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In this issue, we meet women who have made big financial decisions, a woman who plans weddings that look so extravagant, but with advice on affordable touches, a woman who loves to shop but doesn’t overspend, and one who helps our community plan for the future by investing our current resources. Our issue isn’t just about money though. Of course, it is about women like you and me who are making decisions, having fun, trying to lose weight, and living life the best way they know how.
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January 2011
“Now is not the time to be greedy”
– says this new business owner
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I am Today’s Woman Because… 10By Lucy PrITcheTT
Take Five: opinions and money 12By JennIFer ThomPson
Finding dave 14By KImBerLy crum
survival skills 16By JennIFer ThomPson
Kick up your assets 18By LIsa hurT KozarovIch
19 Things 22By anITa oLdham
OpiniOn: Kentucky Jumpstarts small Businesses for new year 28By caThy zIon
hollis starks 30By GIoIa PaTTon
catch sight of the Beautiful 32By BarBara macdonaLd
style on the street 34By Wendy anGuIano
home office makeover 36By anITa oLdham
her 13 Inspirations 38By hoLLy GreGor
Thrift store Therapy 42By meGhan secKman
I Love my…44By Lucy PrITcheTT
The hunt for the Perfect salad 50By meLIssa donaLd
HealTHy WOman: Losing Weight the right Way 52By cheryL sTucK
are you crazy? 56By BoB mueLLer
From the dining Table to the chin up Bar 58By dana mcmahon
aBc resolutions to Live By 60By Joyce oGLesBy
6 Things not To miss 62By JennIFer ThomPson and GIoIa PaTTon
arTs insider musT-see: Constantine Maroulis: shooting straight from the heart 64By GIoIa PaTTon
daTing dilemmas: relationship resolutions 66By caITLyn Gaynor
Wrigley WriTes: doggie daycares Gone to the dogs 68By BrIdGeT K. smITh
real or Fake? 74By TIFFany WhITe
about This Issue 6By anITa oLdham
on our cover 8By anITa oLdham
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6 January 2011 Today’s Woman
The Money IssueAbout This
Issue
“Financial Planning” Whose eyes glaze over when they hear those words? To me, it falls into the
category of subjects like: computer ram, someone giving me directions, and
descriptions of why my dishwasher won’t get my dishes clean. many of us hope
that we have enough money to handle what we think is important, but we don’t
really like to plan out every expenditure. We want things to work,
but we don’t want to plan or think ahead, or work out how we have to
make more money than we spend. however, some women in this month’s
magazine said some things about money that I can understand:
“I believe that a little bit of fabulous has more impact than a whole lot of mediocre.”
Page 29.
“I don’t worry about money anymore!” Page 13.
“Money is something that you need, but you have to manage it so it doesn’t manage you.”
Page 15.
In this issue, we meet women who have made big financial decisions,
a woman who plans weddings that look so extravagant, but with advice on
affordable touches, a woman who loves to shop but doesn’t overspend, and one
who helps our community plan for the future by investing our current resources.
our issue isn’t just about money though. of course, it is about women like you
and me who are making decisions, having fun, trying to lose weight,
and living life the best way they know how.
— Anita Oldham
8 January 2011 Today’s Woman
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STYLIST Wendy Anguiano
John Nunn didn’t heap the praises on Today’s
Woman magazine. He started his letter with “…to be honest, I hardly
read an entire article; I’m a man, so my attention span is limited, plus there’s no sports section.” Reading choices aside, John does have perfect timing since
that he wrote to us at the exact time we were looking for a woman to
represent our money issue. He told us about his wife
Angela “who not only struggles to run a small
business during the worst economic downturn of our generation, but is still able to remodel, reshape and grow her business.” He went on, “The past two years have been a great struggle just to keep the
doors open at times. There have been plenty of weeks she would not pay herself in order to make payroll so her employees could
feed their families and she put money back into the salon for improvements and advertising. She is a big-hearted, Christian woman who is okay with
not having the finer things in life as long as everyone around her has what they need.” Read more about
Angela on page 8.
Makeup and hair styling by Jamie Smith,
Muse Salon. Photo by Melissa Donald.
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PUBLISHER Cathy S. Zion
EDITOR Anita Oldham
ADVERTISING DIRECTORSusan Allen
ACCOUNT ExECUTIVE Teri Hickerson
SENIOR PAGE & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Kathy [email protected]
ACCOUNT ExECUTIVE Helen Ratterman
SENIOR ADVERTISING DESIGNER April H. Allman
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Lucy M. Pritchett
PRODUCTION COORDINATORKathy Kulwicki
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Jennifer [email protected]
WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER Melissa Donald
MAKEUP ARTISTHolly Oyler
CIRCULATION MANAGERW. Earl Zion
SALES DIRECTOR Cheryl Suhr
OFFICE MANAGER Julie Mayberry
Learn the secret of
contentment.
ASSISTANT EDITOR Tiffany White
I try to pay with cash so I have no
surprises from my credit cards.
All my extra change goes into a coin jar, and all that goes
to my savings account.
2011 January 9www.iamtodayswoman.com
Today’s Woman10 January 2011
On making the decision to buy: I had worked at the salon about a year when I offered to buy it. I bought it in a week. I do really well making big decisions, it’s the small ones that I have trouble with. Like what color towels should I get. I finally went with black, brown, and charcoal.
It was the same when I decided to go to hair school. I signed up within three days.
Owned the salon: Two years
Made it her own: The salon (formerly known as Fingertips) had been in business 25 years when I bought it. I have pretty much changed everything...new stations and furniture, pedicure tubs, and added a spa room.
Salon colors: sky blue and sand.
Day-to-day: The hardest thing is managing. overnight, I became the boss of stylists I had been working with. and managing time has become more of an issue as I have gotten more clients.
Worst part of her job: no shows.
Easiest part: Being with clients.Time management tip: Take it one thing...one day...at a time.
Financial goals for 2011: Increase business, pay off salon debt, and continue to put money back into the salon. now is not the time to be greedy.
Car: 2003 gray Ford Escape
Shampoo and conditioner: IKon drench and Free.
Coffee drink: Peppermint mocha.
Style: Comfortable trendy.
Shops at: TJ maxx, Zappos, Forever 21, and Target.
Bag: Coach. I have a black one and a red one.
Exercise: I walk, run, and do hot yoga.
Eats: Well.
Wants to add in 2011: a new home and a child. (at press time, we learned that angela and John are expecting their first child.)
Saver or spender: I used to be a spender. But in the last two years I have become a saver. my husband and I live by the dave ramsey motto: Live like no one else now so you can live like no one else later.
I do really well making big decisions, it’s the small ones that I have trouble with. ”
I am Today’s Woman “
By LuCy m. PrITChETT / PhoTo: mELIssa donaLd
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housEhoLd: Husband John; Jonesy, 5-year-old boxer; Sosa, 7-year-old golden lab mix
nEIGhBorhood: Germantown
AngelA nunn ~ Owner of Salon Muse
This was not Angie’s first professional risk. After graduating with a BA from Western Kentucky University, she landed a job for Brown Forman and moved to Dayton, Ohio. After a merger Angie decided on a buyout instead of a job move and pay increase and came back to Kentucky to help her family who was struggling at the time. Once back in Louisville, she went to hair school and just a few years later is a business owner.
