And here they are again! Go Jeff and Geoff! http://ping.fm/3dNhh

These guys, Jeff Thomson and Geoff Ray are on to something! http://ping.fm/jNQeY

Kardashian Sisters Sign Exclusive Agreement with For Every Body

Here is some good news for a woman and her daughters who started their candle company less than 15 years ago in a little apple orchard in Utah!

Kardashian Sisters Sign Exclusive Agreement with For Every Body to Produce DASH Candles

The Kardashian Group chooses For Every Body, the largest woman-owned, soy-based, candle manufacturer in U.S., to produce their New DASH Candle and Gel Spray Line

Los Angeles, CA & Salt Lake City, UT – December 29, 2009 -- Today, Becky Anderson, Founder of For Every Body, announced the signing of an agreement with the Kardashian group to be the exclusive manufacturers of their new DASH line of candles and gel sprays.

For Every Body, the nation’s largest minority-owned candle manufacturing company and their design staff have coordinated personally with Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian and their teams, to design the packaging and choose the scents for their new line of DASH candles. The Kardashian and For Every Body the relationship began with a phone call from People Magazine after Kim Kardashian chose For Every Body’s “Birthday Cake” as her favorite candle scent. Although the People interview never went to print, introductions were made and a partnership was born.

"Our new DASH line of candles are designed and produced exclusively with each of our favorite scents in mind by For Every Body," said Kim Kardashian. “They smell fabulous; we know everyone will love them!"

Kardashian line will be eco-friendly soy-based candles complete with For Every Body signature specialty toppers. As well as selling in the DASH retail store, the DASH candle and gel spray lines will be offered to department and retail stores such as Target, Macy’s and Nordstrom.

“For Every Body is pleased to be the sole candle manufacturers for the Kardashian DASH candles and gel sprays,” said Becky Anderson, founder of For Every Body. “Soon you will be able to purchase Kim, Khloe and Kourtney’s favorite DASH candles at a quality retail store near you.”

For more information about the DASH candles please contact Kim Power Stilson at kim.stilson@foreverybody.com or Jill Fritzo or Noelle Keshishian at www.pmkhbh.com.

About For Every Body
For Every Body, North America’s largest minority-owned candle manufacturing company was founded in 1995, in Lindon, Utah, as a retailer of bath and body products by Becky Anderson and her daughters. Their one-of-a kind soy-based candles are produced at the large Geneva Road facility in Utah and then sold to major retailers across the country. Additionally, the company offers home décor items and scrapbook supplies. For Every Home, www.foreveryhome.net, is a sister-company and caters to home party business owners around the globe. For more information, please visit www.foreverybody.com or for media assistance please contact, Kim Power Stilson at kim.stilson@foreverybody.com or call 801-615-0035.

Good Holiday News from For Every Body!

We are proud of the For Every Body team featured in this link . . . on ksl.com.
http://ping.fm/GFluq

Merry Christmas For Every Body
For Every Body Employees Gather Christmas Eve Dinner for Local Widows and Single Mothers and all those who have no local family for the Holiday.

Lindon, UT – December 22, 2009 -- Today, Becky Anderson, working mother and founder of the nation’s largest minority-owned candle manufacturing company is pleased to share a story of good will and Christmas cheer.

According to Becky Anderson, this week an employee of hers was saying that she and her three kids had no plans for Christmas Eve and that the employee’s nine-year-old-son said he wondered if there were other people who also had nowhere to go for the holiday. The mother (who wishes to remain anonymous) asked around and found that there were 29 widows and several single mothers’ in the local area who also had no local friends or family or plans to spend Christmas Eve in any particular way. It was at that point that the mom and her children decided to invite all those without plans into their home for Christmas Eve dinner.

As word spread of the holiday efforts, more and more people joined in to suggest people who may need a place to go for Christmas Eve dinner and the numbers are still growing. Already neighbors and friends are donating food for the Christmas Eve dinner and loaning chairs and tables for the Christmas Eve event which seems to be growing.

According to Becky Anderson, when her other employees heard about the idea of sharing Christmas Eve Dinner with widows and single moms they decided gifts were needed too. Several For Every Body employees offered to donate their own Christmas Bonus Gift Cards to the cause and For Every Body donated the rest.

“People love to give and during the holidays we often join in on organized efforts to help the poor and needy, but often we forget about the others who are doing okay yet just need a little company at Christmas time,” said Becky Anderson. “I love that one person’s solution to their lack of holiday plans was creating a party for others in the same situation. No one should be alone on the holidays, look around you find those who don’t have family or friends around, and invite them into your home for the holidays. I doubt there is a better way to celebrate than by opening up our doors and our hearts during Christmas.”

According to For Every Body employee who has been helping organize efforts and wrap the donated gifts from For Every Body for the Christmas Eve party, Evelyn Call, says that as word is spreading more and more people are joining in to help.

“If you know of someone who would like to join the Christmas Eve dinner or if you would like to donate to the dinner, please contact us. We hope to spread a little Christmas company to those who might be alone on Christmas Eve.”

To offer assistance, or for media assistance, please contact Kim Stilson at 801-615-0035

The year 1806 and my Christmas Spirit today!

I memorized the following poem by William Wordsworth when I was in high school. A couple of times over the years as I have gotten a little consumed with Christmas shopping or keeping up with the Joneses, this poem will pop into my head. Yesterday as I worked a full day, picked up a few last minute gifts and then baked 3 batches of cookies,made 5 Christmas casseroles and ended the day by running a load of laundry . . . there it was again! This poem, written in 1806, is as relevant if not more so, for us today. I was too tired to care too much last night, but this morning at the crack of dawn (literally) I rose up early to have a moment to just be, to just breathe, to remember who I am, what my goals are, what I love about my life . . . it felt so good. Now I feel a little more centered and as I return with a less hurried and more thankful heart to the work that is necessary for the season . . . I feel alive and well and filled with the spirit we all want to have for the holidays! If you like . . . please read and enjoy . . .

THE world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.--Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.

William Wordsworth, 1806

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing. It makes no noise at all. But softly gives itself away. ~Eva Logue

Back by popular demand! The best brownies! During the holidays, my sister Evelyn Power (yes the name sounds old but she is young and beautiful) makes THE BEST brownies. We all line up to eat them. My kids think they are magic . . . the disappear quickly! Calorie rich but worth it!

Since I won't get to see her or her family over the holidays I am making the brownies for a family party -- Chad's side, yea, Chad has a side now -- so thought I would share the magic with those of you who would like to enjoy a POWER family tradition! Cheers!

Evelyn Power's CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BROWNIES

1 pkg. Kraft caramels1
(8 oz.) can of evaporated milk
3/4 stick butter
1 pkg. German chocolate cake mix
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. chocolate chips
Melt one package of Kraft caramels and 2/3 cup of evaporated milk. In a mixing bowl melt 3/4 stick of butter. Add German chocolate cake mix, 1 cup of chopped pecans and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk. Mix into a batter.Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Pour melted caramel over batter (after baked). Sprinkle 1 cup of chocolate chips on top and sprinkle the other half of the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Back by popular demand . . .
THE BEST brownies. We all line up to eat them. My kids think they are magic . . . the disappear quickly! Calorie rich but worth it!

Since I won't get to see her or her family over the holidays I am making the brownies for a family party -- Chad's side, yea, Chad has a side now -- so thought I would share the magic with those of you who would like to enjoy a POWER family tradition! Cheers!

Evelyn Power's CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BROWNIES

1 pkg. Kraft caramels1
(8 oz.) can of evaporated milk
3/4 stick butter
1 pkg. German chocolate cake mix
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. chocolate chips
Melt one package of Kraft caramels and 2/3 cup of evaporated milk. In a mixing bowl melt 3/4 stick of butter. Add German chocolate cake mix, 1 cup of chopped pecans and 1/3 cup of evaporated milk. Mix into a batter.Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Pour melted caramel over batter (after baked). Sprinkle 1 cup of chocolate chips on top and sprinkle the other half of the batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Way to Go David Ryan!

The Thatch Pub Owner Dave Ryan Takes his Pub Online and Hosts New Radio Show with Web Campus World Wide

Waterford City, Ireland & Spanish Fork, UT, USA – December 18, 2009 – Web Campus World Wide co-founder Tom Egan and Kim Power Stilson today announced the selection of David Ryan as a new talk show host addition to their team.
David J. Ryan, a self-made entrepreneur and graduate of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and soon the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), who focuses his time on his thriving business and commercial development projects. He owns The Thatch a pub at the edge of beautiful Waterford, Ireland found that he needed to do more to attract business using his Website and online tools. He took the eMedia Survival Series from Web Campus World Wide. The eMedia Survival Series is a 5 Step online course that teaches small business owners how to market, sell, connect and compete online.

"I had been struggling to get my Website ready to attract travel customers across the globe to my little pub in Ireland,” said David Ryan of The Thatch Pub. “I took the entire 5 Steps of the eMedia Survival Series and it changed the way I did business offline in the pub and online with my site and strategic promotions.”
According to David Ryan, if you think you are too busy to learn a skill that will help increase customers, build sales and align your business than you will never succeed. He says it did not take much time or much effort to learn what he didn't know about marketing online.
“It was terrific for my business and for my ability to engage and retain help. I can't do it all myself even now but I know what needs to be done and how to hire the appropriate help. I am a lifetime fan of Web Campus World Wide’s 5-Step eMedia Survival Series!"
Dave’s success was such that he was invited to join the Web Campus World Wide Talk Radio Network as a weekly talk radio host on “21st Century Success” radio show. You can listen to his shows on www.WcWW.com. You can visit Dave Ryan at The Thatch Pub most weeknights where they play live music and serve excellent fare. When not coaching or on the radio, you’ll find Dave, with his own guitar and mandolin, playing round the fireplace. Visit in person or visit virtually at www.thethatchpub.com.
Guests are booked by date with a producer, and call in via phone or Skype. For interview requests, please contact chad@WcWW.com .

