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can’t complain about how this wintershaped up either. When it did snow, it

was very picturesque.My life is really mirroring Pam Dixon’s

column because we both have high schoolseniors preparing for college and they areour only children. We remember whenMaddie was at Devin’s first birthday partylike it was yesterday. There have been somelast firsts this year, too. Like the last first dayof school picture. Which actually was a picture of him running to his car before I

could get a good picture, but I did get one. Leaving the nest will be hard,but he is ready and I think we are ready, but we’ll see what I am sayingwhen graduation comes around.

Isn’t our cover girl gorgeous? We approached Lily in a coffee shopmonths ago because we like to have real women on our cover and she wasexactly what we were looking for.

Enjoy Kate’s article on the new website Pinterest; it’s all the rage. Louise from The Cake House is quite an inspiration and Max’s column has someinteresting news. It is so cool how his son is mirroring him in his youngeryears, too.

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CREDITS: On the cover: Ayah “Lily” Moneer, a Multilingual Interpreter/Translator and Advocate, as well as a budding author.

Hair by Ashley Berk from MasterCuts in Jordan Creek Mall.Magazine Editor – Kate Garner

Giggling & Growing ~ Kate Garner..............................................5Grace Notes ~ Debra Landwehr Engle ......................................6Cents & Sensibility ~ Ben Hildebrandt ......................................7Your Sanctuary ~ Kate Garner ......................................................8In Action ~ Amanda Schreiber ....................................................10Everyday Gourmet ~ Christina Logsdon. ......................................11Broad Appeal ~ Pam Dixon ..........................................................12Maxwell’s Theater @ Large ~ Maxwell Schaeffer..................12She’s Still Got It! ~ Suzy Collings................................................13Unconditional Love ~ Stephanie Filer ......................................14Surviving & Thriving ~ Amanda Schreiber ................................16Your Calling ~ Linda Schemmel ................................................20Nead Inspiration ~ Liz Nead ........................................................21Musings ~ Mary Day........................................................................22Man Cave ~ Andy Hall....................................................................24The Shopping Ninja ~ Karess Carter ........................................24Life’s Journey ~ Kate Garner ......................................................26

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• Funky Zebra is opening a new location soon in Urbandaleso like their facebook page for updates. See their ad on page 9.

• Isabel Bloom has moved to Valley West Mall next to Younkers and they are full of gift giving sculptures. Find their ad on page 22.

• Heartland Plastic Surgery is having their Dream Night on Tuesday, April 10th and Tuesday, May 8th at 6 p.m. Get refreshed for spring.

• Be thinking about who you want to nominate for our 2012 Outstanding Women. Send your nomination to Kate Garner at kgarner@desmoinesradiogroup.com.

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Teresa in Des Moines: I have adaycare and one of my kids, 3-yearold Jayce, ran in to show my husbandhis caterpillar in the jar. Jayce said,“He’s going to turn into a raccoon!”I had just explained how his littlecaterpillar might change into acocoon before he turns into a moth.

Allison in Pleasant Hill: Mydaughter Sophia, age 7, was dilly-dallying as she got ready for school. I called upstairs, “Sophia? Are youdressed?” Sophia’s response wasmeasured, “Mom, you would consider it a ‘no’, but I’m going to go with a ‘YES’! I already have my underwear on!”

Cindy in Ankeny: A couple of weeks ago we let our almost 3-year oldson Nicky sit through the adult worship service at church. I was holding him inmy arms during the Lord’s Prayer, when Iheard him say, “Our Father, who does artin heaven, Harold is his name…”

Mike in Des Moines: My 5-year olddaughter Carley is quite a card. She hasan opinion about everything and it’s usually quite funny. A few weeks ago shesaid something that had us in stitches.She quickly ran over and put her hand onmy cell phone, “Please Daddy, don’t tellthe Facebook!” ❥

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Planting Joy

BY DEBRA LANDWEHR ENGLE

This morning I met with a coaching client

who’s moving halfway across the U.S. to start anew life in a part of the country that her heart

has long called home.

