There's Joy in Volunteering: CASA

If you would like to discover the rewards of giving back, and need some ideas about great places to start, this month I'm doing a series highlighting two worthy organizations: Make-A-Wish Foundation and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). This episode focuses on CASA for Children, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. Connie Stephens, the Executive Director of CASA for the Hall County-Dawson County region, explains all about CASA, and how to get involved. One of the children who has benefited from the CASA program shares a poem she has written about her experiences.

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There's Joy in Volunteering: Make-A-Wish Foundation

If you would like to discover the rewards of giving back, and need some ideas about great places to start, this month I'm doing a series highlighting two worthy organizations: Make-A-Wish Foundation and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children). This episode focuses on the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of chidren who have life threatening conditions. Kim Judy, the Volunteer Manager in the Georgia/Alabama region, explains more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and how to get involved. If you would like to learn more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, please visit their national website by clicking here. If you are a resident of Georgia or Alabama, please visit their local website by clicking here.

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There's Joy in Having a Clean, Organized House

In order to help everybody get organized, and not overwhelmed, I invited Melinda Anderson with Southern Home Organizers to give us some How to's. If you would like professional help, please visit Southern Home Organizers by clicking here.

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There's Joy in Refreshing Your Wardrobe

With spring on the way, it's time to refresh your wardrobe! So I wouldn't break my budget, I visited a high end consignment shop, Alexis Suitcase, with very reasonably priced clothing, including brands like Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, and even Prada! All accessories, including pocketbooks, jewelry, belts, and shoes are available here too. Come join me to take a look at some of the newest items at the store, which are also incredible bargains! If you would like more information on consignment shopping in Atlanta, please visit Alexis' Suitcase by clicking here.

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There's Joy in Having a Healthy Heart

Since February is Heart Month, I visited the American Heart Association's office in Atlanta, Georgia, and spoke to Sharon Masinelli, a physician's assistant, to learn more about heart issues in women and how they can be prevented. More women die of heart disease than men now, and it is the number one killer of women.

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There's Joy in Having a Healthy Relationship

This week I visited a professional counselor in Atlanta, Anna Kaye, who specializes in couples therapy. She shared with me why couples seek therapy, their most common issues, as well as her thoughts on maintaining a healthy compared to an unhealthy relationship with your spouse. According to Anna Kaye, "We maintain our cars, why not our relationships?" Her website can be accessed by clicking here.

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There's Joy in Sharing Sweets with Your Sweetheart

In this episode of There's Joy in the House, my husband Richard and I make chocolate hot pots together.  Click here for the recipe for the hot pots, as well as truffles and strawberries dipped in chocolate.  Afterwards, Ida and Wayne Spangler, who have been married for 59 years, come over and share their feelings about how they have managed to stay together so long, without killing each other!

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There's Joy in Healthy Cooking

Healthy cooking can be easy cooking too! I show how to prepare a delicious, colorful, and healthy corn and veggie soup. Enjoy! To print the recipe for this soup, click here

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There's Joy in a New You

In this episode, I visit with Colleen Manji and Kristie Smart at a Jazzercise studio in Gainesville, Georgia, to see what this exercise program is all about. I was surprised to find that people ranging in age from 8 yrs to 88 yrs do jazzercise! The instructor told me that "If you can walk to the bathroom, you can do jazzercise!". To obtain more information about Jazzercise locations and schedules, click here.


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There's Joy in Caring for Your Skin: Part III

In this final episode at Institut Dermed, I received tips on makeup techniques to get a natural look for daytime, learned about the advantages of mineral makeup, and how skin color and makeup color best coordinate. For a printable version of parts of this video, click here. You will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer to view this PDF file.

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The Institut DERMed website is located at http://www.idermed.com/, and Lyn Ross, our guest again this week, can be emailed at @idermed.com.

There's Joy in Caring for Your Skin: Part II

My visit to the skin care spa continues in this episode, as I receive a facial treatment, including proper makeup removal, toner with kojic acid and vitamin C,eye gel, hydrating serum with peptides, a three tea moisturizer, and sunscreen. I am also briefly introduced to the tools for machine assisted skin care, and learn the difference between hair removal using electrolysis compared with laser removal. For a printable version of the contents of the video, including information on facial treatments, click here.

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The Institut DERMed website is located at http://www.idermed.com/, and Lyn Ross, our guest this week, can be emailed at lross@idermed.com.

There's Joy in Caring for Your Skin: Part I

I visit a skin care spa, and learn all about how skin care varies for different age groups. I also discover what the key ingredients are in the formulations, and where they can be obtained. For a printable version of the contents of the video, including information on skin care changes and needs for each age group, click here.

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The Institut DERMed website is located at http://www.idermed.com/, and Lyn Ross, our guest this week, can be emailed at lross@idermed.com.

There's Joy in a Christmas Party

Joy gives a fantastic Christmas dinner party, which is highlighted by outstanding carol singing, perfomed by Katie Stinnett and a trio, including Joy Boone, Carrie Aleman, and Trudy Daffron. Among the songs included are Holly Jolly Christmas and Do You Hear What I Hear?

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The Joy of Creative Gift Giving

Joy has a visit from Kathleen Brown, a local artist in Gainesville, Georgia, who gives her tips on creating a variety of inexpensive, but creative gifts, including placemats, sweatshirts, notecards, and demonstrates creating easy Christmas ornaments using last year's Christmas cards!

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How to Stay Safe Over the Holidays

Have you heard on the news about the car break-ins and package thefts at the mall? Packages stolen from right under the Christmas tree? Watch this video to get loads of safety tips on how to avoid all of that over your holiday this year!

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