Methods for Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Last night I was reading Black Enterprise’s November 2006 issue and I was inspired to write a blog for each day of the week based from topics featured throughout this issue. I shall begin the week off with Methods of Maintaining a Positive Attitude featured in an article by Michelle J. Nealy. She focused on 4 major things one should do to maintain a positive attitude… which are:

1. Choose your thoughts carefully
2. Read something positive daily
3. Affirm your potential each day
4. Limit the time you spend around negative people

If you would like to read more of Michelle J. Nealy’s Article The Power of Positive Thought & The Methods of Maintaining a Postive Attitude pick of the November 2006 Issue of Black Enterprise!

Vote for James Davis

Come on Clemson Fans!
Take a moment and vote
for James Davis!

Vote for James Davis
and pass along to all
your email buddies.

https://r.espn.go.com/espn/contests/theheismanvote/

GO TIGERS!!


When i voted for James Davis on Wednesday he was in second place with 18% of the vote. Tonight when I checked he has moved into first place with 41% of the vote. See how those Clemson Fans unite. Let's continue to unite and make sure he holds 1st place.

Thank you for your time!
LizaCorrine

G.A.P. (Guardian Angel Professionals)

HOW IT ALL BEGAN… G.A.P. (Guardian Angel Professionals) was founded October 1, 2001 by Liza Corrine. The name Guardian Angel Professionals was an adapted version of a group of young ladies who during their undergraduate years formed a close friendship bond while residing in Sanders Hall on the campus of Clemson University. The name was changed from Guardian Angel Power to Guardian Angel Professionals to suit the young ladies up and coming professional careers.

OUR OBJECTIVE…The objective of this organization is to gather money and/or items of need for the elderly and children that may have little or no Christmas in the group’s chosen area of service: Clemson, South Carolina and surrounding communities.

HOW IT WORKS…The members of G.A.P. typically forgo gifts to one another, and spend no less than $20.00 on items for our gift boxes. We get together around the first of the holiday season, and have a Wrap Party. At the Wrap Party we socialize with one another and wrap and prepare boxes to be distributed this year at Clemson Community Care. This year’s Wrap Party was held last night. I would like to thank each of my wrapping angels: Mama Angel…Geneva, Alyssa, Stephanie, & Jane. I could not have done it with out you.

It is not too late for you to help. If you would like to do so please click here to see what type of items are needed.

For those of you who visited the site earlier, I apologize there was some type of technical difficulty and this blog was deleted. I hope that each of you have a fabulous, wonderfully blessed, productive, and exciting weekend! GO TIGERS!

New Deluxe Scrabble… the Consumer Complaint

Since childhood my mama and aunts have played Scrabble with me and my sister. Growing up this has always been one of my favorite board games. I even purchased the Spanish version as an adult to work on my Spanish. Since I have been playing so long there has been no need to purchase a new board, except as gifts for others. However, in March I experienced an apartment fire where I lost my Spanish version and the turntable version I had lost pieces therefore…

Last week I decided to splurge a little and go and get a new DELUXE SCRABBLE…. The new board is HORRIBLE and CHEAPLY made. DO NOT PURCHASE IT!!! If one is going to pay ~30.00 for a board game it should be of good quality! I was so disgusted by this that I called Hasbro…YES I DID…When I spoke to the customer service representative she informed me that the board was officially changed in 2003 and was changed because people complained of the glare. I kindly left my remarks and she told me to see if I can find boxes that were copyrighted 2003 or before if I would like to get the older {more stable, better quality} board. So below is my internet letter to Hasbro and potential purchasers of Deluxe Scrabble…

Dear Hasbro,
Your “new” board is of poor quality. You can create a product that does not have a glossy/transparent overlay without decreasing the quality of your timeless game of Scrabble. In the current version the overlay does not hold the pieces firmly in place as your turn the “turntable” or place words perpendicular to previously placed words. If customers desired this result they could purchase the cheaper board. I believe a comparable alternative should be developed in order to address this problem. This dilemma must be dealt with if you expect to continue to sell the game of Scrabble to future generations.

Cordially,
Liza Corrine

Our One Year Anniversary ... Dating :)

Saturday, October 14th my love and I celebrated our one year anniversary of dating. It has been a year of learning each other’s good and not so good attributes. We drove up to Asheville and enjoyed the scenic ride there. On our way there and back we stopped at a roadside stand called “The Cider House” where we enjoyed a cup of delicious hot apple cider. Once in Asheville we visited the North Carolina Arboretum. There we visited the Bonsai Expo (which also featured Ikebana) , watched the beginning and finished project of a Bonsai being added to their Bonsai Garden, took a moment and enjoyed the lunch I had prepared for us, then we went walking on a few of their trails. Check back for location details that will be posted within the next week. What did YOU do this weekend?

State Trooper...

Okay ONLY I could be hit by a state trooper (not in his car, but in uniform on his way to work) at a RED traffic light. And to top it off I was driving my boyfriend's relatively NEW automobile so that he could rest for a while. That, in and of itself is a story for the recordbooks that needs further explaination but that isn't my blog today... my blog is about the fact that i had to pay THEM $5.00 to get an accident report that ...

-1- would not be ready for AT LEAST five days following the accident
-2- that they will not fax
-3- that they will not accept credit/bank cards or personal checks for... therefore meaning that one has to either return to the area where accident occured OR go out of one's way pay for a stamp, pay for a money order, and take time out of one's day to mail them the information to be mailed the accident report... HOW INEFFIECENT!

I will not elaborate to which state I was visiting, but I would like to know how common it is for those involved in an accident (especially victims) have to PAY to receive an accident report? If so... what state? I would appreciate it if you share your stories. Have a great weekend!

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO HELP SAVE BABIES

Dear Fellow Bloggers,

We are petitioning Google™ to create a doodle in honor of Prematurity Awareness Day, November 14th. Google is famous for their doodles*, and each one is seen by millions of people around the world, highlighting many interesting holidays and causes. Premature Birth is a global crisis, so what better way to draw attention to this terrible problem than by having a doodle created for Prematurity Awareness Day?


As of this morning, when I signed I was signiture number 39,187 That's how many people think our fight against premature birth is worthy of worldwide recognition! There's strength in numbers, so we need your help! Please be a part of this grassroots effort to save babies from premature birth!

As always, thank you for your continued support!
Liza Corrine & The March of Dimes

What is a Google Doodle?.....Click Here to Find Out

Victoria Valley Vineyards

On last Friday I received an email from my sweetie requesting that I be ready at 9AM on Saturday morning because he and his best friend Justin had a suprise for me and his wife, Sara. The only clue I was given was to dress as though I was preparing for hiking. On Saturday morning I was ready to go at 9 as requested... on our drive up Kris pulled out a newspaper article dated January 25, 2006 titled Vinyard Vision. He had saved this article and he and Justin decided to surprise us with a trip up for wine tasting and a tour of the vinyard. This was a pleasant surprise for both Sara and me. We went on their tour of the facility, tasted all of the wines that Victoria Valley Vineyards has to offer, and concluded our visit with a lunch on the patio and pictures in the vinyards on our drive out. This was a fabulous fun surprise!

Thank you very much MY LOVE!

To those of you intersted in finding out more about Victoria Valley Vineyards please visit them. It is a quaint pleasant getaway.

Pictures of our visit soon to come :)