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Explore Georgia: Tybee Island Tips No One Tells You About

Ever wonder how can you maximize your visit to Tybee Island? We have gathered the best insider tips so you can plan a dream trip to one of the most unique places you'll ever visit. BEST PLACE TO LAY DOWN YOUR TOWEL Park near the Tybee Beach Beach and Pavilion ( Tybrisa St, Tybee Island, GA 31328) use the bridge  in front of the Tybee Island Marine Center  turn right and walk towards the rock formation close to the sand dunes. This portion of the beach has a smoother sand, lots of shallow areas that are perfect for little kids to bathe safely, is less crowded, and because it's close to the sand dunes you will see a large variety of seaside birds.

Blog is having "template" difficulties

I woke up this morning just to realized my template was all over the place. I am working on this issue and hope to have it fix by tommorrow. Thank you for your suppport.

Psychologists Bring Science Of Happiness To China

UC Berkeley has helped establish a new psychology department at China's Tsinghua University. Professor Kaipeng Peng discusses the Science of Happiness.He says the social changes brought about by China's move from socialism to capitalism have made the study of psychology there more important, and that the collaboration also helps American psychologists learn more about psychological differences between cultures. Video produced by Roxanne Makasdjian, UC Berkeley Media Relation" The ranks of China's millionaires continue to grow, but the increased wealth has done little to boost the country’s gross domestic happiness, according to psychologists at the University of California, Berkeley. They say the pursuit of prosperity in the nation is fast outpacing mental health and well-being, and are seeking to correct that imbalance by spreading the science of happiness in China. As part of that effort, UC Berkeley psychologists, along with colleagues at Tsinghua Unive...

I Love You Blogs and Coffee

(Designed & copyright by Jen Ramos) I want this print in my office STAT. I think it summaries perfectly my life at this moment in time. You can get it for $25.00 dollars at Made by Girl.  I think if would be a great whimsical touch to any blogger's home office.  What do you think? Yay or Nayy?

What I am loving right know...

By looking at these pictures what type of design style you think suit me best? I'm still not sure how to name my style preference... I LOVE the colors of this office and the black and white pictures on the background. I think I could steal this idea   for my office.  I believe all white room can look GORGEOUS if you add splashes of color like this amazing green chair. I'm really digging the softness and femininity of this room. For some reason I am very drawn to mirrored  chest and side tables.   They look so glam!! I DIE!!!! For this room. Love the floor to ceiling windows. I love Zebra rugs, fancy crown molding and  crystal chandeliers. Are you feeling me. I love  how everything   is monochromatic except for the yellow sofa. Loves it!!   This is a dream of mine. I swear one day.... it will come true :)      I can see my daughter...

Happiness Explained: Happy people really do work harder

  "Economists have established a link between workers' happiness and   their performance, and say employers should take note" A team of economists has now produced research that suggests there are clear links between workers' happiness and their productivity. The team, led by Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics at Warwick Business School and a leading authority on the relationship between economics and mental health, said its research has important implications for the worlds of politics and business. "We find that human happiness has large and positive causal effects on productivity," the team said. "Positive emotions appear to invigorate human beings, while negative emotions have the opposite effect." The team conducted a range of exercises in their research. In one, students were asked to add a series of five two-digit numbers in 10 minutes. The subjects were paid an attendance fee, and a performance fee based on the num...

The Source of Happiness...

Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth… Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. ~John Templeton

Happiness Explained: Family + Food = Happiness

As you all know I love cooking. I have never taken a cooking class in my entire life so I considered myself a home cook just like any other mom in America. My first cooking memories always takes me back to my grandmother's house. She is one of those women that  everyone around the city knew. Her cooking was sooo good that she was able to to use the earnings toward her children college fund and buy her own house. Roasted Mediterranean Chicken My grandmother has always been a very independent woman something that was not the norm during that specific period of time.   My grandmother's was born and raised in the Island of Puerto Rico around the 1920's. Her father was a respected member of the community, was involved in politics, and owned  a small country store.  Puerto Ricans, just like my grandmother, value family life and will put their family first. They consider family a core cultural value. The traditions and beliefs of...

Rescued bluebird finds happiness with saviors

More than a month ago, Doug and Diane Willard of Midlothian found the tiny bird lying flat, featherless, freezing and breathing heavily in a neighbor's newspaper box. A handyman, Doug Willard was helping close his neighbor's newspaper holder to deter bluebirds from nesting there. The near lifeless bird's mother had not returned to the nest in some time, and another young bird was dead on the ground. "You could feel the body, and it was just cold," Diane Willard said. "So I brought it home, and for four weeks, I had it on a heating pad. It was so pitiful. I mean, it was just flat as a pancake." Five-and-a-half weeks later, "Birdy" is a full-size bluebird with majestic, royal-blue wings and a hearty coat of gray feathers on her breast and back. The Willards' neighbor, Louise Nuckols, another adoptive figure in the fledgling's life, even found Birdy a cage to sleep in. "We didn't think it would make it through the wee...