12 January 2011 Today’s Woman
Years ago, my husband and I began living off credit cards to pay for many things we “wanted” but may not necessarily needed. We quickly mounted a lot of debt. We attended Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace seminar and immediately started using his envelope system for paying expenses. In a few years, we became credit card debt-free. Making the decision was critical, of course, but sticking to the plan was even more important.
Take Five
Kelly Childers Legal assistant
By Jennifer Thompson
1 I Make a system
2 I Move back in with family to save
moving back in with my family helped me save money on rent, food, utilities, and more. most people may view moving back into your parents’ house as a bad thing, but it was a sound decision to help me save money.
JessiCa Burton recovering from surgery/health concerns
Corey duriCKo CPa
I wish I had set a budget, prioritized, and analyzed every purchase, large and small, making sure that it all fit in the plan so I wouldn’t have any regrets. Nothing feels better than looking at what you bought or did and saying to yourself it was more than worth it.
3 I set a budget, prioritize, analyze purchases
When I first began working, I started a 401K and Roth IRA. Since I never received a check where some money wasn’t going to my retirement, I don’t miss it. Sometimes I wish I would have saved money longer before buying my first place and maybe not bought so many shoes.
Mary Beth dennis development manager
4 I start a 401k or tax deferred savings
5 I Make wise financial decisions
Best financial decision? Two things: 1) To purchase a house because it appreciates in value and 2) Pay off (and stay out of) credit card debt because it’s nothing but a rock around your neck.
AND…Always share with others when there is a need. Don’t hesitate; don’t think twice about it. I have never run short when I share with others.
tina thoMpson Financial Controller
money. Just like when we’re in the fitting room and we talk (or complain) about clothes without ever actually giving number to our size and weight, we talk to each other about money every day but refrain from getting too personal — from ‘fessing up our own salaries or debts. We’ll say that starbucks costs too much, but we won’t reveal the exact percentage of our paycheck that venti café mocha is costing us (although personally, I’d prefer not to know my own number; ignorance is caffeinated bliss.) yes, money can be hard to talk about, but five readers were brave enough to share their financial ups and downs with us — not sizes or pounds, mind you, but what they’ve found that fits and doesn’t fit. Take five and listen to their stories.
2011 January 13www.iamtodayswoman.com
14 January 2011 Today’s Woman
a liberal woman “meets” dave ramseyFinding dave:
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2011 January 15www.iamtodayswoman.com
Finding dave: Today’s mail produces three tempting offers. one bank promises “Easy Cash rewards.” another offers a $100 gift card for opening a new checking account. a third invitation tempts me to consolidate my debt. adjacent to these various bank invites, spread out on the kitchen counter, are six credit cards and a pair of scissors. I lift the scissors, then put them down. I know what financial guru dave ramsey would say about the aforementioned offers. shred the bank party invitations. Slice and dice the credit cards. Pay cash only. Spend less than you make. Build an emergency fund. Invest. Build wealth and give generously.
I listen to ramsey on my car radio, usually on my drive home from church. It’s my guilty pleasure. I like his folksy manner and clever turns of phrase, such as, “you have to tell your money what to do or it will leave you and go away with someone else.” I appreciate his astute understanding of human behavior. Consistently, he explains that our financial problems (and their solutions) are the result of “80 percent behavior and 20 percent knowledge.” despite my admiration, I approach ramsey with respectful caution. he is a devout political conservative, an evangelist for both debt freedom and Jesus. I am a liberal woman, wary of scripture-quoting evangelicals who connect religious faith to prosperity. But I cannot look away. dave is an entertainment. on his radio show, he scolds and praises in parental fashion. he gives a verbal slap to a man who takes a second mortgage on his house. he seems genuinely pleased to hear couples scream “WE’rE dEBT FrEE!”
In the stories people share on the radio, I hear my own. I hear about shopping excursions, summer vacations, dining out, new cars, and gourmet coffee. These are consumer choices we struggle to sacrifice. They are the “opportunity costs,” the choices made, instead of dumping debt and saving money. If I were to reduce my twice-weekly orders of Light Frappucino mocha Grande at a cost of $4.51, I would save $703.56, plus tip. ramsey’s preaching is simple. “no will set you free!” no to the purchase of a new honda hybrid. no to debt consolidation. no to a credit card at my favorite shopping venue, Le Target Boutique.
True financial peace requires “a lifestyle change,” says susan Boyer, a graduate of the Financial Peace university (FPu) and a co-instructor at st. matthews Baptist Church in Louisville. she and her co-leader husband are graduates of FPu. This is the third year the couple has led an FPu group, in which 10-12 people meet for 13 two-hour sessions. susan does not wish to share the details of her personal journey to financial peace, but she is glad to share the results: “I don’t worry about money anymore!” she and her husband are debt free and have an emergency fund. susan describes the “victory stories,” of persons in her groups. one woman no longer takes her children to mcdonald’s every day.
another is raising $1,000 cash for her (Baby step #1) emergency fund by selling household items on Craig’s List.
youTube is bountiful with dave ramsey videos, though you have to watch them in two-to-10-minute segments. To educate myself, I watch a variety of short videos as well as “The Town hall
for hope,” in nine installments. dave gestures from behind the Fox Business News desk in a blue blazer, or he traipses on stage in a cotton shirt and blue jeans. he layers his conversation with information and anecdote. “I did stupid, with zeros at the end!” he says, in reference to the personal experience that led him to his current work as the founder and CEo of The Lampo Group. a Tennessee boy, ramsey had earned and lost a million dollars by the age of 26. his rags-back-to-riches story is the result of hard work, good business strategy, and “budgeting the way grandma did.’ In his presentations he is all-at-once the common man, an expert, a man of faith, and a pragmatist. and as a liberal woman, I often agree with him. Two points I especially like are: (1) spending money is not patriotic, and (2) Embrace hope, not fear.
“our economy shouldn’t be based on people spending their money on
things they can’t afford…The american Family, on this great vacation, has had a terrible car wreck.” Instead of viewing this event as a disaster, he sees it as opportunity. Failure, he says, is “cleansing and corrective.”
In his april 2010 Town hall for hope, ramsey encouraged over one million people in 6,000 locations to reject the fear regarding the recession that’s being spread nationwide. In the video, he describes the media as, “sounding like a beagle chasing a rabbit.” he opposes this desperate, howling, fear-inducing tone. “Fear,” he says, “is not the fruit of the spirit. It’s not God’s baby. It’s satan’s baby.”
american prosperity, he says, has led to overspending, which has led to debt and our addiction to “stuff.” But we can overcome the errors of our ways. “Clean up your own mess. Work hard. Give. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Luke 12:34).”
I reach for the scissors. Each of six credit cards falls, like plastic confetti, into my kitchen garbage can.
FPU Follows Dave’s seven BaBy stePs:
1 Establish a $1,000 emergency fund. raise money. Have a yard sale.
2 Dump Debt using the snowball effect, starting with the smallest debt.
3 save three to six months cash for emergencies.
4 Put 15 percent of income in a rotH ira and pre-tax retirement account.
5 invest income in an account for college tuition (if applicable).