This journey has taken place over many years, startingwhen she made a trip to the Northwest and

realized she had a soul connection with it. Shethought she’d move thereonly in retirement. Untilthen, she’d have to settle for working at ajob she didn’t love in aplace she didn’t adore.The voices in her headtold her so, after all.

She heard her dad’s voice saying, “But youdon’t have a job. Howare you going to supportyourself?”

She heard the voice of a friend saying, “Where are you going to live?”

She heard her own voice saying, “Who do I think I am? Do I really get to have the life I want?”

Several months ago, she answered that last question with a committed yes, and things started happening quickly. In fact, justtwo weeks from now, she’ll load up a truck and move. She’s notyet sure where she’ll live or what she’ll do once she’s there, but sheknows for certain that she’ll be home.

My client is well aware thatmany people could call her crazy, but she’s no longer willing tosettle for less than joy. “If I can make choices that make mehappy,” she says, “why wouldn’t I make them?” After all, shemakes decisions that please her dog, her friends and her co-workers,she says. Why wouldn’t she do the same for herself?

A part of her is coming alive—a part that has been dormant formany years and is now ready to blossom. How did she get to thispoint? By listening, paying attention, and being honest with herself about when to say yes and when to say no.

Just last week, she saw an ad for a tempting job out East and wastempted to apply. Her dad’s words were speaking to her, after all.But she realized that she couldn’t go for it. To do so would meancompromising once again.

It may seem like she’s unique. She doesn’t have young children ora spouse to consider, and she has skills that will transfer well nomatter where she lives. But don’t we all have the options each dayto choose what we really want rather than what someone else sayswe should have?

Spring is a time of possibilities. So ask yourself today, “Whatchoice would make me happy?” Think beyond the temporaryboost of a new dress or pair of shoes, and consider making achoice that speaks to your deep, long-term joy. Then shush thenaysayers in your mind, say yes and get ready to bloom. ❥

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Cents & SensibilityBy Ben Hildebrandt

Driving my oldest daughter to school, she reminds meof her weekend social schedule. “Dad, remember afterschool I have swim practice and an overnight at

Hannah’s. Tomorrow, Katie and I are shopping after soccerpractice, but before mock trial.” “Elena,” I respond, “when Iwas your age, I didn’t want to be rich or famous or becomePresident. I wanted to be 43 years old, driving my child towherever she wanted.” “Well, I guess you’re livin’ the dream,huh dad?” she says.

Funny, when you have children your dreams change. Suddenly,you’ve got to think of the real future; the future of your lineage.There’s daycare, doctor’s bills, clothing and school lunches,camps and tutors, so much more until eventually (hopefully),college. Then, once you’ve helped them out of the house youcan maybe get to work on the dream of retirement.

Good diets and taking control of your finances have one vitalcommonality—both involve a lifestyle change. You won’t losethose extra 20 pounds in a week and you’re not going to erase

that debt within a month. You must set goals and then slogthrough the tough stuff.

Start with a very basic goal, like saving an extra $500 in 2012.That’s equivalent to not paying one month’s car payment. Over theyear that’s less than $42 a month or $9.62 a week. It means twofewer lattes or one brown bag lunch every work week. Cutting backon an already tight budget may seem daunting, but you can findways to spend less without sacrificing your quality of life.

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I n women’s athletics, therearen’t many (if

any) tougher thanroller derby. It is afull-contact sportrequiring strength,agility, and speed—one that uses all themuscles and demandsa player’s completefocus. Deanna Hobartwill be the first to tell

you that just because they’re wearing roller skates, no one ismessing around. Playing is a total body workout. “Your bodyhas to be automatic,” she explains.

Deanna is a blocker for the Des Moines Derby Dames, basedout of Skate North. She goes by Lassie McSassy on the rink, anod to her Irish roots and love for playing the Irish fiddle.

She was living inNew York whenderby was on the rise.When she moved toDes Moines lastJune, it captivated her attention. “I can’t think of anything I don’t love about it.” Deanna, 39, gave it a try and joined theDames in September. “You’d be amazed what you can accomplishif you want.”

