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Paula
Monahan
Publisher
Special
thanks to Jimmy Allen of Creative Image for this
month's cover shoot.
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This
month's cover woman is the Honorable Jennifer Weiss,
35th District Representative, North Carolina House of Representatives.
Representative Weiss is Vice-Chair
of the House Committee on Children, Youth and Families.
When asked to identify some of the pressing issues facing
North Carolina, Weiss stated that "we’re facing
a childhood obesity explosion."
As a
wife and mother of two small children, this concerns me
as I often struggle with meal planning. Planning the family
meals is as much a guessing
game as it is a balancing act in that small
children tend to find a handful of dishes they like and
won't try something new. Hot dogs and macaroni & cheese
are staples in my home. But how nutritious can they possibly
be? Trying to find a common dish that is healthy, tasteful
and one that the whole family will enjoy is a goal
that many moms seek to attain. Why do some moms
seem to attain this goal more effortlessly than others?
Is there a special "recipe" for getting the family
to try new dishes and to eat healthier meals?
In one
of this month's featured book "Secrets
of Feeding a Healthy Family," Ellyn Satter,
a registered dietician and internationally recognized authority
on eating and feeding addresses these such questions and
more. From planning, shopping and preparing the meals, Satter
shares some of her "secrets
in a nutshell." In "Lettuce is
Not Enough: Eating Outside Your Box," Journal writer
Jackie Stanley says that we should challenge
long-held notions about what we eat and to try new things
by seeking new avenues of choosing a variety of foods. Jackie
says, "Dare to step
out of our comfort zones and try new things."
If only I could get my children to step out of their comfort
zones and try new things!
Planning
fun summer parties and need
some great ideas for themes? Then you'll
definitely want to look at Diane
Warner's Big Book of Parties. This
book has over 175 ideas for all types of parties, plus a
section titled "Party Planning 101." If you know
someone who enjoys having parties, be sure to tell them
about Diane's book.
 Congratulations
to all 13 winners in the April
"Read to Succeed" book giveaway.
Each month the Journal will sponsor a book giveaway promotion
to our subscribers. Winners are chosen through a random
drawing of interested participants. All that is
needed to enter the book giveaway is a simple email indicating
your interest in the featured book. Entries can be submitted
through the end of the current month. Entries may be submitted
through 6pm on the last day of the month.
Featured
books for the May "Read to Succeed Book Giveaway"
Even
if you won a book in the prior month, you may enter again
the following month.
Remember, you can't win if you don't enter.
Until next month,
I hope you'll be @your
best self!
Paula Monahan
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A
resident
of
Raleigh,
North
Carolina,
Paula
Monahan
is
a
past
President
of
the
American
Marketing
Association,
Triangle
Chapter.
With
over
fifteen
years
of
experience
in
sales
and
marketing,
Paula
is
putting
all
of
her
learned
skills
and
talents
to
good
use
in
this
online
publication
for
women.
As
a
way
of
reaching
out
and
connecting
with
women
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds,
her
goal
is
to
create
a
networked
community
of
online
women
readers
who
value
inspiring,
insightful
and
empowering
content.
An
award winning journalist, Linda Ray is also an editor. In addition to
editing the Journal, Linda runs a freelance editing and writing business.
She will gently massage, or completely rewrite, your material—as
you wish. No job is too small for her—and no job too big, yet. Her
freelance work includes interviews, research and writing for business
magazines, ghost writing, Web page editing, and writing and editing marketing
material.