Congratulations Bonnie Conrad!

Award-Winning American Woman Artist, Bonnie Conrad, Exhibits at Impressions Fine Art Studio During Gallery Walk in St. George, Utah

This painting called, The Lady and her Mare. Bonnie Conrad, best known for her Western and Women Image Art, will be featured in a St. George Art Walk this December.
St. George, UT & Woodland Hills, UTAH – December 3, 2009 – Nationally known local artist Bonnie Conrad of Windance Fine Art, today announced, her upcoming Art Reception at Impressions Fine Art, during the Gallery Walk December 11th -26th at 189 North Main Street, St. George, Utah.
A graduate of Brigham Young University, now a resident of Woodland Hills, UT, Conrad's oil painting is distinct in its passion for color, its celebration of light and its somewhat impressionistic approach. Bonnie is the recipient of several prestigious art awards and has been invited to join several organizations including American Women Artists.
According to Bonnie Conrad, mother of six and grandmother to several, her work is motivated by color -- the fascinating play between complements, the mysterious subtleties of gray tones and the endless possibilities for mood. Conrad is deeply concerned that her work should always lift the human spirit. Her summary is
“I want the art enthusiast to hear the drumbeat and feel the excitement radiating from a dancing Indian child; to re-live a tender moment between a mother and her offspring or to taste the dust and feel the sun on their face as they view a western ranch scene,” said Conrad. "I want the world to be a finer, lighter, brighter place for my having painted here."
For more information or to view her online collection, please visit www.bonnieconrad.com or for media information please contact Kim Power Stilson, 801-615-0035.

Barbara Williams Becomes the First For Every Home Consultant in the Continental U.S. to Reach Unit Director
After 35 years working for someone else, Barbara Williams Reaches Success with her own For Every Home Business
Blytheville, AR– December 10, 2009 – Becky Anderson, today announced that Barbara Williams, wife of Danny, mother to two, grandmother to 5, is the first of their For Every Home Consultants in the continental U.S. to reach Unit Director Status.

According to Barbara, after 35 years working in the school system and corporate world, she started her home party business because she fell in love with the product. Barbara states that she likes the fact that For Every Home considers their consultants' opinions.

“The founders of For Every Home, Becky and Paul Anderson, ask for our opinions and consider our input,” said Barbara. “I like being treated like that and I knew other women would too. My business is based on women, their ideas, their influence, their efforts and that is why I, and others like me, are so successful!”

It all started because Barbara felt she had a contribution to make and wasn’t being fulfilled in her then position. She had purchased a “sugar cookie” candle from sister company, For Every Body, and loved it so much she wondered if there was a way to make a business selling them. When she called For Every Body, she found they were starting a home party business and she waited anxiously to be a part of For Every Home's launch. Barbara became a consultant and built her new business after work hours. Two years later, she has a home business she is proud of, has won several trips to Cancun, Mexico and Salt Lake City as well as various other gifts and has met many wonderful people.

“I love being a consultant with For Every Home because it supports other women with great ideas and shares wonderful products at a great price,” says Williams. “I never thought I would be a savvy business owner yet I am very thankful to be a part of this growing company. I absolutely believe that we have the best product, know that Becky & Paul Anderson and the For Every Home staff are the best you could find anywhere. What's not to love?”

In 2007, Becky Anderson founded For Every Home to help make a difference in women's lives. As the successful founder of a multi-million dollar company, she is using over fifteen years of experience to give women the tools they need to make their business successful. All of the products at For Every Home are created by Becky and her team. She watches trends closely to make sure everything offered is something women will love to have in their homes. At For Every Home, business and fun begin at home. Join the family!

For more information please visit, www.foreveryhome.net/barbarawilliams http://ping.fm/20p8K or please contact: Kim Power Stilson at 801-615-0035.

Good News For Every Home!

Barbara Williams Becomes the First For Every Home Consultant in the Continental U.S. to Reach Unit Director
After 35 years working for someone else, Barbara Williams Reaches Success with her own For Every Home Business
Blytheville, AR– December 10, 2009 – Becky Anderson, today announced that Barbara Williams, wife of Danny, mother to two, grandmother to 5, is the first of their For Every Home Consultants in the continental U.S. to reach Unit Director Status.

According to Barbara, after 35 years working in the school system and corporate world, she started her home party business because she fell in love with the product. Barbara states that she likes the fact that For Every Home considers their consultants' opinions.

“The founders of For Every Home, Becky and Paul Anderson, ask for our opinions and consider our input,” said Barbara. “I like being treated like that and I knew other women would too. My business is based on women, their ideas, their influence, their efforts and that is why I, and others like me, are so successful!”

It all started because Barbara felt she had a contribution to make and wasn’t being fulfilled in her then position. She had purchased a “sugar cookie” candle from sister company, For Every Body, and loved it so much she wondered if there was a way to make a business selling them. When she called For Every Body, she found they were starting a home party business and she waited anxiously to be a part of For Every Home's launch. Barbara became a consultant and built her new business after work hours. Two years later, she has a home business she is proud of, has won several trips to Cancun, Mexico and Salt Lake City as well as various other gifts and has met many wonderful people.

“I love being a consultant with For Every Home because it supports other women with great ideas and shares wonderful products at a great price,” says Williams. “I never thought I would be a savvy business owner yet I am very thankful to be a part of this growing company. I absolutely believe that we have the best product, know that Becky & Paul Anderson and the For Every Home staff are the best you could find anywhere. What's not to love?”

In 2007, Becky Anderson founded For Every Home to help make a difference in women's lives. As the successful founder of a multi-million dollar company, she is using over fifteen years of experience to give women the tools they need to make their business successful. All of the products at For Every Home are created by Becky and her team. She watches trends closely to make sure everything offered is something women will love to have in their homes. At For Every Home, business and fun begin at home. Join the family!

For more information please visit, www.foreveryhome.net/barbarawilliams http://ping.fm/O9Apc or please contact: Kim Power Stilson at 801-615-0035.

See Jane Smith Score on For Every Body Shopping Spree!

For Every Body Fills BYU Student Shopping List, 15 gifts for under $75

Jane Smith Awarded “Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body” Final Shopping Spree


Utah County, UTAH – December 11, 2009 –For Every Body Founder, Becky Anderson, announced that the third “Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body” shopping spree was given today to Brigham Young University student, Jane Smith.
According to Jane Smith -- 20, BYU student, hometowns Hong Kong and Toronto, Canada -- when she arrived at the new For Every Body University mall outlet store with a shopping list -- that included her many brothers and sisters -- she had doubts as to whether a candle and home décor store offered gifts that she would be proud to give her family on her student budget. She accepted the “Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body” challenge and found the For Every Body Holiday store in the University Mall had more than enough choices for her spree.

“The selection at the For Every Body made shopping easy and the prices were good. I don’t like to spend a lot of money but I do like quality gifts. The total of my purchases would have been $75 and I am ready for Christmas,” said Jane Smith. “The candles and warmers were a lot less expensive than other company’s candles and just as nice too.”

The spree is the final of three sprees to be by For Every Body to celebrate the “Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body” initiative to help local Utah shoppers this holiday season.
According to Jane Smith, she is excited about the selection of gifts options offered for low prices at both the For Every Body outlet stores in the University Mall and in the Geneva road store in Lindon.
The 15 Gifts, chosen by Jane Smith for her parents, siblings, and roommates are listed by person and age (with anonymity respected to holiday gift receivers) and include For Every Body pricing and retail pricing comparisons, see below:
Gift #1 (Dad Age 50’s) – flat candle warmer and one caramel cake candle
Closest Popular Retail: $43.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $5 for warmer and $2 candle
With $1 gift wrap = $8

Gift #2 (Mother, Age 40’s) – Wreath Home decor
Closest Popular Retail: $29.99
For Every Body Outlet Total: $14.99
With $1 gift wrap = $15.99

Gifts #3-7 (Roommates) – 11oz designer candles in guava, pear, mango & peach
Closest Popular Retail: $10.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $2 each
With $.50 gift wrap = $2.50 per gift
Gift #8 (Sister) – Twilight scented candle trio – Bella, Jacob & Edwards scents.
Closest Popular Retail: $37.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $9
With $1 gift wrap = $10

Gift #9 (Brother-in-law) – flat candle warmer and candle
Closest Popular Retail: $43.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $5 for warmer and $2 caramel cake candle
With $1 gift wrap = $8
Gift #10 (Sister) – home décor candle holder with 4-pak pumpkin spice votives
Closest Popular Retail Price: $25.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $3 & $2
With $1 gift wrap = $6

Gift #11 (Brother) – Glazed Donut Candle
Closest Popular Retail: $43.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $5 for warmer and $2 caramel cake candle
With $1 gift wrap = $8

Gift #12 (Sister, Age 19) – Holiday home décor
Closest Popular Retail Price: $25.00
For Every Body Outlet Total: $9.99
With $1 gift wrap = $10.99
Gifts #13-15 (Friends) – votive holders and votives
Closet Popular Retail Price: $6
For Every Body Outlet Total: .50 cents each
With gift wrap = $1.50

Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body offers up to 75% off on their soy-based specialty topper candles in customer favorite fragrances -- Sugar Cookie, Pumpkin Pie, Holiday Pine, Gingerbread and more – and on candle accessories like warmers as well as everything from Halloween to Christmas home décor items and gifts. Prices start at .10 cents with all candles under $9 while supplies last. Please visit either the new For Every Body holiday location in the University Mall in Orem or the For Every Body Geneva road outlet in Lindon. For more information about new store or about For Every Body products, please call (801)443-1961.
About For Every Body
For Every Body was founded in 1995, in Lindon, Utah as a retailer of bath and body products by Becky Anderson and her daughters. In 2000, the company began producing soy-based candles with industry-unique specialty toppers as an addition to the bath and body line. The one-of-a kind candles are produced at the Geneva Road facility in Lindon and then sold to major retailers across the country. The excess candle inventory is sold at the Lindon located outlet store on Geneva road and at the holiday University Mall location for up to 75% off retail price. Additionally, the company offers home décor items and scrapbook supplies as a way to fulfill the company’s mission to “offer something for every season, occasion and event.” For more information please visit, www.foreverybody.com or please contact: 801-377-2494.