Deanna has always been athletic (a runner, diver and a gymnast),but Derby is her first team sport. And yet the team is as closeas family. Deanna names their fiercely determined and drivennature (called the “Derby Soul”) which unites them so strongly.

With all 3 of her daughters on the junior team, she is gratefulDerby teaches a positive self-image, acceptance of all bodytypes, and perseverance.

“I can be beat from head to toe…” but at the end of the day,Deanna says: “I feel like Wonder Woman.” ❥

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Lassy McSassy in yellow, on the right.

Deanna (on left), posing with the referees.

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7g. Salt

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Theater @ Large!

I ’ve known this was coming for 18 years. But, I didn’tknow how hard it would be to get my daughter to decide ona college to attend this fall. You see, my fate was sealed the

day I was born, as a future Iowa Hawkeye. My dad was an Iowagraduate and Iowa City was sacred ground. My mom went toWilliam Woods – an all-girl school in Fulton, MO. (Glad you hadfun, Mom, but not an option!)

So my daughter, Maddie, has alsobeen raised a Hawkeye since birth and itonly makes sense that sheattend…Kansas? With virtual tours ofcollege and university campuses availableonline now, plus word of mouth, shethought KU was worth a look and it was.We loved everything except the price. I’mstill trying to swallow that Rock Chalk.

We’ve looked big and we’ve lookedsmall, in state and out of state. Greatschools are everywhere. But, when didthe price of a college education get so outof control?

When I close my eyes, I just see numbers spinning around my head. What school will be the perfect fit? Well, as they say in broadcasting…stay tuned. Weleave for more school visits this spring, trying to find that “sacredground” and a major.

For years, people with older kids have been telling me to enjoylife with my child because the time goes so fast. In her pre-teenyears I thought they must be joking. But, I’m feeling it now andevery moment we’re in the car together on these campus visits, andshe’s telling me how to drive, I’m grateful. ❥

Broad Appeal

It All Goes So Fast!

BY PAM DIXON

“Maxwell & Pam In The Morning” 93.3 KIOA

Theater as the “Matchmaker!”

BY MAXWELL SCHAEFFER

“Maxwell & Pam In The Morning”93.3 KIOA

I n past articles, I’ve talked aboutmeeting my wife, Karen, in theearly 80’s, at an audition for A

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. We were both cast and ourrelationship developed through thecourse of rehearsals. By the time theshow closed, we both knew we’d foundour match!

So, it came as no surprise, when ourson, Alex, announced that he wouldmarry his girlfriend, Gracie, in May.After all, like us – they developed theirrelationship during rehearsals for a play(The Producers) at the Playhouse last fall. I was also in the production, and Karen was the stage manager, so, we had a frontrow seat for the Alex/Gracie courtship. We re-lived our courtship

watching our son court his sweetheart!Here’s the kicker; Alex and Gracie will

be moving to New York this summer topursue theater careers. She aspires to be aRockette, and Alex will hit the auditionrounds seeking professional employment.

If you look around the circles of localtheater folk, you will find one couple afteranother who have consummated similartheater relationships, and have a sharedlifelong avocation.

Single? The theater is a great place tomeet great people! ❥

Alex & Gracie in costume for

one of their various ensemble

roles in The Producers.

The happy couple in a

modeling shot.

Baby Maddie

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A Failure to Plan...is a Plan for Failure

She’s Still Got It!

The sugar in the treats at The Cake House isn’t theonly sweet thing about this Des Moines icon.

At the age of 80, purveyor Louise Stromberg, is pretty sweettoo. Oh, and very busy. Louise keeps a full appointmentbook at all times and bakes plenty of wedding cakes.

Louise moved to Des Moines in 1957, where she raised foursons alongside her late husband and worked many differentjobs. In 1969, she volunteered to bake her son’s weddingcake, she had no idea it would change her life. Her cake wassuch a hit with friends and family, she decided to become anentrepreneur and opened her own shop. She has enjoyed itso much, it’s something she recommends for any personwanting to start their own business.

Philippians 4:13 - “I can do all the things throughChrist who strengthens me.”

That’s the Bible quote that Louise has turned to many timesin her life. She used it after suffering the loss of her firsthusband, and two sons.

