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MagazineThe Gwinnett Area’s Family Lifestyle News

About the Cover....................................................................5

Calendar of Events.................................................................7, 15

Fitness: strong is the new skinny.....................................8

Finance: those that help themselves.....................................9

Family: Finding child care.....................................................10

Counselor’s Corner: Acceptance ...............................................14

Education Corner: Limit the use of technology................11

Wellness: Parkour........... ...............................................................13

June Crossword...........................................................................16

Health: sunlight for health.........................................................12

Crossword Key...........................................................................16

Pet Page: ................................................................................17

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Chef Jennifer Hill BookerSusan Cadley, LPC

Kelly Ferris Carol Chandler-WoodJulie Mills, CMT, LLCC

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Terie HansenDenita McGuinn

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What would a former Price Is Right model and up-and-com-ing Hollywood actress tell aspiring entertainers?Be patient, and stick to your morals.A native Georgian, Stephanie Leigh Schlund has been a model since she was 14. She has been featured in magazines like Seventeen and Teen Prom, and has been in many com-mercials, TV shows and films.

The Hand of Fate During a photo shoot for Seventeen magazine a few years ago, Stephanie and a few friends took a break and headed down to the Los Angeles beach. As they were enjoying their free time, a man approached her with his business card. Not knowing who she was dealing with or what exactly it was he wanted, she took his card and gave him her agent’s information. The next morning, she received a call from CBS Studios – the man she met was the executive producer of The Price is Right, and he wanted her as their next model. She was their model for the next two and a half years.“The thrill of the live audience was amazing,” Stephanie recounted.

It was also a challenge, with eight to ten cameras on them at the same time. She had to know the games inside and out. Nothing was scripted, which was the biggest rush of the job, according to Stephanie. A typical day included make-up at 9 a.m., rehearsal, a meet-ing with producers and then the first live show, followed by lunch. Then they would do it all over again. As she grew accustomed to being in front of the camera, new opportunities came along. Most recently she starred in The Last Song, with Miley Cyrus (Ronnie Miller) and Liam Hemsworth (William Blakelee). She played Megan Blakelee, the sister of the lead male character. “Working with Miley was a lot of fun,” she said. “She’s a

very spirited girl.” More and more often, Stephanie said, movies are being filmed in Atlanta instead of Hollywood. Georgia passed a tax incentive a while back that allows projects to be filmed cheaper than they would be in other places.

If a production company spends a minimum of $500,000, they receive an automatic 20 percent tax credit. An additional 10 percent is available if the production company includes a pro-motional logo provided by the state, according to the state of Georgia’s website.

Aside from the tax breaks, Atlanta has a great downtown setting, and is close to rural settings as well. The Last Song was shot in nearby Savannah.

Home Sweet HomeStephanie is working on a new TV show for Fox starring Kevin Bacon called “The Following.” The pilot was shot in Atlanta. She is happy to be back in her old stomping grounds, although she still travels all over the country for different jobs. As hectic as things get, the pace never gets old. In August she will be in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Atlanta.

Meet Stephanie Schlund, Jet-Setting Model and Actress by Crystal Huskey

In her free time, Stephanie spends a lot of time outdoors and with her close friends and family. “You really have to make yourself take normal vacations and let yourself spend time with people who are special to you,” she said. She also makes time to give back to her community, some-thing she promised herself she would do. Most recently she has been involved in raising support and awareness for Snellville’s Aimee Copeland, the young woman who had to have multiple amputations due to a flesh-eating bacteria. Stephanie grew up in Gwinnett County and knows the area “like the back of her hand.” Her childhood best friends are still here, and so are her parents, Fran and Christopher. Although her parents were extremely supportive of her career moves, they were also sticklers for her educational success. “I was raised to be a very good girl,” Stephanie said, “which is why I’m so stubborn when it comes to my morals. Because they have been so supportive, I want to do things that make them proud.”

Stephanie has a very strong faith, which can be difficult in the entertainment industry. She finds herself turning down as many roles as she accepts. “My goal in life,” she said, “whether it be through entertain-ment or not, is to set a good example for girls.”

About the author: Crystal Huskey is a freelance writer, musician and mother of two in East Atlanta. She writes regularly for multiple newspapers and magazines. Visit crystalhuskey.wordpress.com for more of her writing.