For Immediate Release
December 11, 2009
Contact: Kim Power Stilson
Kim.Stilson@foreverybody.com
(801)-443-1961

Good news for Grandma!!!

Grandmother Becomes First in U.S. to Reach Unit Director with the For Every Home Company
After 35 years working for someone else, Barbara Williams Reaches Success with her own For Every Home Business
Blytheville, AR– December 10, 2009 – Becky Anderson, today announced that Barbara Williams, wife of Danny, mother to two, grandmother to 5, is the first of their For Every Home Consultants in the U.S. to reach Unit Director Status.

According to Barbara, after 35 years working in the school system and corporate world, she started her home party business because she fell in love with the product. Barbara states that she likes the fact that For Every Home considers their consultants' opinions.

“The founders of For Every Home, Becky and Paul Anderson, ask for our opinions and consider our input,” said Barbara. “I like being treated like that and I knew other women would too. My business is based on women, their ideas, their influence, their efforts and that is why I, and others like me, are so successful!”

It all started because Barbara felt she had a contribution to make and wasn’t being fulfilled in her then position. She had purchased a “sugar cookie” candle from sister company, For Every Body, and loved it so much she wondered if there was a way to make a business selling them. When she called For Every Body, she found they were starting a home party business and she waited anxiously to be a part of For Every Home's launch. Barbara became a consultant and built her new business after work hours. Two years later, she has a home business she is proud of, has won several trips to Cancun, Mexico and Salt Lake City as well as various other gifts and has met many wonderful people.

“I love being a consultant with For Every Home because it supports other women with great ideas and shares wonderful products at a great price,” says Williams. “I never thought I would be a savvy business owner yet I am very thankful to be a part of this growing company. I absolutely believe that we have the best product, know that Becky & Paul Anderson and the For Every Home staff are the best you could find anywhere. What's not to love?”

In 2007, Becky Anderson founded For Every Home to help make a difference in women's lives. As the successful founder of a multi-million dollar company, she is using over fifteen years of experience to give women the tools they need to make their business successful. All of the products at For Every Home are created by Becky and her team. She watches trends closely to make sure everything offered is something women will love to have in their homes. At For Every Home, business and fun begin at home. Join the family!

For more information please visit, www.foreveryhome.net/barbarawilliams http://ping.fm/wTLtf or please contact: Kim Power Stilson at 801-615-0035. Media Contact: Kim Power Stilson
Kim.Stilson@foreverybody.com
(801)-615-0035

Women in Technology Have Big Hearts

This is a great blog post by Becky Anderson of For Every Body . . . I work for her but I think she rocks! :) She really gets what it takes to be a mom and a savvy business woman and she still has a big heart! ;)

I received this great email from Kim Kim Chiu, Assistant Director of Career & Technical Education at Utah Valley University! They asked for a donation of 30 bottles of our yummy smelling For Every Body lotion and candles for their gift bags for young mothers and we are only too happy to help because they are doing some great things for the community. You may read this, like I did, and want to help too!

The holidays can be tough for people at any time but if you are a struggling young mother with a baby to care for the world can sometimes be a pretty cold place. As a mom and grandmother and the owner of For Every Body and For Every Home, I applaude the efforts the Women in Technology Organization is making! Good for them! And, good for you if you can share a little Christmas Cheer to help their project!

Women in Technology Christmas Project

On Friday, December 11, 2009, UVU’s Women in Technology student organization and UVU staff members will be spreading some Christmas cheer at the Legacy High School in Springville. The Legacy program helps young mothers graduate from High School in a supportive environment and provides daycare services within the facility. We will be providing lunch for the students and will distribute presents for the mothers and their babies. In addition to these presents, we will help out with much needed formula and diapers for the high school to use in the nursery.

This is the second year that the UVU Women in Technology has helped with donations for the Legacy High School. Our goal is not only to help out with monetary necessities but expose the girls to opportunities to improve their situation. We emphasize the importance of post-secondary education and provide information on different programs that can help them should they decide to go to college.
Many of these girls think college is beyond their reach, so we start talking about the one and two-year programs which is easier for them to envision. It is our hope that we can inspire them to move forward and become self-sufficient with the right kind of training.

Call Kim Chiu if you want to help too!

Kim Chiu
Assistant Director
Career & Technical Education
Utah Valley University
801-863-8563

I received this great email from Kim Kim Chiu, Assistant Director of Career & Technical Education at Utah Valley University! They asked for a donation of 30 bottles of our yummy smelling For Every Body lotion and candles for their gift bags for young mothers and we are only too happy to help because they are doing some great things for the community. You may read this, like I did, and want to help too!

The holidays can be tough for people at any time but if you are a struggling young mother with a baby to care for the world can sometimes be a pretty cold place. As a mom and grandmother and the owner of For Every Body and For Every Home, I applaud the efforts the Women in Technology Organization is making! Good for them! And, good for you if you can share a little Christmas Cheer to help their project!

Women in Technology Christmas Project

On Friday, December 11, 2009, UVU’s Women in Technology student organization and UVU staff members will be spreading some Christmas cheer at the Legacy High School in Springville. The Legacy program helps young mothers graduate from High School in a supportive environment and provides daycare services within the facility. We will be providing lunch for the students and will distribute presents for the mothers and their babies. In addition to these presents, we will help out with much needed formula and diapers for the high school to use in the nursery.

This is the second year that the UVU Women in Technology has helped with donations for the Legacy High School. Our goal is not only to help out with monetary necessities but expose the girls to opportunities to improve their situation. We emphasize the importance of post-secondary education and provide information on different programs that can help them should they decide to go to college.
Many of these girls think college is beyond their reach, so we start talking about the one and two-year programs which is easier for them to envision. It is our hope that we can inspire them to move forward and become self-sufficient with the right kind of training.

Call Kim Chiu if you want to help too!

Kim Chiu
Assistant Director
Career & Technical Education
Utah Valley University
801-863-8563

Scrumptious Cranberry Salsa!

This is so good and so healthy and refreshing . . . my lovely neighbor Elaine shared this at a neighborhood emergency preparedness meeting and it was such a hit I took it over to my family's Thanksgiving Dinner! It was a hit there too! It is easy to make and truly yummy -- don't let the cranberry and the salsa in the same title scare you!!! :) Kim Power Stilson

My neighbor Elaine's daughter Paige's Cranberry Salsa

1 (12 oz.) pkg fresh cranberries

1 med jalapeno without the seeds

4-5 green onions

1-2 Tbsp fresh Cilantro

1/4 tsp Cumin

Dash of Garlic

3/4 cup of sugar

Put all ingredients (except sugar) in food processor. Process until mixture in coarsely chopped. Stir in Sugar. Store in fridge over night to allow flavors to blend. Spoon over a brick of cream cheese and server with crackers and tortilla chips.

Fun News about For Every Home!

For Every Home Unveils 2010 Convention Website
For Every Home 2010 Convention to be held in Chicago Attendance Details Now Available at www.convention.foreveryhome.net

Chicago, IL & Lindon, UT – December 4, 2009 – Today Becky Anderson, For Every Home Home Party Founder, announced the release of For Every Home’s Convention 2010 Website – www.convention.foreveryhome.net.

According to the For Every Home team, the new Website shares details of the 2010 For Every Home Convention to inspire for Every Home consultants to attend the annual business building event in Chicago, Illinois at the beautiful Sax Hotel, July 30th and 31st. Photos and details are now easily viewable on the new website www.convention.foreveryhome.net.

According to Shannon Barrowman, For Every Home’s Director of Tech & IT Services, she set up the new Website to meet the needs of the Every Home consultants as attending the convention is one of the most important investments they can make each year in their home businesses.

“Convention 2010 will not only provide valuable training and information which you can’t get anywhere else, it is an amazing opportunity to mingle and get the answers you need to help take your business to the next level,” said Barrowman. “For Every Home’s Convention Website www.convention.foreveryhome.net shares all the information you will need to make your plans.”

According to Becky Anderson, founder, there is something unparalleled about the atmosphere at Convention.

“When For Every Home consultants gather we share ideas and motivate each other,” said Becky Anderson. “Those who attend Convention leave energized by the things they learn, the tools they are given, and the assurance of having spent time with other like-minded, success-oriented people. The Website shares the details but attending is where all the energy happens.”

To find out more about For Every Home Convention 2010 please visit the new Website at www.convention.foreveryhome.net. To find out more about how you can become a For Every Home party consultant, please visit www.foreveryhome.net.