She turns to Christ not only for her strength, but for herclientele, as well. She prides herself on building a relationshipwith her clients and advising them about a successful marriage.

“I tell the young couples that come in to wake up in themorning and say, ‘I love you’ to each other, and fall asleepsaying ‘I love you’. Communicate and keep love aglow eachday, work hard and you will be forever married,” Louise says.Today, being happily remarried for nearly 37 years, she fallsmore in love with her husband Don each day.

By the way, Louise doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon,but when the time comes, she will keep the business in thefamily and pass her work along to her son. Which reinforcesthe saying you will find on all of her materials, “At The CakeHouse you may come as a stranger, but you’ll leave feelinglike a member of the family.” ❥

Louise Stromberg The Cake House Lady

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BY STEPHANIE FILER, COMMUNICATIONS &COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR, ANIMAL

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L et’s face it. Puppies are cute. They’re so cute in fact, that termslike “puppy love” and

“puppy eyes” are commonphrases in our culture.

People can sometimes get socaught up in how cute a puppyis that they forget how muchtime and money a puppy isgoing to take. That’s why more

than 11 million dogs are turned into shelters every year, or worse,are chained to a doghouse to be miserable for a lifetime.

Next time those puppy eyes are begging you to “take me”, makesure you know yourself and the responsibilities involved and askyourself these questions:

• Will someone be home during the day to lookafter and housetrain the puppy properly?Housetraining a puppy is just like potty-training a child. Theydon’t know to “hold it” until you teach them and the best way toteach a puppy is to let them outside often so you can reward themwhen they do it right (and do nothing when they do it wrong).Midday potty breaks for the first few months are important tohousetraining success.

• Are you willing to exercise the puppy daily? Atired puppy is a good puppy. This is true for dogs of all ages.When dogs do not get the exercise they need, they can take outtheir boredom on things in your home.

• Are you willing to pay for all the vaccinations,veterinary exams, and any emergency treatmentthat the puppy may need? Annual veterinary visits andvaccinations are important to ensure the health and well-being of

your puppy. (If you adopt your puppy from the ARL, many of theirinitial vaccinations are already covered.) Sometimes unexpectedillnesses or injuries can lead to a trip to the emergency vet.

• Are you willing to pay the cost of spaying/neutering your puppy? There are already more dogs inshelters than there are enough homes for them, so spaying/neutering your puppy is not only an important part of controllingthe pet overpopulation crisis but it also saves your puppy fromfuture medical complications, the urge to run off, and otherunpleasant side effects. (If you adopt your puppy from the ARL,they will already be spayed/neutered.)

• Are you ready to give a dog daily companionship,instead of companionship when it’s convenient? Itis important to socialize puppies with other animals and people ofall sizes, ages, and colors. This will help your puppy become aconfident and well-mannered adult. Additionally, it’s importantthat they bond with you. Bonding with your puppy will help youtrain him/her to be a good dog.

Puppies require time, money, care, and a commitment for a lifetime. If that doesn’t fit in with your lifestyle – take another lookat the situation. Better yet, consideradopting an adult or senior dog.Not only are older dogs generallyhousetrained already, they usuallyknow basic commands and arepast the destructive phase. The Animal Rescue League is full of dogs of all ages and alllifestyles so make adoption your first option. ❥

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When I met with Gail Orcutt, she had just come from a

meeting with an aid to Congressman Boswell regardingthe dangers of radon. Gail belongs to the Iowa Radon

Coalition and she also volunteers for the American LungAssociation; she is working with them to introduce a bill inthe legislature, advocating preventative measures and awareness of radon.

A school teacher for 33 years before retiring, she says, “I do notconsider myself a political person, but I’ve sort of gotten pulledinto it.”

A Cough

What pulled Gail into politics was a life-changing event, and yetshe often reminded herself it was “just a bump in the road.”

She was diagnosed with lung cancer—even though she was nevera smoker, and had never been around second-hand smoke. She isclear on the facts, “If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer.”