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Sweet CharityAugust 02 – September 2, 2012Aurora Theatre128 Pike Street, Lawrencevillewww.auroratheatre.comThe 2012-2013 Aurora Theatre season kicks off with a fresh new take on this classic Neil Simon hit musical.

Brown Bag ConcertAugust 3, 2012Gwinnett Historic Courthouse185 West Crogan Street, Lawrencevillewww.gwinnettcounty.comBring your blanket and enjoy entertainment by Scott Douglass Steel Drums in the gazebo. Food and retail vendors on hand and FREE crafts and activities for kids.

Puppets, Pizza and PajamasAugust 3, 2012Gwinnett Historic Courthouse 185 West Crogan Street, Lawrencevillewww.gwinnettcounty.comWhat’s more fun than pizza night in your paja-mas? How about a cool puppet show? Parents and kids come dressed in your fun jammies

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FITNESS

Did you know that research shows that weight training offers a host of benefits to women? In my experience, women tend to shy away from weight training for a number of reasons. They may be afraid of bulking up and appearing less feminine, (who defines femininity anyway?), or they may lack the confidence to simply walk into a gym. To allay the first fear, let me assure you that women don’t have the right hormone balance to bulk up in the same way as men. We tend to become more hard and lean than bulky and Hulk-like.

By the time you graduate from high school, your body has all the bone mineral density it will ever have unless you weight train. Strength training can boost your spinal bone density by 13 percent in just six months! It’s great for your bones as well as your muscles and is a powerful weapon against osteoporosis. Weight training can also reduce your risk for Type II diabetes. It can increase glucose utiliza-tion by 23 percent in just four months. It has other benefits as well. Obviously it adds muscle to your frame, but it also allows those muscles to burn calories while you’re at rest. With strong muscles, you’ll burn calories while you’re sitting around! You’ll find that you are 30-50 percent stronger when you follow a moderate weight training program. Within 10 weeks, women have reported a reduction in symptoms of clinical depression. You’ll find a boost in confidence and you’ll feel better about life.

So how can you get started? Start simply. You can do as little as lifting small water bottles during your exercise routine, or purchase a few light weights for under $10. You can always join a gym where you will find all the exercise and weight training equipment you need.

Design a program that works for you. The internet offers a host of resources and download-able apps to help you in your weight training journey. You can also hire a nationally accredited certified personal trainer to design and monitor your progress.

To get started, pick one exercise per muscle group. Do one set of 8-10 repetition per exercise two-three times per week. Give your body at least a 48 hour rest. When you lift weights, you tear the muscle fibers, which needs time to rebuild to increase muscle mass. Stick with the same program for four to six weeks.

There are plenty of reasons women benefit from weight training. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

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Strong is the New Skinnyby Kelly Farris

Avoid shampoos with salt, commonly listed as sodium chloride or potassium chloride. It will rough up the cuticle and cause dry hair to become even dryer. Sodium bicarbonate is also found in some shampoos and can be very irritating and drying to the hair and scalp along with sodium lauryl sulfates. What to look for instead are ingredients like avacodo oil, coconut oil, and macadamia nut oil, any oils from a nut or seed. These oils are rich in vitamins A, C, D, and E all of which will bring life back to dull dry hair and replenish missing shine and luster.

Sulfate and Alcohol Free Hair Products It’s important to use sulfate free products because sulfates are surfactants that help lather the hair but they can be harsh which dulls color and causes fading. A few sulfate free brands are Pureology, WEN, Loreal Ever-Pure, Redken’s Nature Rescue Detox shampoo, ABBA and Keune So-Pure. Alchohol in hair care products gets a bad rap. Not all alcohol is bad for your hair. There is good alcohol and bad alcohol. Short chain alcohols are bad. This group includes ethanol, SD alcohol, SD alcohol 40, alcohol denat, Propanol, propyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol. Fatty alcohols are better for your hair. They’re used to hold the ingredients of the products together. This group includes lauryl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, steril alcohol, cetaryl alcohol, and behenyl alcohol.My favorite dry shampoos are aerosol. Powdered dry shampoo takes away shine. My favorites are Big Sexy and TIGI Rockstar. When looking for hair products look at the ingredients for more natural sounding ingredients, like natural oils and fruit extracts. Why Is My Hair Flaky?