About For Every Home
In 2007, Becky Anderson founded For Every Home to help make a difference in women's lives. As the successful founder of a multi-million dollar company, For Every Body, she is using over fifteen years of experience to give women the tools they need to make their business successful. Becky Anderson watches trends closely to make sure everything For Every Home offers is something women will love to have in their homes. At For Every Home, business and fun begin at home. Join the family! For more information please visit, www.foreveryhome.net.

Hell is not in your contact list

I sat down to pick up a conversation on Skype and typed in the words . . . Hel . . . when Skype kindly informed me that 'Hell' was not in my contact list. I can't tell you how enormously relieved I was to be told that and how kind of Skype to let me know!

I started thinking about how appropriate that message was this morning. I have worked so hard at being good lately – not yelling at the kids, not loosing faith, serving others in need although suffering myself, watching my 11 month old niece even while I had a million other things to do, holding tight to my dreams, focusing on my kids when they talk to me and Listening, yes, listening, and ignoring rude people.

The very latter has been tough this weekend . . . let me start explaining by asking you if I told you we had a garage sale? We sold all sorts of things – valuable, once valuable to us, and oddly valuable to others. In anticipation of our trek to Southern California for Law school, we sold things we loved that we knew from experience would be difficult to move. In my bedroom, which is very large with high ceilings and a wall of windows, my oasis, my office, my haven, I have a very fancy entertainment center too big to move with us into a home, without the same kind of space, which undoubtedly we won't get in California. I brought people inside from the drive who expressed interest in buying furniture which is only 2 years old and in lovely condition. Some of the people I brought into my room actually made comments – yes, in front of me – about how I had decorated the room. It was as they were in RC Willey or some fancy furniture store and felt compelled to criticize. They said things while pointing to my bedroom furniture and window seats piled full of pillows – which were not on sale – like, "I wouldn't pay $2 for that!" "I don't like the color . . . .(of my bedspread? Who asked you?) "This rug doesn't go with the room!" "I couldn't sleep with all those windows!" "I wouldn't put that in MY house" "This is to fancy for me!" One lady who came into my home grunted in distaste as I showed her what we were offering in our front room. When she wanted to know what else I had, so I mentioned the entertainment center in my room, with obvious reluctance to show her into my room. She bowled her way in, practically shouted that she couldn't use that, "didn't I know she only had 8 foot ceilings in her basement?!" and then stomped her feet like a child before fleeing the premise as if I had let loose poison gas (no, I hadn't) and that was one of the nicer experiences I had!

Okay, lest you think I am a slob . . . (I am not, well at least NOT when I know people will be coming into my room!!!) . . . you need to know that my room is perfectly lovely to me and the fact that I am not a designer doesn't in any way excuse the thoughtless comments of people coming in to look at one piece of furniture for sale in my room. I mean isn't it bad enough that people offered .0001 cents on the dollar for my lovely things spread out on the drive? I did expect that but to come into my home and see furniture that I had obviously chosen and cared for and critique it in front of me like they were at a home show and I was a real estate agent and they were going to show how much they didn't like it before they made an offer?

By the end of Day 1 of our 2-day garage sale, I was thinking awfully unkind things about my fellow man.

Now I must add here that with all this we had some amazingly nice people – people who paid full price knowing they were getting a good deal. People who helped us through the process – like Chad's kind "NEW" parents who brought their camper down, parked in the driveway for few days, and helped us do everything for the sale AND weeded our front drive, made dinner, and fixed our screens so I have a lovely fly-less breeze in our house. There were those kind folks who came in to chat, buy a few books for the cause, and kindly remark that they would miss us if we moved. In spite of the goodness I did receive from those few, I am human, and felt invaded, violated and hurt by the thoughtless remarks of people, people who by the way came in made their comments in my home AND . . . incidentally, did not buy a thing!

A few days have passed, remnants of the garage sale packed into the garage for the next one (I know what could we be thinking?!), during which I won't be inviting people into my home without tying gags to their mouths.

Honestly it has been weirdly difficult! I can't walk into my room without remembering those strangers who critiqued my haven. I feel invaded and somehow less comfortable! So, obviously my thoughts are not kind and most surely not get me into Heaven! So, you can see why I would be relieved to know that 'hell' is not in my contact list. So, today, since Skype has chosen to forgive me, and give me a second chance, perhaps I should follow suite, and forgive and forget! I forgive you rude garage sales attendees who critiqued my haven and didn't buy a thing! I forgive you but please don't come back! There, done, gone forgotten! I wonder how Skype executives would feel about the new service they have provided?

Getting your kids to do chores without complaint

Just as school got out this year I threatened the usual daily list of chores for each summer day. The rule last year was "You do your list and you are free!" The list which I posted in the usual place – on the refrigerator door – outlined daily chores that had to be done before the TV or any other electronic devices were used. I thought it a great idea but my kids talked all year about how mean I had been the last summer, how hard they had worked and how I had not had to do anything.

What I remember about last summer was slightly different. I remember being a drill sergeant every morning and well I admit it yelling a lot! Shouting at them to . . . get out of bed, turn off the TV, and the endless have you cleaned the bathroom yet? We have a big house with a lot of bathrooms – a necessary curse that they need to be cleaned. I also remember, yes I am weak, giving in mid -summer because I was tired of yelling and working so hard to get the kids to do their chores. This summer, not feeling creative enough to try something different I planned to try the same thing. Make a hefty list and be the Sheriff of electronics til each list was complete. The Sunday before the first week of summer break we had a family meeting to discuss "the plans" for the summer.

Before I even launched into the usual plan for No electronics til chores are done I was met with solid opposition. My oldest, 15, said, "Mom, we are old enough to know what chores need to be done, we don't need lists. We can do them ourselves." My 12 and 9 year-olds chimed in and even my husband (who hates when I yell and likes to be the good guy) agreed. "Summers are meant to be fun . . . let's just give them a general list and let them govern their own time," said my husband, who I am entirely sure must have been brainwashed by one of them. They all nodded in unison and said they would be so adept at doing their chores I wouldn't have to yell or lift a finger!

What could I do? Without an in-home drill sergeant or a whip, I was outvoted out numbered. So, quite dubiously I said, "Okay, we will try it for two weeks. I will expect you do all your chores before you ask to do anything, be driven anywhere, or engage in any electronics other than basic electrical uses such as lighting and home-cleaning appliances." They all rolled their eyes so I shut my mouth. I was tempted by their magical words . . . sleeping in . . . everything done without raising my voice . . . .that truly would be remarkable way to enjoy the summer.

Ha! Would you like to know what happened during the last two weeks?

Day one went well, dishes done and then on the morning of day 2 I noticed that my son's dirty socks had spread from his room throughout the house, by day 5 I had found one in the pantry between the flour and pasta. By day 6 a lovely black Mold had grown in the corner of one of our showers. By day 7 the TV was running 24/7 and their electronics were strewn across the house – one game was on while they were playing another! By day 8, all the basic dishes in the house had disappeared and a pile of pans were "soaking" in the sink and there was a pile, window high in the laundry room covering the floor in a big hairy mound. By day 9 there was giant mud prints all over the floors, including up and around the mountain of laundry. By day 10, we had driven 56 times, 8 trips in one day, and with each trip "mentioned" that the chores were not done. I heard every promise and excuse in the book from my kids and my husband whose "good guy" reputation was on the line and never shouted once. By day 13 the weeds had grown to five feet, the lawn which hadn't been mowed was competing to match its height and to cap it off two kittens complete with kitty litter appeared in my garage!

On Sunday, at the beginning of week 3, I held a family meeting. I listened patiently for one moment as they extolled their virtuous accomplishments during the two weeks -- My son mastered all of the basic levels on Nintendo DS, McKall had read 5 books and written 3 short stories (which by the way were mixed with Merrick's socks on the floor), Maddy had had 12 sleepovers away from home so she at least had not dirtied her share of dishes and had kept her room clean.

I took a cleansing breath, decided that they were right and I had enjoyed not yelling, and then I calmly banned all use of any electronic equipment for one week, told them they were doing the cooking and started waking them at 7 am to start with the weeds. And, looking at my husband with a sweet smile, I said, "Since summers are meant to be fun, that ban includes you too!"

It is day 3 of the ban and so far this is what has happened. My kitchen floors are mopped, the dishes we could find are clean and in the cupboards, the laundry diminished to a normal size, dogs washed, bathrooms scrubbed, garage cleaned, kitties hidden perhaps where the dishes were, weeding commenced. Yesterday my son asked me if he was old enough to use the vacuum and proceeded to clean the front room. He said he was having friends over and didn't want them to think we had a messy house.

Since I banned all electronics my kids friends have had to actually come over to talk to them in person, they've played basketball in the drive, and talked. I have heard laughter and jokes and lots of complaints about the mean mom who banned electronics. We have eaten our meals together and talked over our meal uninterrupted by video beeps, phone tons and text buzzes. Bored to tears without TV, we even went to the park for our family night, fashioned fishing poles and walked across the grass! Right now as I write my kids are baking cookies and finishing up the dishes from lunch. They have are asking friends over – did you know home phones aren't electronic? And, they are getting ready for their grandparents to come and visit – a welcome relief amidst the great ban. The best thing . . . I have not heard one real complaint about doing chores – their focus seems to be on the loss of power . . .