6 Pay off the house early.
7 build wealth and give generously.
http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/
To find a local FPU group, learn more, or purchase books and videos, go to daveramsey.com. Be advised: The web site accepts only debit cards and bank drafts!
Financial Peace Programs have also been developed for high school and college students, soldiers and their families, inmates in correctional facilities. And for Hispanics, there is Paz Financiera.
16 January 2011 Today’s Woman
Susan Nicholson by Jennifer Thompson
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Rule #1: Follow more rules than necessary.
The Community Foundation of Louisville handles endowments and grants from countless donors that go to over 1,100 charities. It’s susan nicholson’s job to make sure every dollar goes from the right hand to the right place at the right time. sound intimidating yet?
“We have $300 million in assets, and all but $10 million of it has specific donor instructions we have to follow for what to do with the money,” says susan, who is a CPa and is vice president and chief financial officer for The Foundation.
susan says that the holidays are the busiest time of year, so when I interviewed her in
november, she had just finished verifying over 100 checks going out to different organizations that day. While it might be tempting to cut corners with such tedious tasks, susan says even the CFo follows procedures every time.
“It helps keep everyone on the same page,” she says. “I make sure everyone’s i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. If someone doesn’t fill out an expense form
correctly, I’ll send it back. nonprofit companies’ tax returns are public record, so we have to stay accountable and follow the rules every time.”
Rule #2: Stay out of the newspaper — unless you want to be in it.
If the Irs and donors aren’t enough motivation to follow the rules, the fear of bad press certainly is. “I never want to wake up in
the morning to see my name in the headlines for inappropriate use of funds or accusations of theft,” susan says.
Even the perception of such unethical activity can bring down a nonprofit faster than any recession. “Trust and reputation are everything,” she explains. “If people don’t trust [your organization], they’re not going to give you
money.”susan cites the closing of the youth alive
program after an alleged car theft leading to four boys’ deaths as a prime example for why nonprofits must seek integrity and keeping a good name above all else. “If you’re in the press, let it be for a good reason.”
Rule #3: Speak many languages.
susan (mercifully) understands that most of the people she encounters do not understand investments and tax laws on the same level as she does. But instead of giving her report and walking away, susan studies other people to know how to
interpret her financial speak to their language.“as CFo, I have to be able to crunch the numbers
and communicate about them,” she says. “I put myself in the position of the person I’m speaking to. I figure
out what’s most important to them and what their style of communication is.”
susan once had to present material to two groups of people — one of them mostly lawyers and the other mostly accountants. Even though it was the same subject matter, she prepared two completely different presentations.
“I like to figure out if people are more right-brain or left-brain,” she says. “If they’re the right-brain, creative type, I prepare charts and graphs, but if they’re left-brain like me, I bring percentages and hard numbers.”
Confession time: If your employer stopped paying you, how long would it take for you to
stop showing up for work? one minute? maybe two? Even if you love your job, your mortgage holder, Carmax, LG&E, and Target love your paycheck even more. There’s no denying the need to be compensated for your time (even mother Theresa had to eat, right?). and while at times it may feel like you’re making money just to give it away, there’s one woman in Louisville whose job it is to help people do just that — give money away.
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2011 January 17www.iamtodayswoman.com
Rule #4: Everybody can be a philanthropist (yeah, even you).
The Community Foundation of Louisville has a minimum grant requirement of $100. (Two tanks of gas can make you a philanthropist!) But if you don’t have $100 to give? not a problem according to susan.
“Philanthropy isn’t just money — it’s your time and what you’re good at,” susan says. “I worked on a habitat for humanity project building a house, and partway through the day, I heard some of the project leaders saying they needed help balancing some numbers on a spreadsheet. at that moment I realized I didn’t have to go hammer to help those people. spreadsheets are so much fun for me, so I was able to help them with something I knew and enjoyed.”
By donating her time and skills, susan has increased her professional circle to many more organizations than she would have if she had decided not to be a time philanthropist. susan says one of her best resources as a nonprofit CFo is a CFo roundtable group that she attends for networking and also swapping advice with other nonprofit financial gurus.
Rule #5: Put money in its place.
although susan’s job is to talk about money all day, she is aware that money is a sensitive issue to discuss and places herself on a “need-to-know” basis with the donors that use the Community Foundation’s services.
“If advice isn’t asked, don’t offer it,” she says.But her personal thoughts on money
reflect the discipline she brings to sticking tight to her organization’s budget.
“money is a means to an end — a tool,” she says. “sometimes people wrap their self-worth up in their salary, so if they feel like they don’t make enough, their self-worth plummets. money is something that you need, but you have to manage it so it doesn’t manage you.”
For susan, part of not letting money “manage” her was choosing to follow her passion for nonprofit rather than a higher salary at another company.
“years ago someone told me I should work in nonprofit because I cared more about how money affected people than how it could grow,” she says. “anybody who works here could get a better paying job at a for-profit company, but they choose to work here because it means something to them.”
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When it comes to money, the myths, mistakes, and misunderstandings of many people can lead to everything from lost opportunities to financial ruin.
Myth: It’s too late to invest money.
“one of the most common myths I see is that people think they have too little, or are too late, to get started” saving and investing, says senior financial advisor Tracy redmon, of Walters, Walters, redmon & associates, a financial advisory practice of ameriprise Financial services.
“you get out of school — then it’s work, house, kids — and all of the money is focused on short-term needs. Then they think ‘I’m 45, 55, it’s too late.’ obviously, the earlier you start, the better, but it’s never too late,” redmon says, adding that enrolling in your company’s 401K program is often the easiest way to begin.
It’s the same misunderstanding shannon Burnett sees as a financial coach with Women 4 Women’s Finance 4 her program, which teaches basic money management and helps clients develop a financial plan.
“many of the participants enter the program with the misconception that they are powerless to improve their financial future. They think they can’t live on a budget, or that because they have a limited income, that building savings is a goal out of reach. They also believe that they have to deprive themselves severely to reach those goals. and these are simply not true,” Burnett insists. “With behavior modification and a positive attitude, the participants discover they can — and do — make progress toward improving their finances.”
Myth: Paying extra toward your mortgage is always better.
another common myth, according to redmon, is that homeowners often think they’re being smart to pay extra toward their mortgage “when they should really pay more toward higher debt. They’re trying to do a good thing, but they’re putting the money in the wrong place.”
Paying extra on a mortgage and carrying a credit card balance to improve a credit rating are both oft-repeated pieces of advice that aren’t true in most cases.
Carrying a credit card balance and slowly paying it off won’t help your credit score; it simply takes more of your hard-earned money and gives it to the credit card companies in the form of interest and other fees. To improve your credit score, pay your balance in full every month. also key is to limit the amount you put on your card because companies look at how much credit you have available versus how much you’re indebted for, to help determine your credit score.
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16Myth: I cannot afford life or disability insurance.
another troubling aspect of financial planning is the often misunderstood and complicated area of life and disability insurance that causes most people to be under- or improperly insured.
The generally-accepted rule of thumb is insure yourself and/or spouse for twice your salary. “That has a good ring to it, but it means nothing,” redmon says. Instead, insurance agents suggest
one of two formulas to determine the amount of life insurance your family needs: either a ‘needs-based’ or ‘human life value’ formula.