Flaky scalp can be dandruff or just a dry scalp, because of a change in climate or lack of moisture. Some people mistake dandruff for dry scalp and start shampooing their hair less frequently, which in the case of dandruff, can make the condition worse. The most com-mon cause of dandruff is the overgrowth of a fungus that normally lives in our scalp called malassezia. This fungus feeds on the natural grease in the scalp, converting it into oleic acid. The reasons for the sudden proliferation of this fungus are not exactly known. If you think your flakes are because of a dry scalp then try a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner like moroccan oil shampoo and conditioner. If that doesn’t work and you still see flaking than you know it’s not dry scalp and probably dandruff. I recommend Redken Dandruff Control shampoos, specialized treatments that help fight and control dandruff. These shampoos are formulated with zinc to control dandruff and glycerin to hydrate the scalp. Lavender extract is used to soothe and clarify. These scalp relief products are formulated with Redken’s break-through delivery system, the Interbond Scalp System. The Interbond Scalp System carries key ingredients to both the scalp and the hair where they break apart upon application and bind to the scalp and hair for targeted results.

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Those That Help Themselves

By Glenton Ashby

You may have watched Nik Wallenda walk across a 2-inch wire over Niagara Falls in June. I thought it was truly incredible, especially as I listened to him calmly talk to his father and the TV commentators as he walked. Afterward, he talked about the difficulties encountered, especially the wind when he got out over the water. But the important things were to keep his focus on the wire, ignore the elements and pray as he walked. The result: a successful crossing from the American side to the Canadian side.

So, let’s talk about focus. How is your financial focus? Are you helping or hurting yourself financially?Are you making good or bad choices or decisions? Do you have good or bad hab-its? Do you have reasonable and wise objectives, desires and goals?In maintaining focus an investment of time is required, but we have to maintain financial vigilance in a number of areas.

In your personal banking do you keep up with what’s costing you money or how you can save? Watch for junk fees. Have a big balance requirement at a big bank? Try changing account types or banks, and put more money to work earning inter-est.Do you have automatic savings set up for an account with a good interest rate?

Do an insurance check-up. An insurance broker who deals with a variety of provid-ers can give you a good idea of whether your current policies are reasonably priced or whether you can get meaningful savings by changing providers. In looking for less expensive home or auto insurance can you get a multi-policy discount?Do you have umbrella liability coverage? This gives additional protection beyond the liability coverage under your home and automobile insurance policies.

Do you have enough life insurance coverage? Insurance equal to 10 times annual earnings may be a place to start, but what you really need to do is figure out what needs your life insurance has to cover. What do those various amounts total up to?

Are you making financial decisions you cannot afford:

Are you buying a new car when you should be buying used?If you’re a potential home buyer in a buyer’s market, have you properly and real-istically determined what you should take on as a monthly mortgage payment (including principle, interest, homeowner’s insurance and property taxes)? What about the ongoing expenses of home ownership: utilities, yard maintenance, home maintenance, etc.?Are you continuing to take on consumer debt without a plan to address your exist-ing consumer debt?

Finally, are you someone who is in a deep financial hole? Don’t just flounder! Work to get out of your hole. Make a plan and begin working on it. Take it little by little, a day at a time.

Help yourself. Then maybe you can help someone else.

Feedback and topic suggestions are welcome – email [email protected], or comment at www.HalcyonFP.com/halcyon-times. Tweet @halcyonplanning.

Glenton Ashby is the founder and owner of Halcyon Financial Planning, LLC, a fee-only financial plan-ning and Registered Investment Advisor firm. Visit HalcyonFP.com.

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Parents today are challenged in ways the generation before never thought possible. Two income households, divorce, and relocation have left many parents without the safety net of family to help provide child care for their children. Where can a parent look for a sitter, whether it is just for an evening out or a more consistent need? We find most things today on the internet, so why not a babysitter? There are many sites today that facilitate the process of caregivers and families finding each other. It seems simple enough, right? List your family’s needs, look through information on sitters in the area. Finding that right person should be easy.There are some situations that a site like this may be a great resource. For example, if you are seeking a full time live-in nanny, these resources are filled with experienced nannies seeking a new family. Many are loving, dedicated, and poten-tially a good fit for your family’s needs. But what if you need just After School care? Or Date Night? Or even a part time, rotating schedule? A split shift? The search may be a bit trickier in these cases. Many families think they can rely on the neighborhood babysit-ter. On the surface this appears to be a great solution. Close by, probably already know each other, and reasonable rates, right? Many teenagers charge between $8-10 per hour for babysitting with additional charges for multiple children and late nights. And while many are reliable and responsible, they also have busy schedules and are not available when needed. One complaint we often hear from parents that have utilized

the neighborhood teen-ager is a history of last minute cancellations. This can be frustrating and in the case of a non-refundable evening out – expensive!Working with an agency may seem unnecessary and expensive. Why pay someone else to find your nanny/sitter when you can do it? As you consider this question, ask yourself a few more ques-tions.