Last night Maddy had a few friends over and as they were helping her do her dishes I asked them if they thought I was a mean mom for making them work and banning electronics. One of the 17 year olds guys said, "Hey, if it works why not?" I decided I liked that kid and he was right. I hadn't yelled, shouted or been mean – all I had to do was ban electronics! In one week, they get electronics back IF and WHEN chores are done and only then. I will let you know how it goes, yet in the meantime, I do believe the secret to getting your kids to do chores without complaint is turning off the electricity! It may be noisier around the house than it is when they are quietly clicking away yet everyone including me are happier! By the way, does anyone need some kittens?

My Dad just gave me $20 bucks

I was sitting at my desk which sits in front of a huge paned window. The window looks out across my back garden. From my desk I can see the through 30 or so trees up into the snow covered mountain peaks reaching for patches of blue sky.

It is a rule in my house that if Mom, me, with her back to the door, is seen furiously typing away or conferencing on Skype, she is NOT to be disturbed. Sometimes as I type, face toward my lap top, sun streaming in, I feel as if I am truly in my own world, the words flow through my fingers on to the keyboard and it is those moments, lost in lap top reverie that my family knows not to interupt. Even so, I can always feel when someone has come up behind me hoping for a break in the conversation or the keys.

I usually know by instinct, who they are and what they may want. Remember the old saying "Mom has eyes in the back of her head?" my kids think I do. I let them think this though I can just tell by the shuffle of feet who it is that has entered from behind threatening to interrupt the flow of my work. I hate to be distracted when on a roll and will sadly often snap out, "Ask your father!" before they get within 3 feet of my chair. Some days they get a little closer and actually place a written note in front of me. One, from my daughter, was simply written, "Sleep over?, Kiersten's, her parents will be home! Check if Yes!" As her note left out an option for a no, I checked. Approval more so, for her positive and respectful approach, rather really than the plan.

On this day I was so immersed in work that I did not sense or notice anyone beside me and when he spoke I was startled. My Dad lives in our basement apartment and often pops in during the day to check on happenings. Usually I am too busy typing away to pay him much notice. Often he will speak at me from the hall and if I don't answer he gets the message that I am on a deadline and not to be disturbed.

Today was different, he said, "Working away?" and as that was obvious I felt both irritated and annoyed to be interrupted. Usually I ignore anyone who breaks the rule but for some reason on that day I gave in and partially turned round to see what he wanted, and when I did, he handed me $20 bucks.

Now I don't know about anyone else but having my father hand me $20 bucks hasn't happened in years. Suddenly, I was 16 again, hoping for the car keys and a little spending money.

Back then it was a tradition to go to Thrifty's for ice cream. Thrifty's was at the edge of an outdoor mall where I lived in California. Cones were a quarter and sometimes there were cute guys hanging around. Now Thrifty's was only a mile or so away and in our pre-driving days had been content to walk. Yet now 16, some of us had our licenses and we felt we could not be seen walking, it was only fitting for us to drive!

Yet to drive required the privilege of keys. So we would call around to see who could get money and car keys out of their Father for an ice cream run. Each of us would hang up the phone and cautiously risk the wrath of Dad to ask for the keys and a few bucks. The person first victorious would ring the rest of us.

My father was an unpredictably tempered man and I would stall hoping for the phone to ring before I had to actually ask him. At my house we had one car, so keys were tough to get, but money was even tougher. My dad was an entrepreneur, molded by his hard-fought youth in the post war days of England, and cars and money were not something you availed yourself of lightly! So, with lead feet, I rarely made it to ask my father when with relief I would hear the phone ring. Usually, it would be Kathy, happily sharing that she had the keys and the money and the money as well. (Her family had two kids to our six kids and they had 2 cars as well.) Victorious, we would hop in to her parent's huge van for 2 minute ride to get ice cream. Later that year we also took ice cream jaunts to the unapproved hour distance of the beach, but that is a different story, one with another ending.

With that history in mind you can understand why I asked "What's this for?" about the unexpected gift of $20. My Dad said, "Just a little walking around money."

Now my dad knows as well as I do, that aside from a weekly jaunt to the radio studio for my show and Sunday attendance at church, that I have become a hermit. I injured my knee in October and that injury and writing my "eMPowerment Series" books, there are 7 of them (finally available on www.powerstrategies.TV and www.WcWW.com), has left me glued to my desk the last many months. Pretty much my life revolves around my laptop and whatever can interrupt me from behind it.

I don't why but I then did something I never do when someone interrupts me, and I turned completely around from my desk to talk with my father. I don't know if it was the $20 bucks or the shock of it. Pleased he had my full attention, he told me he hadn't been feeling well, pain on his side and then a welt on his leg, and I suddenly saw him for his age and his place in his life. He was no longer the dad of my 16^th year, vibrant and edgy, but a more softened version with worries. He talked for a while, patted my on the shoulder (something he rarely does, the British are not renowned for their displays of affection) and said he was off!

Rather mystified at the encounter, I thanked him for the $20 bucks and turned back to my computer before he was gone. After he left, I didn't get any work done. I sat with my hand on my chin and thought about life. How rapidly life moves. How my father had aged. How the years had passed since I had worried about interrupting him to ask for the hallowed funds and keys. 20 some odd years later , why had he just handed me $20 bucks?

Lost in thought, a short time later, I sensed my husband come up behind me. He was hesitant I think because without a call going or the keys tapping, he wondered if I was truly interruptible. He had never seen me just sitting at my desk before. I had a lot to do that day but I don't think I had moved at all since my Dad had come in.

My husband cleared his throat, and said from behind me that he was going to pick up my daughter in town and he would be back. My husband, who has his desk on the other side of the house, is unlike me and will jump at any excuse to leave it. He has become the errand runner, the kid-picker upper, the driver, by his anxious-to-get-away-from-the-desk own choice. It works well for us!

Chad used to not getting an answer if I am busy, yet not wanting to interrupt me, yet perhaps worried about my stillness, jiggled his keys and then asked from behind me if I needed anything.

I suddenly turned from my desk, stood up and said, "I am going with you!" which shocked him! Then I added the ice water to his shock and said, "Let's go get ice cream!! My dad just gave me $20 bucks!"

How to eat with a knife and fork while sitting!

About a year ago, I opened the utensil drawer to find a spoon. I noticed we had hordes of spoons and not one fork. Mystified I looked in the dishwasher and then the other obvious place, the sink, and could not find one solitary fork. Not one! I asked out loud, "Where are all the forks?" and my, then 11-year-old daughter, answered, "We don't have any, we don't use them anyway!" Her comment and that search process made me think. Where had all the forks gone? How could we have lived this long without forks and why would my daughter say we don't use them? Why hadn't I noticed their disappearance sooner? I started to think about our Utensil usage – not that I had time but I do love a good mystery, so I couldn't help myself. Sure we use spoons daily . . . cereal in the morning and ice cream at night. How about knifes? I use knifes to spread the jam on the toast I had out the door as the door to catch the school bus. I use knifes to make the sandwiches that I pack in their lunches for school. Four sandwiches every day like clock work . . . 1 knife for to spread the peanut butter, one knife for the jam, one knife for the honey – heaven forbid any of those items touch before they reach the bread – and one for the mayonnaise. Yes, I use a lot of those knifes every day. I opened the drawer . . . brimming with knifes. Still now forks! What could have happened to the forks? Do forks become extint with lack of use? I had a wild thought and then ran for the hutch where I keep my so-so nice and so-so matching set of utensils for the fancy dinners, you know the wedding gift sets, the ones I was so sure I would use each Sunday for family dinner. I opened that drawer, everything was there, forks included, and for now felt safe that the mystery hadn't reached the hutch. Still, I wondered, where the forks were.

 

I told my husband about the mystery and he seemed to agree with my daughter. "We don't use them so why worry?" Still he could tell by the look on my face that something more serious and sinister was afoot. "What kind of family doesn't use forks?" I shouted much to emphatically for the loss of forks. Suddenly the mystery seemed some kind of heathen sin, so my husband, unable to escape, walked me through it. "We just don't use forks because we never formally sit down to eat! Think about it. We eat while running out the door, while driving in our car, while in a meeting, while typing at our desk. The fork has been replaced by our hands. We eat with our hands! We don't need forks!" He held up his hands and turned to walk away with that Mystery solved kind of air that husbands get when they have found a solution and no more words are necessary. "What mystery solved? Now that I realize we live like heathens, I still don't know where the forks are! If we don't use them then where have they gone?" The day was busy and the my continued drama unnoticed so I changed the subject and went to work . . . eating my toast and drove. I could not help but think of the situation. I was raised in a home where manners were important. We ate a the family table, with napkins in our laps, with our mouths firmly closed as we chewed and we didn't really even speak unless spoken too. We ate together with full utensils while sitting still. I remember bouncing my legs under the table and getting a fork poke in the arm for my efforts. "Sit still while you eat!" growled my father more than once to me or my 5 siblings. Forks where used for dual purposes then, eating and stabbing, I still have a tiny scar, but that is another story.

I went to work, asked a few people how often they sat round a table to eat with a knife and fork and I got enough blank stares to realize this mystery may be an epidemic. I stopped myself from asking them if their forks had disappeared as well, no need to give any extra reason for thinking I was a little crazy. Still the issue haunted me and I decided I would insist we would eat dinner as a family, forks, knifes, plates and napkins at the table . Well life got busy, I worked late, my husband picked up pizza and still determined to keep my goal I called everyone into the dining room – even my son, with a piece of pizza in each hand in front of the TV – responded with worried looks on their faces. I announced we would sit down and eat with utensils at the table that night and every night and this is the response I got . . . in this order. "What are utensils?" "No one eats pizza at a table?" "Why are you doing this to us?" "Is this the fork thing again?" that from my husband. "We don't have any forks!" this from the same daughter. I made them all sit down, passed out the napkins from Little Caesar's pizza, thankfully they sent those, and then remembered a box of plastic forks from the last camping trip and passed those out round the table. The looked at me like I was insanse, really I even felt a bit deflated then, I mean who really does eat pizza with a fork and knife anymore? (I did as a kid!) Still I was determined.