It all started in the spring of 2010, when she began coughing andwheezing. It was mild at first; Gail thought it was allergies or acold. Yet, none of the typical medicines were helping. When shewas wheezing with every breath, she visited her doctor. Hesuggested an x-ray, and it became clear how serious it was. Theyfound a cancerous nodule in the lower lobe of her left lung, andthe doctor recommended her lung be removed.

Gail had scheduled an appointment with her hair stylist immediatelyafter the doctor’s appointment where she, coincidentally, first receivedthe lung cancer diagnosis. She laughs, retelling how she kept theappointment, since you never know when the salon will be able toget you in again. “You have to find the funny part in all the sadness,too,” she smiles. Gail and her stylist cried together at the salon.

The fight was hard, but Gail had a team. She describes her husbandas being a pillar of support and encouragement for her. With helpfrom family and friends, she kept a positive attitude. She remembersthinking, “This isn’t Alzheimer’s, this isn’t ALS…it’s cancer. Theytreat cancer now. We can do this.”

The long weeks of chemotherapy, however difficult and incapacitating,were also a learning experience for Gail. “Attitude is everything,”she says. “That is one thing you find out when you get a cancerdiagnosis: you have no control over anything but your attitude.”And, she adamantly kept a positive one. “I learned that I didn’thave it so bad…Anytime I was feeling sorry for myself, I wouldlearn about someone else who was much worse off. I made it.

When Gail was recovering from her lung surgery, she had anepiphany. She came across an article in Bottom Line Health, called

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Gail campaigning for the cause with nephew Sammy.

“Lung Cancer and Non-Smokers” which identified radon as a lung cancer-causing agent.

Out of the 6 physicians who helped heal Gail, none pointedtowards radon as the cause of her cancer. After becoming suspicious about radon, she tested her basement/family room anddiscovered radon was present. It was not extremely high, but sheand her husband had lived there for 18 years. That was enough.

A Crusader

Radon is a radioactive gas. You can’t smell, taste, see or feel it. Itcomes from uranium (naturally found in the soil) that is decaying.Radon rises up in the soil, and begins to seep into foundationsthrough cracks and joints and gaps around pipes.

Iowa leads the nation in high radon levels, and the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) has found that 7 in 10 Iowa homes havelevels higher than the EPA’s radon actions level. Furthermore, theaverage radon level in Iowa is 6 times the national average.

As a cancer survivor and activist, Gail speaks frequently before aplethora of different groups and people. Gail has even been on theToday Show, and on the radio with First Lady Michelle Obama, afriend of hers these days, who is helping take up the cause. “Now, alot of times I think my whole career of teaching was just a build-upto this. Because I’m teaching a lot [about radon] now,” Gail says.

The bill she and the Radon Coalition are hoping to pass would

require radon-resistant new construction, a radon test for every realestate transaction (buying or renting), radon testing in schools,and money to continue educating the public.

“Don’t be afraid to test your home,” Gail fervently recommends.She says to call the Iowa Radon Hotline at 1-800-383-5992, or goto www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/radon.asp. The Hotline will send you aradon detection kit for less than one costs at the hardware store.

Gail reinforces, “We need to get past treating disease and get topreventing disease…I don’t want anyone to go through what I did,or lose someone. It’s so preventable.” ❥

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Gail with late mother-in-law Zetta.

Gail duringtreatment.

Now Ben’s idea, Pinterest, is the hottest and fastest growingsocial site on the internet. The company doesn’t release officialnumbers, but estimates say that in less than 2 years the sitehas attracted almost 3.5 million regular users. The successhas helped Ben attract major investors to improve and expandthe website, which is what they are working on right now.

A Quick Pinterest Primer:

1. Pinterest is so popular, you need an invitation to join. Find a friend who pins and ask them to invite you – it’s faster than trying to join on your own.

2. You can set up as many boards, or sub-sections, as you like. So, get creative and pin what you love.

3. When pinning, be sure to use the image from the original website. If a recipe first appeared on the Kraft site, for example, pin the image from there so you can easily find it and the link won’t expire.

And if you think people just ‘pin’ and don’t necessarily do,we grabbed a couple of local Pinterest ‘pinners’ to share theirinterests:

From Mellissa Hall in Des Moines:

I’m a bit Pinterest-obsessed, and have been since Day 1,which for me was December of last year.