The human life value calculates income versus working life expectancy to determine the amount of insurance needed. For example, if a person is 40 years old, making $80,000 a year and expecting to work until age 65, the human life value would be $2 million. That’s also the formula courts use to determine what to pay in accidental death cases. (visit www.lifehappens.org to calculate your economic value and estimated insurance needs.)
The needs-based formula determines the amount the surviving spouse and/or children would need to get through the end of retirement if there was a death tomorrow. It uses numbers such as lifetime income, fringe benefits, employer-provided health insurance, and services the spouse provided around the house to calculate the net financial contribution to one’s family.
redmon says, “I see a lot of women under-insured and without disability insurance. They don’t protect their income or the value of what they do, that’s a big one. Income is the greatest asset we have and losing that can impact a family’s basic needs. Whether a spouse brings in an income or not, there is economic value to what they do — childcare, cooking, cleaning, carpooling.”
and once you’re insured, don’t think it’s over. “People will buy or revisit life insurance seven times during their lifetime. It always needs to be in review, that doesn’t mean you’re always increasing, sometimes it means decreasing as you invest and save more,” says Laurie Linker, of Family & Business Insurance solutions LLC.
“There are people who think, ‘we’re wealthy, we have plenty of insurance, we don’t have to worry.’ But Congress is looking at changing estate taxes. That could mean that anyone with over $1 million as a couple could be paying 55 percent off the top for estate taxes,” according to Linker.
Myth: It’s always safer to leave your money in the bank than invest it.
yes, investments can be risky without proper knowledge and assistance, but leaving money in a low-interest savings account over a long period means the money won’t keep up with inflation, which can end up making you lose money and therefore riskier than a safe investment.
Myth: Don’t rent.
“don’t rent when you can buy” is another piece of financial advice often mistakenly offered. Fact is, rent is more of an item like gas or other cost-of-living expenses. In the first five years of homeownership, all the payments basically go to the mortgage interest. If you have a 30-year, $250,000 mortgage at 7 percent interest, your first 60 payments would total about $100,000. of that, about $85,000 goes toward interest.
Myth: I’m fine because my husband is taking care of the money.
“With married women, a dangerous myth is that the husband will take care of the money. That’s fine, everyone has roles in a marriage, but the woman needs to have a basic understanding of income and expenses, assets, and liabilities,” redmon says. “The average age of widowhood is 56. at some point most of us will be making our own financial decisions and not being prepared can devastate families.”
not a Myth: Take action now.
Burnett adds, “Believing in misconceptions like these and not taking action to improve your financial health has a large impact on your life and your family’s life. no matter what your situation, you have the power and ability to improve your finances.”
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January Cover Girls2 This month’s January cover girl joins 18 past January cover girls. Here’s an update on five in the last decade.
Happenings, news, celebrations, and tidbits that caught
Today’s Woman’s eye for this month.
January 2006 ~ Christie Spence is the wine club manager at Huber’s orchard & Winery. “When the economy took a flying leap from the high-dive, I chose to transition to an industry that I knew would not be affected by our country’s ultimate belly-flop,” she says about her new job in the wine and alcohol industry. In addition to managing the wine club, Christie has stayed busy beleaguering her three teenagers, booking corporate speaking engagements, and appearing in television commercials.
“My financial goal for 2011 is to become debt free, using the proceeds from my upcoming autobiography, God Saw Me Eat Fried Bologna.”
January 2005 ~ Liz Curtis Higgs has been busy writing and her speaking engagement calendar seems as full as ever. Her latest book came out last march, a scottish historical novel: Here Burns My Candle “which is based
on the beloved Old Testament story of naomi and ruth, set in another time and place to demonstrate the timelessness of God’s Word.” The sequel, Mine Is the Night, will be released on march 15 of this year.
January 2002 ~ Elizabeth namusoke KizitoWe caught up with Elizabeth in her crazy busy holiday cookie season, when she revealed the Ginger snap cookie is the hottest
seller. “This has been a year that Kizito Cookies has struggled to hold the line on ingredient costs,” Elizabeth says. “It’s been a struggle, with commodity prices fluctuating wildly.
My goal next year is to increase profits 5 percent. Thank you, Louisville, for loving my cookies.”
January 2007 ~ angela McCormick Bisig. since she last appeared in Today’s Woman, angela has been re-elected to her third term as a district Court Judge and has been working with a task force to start a pilot project in our Juvenile court using restorative Justice Principles. “I’ve also been
continuing work on a Family Enhanced supervision docket in district Court that has judicial oversight of families that have experienced domestic violence,” angela says. she also just got married on september 25 of last year expanding her family to include a 10-year-old stepdaughter and a 5-year-old stepson to add to her three boys.
My money goal for 2011 is to pay cash for everything and eliminate all debt.
January 2008 ~ Lisa Garcia reger is working away in her family law mediation and litigation practice and is in her 12th year as partner/owner at Lorch naville. “I spend most of my free time being a soccer mom. I do have a fun bucket list. For instance, last year, I played laser
tag for the first time. In 2011, I’d like to try ziplining. My money goal is to have “enough” …enough to
give my family food, shelter, clothing and send them to good schools…the rest is just icing on the cake.”
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Fix Your EyebrowsPaula Henson from Hair by Bennie and Friends told the audience at our last Tuesday with Today’s Woman to pay particular attention to your eyebrows — groomed, filled-in brows make every woman look younger by framing your eyes. (Go to our facebook page to see how you can win a gift bag of products from Hair By Bennie)
If you know a
beautiful child under the age of 3, why not enter them into the Beautiful Baby contest held by Today’s
Family magazine? details can be found online at
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Wishing i Was There: Fearless Women skydivers
An international team of 41 women skydivers from 10 countries set a new world record for largest all-female formation while flying upside-down.
Since our issue is about money… I have been hearing from new coupon websites, and they are becoming more sophisticated. These websites find coupons for you, and some automatically add coupons onto your grocery stores loyalty discount card.
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that you’ll save $500 per year. You do have to pay though: $5.95 per month.
Another one, CouponSense.com compares itself to a personal assistant whose only job is to save its members money on their grocery bill. CouponSense.com helps members with their budgeting by monitoring savings so they can see how much they’ve saved. Cost is $10/month in most states.
a Carnival in rio!that’s the theme of the red and
black ball — For the love of Harriett, benefiting the Harriett b. Porter cancer Education & Prevention Programs at the James Graham brown cancer center. the event will be held at the Galt House on Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner, followed by music, dancing, and a silent auction. tickets: beth Hobson at 502.562.4651.
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Do you have a good Derby story? Today’s Woman Derby Department, headed by Tiffany White, wants to
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Women Leading kentucky is accepting applications for college scholarships.
applicants must be female freshmen, sophomores, or juniors enrolled fulltime at a kentucky college/university, have at least a 3.0 grade point average and have demonstrated leadership abilities on campus and/or in their communities. They will be giving $1,000 and $1,500 scholarships. applications are at www.womenleadingky.com/scholarships.html
We are working on our Most Admired Woman list. Voting begins March 1.