The next night I made spaghetti, almost triumphantly daring anyone to question the use of fork with the long stringy pasta. We sat down to dinner, again with the plastic forks, and I made them put napkins in their laps, had them say a blessing on the food (something we always did when I was a kid) and sat down for a nice knife and fork dinner. What happened I realized their manners were atrocious – all of them even my husband! The slurping, the fork waving for enunciation while my oldest daughter talked about the math teacher she hates, the dropped pasta . . . not in the napkin on the floor . . . it was awful. I told them that when I was a child my father would have poked me with a fork had I displayed such manners and they said – again in order, "That would be child abuse mom, they won't let you do that now!" this from my oldest. "Did you defend yourself with a knife?" this from Clone Wars-loving son. "We don't have any forks?" you know who said that. "Is this the fork thing again? " you know who said that too.

It has now been a year . . . as a family we sit down to eat with a knife and fork at least 4 times a week. Teaching them to eat with a knife and fork while sitting was a painful labor of love. The good news is that my children's manners have improved enough that I can safely invite my father over and not fear a stabbing. Food still flies occasionally when I fork is wave emphatically during our great family discussions. I no longer allow them to eat while standing and we rarely eat in our cars. I have found we gravitate to the table. I still don't know where my forks went . . . my new mother-in-law; Grandma Cheryl brought us a bag of forks she found at a garage sale last week. Everyone was excited! The fork section in the drawer was overflowing for the first time in years! Funny though, last night we sat down to dinner, a rice and bean concoction, and I realized we needed utensils, I asked my now 12-year-old to them. She called from the kitchen, "We are out of forks? Will spoons work?"

Today Leave us our Dignity

I was talking to my brother the other day, one of the three I have, and he was telling me that in this New Economy he has had to find employment in another state because the jobs that are available here are going to the "less" qualified. I asked him what he meant and he told me that he has applied to jobs, jobs that he is well qualified for and jobs that in the past he used to get, and has been beaten out by those who the company could get for less money and who would be grateful for the pay the offered.

The job market being flooded gives businesses ample choice for their pick of employees and most are opting to pick "less qualified" so they don't have to pay the price of the "well qualified." Yet his family is still at their home because moving to the other state would be too expensive and plus you never know these days how long a job will last. Worse still my brother said that he has also applied to jobs he was obviously over qualified and usually over dressed for when he has gone to an interview and been told that if he really needed the job (and yes he did) he would need to sign an 18 months contract to stay there – 18 months for a $12-$15 an hour job.

Now for those of you professional executives faced with the same New Economy job market, you know of what my brother shares. My brother, who would do anything to support his family, when finding he could not even get the entry level jobs, decided he had had enough. He says he would have stocked shelves at night to pay the family's bills, but only until something better came along. Why would someone ask someone of his professional caliber to sign away his life or 18 months of it stocking shelves? As my brother said, "you can do anything you need to do as long as you have hope that things get better. Signing away that hope even for 18 months skewers someone into a life without hope and dreams. Anyone doing what they have to do rather than what their passion dictates is already suffering enough.

My brother said the last job he tried for in his state was a mid-level marketing position with already low pay. He asked the hiring manager about the pay scale and she said, "We can get anyone we want to do this job for us now and at any pay!" The job it seems had an application pile of over 270 people. They skipped over my brother, who would have done wonders for that company, even at that pay scale, and hired someone just a year or two out of college. My brother told the hiring manager that she should hire him, he would gladly accept the pay and work hard for it. He wanted he told her to work in his industry, to do what he loved to do!" The hiring manager choose one of the less qualified, less experienced candidates and paid them well. Her comment being, "we know we will keep him! You can go get a job doing anything til something better or more suited to your background comes along!" His retort was, "That's just the point, what you are offering is all there is! I can work here for less money than I have ever made but be happy or stock shelves on a contract 18 months at $10 an hour"

My brother's comment was, "Geez at least leave me my dignity!"

I think he has a point. Perhaps they aren't many jobs, perhaps we need to accept less pay for the ones there are, but please at least leave us our dignity! No one with a love or passion for his career is jobless by choice! We are all willing to humble ourselves and work harder and longer for less but please don't strip us of the last vestiges of who we are and what we stand for to stock shelves. Please leave us our dignity!

My brother found a job down south somewhere selling. He travels for 18 days of every month away from home. He has taken a cut in pay, he works harder for less and away from his family, but he is doing well, very well, because he has his dignity! 1 Victory for us! J Perhaps we will see more!

And speaking of the worry of it all . . .

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow's sun will rise, either n splendor or behind a mask of clouds – but it will rise. Until it does , we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day – Today. Any person can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities – Yesterday and Tomorrow – that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives us mad – it is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what will happen Tomorrow!

McKall Won her Basketball Championship Game!

12 year olds battling it out for first place on the basketball court! Very exciting and McKall's team won! Yay! could not be prouder of her! Photos will follow!

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During a 24 Hour Talk Radio Marathon to introduce the “24 Hours to Zero Down Marketing”, Part 1 of the Small Business Marketing Survival Series by Kim Power Stilson, she and co-host, Tom Egan will share the messages of 50 small business owners.

Tom Egan and Kim Power Stilson, hosts of the new Web Campus World Wide (WcWW) talk radio show devoted to sharing 21st Century tools with small business owners who want to market and sell online will talk for 24 hours (2 days at 12 hours a day) as a launch for “24 Hours to Zero Down Marketing and what it can do to teach small business owners a strategy in 24 Hours as part of her Small Business Marketing Survival Series!

They will interview small business owners 12 hours straight for 2 days in a row! Thursday and Friday, February 26th and 27th! You can join them by listening on www.planetarystreams.com.

Tresia Korich: Style Inn Motion
Suzette Caplin, Becky Cox: doTERRA Essential Wellness
Brandon Allen: Build Your Soul
Bob Craghaed: Intrinsic Motivators
Brad and Jillian Jensen
Roger Preble: People Skills In A Box
Darren Schmidt, Krust Buster
Caroline Updike: Feeling Fabulous
Jacqueline Edwards | Business Solutions Analyst
Shahar Boyayan: Buzz Boost
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Donna: Busy BEEVAS
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The 24 Talk Radio Marathon is focused on giving Small Business Owners a chance to learn 21st Century tools so they can successfully market and sell.

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This Small Business Marketing Survival Series is available online on www.powerstratgies.TV and the Web Campus World Wide online education site, wcww.com.

“Once you have a plan, a strategy and you know what you need to do then you run out of excuses to not take the time to market and sell,” said Kim Power Stilson. “With each marketing effort company owners gain a little more success. With consistent efforts like even 24 hours a month focused on marketing, they will see real results in the areas of increased name awareness and sales.”

24 Hours to Zero Down Marketing Part 1 of the Small Business Marketing Survival Series is offered online as, a robust video, audio, Internet, Web, Social Media & Marketing certified education course on Web Campus World Wide.

For Free Media trial contact: Anne Roberts at chad@powerstrategies.TV or 801-691-4588.
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About Kim Power Stilson:
Founder of Power Strategies, Inc., Kim Power Stilson, is the author of 24 Hours to Zero Down Marketing and the Small Business Survival Series.
Her professional marketing background includes over 17 years experience and a proven track record of success. She has created marketing positioning campaigns based on her own copyrighted Make, Bake, Shake, Rake & Fresh marketing strategy to build name awareness and speed up the sales process hundreds of companies delivering award-winning campaigns to national and international audiences for at 60% savings over costs, with an 140% increase in name awareness and delivering ordered sales of $50 million plus.
About Tom Egan:
Co-host with Kim Power Stilson on the new Web Campus World Wide talk radio show devoted to sharing 21st Cnetury tools with small business owners who want to market and sell online. Tom Egan is an eCommerce Multi Channel Leader with 16 years of Internet and eCommerce experience in the areas of Internet marketing and distribution using current technology, with an extensive background in the underlying technology as a consultant to diverse hospitality, computer system, telecommunications, military, and industrial organizations, with extensive

About Power Strategies, Inc:
Power Strategies is a Social Media, PR, Web & Internet Marketing Strategies Company providing Education, Marketing Consultation and Public Relations Services to women and family owned businesses and corporations in the United States and Ireland. www.powerstrategies.TV

Happy Single Awareness Day

Or at least that is what my single daughter calls it! wWowowowowo!

We can lean on friends!