1) Do you have experience conducting behavioral based interviews? There is no better predictor of future behavior than past behavior. Knowing how to get to that past behavior during an interview is key!2) Are you confident in conducting reference checks? Though most parents are very willing to provide a reference for a past nanny or sitter, knowing how to dig into critical areas require knowing the specific questions to ask.3) Do you have a way to conduct thorough background checks, including local and national criminal checks, sexual offenders registry checks, and drug screening? 4) How much time do you have to conduct interviews? Are you prepared to phone screen 12-15 candidates, meet person-

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Set specific times during the day or time limits for your children to use social media, the •

internet for fun, etc. Of course, many school courses now require that students use their

computers for research and paper writing, so this is not to be counted in your time limita-

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Ban all cell phones, including your own, and any other electronic device from the din-•

ner table during meals with family and friends. This is not only poor etiquette to do so,

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presentation skills.

Disconnect from your computer yourself during periods of the day to serve as a good role •

model for your children. Use this disconnected time to read, exercise, create art, paint,

cook, hunt, and fish, sew, craft, play a musical instrument, visit the neighbors, work in the

yard, join a book club, and listen to music cds rather than a YouTube video. Remember,

your children model your behaviors and attitudes.

When doing things with your children, do not answer your cell phone constantly. By being •

“plugged in” so much and answering your phone non-stop, you are sending a message to

your children that you do not value your time or conversation with them. They can begin

to feel unimportant and invisible!

Teach your children about the concept of metacognition, which is knowing how your brain •

works and how to study. For example, while studying, that means turning off Facebook

and not task switching on the computer since this creates much distraction and lack of the

necessary focus to learn new information.

In schools and at home teachers and parents can take “tech breaks” which is when they •

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HealTH and yOuThe sun is out and temperatures are soaring!! With my line of work I am often asked to look for unusual marks or moles on the skin. I am also asked what to do about sun exposure. I have the unique opportunity to scan the whole body while giv-ing a massage, however, I am not a doctor and have not been trained in that field. I want to be safe and caution my clients if I see anything of concern, so I have, done my research on sunlight for health.

I advocate getting at least 15 minutes of unfiltered sunlight on the hands and face every day possible. It is important not to burn the skin, as that type of damage does lead to cancers. It is a myth that sunlight is bad for you. The thing that is bad for you is avoiding the sun and slathering yourself with chemi-cally induced sun block every time you go outside. If you are concerned about skin cancer, and you should be, the causes of skin cancer are principally diet. The composition of fat in the diet – too much saturated fat and not enough Omega -3’s, is a contributing factor. So is a lack of antioxidant rich foods (fruits and vegetables). So, my advice is to get some unfiltered sunlight every day you can. Build your tolerance to the sun so you can spend more extended time outdoors. I am not, of course, talking about lying in the sun for 4 hours per day, but developing that healthy glow that one gets through sun expo-sure. So eat healthy, stay hydrated and get some sun!

Coinciding with the first week of summer, a study published recently underscores the importance of getting adequate amounts of sunlight for its vitamin D-boosting benefits. The research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that those with the lowest vitamin D levels have more than double the risk of dying from heart disease and other causes over an eight-year period compared with those with the

highest vitamin D levels. The researchers cite “decreased out-door activity” as one reason that people may become deficient in vitamin D. Another recent study found an increased risk of heart attacks in those with low vitamin D levels.In the winter, it’s impossible to produce vitamin D from the sun if you live north of Atlanta because the sun never gets high enough in the sky for its ultraviolet B rays to penetrate the atmosphere. But summer is a great time to stock up on the nutrient. When the sun’s UV-B rays hit the skin, a reaction takes place that enables skin cells to manufacture vitamin D. If you’re fair skinned, experts say going outside for 10 minutes in the midday sun—in shorts and a tank top with no sunscreen—will give you enough radiation to produce about 10,000 inter-national units of the vitamin. Dark-skinned individuals and the elderly also produce less vitamin D, and many folks don’t get enough of the nutrient from dietary sources like fatty fish and fortified milk.