My husband and I have beentogether for nearly a decade,and I'm sure he was just assick of the same old dinners allthe time, as I was makingthem again. Plus, my husbandhas an appetite that won’t quitAND I have a picky toddlerwho, some days, will only eat a few bites of his meals. With Pinterest, I never have a shortage of meal ideas!

Cookbooks? Recipe cards? All fine, but they also take upa lot of space and aren’t so easyto organize. With Pinterest Ican pin the recipes I want totry on one board and easily

find them again with a click of a mouse. And, as a busywife and mom, easy is much appreciated!

It isn't all about the food though. We just bought a houselast October and I also have a board filled with pins forSpring projects for my husband. Not to mention adorablearts and crafts, and many ideas for keeping my toddlerentertained without the use of toys or the TV.

Don’t take my word for it, get started yourself! HappyPinning!

From Amy Wormsley in Urbandale:

My name is Amy and I am sickly addicted to Pinterest. Somuch so that whenever my family or friends see something

new in my home or try a tasty snackthey immediately ask, "Is this fromPinterest?"

I have 30 boards where I post every-thing from recipes to wicked smartideas. It is the place that I retreat todream of my someday cabin or mygo-to when I have to entertainguests. I even have the app on myiPhone so that Pinterest is never faraway. Pinterest has become a usefultool in my creative and crafty life.When someone has pinned some-thing off your board or someonewants to follow your pinboards, itmakes you feel like you have beeninvited to sit at the cool table.

I love to have what I refer to as “a-ha” moments while perusingPinterest. I would have neverthought of placing my sheet set intoone pillow case for easier storage!Genius! My family may have had to endure a few failed Pinterest

meals, but for the most part we have enjoyed delicioussnacks and savory meals.

Pinterest is really helping people get back to our roots,reminding us of how a heartfelt homemade gift can havemore meaning than something manufactured. It encouragesfamilies to get together around the dinner table with easyand delicious food and gives us creative ideas to spend moretime with our kids. Happy Pinning! ❥

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I nspiration is essential for architects. Many believearchitects design buildings and draw plans, but, atheart, we are problem solvers. As a Planner in the

Development Services Department for the City of West DesMoines I affect complex issues facing our city every day; asincoming Board President for the American Institute ofArchitects, Iowa Chapter, I help better our profession.

Problem solving is what attracted me to architecture. Mygrandfather’s business was construction. My mother, anartist. Combine the two and the result is a natural curiosityof buildings and spaces and how we experience them. Thedesign and construction of a building must address manyunique issues to the site—the building users, the climate andhow it relates to the community, aesthetics, functionality, and

much more. Solving allthose problems is a wonderfully complexprocess executed by a teamof design and construction professionals, all involved in balancing costs, schedule and fighting the weather.

A typical project may take years to go from concept on paper tothe completed project. For me the wait is worth it becausethere is nothing like the feeling of experiencing that permanent,three-dimensional result of your ingenuity and work.

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Nead InspirationBY LIZ NEAD

I search for quotes every week. There’s something about a well-worded phrase or sentence to kick me out of my comfortable sand box of responsibilities and assumptions.

I found one this week from Napoleon Hill:

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

The act of vision-ing is natural and healthy. And whether youbelieve it or not it’s working right now. New Life CounselingPsychologist Don Gilbert thinks vision is not only natural andhealthy, but “necessary. Being stuck in an open-ended rut can cause you harm. Choosing something different is always a healthy option.”

How do you treat your visions? Do you feel the power? Yourvisions of the future establish powerful blueprints that influenceyour daily experience.

• The “stability” blueprint: You imagine you will never findpassionate love, so you don’t put yourself through the process offinding a person who fulfills those needs. You can see you will neverbe able to leave your job to pursue the career you really want, so youstay focused on your daily tasks and stop dreaming of your purpose.What are you imagining? Do you picture never finding love?Never able to afford to have that career you really want? That ispart of your blueprint, reducing your risks to have stability.