Last night I needed a solution to a tough problem. I thought of a friend I “used to know” someone I hadn’t talked to in a while, someone I knew who might help me find a solution. I looked for her in my phone address book and texted a note to her, “Is this you?” meaning I hoped it was the right friend. She texted, “yep it’s me!” and I shared my problem with her though we hadn’t talked in months. The next morning she texted back the solution to my problem, not just advice, but the entire solution. I was amazed! Grateful! I asked (as our polite moms taught us) what I could do for her and she texted, “Kim that is what friends are for! If we don’t have friends to lean on during these tough times we won’t make it, we won’t survive. I am happy to help!”
She then went on to share how tough things have been for her, her husband laid off and a failed business partnership. I asked what I could do for her and she said, “If I think of anything I will let you know!”
Now here is something important to note the solution she had provided for me was within her line of work, something she could charge for, and she did let me know that if I needed more than that she would charge me but she was happy to do what she did for me, gratis, for a friend this time, for free. “Why would you do that?” I asked. She said, it was simple didn’t take much time and she knew I needed help. If I needed more she would send rates, but again she was happy to help and (get this) glad I called or well texted.
I thought about her this morning, a friend I “used to know” was there for me, when I needed her, to support me without a price. I wondered if I was that kind of friend and I hoped so. I think her text words are so accurate now, perhaps, more than ever before in recent history with all the bad things happening around us. “If we don’t have each other to lean on how do we survive?”
I love her words, she is right. We need each other. Thanks to Social Media and the Internet and Web we can reconnect with old friends. We can talk like we used to when we met in the halls or at the store and say, “how are you?” “How’s work?” “cheer up” “I know someone who could help you with that!” in ways that were constricted by geography only a few years before. Now I can see what my “used to know” best friend from high school is having for lunch just be reading her Facebook wall. Thanks to Social Media we are all in contact again.
So, today, after that great experience with my friend, I want to make sure I am that kind of friend too. Whether you “used to know” me or whether we talk daily, I want you to know I am here if you need a friend to lean on. Whether you need a new recipe, advice on raising giant dogs, or a little marketing and advertising help! Here is what I can do to help, if you ever want or need it. Obviously, I do Social Media and marketing along with a weekly talk radio show about business. I once had a friend interview on the show, no cost to her, and she sold 12 of her quilt making kits. Maybe not a lot of sales, and I surely can’t promise, but it helped her pay that month’s bills. So, if you need a little extra help marketing, I can help in this way . . . I can share advice, I can give you Free advertising or interview you on my talk radio show, I can edit or write if you need a quick hand, you can lean on me, first time free.
Perhaps you don’t need that kind of help? I don’t have many other talents, certainly not singing, but I can put together tasty, inexpensive Crockpot meals or desserts in 2 minutes or less. I am a good listener. I may know someone who needs someone like you to hire. I may not be able to give you a solution but I probably know someone who can. In those ways and any other you may be able to think of, like my “used to know” friend, am happy to help! Now having written that I am going to challenge you, as a good friend would, to share your talents, if you want and if you can! What can you do to ease another’s burden? If we don’t have each other to lean on, how do we survive? It’s just a thought I came up with this morning, and it is up to you!
Either way, I want you to know I care, you can text me anytime and ask “Is this you?” and you can be sure of reaching a friend you “used to know” who loves you still and will help if she can!

If we don’t have each other to lean on, how do we survive?

Last night I needed a solution to a tough problem. I thought of a friend I "used to know" someone I hadn't talked to in a while, someone I knew who might help me find a solution. I looked for her in my phone address book and texted a note to her, "Is this you?" meaning I hoped it was the right friend. She texted, "yep it's me!" and I shared my problem with her though we hadn't talked in months. The next morning she texted back the solution to my problem, not just advice, but the entire solution. I was amazed! Grateful! I asked (as our polite moms taught us) what I could do for her and she texted, "Kim that is what friends are for! If we don't have friends to lean on during these tough times we won't make it, we won't survive. I am happy to help!"

She then went on to share how tough things have been for her, her husband laid off and a failed business partnership. I asked what I could do for her and she said, "If I think of anything I will let you know!"

Now here is something important to note the solution she had provided for me was within her line of work, something she could charge for, and she did let me know that if I needed more than that she would charge me but she was happy to do what she did for me, gratis, for a friend this time, for free. "Why would you do that?" I asked. She said, it was simple didn't take much time and she knew I needed help. If I needed more she would send rates, but again she was happy to help and (get this) glad I called or well texted.

I thought about her this morning, a friend I "used to know" was there for me, when I needed her, to support me without a price. I wondered if I was that kind of friend and I hoped so. I think her text words are so accurate now, perhaps, more than ever before in recent history with all the bad things happening around us. "If we don't have each other to lean on how do we survive?"

I love her words, she is right. We need each other. Thanks to Social Media and the Internet and Web we can reconnect with old friends. We can talk like we used to when we met in the halls or at the store and say, "how are you?" "How's work?" "cheer up" "I know someone who could help you with that!" in ways that were constricted by geography only a few years before. Now I can see what my "used to know" best friend from high school is having for lunch just be reading her Facebook wall. Thanks to Social Media we are all in contact again.

So, today, after that great experience with my friend, I want to make sure I am that kind of friend too. Whether you "used to know" me or whether we talk daily, I want you to know I am here if you need a friend to lean on. Whether you need a new recipe, advice on raising giant dogs, or a little marketing and advertising help! Here is what I can do to help, if you ever want or need it. Obviously, I do Social Media and marketing along with a weekly talk radio show about business. I once had a friend interview on the show, no cost to her, and she sold 12 of her quilt making kits. Maybe not a lot of sales, and I surely can't promise, but it helped her pay that month's bills. So, if you need a little extra help marketing, I can help in this way . . . I can share advice, I can give you Free advertising or interview you on my talk radio show, I can edit or write if you need a quick hand, you can lean on me, first time free.

Perhaps you don't need that kind of help? I don't have many other talents, certainly not singing, but I can put together tasty, inexpensive Crockpot meals or desserts in 2 minutes or less. I am a good listener. I may know someone who needs someone like you to hire. I may not be able to give you a solution but I probably know someone who can. In those ways and any other you may be able to think of, like my "used to know" friend, am happy to help! Now having written that I am going to challenge you, as a good friend would, to share your talents, if you want and if you can! What can you do to ease another's burden? If we don't have each other to lean on, how do we survive? It's just a thought I came up with this morning, and it is up to you!

Either way, I want you to know I care, you can text me anytime and ask "Is this you?" and you can be sure of reaching a friend you "used to know" who loves you still and will help if she can!

The Dawn Before the Storm

It is Saturday morning . . . the sky is that whitish back shade that let's you know the day is coming. My husband has left to take the LSAT . . . for the second time . . . and the kids and the dogs and my brother and his wife and baby are all still blessedly asleep. The house is quiet. The mountain hovering over our neighborhood of houses on the hill is motionless waiting to watch the bustle of the day. I am calm. There is no phone, no instant messaging, no emails. Only the written voices and posted faces of friends and colleagues on Facebook to distract me if I wanted to dive into social company at this early hour. I choose instead, for now, to write. Lately I have been in the school of hard knocks. It has been a period of time that has containted death , destruction and almost every trial in between. A period of time I have not been able to title til last night when my husband suggested that we were in some sort of training ground, not ulike a college education process . . . thuse the school of hard knocks came to my mind as a perfect title. A way to put a name of the un understandable fates that have plagued me. I won't bore you with the details of loosing loved ones, businesses, pain, and suffering, you have those details of your own. Maybe not in the time frame of the last few years but you have had them. And I am sure as you have struggled you have struggled with the faith to believe that there is and end. I have daily gotten out of bed, prayed for that day to bring a solution, a light, a reminder of miracles and still the suffering continues. On some days hope will spring in the form of a friends suggestion, a song on the radio, a positive opportunity, a hand out of love, and then some days there is nothing but the trudge through hours. People say, "look on the bright side" "the glass is half full" "there is a silver lining" and "the hour is only darkest before dawn." I hear this and I believe it was for them and others in this world, but I still wrestle with the hope that it applies to me. Does the Lord grow tired of listening to pleas? Did they call the line just before me? I guess I worried about that til we came up with the title for our period of duress. the school of hard knocks. If your life is almost unbearable and things for now are out of control and hard to understand then I suggest doing what I have done. I am pretending I am enrolled in a course, in my case a hefty college course. My education includes experience learning to turn grief, loss, scarcity, lonliness, sadness, rejection, being squased, effort resulting in nothing, hurtfulness of others, effort returning exhaustion and nothing else, pain (yes, all of that) into the title of education. Yes, I am experiencing a world class education from which I will graduate someday . . . soon I hope. As I go through the school of hard knocks I only advance each course as I do my homework, complete my assisgnments and pass the test. I learn what I learn and then advance. Each course is a hardship which I must live through and overcome. I must learn something and apply it to my life. My attitude as I go along affects the outcome of my grade, like the citizenship grades of the past. If I handle myself with good grace my grade is better. Some of my classes have lasted longer than a semester and some of my classes I have had to repeat. Obviously not learning the first time what I needed to learned I was flunked and sent through course D of hard knocks again. Some courses I aced immediately, painful or not I recognized the subject lesson and passed the test. Now as I write this the pink shades of dawn have stretched out over the sky turning it from whitish to pale blue and I see why so many people find the dawn worth waiting for. It is lovely. Lovely like graduation day from the school of hard knocks. Now, if you like me worried that that school of hard knocks was a life long education, never fear, it is not. Just like the series of educations you receive through life it comes in a time period which has a beginning and an end. Think of elementary school, high school . . . it seemed to go on forever but when you had learned what you were meant to you graduated, triumphed and gloriously went on to the next phase of your education or your life. The school of hard knocks come to those who need pass through a deep education before going on the next stage of their life. Unlike a college education you don't get to choose when you take it, the school of hard knocks enrolls you when it's time. Sometimes this education starts simply and almsot without notice and then sometimes you are enrolled into the toughest classes, like calculus was a nightmare for me, immediately. I was enrolled in the school of hard knocks a few years ago, the first lessons were loss and death. (Yes I started with the tough classes. I guess someone thought I needed to get those classes out of the way.) And I have gone on to take others in love, life, busimess, pain and stress. A few of my classes have been fun, like the elective classes you get to choose. I have learned sharing, art, and even scuba. Yet now somehow I feel my education is nearing completion. I don't know how I know but something inside me, like the beginnings of the dawn outside, tells me that this round of education in the school of hard knocks is nearly complete. I will graduate soon (I hope) to experience a time of joy, success, advancement. After school comes the application process, learning what I have applied and proving my teachers right or wrong about whether or not I was ready to graduate. When I graduate from the school of hard knocks there won't be a cap and gown, pomp and circumstance, no ceremony. I will know I have graduated when bit by bit I can breath again, when success comes my way and allows for relaxation from worry, and rooom for overflowing joy. Remember the heavy class loads of each semester in school and the relief that comes with passing the final test in each class? Now compare that to the real final relief of graduating! Leaving the education behind. When I graduated from high school I knew I had college ahead, but to finally be done with the series of lessons learned and some of the teachers was an incredibly freeing feeling. Sure I would miss the friends I made there, but I didn't have to leave them, I could take them with me as I carried off my diploma! Graduating finally from the school of hard knocks doesn't mean there aren't other education series' ahead of you. It just means you passed this one. It means you learned what you had to learn in that part of your life enough to graduate and move on! Like the dawn after a very dark hour, you realize again that all is right with the world and that you have the tools to live well with. You have the education that showed you that you could survive the experiences. You now can move on. You have graduated. If I have learned anything from the school of hard knocks I have learned to appreciate abundance. The abundance of opportunities to smile with you kids every day to the abundance of real financial freedom to the abundance of dawns that keep coming, morning after morning, enrolled in school or not. When I graduate I will let you know, because I am going to throw a really really big party! Kim Power Stilson