The kentucky Derby Festival has announced their 2011 Poster artist. You can meet Sarah Lynn Richards at the Poster Premiere on January 13, at The Henry Clay. The 31ST annual Your Community Bank Derby Poster Premiere is open to the public and will begin at 5:30 p.m., featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary gift for the first 1,000 guests. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They are available by calling 502.584.FeST.1417 MOST ADMIRED
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Rachel Cunningham, is a program staff member at The Cabbage Patch, where she works
with at-risk kids. She has been growing out her hair for over two years in preparation to donate it to Locks of Love and is planning to cut her hair early this month, shortly before the birth of her first baby.The at-risk girls that she works with at The Cabbage Patch don’t
want her to cut her hair. Rachel is planning to show them a DVD of the recent HBO Family documentary on Locks of Love to help them understand why she is doing this. Compassion is one of the values modeled at The Cabbage Patch.
“I had two reasons that prompted me to do Locks of Love, the first being that I couldn’t get pregnant. Sounds random, but I figured if I couldn’t control that aspect of myself, I’d control another and wouldn’t cut my hair until it was long enough to donate.
“The second reason is that my cousin’s wife has alopecia. I never knew she even wore wigs until after she and my cousin were married. Her hair will grow back periodically and then fall out without warning. It started to fall out the morning of their wedding and my cousin had to shave it off and wear her wig.” Rachel learned that having a wig made of real hair makes all the difference. “I want to cut it at work and show the video to the kids because I want them to realize how such a simple thing can completely change a child’s life.”
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Calling herself a profiler of artists and celebrities, Gioia Patton has been using her persistence to track down and interview
celebrities for our publications for the last 10 years. Her articles practically ooze with the enthusiasm that she has for her interviewees. “As someone who grew up immersed in attending plays and the ballet and also watching films of multiple genres (my top two favorites being musicals and romantic comedies), it was heaven-sent for this Arts Insider Must-See columnist when, over the past two years, I secured four artists from my all-time favorites’ list.”
Who are her all-time favorites?1. Shirley MacLaine. “I recall MacLaine
mentioning how much she liked that I ‘stayed in the moment’ while interviewing her, rather than simply rattling off a few thought-out questions.”
2. Dame Julie Andrews. “Throughout Andrews’ phone interview she was as genuinely nice a person as a fan would hope she would be. I was, nevertheless, still stunned two months later when upon entering her Kentucky Center dressing room post-concert, Andrews enthused ‘GIOIA!’ before embracing me in a bear hug.”
3. Liza Minnelli. “I’ll never forget Minnelli’s ‘1, 2, 3...BROADWAY! ’ (vibe) cadence in which she spoke during the interview.”
4. Roger Daltrey. “That this rock ‘god’ of many decades was so completely down-to-earth and also enthusiastic when answering every question still amazes me. Daltrey is another artist who gives bear hugs — as was his greeting for everyone of his fans (whom he didn’t know) at his pre-show meet ‘n’ greet.”
Her fifth favorite interview? Jackie Collins. “It was lots of fun interviewing Collins (we laughed a lot!) — to the point that she surprised me by wanting to read the article once it printed and gave me her home address. One month after having received her August 2008 profile, I was blown away when Collins sent a lovely note in the mail expressing that her article was ‘fun and interesting and very accurate.’
Currently Gioia writes an Arts Insider article each month and several “what not to miss” events in our calendar. Gioia takes the reader along as she shares her personal experience at performances or with an artist along with a mini-review of events. This year for Today’s Woman she is adding interviews with local women who should be celebrities. This month she interviewed Louisville wedding planner Hollis Starks (page 28) and American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis (page 64).
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Today’s Woman
by CAThy ZION / PublIsher
News reports that the Ford assembly Plant will retool in 2011, hiring over 2,900, reverberated on the
airwaves and jumped off the front pages of newspapers across Kentucky last month. no doubt, this is exciting for our economy. But news just as stimulating to small businesses didn’t even get a peep or paragraph.
during december, Governor steve Beshear gifted small businesses with two announcements to help jumpstart their
business for 2011, recognizing that over 60 percent of our job growth comes from these enterprises.
on december 6, Governor Beshear announced the launch of the Kentucky small Business Investment Credit. yes…after months of hearing about tax credits for big business, we finally got ours. Companies with less than 50 employees — 90 percent of the Commonwealth’s employers — are eligible. If they add one additional new job and invest a minimum of $5,000 in capital expenditures, they will be able to apply for up to $25,000 in tax credits. Base employment year will be 2009 and the credit will be available for the 2010 tax year, with the application process starting this month (http://thinkkentucky.com/ksbic/).
and…drum roll, please…on december 15, the Governor made an announcement many women-owned and minority-owned businesses have long awaited. he signed an executive order establishing a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and minority-owned Business Enterprise (mBE) certification program for Kentucky (http://mwbe.ky.gov).
For far too long, these businesses have been economically penalized due to Kentucky not having a WBE/mBE certification which prevented them from securing business for which they were qualified. most large, socially-conscious companies have established guidelines to ensure they do business with WBEs and mBEs. Without this certification, Kentucky companies were unable to compete for these targeted contracts. now WBEs and mBEs will be be able to share some of contracts to remodel Ford’s assembly plant in 2011.
Kentucky was one of only a handful of states without this certification, which meant that other states would not reciprocate for certification to do business there. This was particularly painful to local companies wishing to do business just across the river in Indiana and with the Indiana Gaming Commission.
I look forward to tossing my two-inch-thick paper file of pleas and proposals for passage of this certification process built up over the past three+ years. I know many members of the national association of Women Business owners will be happily shredding as well.
Thank you, Governor Beshear, for recognizing the importance of small businesses to the economic growth of Kentucky and giving us ammunition to forge ahead. as a small business owner, I can say that we’re not looking for hand-outs, but we can sure use a hand.
Kentucky Jumpstarts Small Businesses for New Year
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I was destined to do this!” declares the vivacious Louisville native Hollis Starks, referring to her wedding and events planner business, Hollis
Starks and Company, which opened May of 2009.“It’s funny because I had three ‘first’ clients in
my first 10 days of being opened,” she recalls cheerily (two of which were weddings — one for 250 and the other for 400). Starks’ upbeat recollection is such that the expression ‘she hit the ground running!’ flashes before my eyes.
Very quickly, word of mouth about Starks’ sophisticated artistic eye and professionalism
circulated around Louisville. “I used my antique silver cake stands for the wedding receptions, antique table cloths and chandeliers, mirrors, vintage linens…all of which I had personally collected,” she explains. Starks also had and continues to have ample creative help from “my ‘secret weapon!’— husband, Franklin, an artist, who can take any of my specific design ideas and customize them to the needs of the event,” she says admiringly.
Starks mentions that the expression used repeatedly by clients and vendors alike when describing her is “an honest and honorable businesswoman.” The history behind Starks’ stellar business reputation actually begins in 1991, when, upon her father’s death, the then 31-year-old divorcee with a young son assumed the reins of the wholesale men’s headwear national distributorship company, Harry R. Hibbs Company. For the next 17 years, Starks successfully ran the company, founded by her great-grandfather, until the recession made it necessary to close the business.
“It was an opportunity that I could not pass up, and probably a sentimental decision at that point,” Starks explains with a sigh, about taking over the company. “It was an opportunity to prove myself, and I also felt a responsibility to the six (third-generation) employees who worked there,” she adds.