• The “don’t buck the system” blueprint: Yes, you havevisions but maybe now is NOT the time to step out on the crazy-limb. Everyone else seems happy with their lives, and it’s workingfor them. Your parents, and your parents’ parents did just fine withthis life, and it WORKS for them. Who do you think you are tochange a process that works?

• The “let’s just be grateful” blueprint: No one will call you amalcontent. It is your responsibility to be grateful for everything you

have in your life. So manywould love to trade placeswith you. If you visionsomething else, you mightdream yourself right out ofyour comfortable existence.Better to be very thankfulfor what you have so you don’t lose it.

• The “I don’t deserve it” blueprint: So you’ve made a fewmistakes, have you? Your time has run out to have a life free ofthe consequences of your actions. Or, for some reason you weren’tgiven the easiest life and you have become comfortable expectingless than the best. Wanting something more will only lead to disappointment anyway.

Gilbert maintains you should not “ask yourself WHAT YOUWANT in five years (money, career), but rather ask yourselfWHO you want to be?” Which brings me to the last and LIZAPPROVED blueprint.

• The “superstar/ Napoleon Hill” blueprint: Yes, this ismy favorite and my preference. Realize everyone has the right todream just as they have the right to draw oxygen in their lungs.Treat those dreams and vision as the “design plan” of your bestlife. Imagine careers, relationships and situations that FIT yourstrengths, that FIT you!

Take a second today and admit to your blueprint. It’s okay, andit’s normal. THEN, start dreaming. Remember our friendNapoleon Hill. Visioning is necessary, normal and essential toexperiencing a life full of purpose and meaning. ❥

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B elieve it or not, I have not always been in theradio business. It happened when I was in my

40’s and that is where I have been since. Well, except for a year in television, this just made me miss radio all themore. Being on camera just wasn’t for me.

Before radio though, lookout, I have done everything…

In Iowa City when the father of my four children was in school, Iworked at University Hospitals, Children’s in the Psychiatric ward

with autistic children, one of myfavorite jobs. When our second child

was born, I was a stay-at-home mom. Then I worked the night shift in an automobile parts factory.

After that we transferred states nearly everyyear for his job, so I got to do my favorite jobof all, stay-at-home mom. When we were

transferred back to Iowa, I got a job at the grade school my children went to as a teacher’s aide in a classroom for exceptionalchildren. I loved that because I could go to work with my kidsand come home with them and have holidays and summers withthem, too. When my youngest was born, I chose to stay at homeand did daycare for seven little ones. It was great.

Then came my radio days. I started on an AM station that wasfull service - I played music, had specialty shows and more.

Oh, and I almost forgot, I must mention my stint as a soda jerk at Boyd’s Dairy and then White’s Dress Shop in my hometown of Boone. I couldn’t wait to get a job when I was 16. I’m still glad to have one at 69. ❥

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I owans are lucky. If we want a taste ofHolland, we head to Pella! If you want a

touch of Norway, head to Decorah. We canexplore another country without roaming farfrom home.

The idyllic little town is set in scenic river valleycountry. Flat Iowa farmland gives way tobeautiful rolling hills. It’s no wonder the Kingand Queen of Norway travel all the way here.

Start the weekend at the historic Hotel Winneshiek. The hotelboasts, “You’ll feel like royalty.” You might also try the B&B OnBroadway. Mollie and Kevin Cooney loved the attic room.

They also recommend Rubailyat, a fine diningfavorite! The poetic name refers to the joy thatgood food and wine bring to life. Some sayMabe’s Pizza is the best in the world, but USAToday called McCaffrey’s, “the best pizza in Iowa.”It’s nestled in the charming bluffs near the Upper

Iowa River. I stumbled upon Ruby’s.The Norwegian meatballs were so good,I brought home extra!

You’ll be lured into shops like AceKitchen and Agora Arts voted “one ofthe top 100 craft galleries in America.” StoryPeople creator BrianAndreas graduated from Luther College and produces his artwork herein a gallery open to the public.