Successful Business tells story on Kim's radio show at NOON mountain

Tifie’s Robert Workman and First-time home buying expert Pam Montero on Power Strategies Social Media Radio

February 6, 2009 –The Internet & Provo, UT– Social media talk radio host, Kim Power Stilson, announced today that she will be interviewing Tifie Humanitarian founder Robert Workman and first-time home buyer expert Pam Montero today on “Power Strategies -- Talk with the best about how to boost your business to a better bottom line!” at 12:00 p.m. mountain and 7 p.m. in Ireland. (Log on and listen live at www.planetarystreams.com or www.myexpertsolution.com. To enjoy repeat Internet streaming casts throughout next week, see show schedule.)

Power Strategies’ first guest, Robert Workman, is nationally recognized for both his business and humanitarian endeavors. Robert began his career with a small business that is now the nationally recognized corporation, Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc. In 2007, he formed the Tifie Humanitarian, a non-profit organization. Tifie operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help individuals form jobs in their own areas, ensuring a brighter future by eradicating poverty and creating thriving trade and commerce. The organization believes in lifting up the human spirit by supporting institutions such as orphanages, renovating and building schools, sponsoring youth activities, and encouraging other programs designed to strengthen the family and the community.

The second guest on today’s show, Pam Montero, with 25 years of customer services experience, is a real estate agent that specializes in finding single family residences, townhomes, condos for first time homebuyers. Today she will talk about the newest opportunities for first-time home buyers and their essential place in our new economy.

Power Strategies Talk Radio Show features the successes and challenges of small business owners, it was first aired in 2002 on KSTAR 1400 AM and has grown to include syndication to Internet radio. Re-launched in 2008, our Power Strategies Show will be broadcast to syndicate stations, re-streamed on the Internet and archived. Listenership is based on live and repeat archived, syndicated and re-streamed. Log on and listen at www.planetarystreams.com and www.myexpertsolution.com. Check their Website schedules or listen LIVE every Friday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 7-9 p.m. in Ireland. To be a guest please contact kim@powerstrategies.TV. To see show information visit www.powerstrategies.TV or visit syndication sites at www.planetarystreams.com or myexpertsolution.com.

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About Tifie Humanitarian: Tifie Humanitarian is a non-profit organization formed on the idea that all individuals deserve the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families. Our organization consists of people working together to create hope for a more prosperous future by teaching and providing the resources needed to enable long-term enterprises. For more information, please visit www.tifie.org or contact, tifiehumanitarian@tifie.org.

About Pam Montero: Pam has been a real estate agent for seven years. She loves working with first time home buyers. They are always so eager to learn the home buying process and excited about achieving the American dream. She strives to develop ongoing relationships with my clients. Originally from Houston, Texas Pam moved to Utah in 1996. Before venturing into real estate, Pam worked for Continental Airlines for almost 14 years starting out in reservations and on to various customer service positions. Pam also worked as a trainer, team leader, gate agent and ticket counter agent. In 2002, she got her real estate license and in 2004, she jumped into real estate full time after leaving Continental. Pam says she never regretted it!

About Kim Power Stilson: Kim Power Stilson has helped over 50,000 small and women-owned businesses promote their products and services online. Recognized as a pioneer of Internet Talk Radio and online social communications and marketing for women, Kim Power Stilson speaks as an expert to universities and associations about her award-winning Make, Bake, Shake, Rake & Fresh© a duplicatable marketing formula that now has delivered 60% savings over costs, with an 140% increase in name awareness and delivering ordered sales of over $150 million to global clients. The talk radio host for seven years of the Healthy Wealthy Wow (terrestrial and Internet syndicated) Kim is the new Internet talk radio, host of “Fresh Success radio!” on Planetary Streams (Log on and listen at www.planetarystreams.com) and “Power Strategies . . . Market your business to better bottom line!” talk radio show on the global expert aggregator, MyExpertSolution.com. For more information please visit, www.powerstrategies.TV or contact kim@powerstrategies.TV.

Kim interviews Robert Workman and Pam Montero on Radio today

Tifie's Robert Workman and First-time home buying expert Pam Montero on Power Strategies Social Media Radio

 

February 6, 2009 –The Internet & Provo, UT– Social media talk radio host, Kim Power Stilson, announced today that she will be interviewing Tifie Humanitarian founder Robert Workman and first-time home buyer expert Pam Montero today on "Power Strategies -- Talk with the best about how to boost your business to a better bottom line!" at 12:00 p.m. mountain and 7 p.m. in Ireland. (Log on and listen live at www.planetarystreams.com or www.myexpertsolution.com. To enjoy repeat Internet streaming casts throughout next week, see show schedule.)

 

Power Strategies' first guest, Robert Workman, is nationally recognized for both his business and humanitarian endeavors. Robert began his career with a small business that is now the nationally recognized corporation, Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc. In 2007, he formed the Tifie Humanitarian, a non-profit organization. Tifie operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help individuals form jobs in their own areas, ensuring a brighter future by eradicating poverty and creating thriving trade and commerce. The organization believes in lifting up the human spirit by supporting institutions such as orphanages, renovating and building schools, sponsoring youth activities, and encouraging other programs designed to strengthen the family and the community.

 

The second guest on today's show, Pam Montero, with 25 years of customer services experience, is a real estate agent that specializes in finding single family residences, townhomes, condos for first time homebuyers. Today she will talk about the newest opportunities for first-time home buyers and their essential place in our new economy.

 

Power Strategies Talk Radio Show features the successes and challenges of small business owners, it was first aired in 2002 on KSTAR 1400 AM and has grown to include syndication to Internet radio. Re-launched in 2008, our Power Strategies Show will be broadcast to syndicate stations, re-streamed on the Internet and archived. Listenership is based on live and repeat archived, syndicated and re-streamed. Log on and listen at www.planetarystreams.com and www.myexpertsolution.com. Check their Website schedules or listen LIVE every Friday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 7-9 p.m. in Ireland. To be a guest please contact kim@powerstrategies.TV. To see show information visit www.powerstrategies.TV or visit syndication sites at www.planetarystreams.com or myexpertsolution.com.

 

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About Tifie Humanitarian: Tifie Humanitarian is a non-profit organization formed on the idea that all individuals deserve the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families. Our organization consists of people working together to create hope for a more prosperous future by teaching and providing the resources needed to enable long-term enterprises. For more information, please visit www.tifie.org or contact, tifiehumanitarian@tifie.org.

 

About Pam Montero: Pam has been a real estate agent for seven years. She loves working with first time home buyers. They are always so eager to learn the home buying process and excited about achieving the American dream. She strives to develop ongoing relationships with my clients. Originally from Houston, Texas Pam moved to Utah in 1996. Before venturing into real estate, Pam worked for Continental Airlines for almost 14 years starting out in reservations and on to various customer service positions. Pam also worked as a trainer, team leader, gate agent and ticket counter agent. In 2002, she got her real estate license and in 2004, she jumped into real estate full time after leaving Continental. Pam says she never regretted it!

 

About Kim Power Stilson: Kim Power Stilson has helped over 50,000 small and women-owned businesses promote their products and services online. Recognized as a pioneer of Internet Talk Radio and online social communications and marketing for women, Kim Power Stilson speaks as an expert to universities and associations about her award-winning Make, Bake, Shake, Rake & Fresh© a duplicatable marketing formula that now has delivered 60% savings over costs, with an 140% increase in name awareness and delivering ordered sales of over $150 million to global clients. The talk radio host for seven years of the Healthy Wealthy Wow (terrestrial and Internet syndicated) Kim is the new Internet talk radio, host of "Fresh Success radio!" on Planetary Streams (Log on and listen at www.planetarystreams.com) and "Power Strategies . . . Market your business to better bottom line!" talk radio show on the global expert aggregator, MyExpertSolution.com. For more information please visit, www.powerstrategies.TV or contact kim@powerstrategies.TV.