It should be noted that when the Sacred Heart Academy School graduate, who’d studied art history at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., took over her father’s company, she’d never worked there before. “I’d gotten ‘real’ after my divorce, though, and already taken my little rear end to Sullivan Business School where I took business and marketing courses — earning an associate degree,” she explains.
Of her 17 years running the company, she enthuses, “I think the combination of having honest and good long-term employees who understood the business and my fresh brain that was not plagued with preconceived notions and old ideas was a beautiful concept. And the closing of the business was not a failure, but a very triumphant story,” she declares. “Whereas I was sentimental going in, I really thought to not be sentimental leaving. All I cared about was that I could look myself in the mirror for the rest of my life and know that I was straightforward with my employees, and they knew I had no choice but to close the business. Also, every one of my suppliers was paid before I closed,” she continues. “I didn’t even owe an electric bill. And my leased building was so clean when we left that you could have eaten off the floor. We knew what we had to do, and we did it with honor and the right way,” she states about the mindset shared by Starks and her employees.
“I believe that a little bit of fabulous has more impact than a whole lot of mediocre.”
— Wedding and Event Planner, Hollis Starks
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Fabulousby Gioia Patton / PHotos by amy sHEPHErD
Hollis transformed her beautiful silver punch bowl into a container for favors at this wedding.
Hollis created these themed French labels to tell the flavors of each cupcake.
A simple plant
put in an inexpensive
silver pot and tied
off with a sheer ribbon makes a chic centerpiece
for each reception
table.
The bride’s family provided this elegant
cake stand and topped it off with a floral
arrangement to complete the desert table.
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The following is my Q&A with Hollis Starks about her life as a much-in-demand wedding and event planner.
Gioia Patton is an arts & EntErtainmEnt cElEbrity ProFilEr.
When I voice the opinion that Starks’ greatest business strength is the fact that she’s equally left and right brained in proficiency, she enthusiastically agrees.
“There’s no question about it! And people appreciate it so much,” she mentions. “The business end of this is so much for my client…like going over invoices and making sure that I understand the cost in this town for different services. And I do not take referral fees. I have a flat fee. There’s never a surprise. There’s no markup,” she explains. “I’m also ‘full-service’ in that my weddings are my concept of my clients’ needs. And I use very talented floral designers who are so on the same wave length as me that they get it.”
Starks adds that she already had pre-existing working relationships with a lot of local vendors (like Ballou’s Rentals) and some local caterers as she’d worked with them the six years she co-chaired the annual Derby Breakfast at Farmington Historic Home.
“The fact that I look at the financial division of this as a stewardship is probably to some extent a pretty special way of looking at it,” she muses. “It’s a stewardship to me in the sense that I work really hard to make sure that it doesn’t cost that much. And because I work really hard that means that I understand the value of the dollar,” Starks concludes.
TodaY’s Woman: Elaborate on your “destined to become a wedding and events planner” remark.
HOllIS STARKS: Even though I knew I wanted to do something along the line of wedding and event planning after Harry R. Hibbs Company closed, I specifically made the decision to press on because it became obvious to me once the company closed that I already had a customer base, because so many of my friends suggested (in conversation) that I do this before I’d even expressed a desire to do this. For example, my dentist is Rebecca Tafel, and I remember sitting in the dentist’s chair and at one point Rebecca leaning over and saying: “I think you need to do wedding planning!” And when 20 other people tell me they’d hire me if I went into this business…..ahhhhhh call me a genius, but… (laughs).
TW: What is your training for this business?STARKS: First of all I joined the Association of Bridal
Consultants. I really believe, by the way, in trade associations. I really do. I had to take several courses, which I did via the internet, and which took a couple of months because I wanted to make sure I understood everything. I am officially a ‘consultant’ according to the criteria of the Association of Bridal Consultants.
TW: What’s the smallest and the largest wedding/event you’ve undertaken to date?
STARKS: The smallest, a dinner party for 24. The largest, a wedding I completed last summer that was a seated dinner for 400, which was also on the hottest night of the summer I might add. I constructed everything on the client’s farm. I brought in the tent from out of town, which had a higher ceiling so that the heat went up further in the tent, and which made a lot of difference believe it or not. I also had silent fans everywhere.
TW: I love the Jennifer Lopez movie The Wedding Planner, and I recall her having an endless supply of wedding-day emergency needs strapped to the lining of her suit. What does your bridal bag consist of?
STARKS: It’s a big black patent-leather tote, in which are dental hygiene products (including disposable toothbrushes), Ibuprofen, hand lotion, breath mints, safety and bobby pins, needle and thread, band aids, makeup, a good magnifying makeup mirror, plus a steamer. I also bring two circulating fans (for the bride and groom’s dressing rooms) plus a garment rack. And some protein in the form of cheese and crackers, and bottled water, as I don’t like to have soft drinks in those rooms once the couple are dressed in their wedding clothes.
TW: How do you dress for the weddings you’ve planned and do you have any help besides Franklin?
STARKS: I wear very dressy, custom-made, jewel-necked tunics with cigarette (deep pockets) pants designed by a clothing designer friend. I also wear ballet slippers until later that night when I slip into dressy sandals. I have two assistants with me at the church, and who stay behind to help after I leave for the reception. I also have a part-time assistant in the office.
TW: How can one cut costs for weddings in this economy and still get the wedding of their dreams?
STARKS: First of all limit the number of your guests. Use some discipline. Also, use candles as accents on steps and tables, although not to the exclusion of flowers. For example, instead of a bunch of swags on chairrails, line some candles up the staircase. Have a really elegant daytime wedding followed by a brunch or luncheon reception as the food and alcohol will be more affordable. Investigate the option of using a venue during a reduced-rate season and on a day other than Saturday as many historic properties offer significant discounted rates for weekdays and Sundays. I really believe though that one of the best ways to cut costs is to hire a really competent wedding planner.
Today’s Woman32 January 2011
While having breakfast at Toast on market recently I enjoyed a cup of novus sapphire Earl Grey tea that is the best I’ve ever tasted. Blending black tea with bergamot and malva flowers, novus offers a deliciously scented tea with a natural and alluring flavor.
National Hot Tea MonthJanuary is national Hot Tea month. In addition to enjoying a hot drink with great flavor ~ tea is also
great for your health and beauty.research does suggest that drinking tea boosts the immune system, making it easier for your body
to ward off germs and viruses that are prevalent this time of year.you can also use tea to shine your hair ~ Cool brewed black tea and apply to hair after shampooing
and conditioning. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse. Tea is naturally acidic, balances the ph balance of hair, and adds shine and bounce.
refresh puffy eyes with leftover green tea bags fresh from the fridge. Brew your cup and then toss the bag into the fridge for at least 15 minutes.
soothe irritated skin with chamomile tea. Brew some chamomile tea and let it cool. soak a few cotton pads in the tea and apply to sensitive skin to calm down redness and irritation.
you can pick up a box of novus Tea at Toast on market or online at www.novustea.com. Each box sells for about $7 and contains 12 sachets, each with 2 tea bags. Flavors include the regulars along with spiced Chai, Persian Pomegranate, and organic sencha.
