block for people. They don’t know where to start,” said Michelle Prima, professional organizer and owner of Prima By Design, Inc. in Buffalo Grove. “I advise people to start in the area that bothers them the most and will give them the most satisfaction to clear up,” she said. “The first few things they have to get rid of is very difficult, once the process gets rolling, it’s a lot quicker and easier.” Prima is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers Chicago. She has been a professional organizer for eight years and offers a …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Resolving to keep his son in shape.
Did you made any New Year’s resolutions? Have you broken them yet? One of the most common resolutions is to exercise more and lose weight. And I am among those who have made that resolution. Except that I did not make it for myself. I made it for my son. Combating the side effects of medication We have had Kai, who has autism, on various medications for several months now. After seeing very little positive results from various ADHD and anti-anxiety drugs, Kai’s doctor advised going in a different direction. He suggested that we try Risperdal, which is the only drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of aggression in children and adolescents with autism. With much of our son’s issues revolving around his difficulty in controlling his …
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Our high school columnist shares his list for 2011.
I'd love to reflect on 2010 but there is simply no time. A new year has begun and it is not slowing down for sentimentality. But still, there are a few things worth putting in writing for the sake of direction in the coming year. Or rather, for the rest of this school year which is just a little less than half way done. These are my New Year's resolutions, and I'm sure I share several of them with a lot of my classmates who are starting their last (half) year as full-time residents of Deerfield. Finish senior year with same effort I had as a junior In two weeks I will be a second-semester senior. I likely will contract senioritis and have trouble staying motivated and focused on schoolwork. Without few enduring consequences, I could …
Jon Hall
3:21 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
RB - Other backwards day-at-camp projects she's had a hand in ... The Kates Road bridge with a sidewalk so narrow that foot or bike traffic cannot pass going in opposite directions without one party stepping into the busy street. That stupid planter which was just removed from the middle of DF Road at Maplewood. (How many drunks hit that thing)? Selective sign enforcement and lack of uniform … more ›