Be sure to spend time on the river! Canoeing, tubing and kayakingoffer views of towering bluffs and soaring eagles. This is home to theworld famous Eagle Cam! National Geographic Adventure calls it,“One of the top 100 adventures in the US.” Who knew?! Don’t missDunning’s Springs, a 200-foot waterfall.

Take time to stop at the Seed Savers Farm, the Trout Hatcheryand Luther College. A trip would not be complete without seeing the Veterheim Norwegian-American Museum, the mostcomprehensive in the US dedicated to a single immigrant groupfocusing on Norwegian culture and folk art. ❥

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Adventure

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M y wife and I used to take annual road trips to Texas inthe early spring before Alexander came along. Not only

is Texas a relatively easy drive, and an early taste of Spring beforeits official arrival in Iowa, for some unexplained reason it also

has always felt like home to me. A home awayfrom home away from home, technically, sinceI’m a Minneapolis native that was transplantedin Iowa via work. In fact, we haven’t embarkedon an excursion of much significance since ourhoneymoon in Cancun in April of 2009, so tosay we’re excited about taking our show on theroad next month is a rather sizable understatement.

Alexander’s first real road trip comes with sometrepidation, of course. Generally, he hasn’t hadto sit in one place for more than a couple hoursat a time. And, as he nears his 2nd birthday,

the fact that he’ll need just as much entertainment for the drivedown as he will once we actually arrive at our destination has usscrambling for ideas on how to keep him occupied.

• Step 1 has already been installed…DVD monitors in my headrests.

• Step 2 is next…purchasing every Sesame Street and Dora The Explorer DVD I can get my hands on.

• Step 3 after that…a sunscreen to ensure no unexpected fits of rage, or potential blindness.

What we do from there is anybody’s guess.Another first in our journey as Mom and Dad, (with any luck) will result in a week of (some) rest and (moderate) relaxation with new memories wewill (hopefully) cherish for the rest of our lives. ❥

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I think eating together as afamily is important. It’s anopportunity to share with

each other the events of the day.Occasionally, cooking is the lastthing I want to do after a longday at work, but dining out canbe a budget buster! I’ve found away for your family to dine outon the cheap. Restaurants haveclued in to the fact that as parents, we need to watch thespending. So, I love the factthat many food establishmentsin the metro have come up withsome discounts to encourage

you to dine out as a family. I’ve put together a list of specialsaround the metro and organized it by the day of the week.

The best special to me is one that you can take advantage ofany day of the week, it’s at two IHOP locations. Stop in to thelocations in Urbandale or on SE 14th and enjoy a free kids’meal with the purchase of an adult meal. That’s a bargain inmy mind!

As always, specials can change without notice. I suggest youcall ahead or make sure you ask your server if these specials arestill in place when you order. I took the liberty of calling eachof these businesses to make sure the deals were current. For the complete list of specials and the nights they are, go to http://yourintuitionmagazine.com/2012/03/06/kids-specials/.

Please let me know if there is a special we need to add to the listor one that changes. As always, I invite you to email me withyour money saving tips! ❥

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Defer, put off, postpone, procrastinate – no

matter how you say it, I am the queen of it.And often it gets just plain ugly.

My penchant for waiting until the last minute onthings can make others around me crazy and I don’tblame them. I feel bad about that, but apparently notbad enough to change. And I have looked at whatcauses my last minute tendencies.

There are a couple ofthings that stand out –I bore easily and I am abit of a perfectionist.The former has to do with tedium. If I am not mentallychallenged, it can belike pulling teeth to get me to intellectuallyengage. The latter isabout fear really, I amalways concerned withwhat people will think if things are not just so.

Both issues lead me to the same place, the hoveringdeadline.

Luckily, I find the stress it creates taps into a place ofefficiency and creativity like nothing else and I get itdone, usually pretty well. But that doesn’t reallyaddress the issue or improve the core of the problem –I need to manage my efforts better.

Yet, while writing the article about Pinterest on Page 8 (a site I LOVE, BTW), I came across a sayingthat, if I were to embrace it, might help everyone’sstress level a little. Ben Silbermann, founder ofPinterest, keeps it in his office, “Done is Better thanPerfect.” So, whether this is perfect or not, I guess Ineed to be done. ❥

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