The government’s dietary recommendations are 200 IUs a day up to age 50, 400 IUs to age 70, and 600 IUs over 70. But many experts believe that these recommendations are far too low to maintain healthful vitamin D levels. They advocate for supplementation in the winter of about 2,000 IUs per day and a dose of daily sunshine in the summer.

The sunshine vitamin may protect against a host of diseas-es, including osteoporosis, heart disease, and cancers of the breast, prostate, and colon. What’s more, sunlight has other hidden benefits—like protecting against depression, insomnia, and an overactive immune system.

Given all the upsides of basking at least briefly in the sum-mer sun, many experts now worry that public-health messages

warning about skin cancer have gone overboard in getting people to cover up and seek the shade. U.S.News got in touch with Robyn Lucas, an epidemiologist at Australian National University who led a study published in the Febru-ary issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology. Her finding: Far more lives are lost to diseases caused by a lack of sunlight than to those caused by too much.

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merican Ninja Warrior is one of my favorite television shows. This NBC sports entertainment show is a timed physical competition through a challenging

obstacle course in which competitors must complete the course without falling into water along the base of the course. Qualifiers are held in various cities throughout the US as the show looks for finalists to compete in Japan in the ultimate strength and strategy obstacle course at famed Mount Midoriyama.

The show reminds me of another of my favorites shows from the late 80s/early 90s - American Gladiators. I would watch with rapt attention until the end when the two final-ists from the show would compete head to head on an obstacle course to see who could finish first. I always imagined myself competing against the gladiators on the show and ultimately beating the other contestant. But I never attempted the show.

Fast-forward 25 years. No, no. I’m not crazy enough to enter the nearest American Ninja Warrior competition, but I am fascinated by the training. Welcome to parkour.

Parkour, or free running, is the term given to outdoor training that includes climbing, jumping, running, balancing and any type of free outdoor physical challenge. The name parkour originates from the French term, parcours du combattant, which means military training through obstacle courses – like US military boot camp. If you’ve ever seen some-one jogging through a park then suddenly running sideways along a wall, then flipping through a somersault onto a higher elevation from the ground, you’ve seen parkour.

Practitioners of parkour are called traceurs, also derived from the French word tracer meaning to escape without a trace or trail. Traceurs have been practicing parkour since the 1920s, but involving Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan-like martial arts and traditional gym-nastics to the mix have created the defined parkour we see today.

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ParkourI personally love this type of training for several reasons:

Freedom. This physical art form is meant to be practiced outdoors freely in parks and playgrounds. There are no rules. It’s just movement, speed, agility and strength. You do what you want and can when the moment requires it.

No equipment is needed to perform parkour. All you need is your body, the ground, a wall and space. Of course shoe manufacturers have gotten into the game and now offer “free running” shoes. There are also parkour gloves that can protect the hands from calluses, which will develop from hanging on bars and climbing rocks and brick walls.

There is so much variety and creativity in parkour. You can work on lower body strength with running and jumping, or focus on the upper body with hangs and climbs. Gymnastic flips and tricks are also integrated in a good parkour workout. But I can work at my own level to accomplish what I want when I want.

No one person or company owns the rights to parkour (yet), and I don’t have to buy a licensed program or DVD to do it.

There are several traceurs throughout Gwinnett County. But like the sport itself, the meet-up groups are not formal with set days, times and locations. Want to connect with Gwinnett traceurs? Check out HYPERLINK “http://www.americanparkour.com” www.americanparkour.com and enter Gwinnett County in your search. You never know, I might see you in the park!

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My dog recently got his collar stuck on the berber carpeting and pulled up what seemed like a yarn ball of carpet fiber. When I discovered this, I went through a whole gamut of feelings, disbelief, anger and despair; wondering if it was repairable. After I allowed myself all these feelings, acknowledging them and claiming them I could get clear; find the crazy glue! As I slowly inched the fibers back in with the glue, I was in acceptance and I would try my best to repair the damage. I let go and I was at peace about it.

I share what is a small problem, yet each day we encounter many situations that seem trying. If we don’t remain aware of our feelings and the idea of acceptance, our internal world keeps working on this energy even though we might not be conscious of it.