Take Care of Your FaceWinter is the best time to schedule any facial exfoliating procedures, whether with a doctor or
aesthetician. Peels and other similar treatments remove the dull outer layers of skin, revealing newer, smoother skin below. and just like an infant’s skin, new skin is fragile and can burn easily. another reason to schedule those peels now is to ensure the best possible skin before that first saturday in may.
aveda’s Perfecting Plant Peel is similar to a 30 percent glycol peel without the associated redness and irritation. Instead you have smooth, radiant skin with no down time and little out of pocket.
Story and photos by Barbara MacDonald
CatCh Sight of the Beautiful
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derived from natural ingredients like salicylic acid, which is derived from wintergreen, the 45-minute facial costs $65 at Joseph’s salon and spa. discounts are available if you purchase five sessions at once.
If you’re new to aveda, expect a fragrant experience. Each product and solution smells better than the last. afterwards I was left with skin that felt and looked healthy and radiant. my facialist recommended waiting two weeks before my next treatment, then every two weeks for about six to eight weeks total. For maintenance, they suggest coming in for a peel every eight weeks.
In addition to the salon treatment, aveda offers a Green science anti-aging skin care line that complements the peel. The line includes certified organic ingredients such as argan oil for moisture, cactus to boost collagen, and plai oil which is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. I’ve been using the lifting serum and brightening moisturizer for awhile now and love the fact that I see noticeable results.
Joseph’s salon and spa is located at 3938 dutchman’s Lane. 502.897.5369 or www.josephssalon.com
My Five Favorite Products Right Now
I’m always on the lookout for new beauty products and try to sample as many as I can which means I don’t usually stay loyal to one brand or product, but there are a few products that keep coming back into use because I can’t find anything better.
Crabtree & Evelyn’s Evelyn Rose Eau de Toilette ~ 3.4 oz/$40. I picked this up while on vacation last Fall, and soon remembered that this was a favorite fragrance at two other points in my life. once in my early 20s when I was first exposed to it, and then in my 30s when I stumbled upon a company store. rose is a favorite fragrance, especially when it’s natural and earthy as this scent is.
Aveda’s Light Elements Smoothing Fluid ~ 3.4 oz/$24. This styling formula is plant-based and helps to condition and smooth hair. It’s recommended before blow drying, but can also be used on damp hair that is air-dried. The ends of my hair always feel to me like they need a little something ~ and no gel, pomade, mousse, or leave-in conditioner has given me the results I
wanted, until this came along. This is my go-to styling product. I try other kinds too, but when I need my hair to look it’s best, this is the product I turn to.
Nivea Body Smooth Sensation Body Oil ~ 8.4 oz/$8. Enriched with avocado oil, this fast-absorbing oil was created for extra dry skin. Put some on right after a shower or bath and your skin will be nourished, smooth, and hydrated all day long.
Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer ~ about $5 This 100 percent natural lip balm is packed with vitamin E, coconut and sunflower oils, and comes in 11 shades including rhubarb (a personal fave), Watermelon, and Toffee. you can find it almost anywhere ~ Target, Whole Foods market, and most drugstores.
And a new item that I will be stocking up on….
Revlon’s PINK Vision Slanted-tip Tweezer ~ For $2.50 at the Target in southern Indiana, these tweezers are better than $25 versions I’ve tried. Called Vision, these tweezers offer a clearer view of the brow area because of the shape and design of the slanted tip, and can even be used while wearing glasses. This design is especially good for grabbing fine hairs. as someone who loses tweezers often (or has them stolen…) I’ve stayed mostly away from the pricier brands, and been disappointed at not being able to find
a pair that do a good job but don’t cost a lot. I’ve finally found them.
Send your comments, questions, and suggestions to Barbara MacDonald at [email protected].
Today’s Woman
on theStyle Street
34 January 2011
By Wendy anguiano / Photos: Melissa Donald
Style here, style there, style everywhere! Here is what stylish women in Louisville are wearing.
We met all these women at Trousseau a Go-Go event, a fund-raiser for Blessings in a Backpack at 21C Hotel/Museum
What: cashmere head pieceWho: she made itcost: $150favorite stores: thrift stores & J Crew
What: Dolce & Gabbana Shoes (10 years old)Where: Dolce & Gabbana in Miamicost: $700favorite stores: designer stores
What: Carlos Santana ShoesWhere: Chicagocost: $125favorite stores: out of town
Jenny ChurCh
LiLi nentwig (right)
Cathy wade
What: NecklaceWhere: Targetcost: $20favorite stores: Cache
CarLissa Pennington
What: SkirtWhere: Ann Taylor Loftcost: $68favorite stores: local stores like Cherry Bomb and vintage clothes
2011 January 35www.iamtodayswoman.com
Where met: 4th Street Live!What: ShoesWhere purchased: Macy’s (Kensie shoes)hoW much paid for them: $75 about 1.5 years agoWhere likes to shop: Banana Republic/Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie
Lauren sChott
Where met: Kentucky Museum of Arts & CraftsWhat: BagWhere purchased: TJ MaxxhoW much paid for it: $75Where likes to shop: J Crew
Where met: Louie Link (Pedway to KY Convention Center)What: Yellow SweaterWhere purchased: NY & Co.hoW much paid for it: $25-$30Where she likes to shop: NY & Co. for work clothes
Where met: Kentucky Museum of Arts & CraftsWhat: SkirtWhere purchased: Maybe Von Maur or ClodhoppershoW much paid for it: $70-$80Where likes to shop: Ann Taylor
Kristin BLoom
Kate mCKune
Where met: Boutique SerendipityWhat: DressWhere purchased: Boutique SerendipityhoW much paid for it: $178Where likes to shop: Boutique Serendipity
BaiLey switzer
Today’s Woman36 January 2011
Today’s Woman and Closets by design turned Cheryl Johnson’s home office into a functional, attractive space with the gift of a
makeover worth $1,000. Cheryl also added some of her money to the winnings to ensure she would get the type of look she wanted.
“my home office needs a makeover because it has no storage or organization. also, it can be seen from my living room and kitchen, so when I have guests, I can’t hide it because it has no doors,” says Cheryl.
amy Johnston, sales manager of Closets by design and her team, remedied the problem by creating a whole new desk with cabinets and shelving. “We did very large cabinets on the left and right side that can be multipurpose storage for the home whether that be office products or overflow from the kitchen,” says amy.
since Cheryl wanted more desk space, Closets by design included lateral files in the two lower cabinets underneath the desk which allows her to keep her household records nearby. They also built in upper cabinets above the desk to be used for office storage.
“We did a few of them without doors so that they could be display shelves for knick knacks.” since Cheryl’s home office was located in an open space, the team added some design elements to make the office look more visually appealing. “We varied the height and depth of the upper cabinets so it would highlight the crown molding on top of those cabinets.”
She Won a Home Office Makeover!
I got everything I needed on one side of the room.
It made the room seem a lot bigger
and neater…I am thrilled
with it!”