Think of something right now that bothers you, makes you angry, bubbles up frustration because you just cannot make it work. Perhaps it’s a relationship, your weight, the car breaking down, your job, or lack thereof. Now, what would you feel if that situation was resolved? Ah…some peace of mind perhaps. The good news is there is something you can do right now to bring about a feeling of peace; accept where you and others are right now. I can hear some protests already, but stick with me.

There is a difference between acceptance and taking charge of things you can control. In his book Your Sacred Self, Dr. Wayne Dyer explains acceptance as “a state of mind that allows you to be peaceful and know the difference between things you can help to eradi-cate and things that simply just are the way they are. If you are in a state of acceptance, you are free of internal stress and can actually be more open to listening and helping.” Take action where you can and let go of the rest.

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Acceptance is not being a doormat, stuffing your feelings, withholding your truth, or letting go of your faith. By doing these things you can bring harm to yourself on the inside, which always leaks out into your external world in some manner.

Here are some affirmations to breathe in:

I accept my partner/friend/relative as they are, realizingI cannot change anyone but me.I accept me as I am right now.I accept that I am where I need to be right now.

Want peace? Give acceptance a try.

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Seems like I’m always talking to my kids about the difference between needs and wants. Some people seem to have a tougher time distinguishing between the two. It’s a lesson that has to be learned over, and over again, well into adulthood for many. Much of that lesson comes down to learning to be realistic, and learning to prioritize. Example - How many pairs of shoes do you really need? If you have extra money to spend, which is more important - an extra pair of shoes or replacing a broken appliance?

When it comes to career planning, there are some parallels that can be made with the needs vs. wants life lesson. So many people set out early in their life with an unrealistic set of expecta-tions for their career. Earlier in life, not knowing what to expect, it can be hard to prioritize. Decisions about whether a particular job or career is right for you have to be based on what is most important – TO YOU. You have to be able to distinguish between your wants and needs. Using salary as an example – We all WANT to be earning millions of dollars every year, but what is really the salary you NEED? Too many people end up in careers they don’t enjoy based on this one factor alone. Knowing what you need can help make a better decision.

Getting the most enjoyment out of the time you spend working depends greatly on what thought and planning you put into your decisions. Is a job just a job, or something more to you. It might seem hard to change from where you are now to something that fits you better, but the investment of your time in making that happen will pay off with many years of happiness, doing work you find more enjoyable, more purposeful.

With summer vacations coming to a close, kids heading back to school, it’s a good time take stock in yourself. Take some time to sort through your needs and wants, to prioritize, and to evaluate where you are in your career happiness. Consider what you would want to be different and how can you make that change.

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It’s not unusual for dogs - and sometimes cats - to feel blue when the kids go back to school in the fall or off to college for the first time.

Cats can get emotionally attached to caregivers, and become distressed when their normal routine is interrupted. “Part of that emotional attach-ment is a behavioral expectation that the two are going to do something predictable,” says John C. Wright, an animal behaviorist and professor of psychology at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. “It’s important to the cat on a daily basis. You have a disruption in daily routine when someone leaves for school, a disruption in the emotional security the cat has, and that can result in both emotional and behavioral depression.”

“With emotional depression, the cat appears to be distraught and may vocalize more than usual”, Wright says. “Signs of behavioral depres-sionrange from lethargy - the cat tends to sleep longer, especially during those times when it’s used to interacting with the person who’s gone - to hyperactivity.”

While pet depression isn’t extremely common, these warning signs can help pet owners recognize if there is a problem. Your pet is lethargic, experiences a drop in appetite, or is just not playing the way they usually do. Beware if your active, healthy pet starts moping about or your nor-mally calm animal seems agitated. Potty accidents in the house or outside of the litter box can also signal that there may be a problem.

What’s the cure for depressed dogs and cats?

Lots of exercise can help dogs. When a dog is exercised their body releases endorphins, I like to call these chemicals “feel goods” because they do just that, make the dog feel good as well as create a sense of calm. Actually taking the dog for a walk would be good for both of you!

You may also consider doggie daycare so he can interact with other dogs. Take him to the dog park or set up play dates.

Also keep in mind that your dog is a reflection of your emotions. If you’re depressed about your child going off to college, your dog will sense that and respond accordingly.

For many families, when a child goes away to college the whole family feels a sense of loss.

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If you have a child that will be leaving the nest or just going back to school after summer break start preparing your dog before the event actually happens by changing up his routine a bit. Purchase some interac-tive toys to get him engaged in positive activities and brain stimulation.

If the child who is leaving is the main caregiver/playmate to the dog you might think about hiring a dog walker to increase the level of exercise and activity your dog receives as well as some one on one time for affec-tion. And doing this before the child goes away will make for a smoother transition when your child finally departs.

Similar techniques work with cats.

Have another member of the family try to replicate the cat’s routine as closely as possible, including meal times and play times. Also have the cat sleep with someone else if it was used to sleeping in the bed of its favor-ite person.

Ultimately, the best remedy is spending quality time with your pet. Don’t have time? Hire a professional pet sitter to come in a few days a week to engage your pet in some one on one activities and a little extra love. It can make all the difference!

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Recipe

Summer is almost at an end. The time for cookouts, picnics, and laying in the shade is almost to a close. Almost! There is still time for fresh sum-mer fruit! There are so many great summer fruits in season right now, like melons, berries, and of course sweet Southern peaches. Whether you’re picking your peaches fresh off the tree, getting them from your farmer’s market, or flash frozen from your grocer, the result is the same-the perfect Summertime fruit! This month’s Your Resident Gourmet column is dedi-cated to helping you enjoy your summer with some sweet peach inspired treats!Eat up!Chef Jennifer

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Peach Pie

Serve this too-die-for peach pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sprinkled with candied or toasted pecans.Photo: Jim Franco; Styling: Joe Maer

Yields 8 servingsIngredients: • 11/3cupscoldbutter • 41/4cupsall-purposeflour,divided • 11/2teaspoonssalt • 1/2to3/4cupice-coldwater • 8largefresh,firm,ripepeaches(about4lb.) • 1/2cupfirmlypackedlightbrownsugar • 1/3cupgranulatedsugar • 1teaspoongroundcinnamon • 1/8teaspoonsalt • 11/2tablespoonsbutter,cutintopieces • 1largeegg,beaten • 11/2tablespoonsgranulatedsugarPreparation:1.Cut11/3cupsbutterintosmallcubes,andchill15minutes.Stirtogether4cupsflourand11/2tsp.salt.Cutbutterintoflourmixturewithapastryblenderuntilmixtureresemblessmallpeas.Graduallystir in1/2cupicewater with a fork, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened and dough beginstoformaballandleavessidesof bowl,addingmoreicewater,1Tbsp. at a time, if necessary. Turn dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap; pressandshapedoughinto2flatdisks.Wrapeachdiskinplasticwrap,andchill30minutesto24hours.

2.Preheatovento425º.Place1doughdiskona lightlyflouredsurface;sprinkledoughlightlywithflour.Rolldoughtoabout1/4-inchthickness.Startingat1edgeof dough,wrapdougharoundarollingpin.Placerollingpin over a 9-inch pie plate, and unroll dough over pie plate. Press dough into pie plate.

3. Roll remaining dough disk to about 1/4-inch thickness on a lightlyfloured surface.

4.Peelpeaches, andcut into1/2-inch-thickslices;cut slices inhalf.Stirtogetherbrownsugar,next3ingredients,andremaining1/4cupflourinabowl; addpeaches, stirring to coat. Immediately spoonpeachmixture

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Peach Pie

intopiecrustinpieplate,anddotwith11/2Tbsp.butter.(Donotmakemixtureaheadoritwillbecometoojuicy.)

5.Carefully place remaining piecrust over filling; press edges of cruststogethertoseal.Cutoff excesscrust,andreserve.Crimpedgesof pie.If desired,rerollexcesscrust to1/4-inchthickness.Cut into3-inch leavesusing a knife. Brush top of pie with beaten egg; top with leaves. Brush leaveswithegg;sprinklewith11/2Tbsp.granulatedsugar.Cut4to5slitsin top of pie for steam to escape.

6.Freezepie15minutes.Meanwhile,heatajelly-rollpaninoven10min-utes. Place pie on hot jelly-roll pan.

7.Bakeat425°onlowerovenrack15minutes.Reduceoventemperatureto375°;bake40minutes.Cover looselywith aluminumfoil topreventexcessivebrowning, andbake25moreminutesoruntil juicesare thickandbubbly(juiceswillbubblethroughtop).Transfertoawirerack;cool2hoursbeforeserving.

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