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2011 January 37www.iamtodayswoman.com
InsPIraTIons
1. The Kentucky State Fair, where rules to life’s etiquette don’t apply. For instance, I saw a man wearing a raging mullet and a Tasmanian devil tattoo…no, no, no, you can’t do that!! It inspires me…be bold, a little ignorant. The result appears to be pretty happy. drunker than hell, but happy. 2. Rose water ice cream...God’s chosen ice cream. I thought I topped out at the suicide drinks I made in grade school at the concession stand, but no, this is the adult version of the suicide. 3. The hyacinth plant…combine this with the rose water ice cream and you will go somewhere that heaven gets jealous of. The hyacinth plant is like the good witch, Glenda, from The Wizard of Oz, nothing but sparkles and magic wands that take you home. 4. Bull Riders. They are my inspiration to look your greatest fear right in the eye. I don’t ride bulls, but I do ride my fear everyday. sometimes I get bucked off…I get up like the good ol’ boys and wipe the dust off and do it again. 5. Louisville Thrift Shop. The first time I experienced it, I felt as if the gates of heaven had just opened up and the thrift store gods bestowed their light on me. rows and rows of used colors and patterns. nothing was fresh to the human eye, but to my spirit it was a well of treasures and trinkets galore. I had found my creative stomping ground. Every character I have ever created told me their story through these artifacts left behind. 6. Giant headphones. When I was 12, I discovered a way to leave my brain without leaving my body. Things in my home were turbulent. my parents divorced four times and separated 11 times from each other. our family picture had velcro: “Is dad in or out this month?” 7. The movie, Napoleon Dynamite. This movie inspired me to believe you can write a movie based on one single idea. Thank
Performance artist sarah hyland
sarah Hyland, a local girl, has her heart firmly rooted in Kentucky even though she lives in Los angeles making a name for herself as a performance artist. many of her characters are based on people from her childhood, like Kentucky
Lightning, her dad in female form sporting a mullet and wearing her blue and white basketball uniform to attract the ladies. seeing sarah, an attractive blonde,
transform herself into a redneck, mullet-wearing lesbian is hysterical. It’s obvious there is nothing she won’t do and when she bleeds...it’s all blue and white.
Being a student of life, sarah is observant and sensitive...smart and funny. all the qualities of a great comedian. she started her creative career at the prestigious
art Institute of Chicago in The school of art, pursuing her talent in painting and sculpting which she started at atherton High school in Louisville. as fate would
have it, she was led to second City, the premiere school for comedy and improv (alumni include: alan alda, dan aykroyd, martin short, and mike myers) in Chicago where she studied comedy. When the time was right she took her
next career step by moving to La. While she continues to make a name for herself and may always live
in Los angeles, her heart will forever remain in Kentucky.Here are 13 things that inspire sarah:
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you, Napoleon Dynamite for allowing me to see the weirdness in my life as a creative minefield of possibilities waiting to explode! I now pay attention to the details in everyday life for inspiration for the beginning of a story that could be my movie. 8. My Dad. during all the divorces and separations from my mother, I got to live with my dad. He was and is my hero. I watched everything he did, how he did it, and I knew I wanted to be just like my daddy. subconsciously, I was creating my favorite character, Kentucky Lightning, the manifestation of my dad in female form. she’s a woman who LoVEs women, but can never seem to get the courage to talk to them. she talks a big game, but when it really comes down to it, women oWn her. I will always thank my beautiful daddy for being himself. Being fearless, and letting his heart always be his guide. 9. Paul’s Fruit Market. I believe that fresh fruit is the original anti-depressant. a good sweet grape, the size of a child’s head, never makes me think…god, I hate my life...no, never. a slice of apple set out to sample along with caramel sauce has the power to turn your day in the direction up towards the heavens. 10. The toy store Playthings. owned by my aunt and uncle in st. matthews, it is the equivalent of walking into the mind and dreams of a child. It’s a corner spot of adult dreams, too...of finally finishing that mad scientist magic bubbly foam, princess skirts that you wish at least your ankle would fit into, but knowing how my my niece would love to twirl in it, and hand puppets that make you consider giving up everything responsible and hitting the road to go on a world wide children’s show tour. 11. Comedy. my first firework of inspiration was a clown that came to perform at my preschool. He didn’t even perform for my class, I just saw him out of the corner of my eye juggling colored handkerchiefs. I watched and heard the lucky kids who got to see him and thought, wow, that must make that fat man feel really good to make all those kids laugh. Thank you, mr. Clown, for showing up to your job that day. you changed the life of a little girl who was just waiting to eat badly-prepared meat. Instead I got my dessert first. 12. Cooking with my nephews. This cooking show hasn’t been invented yet. We go shopping for cookie dough at Walmart. Backing our full cart up to aisle 9, we buy cookie dough, sprinkles in rainbow and green (we’re Irish and Trinity fans), silly string, toys, and fart putty (this is a jar of putty that when you stick your finger in it, it makes a whooping fart noise. yea, genius!). When we get home, we flatten out the cookie dough, about 1 centimeter high, the sprinkles 3 inches deep. I have watched a lot of chefs cook on Hell’s Kitchen, The Iron Chef, and Rachel Ray, but I have never once seen their faces look the way my nephews did that day. you would have thought they had just invented the way cookies were really supposed to be made. 13. Small shopping baskets. The freedom, the feeling of the moment, the day is all you’re worried about. Just sitting there on your arm, the same way that little red riding Hood held her basket to take goodies to Grandma. Even the old Woman in the shoe with 600 kids envied Little red riding Hood as she galloped so lightly and freely with her single basket. no Costco basket to buy in bulk for the next 10 years to feed the vultures...no, a bachelor’s life, handpicked single-item fruits and veggies.
In character, as Gayle, her mom.
In character, as “La Sarah,” an in-your-face, no filters woman.
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Today’s Woman42 January 2011
By Megan SeCkMan / PhotoS: MeliSSa DonalDTherapyThrifT STore
if shopping is therapeutic, thrift store shopping is divine. There is a satisfaction resurrecting a gem, unearthing the discarded and then, just like that, turning heads. I have been shopping consignment since I was a teenager and have always adored the thrill of the hunt, the finds I add to the mosaic of my closet, and the shock from admirers when I reveal the price (I’m an over-sharer by nature). But since I’ve gotten older, consignment store shopping has simply become a logical way to spend money.
It amazes me that women still cling to pre-fab department stores where ensembles have that straight-from-the-assembly-line look when they could save a buck and stop traffic buying gently used pieces with real personality. Buying used is economically sound; most consignment stores resell clothing at one-half to a third off department store prices. Buying second-hand is not only gentle on your budget, it supports local businesses and practices one of the three r’s~reuse. Louisville has a wonderful selection of consignment stores that are locally owned by women. many provide a distinctive feel and style through welcoming, easy-to-use layouts, and quality merchandise. see the list below for a few of my favorites:
The PiNK DoorLOCATION: 1565 Bardstown rd.HOuRS: Tuesday-Friday 12-8, saturday 11-7, sunday 1-6
The Pink door is a smaller “boutique” in every sense of the word. Free-standing racks displaying mostly vintage jackets, furs, blouses, and dresses poise atop various carpets sparsely lining the floors of the store. Wall racks display a variety of modern and vintage shoes and boots and a row of jeans. “Less is more” comes to mind here, with its minimalist, European vibe. a great place to find a statement vintage piece to jazz up your favorite jeans or office attire. I will be going back (after 48 hours of deliberation) to purchase a navy vintage tweed blazer ($24) that will look fabulous with a pair of jeans. The vintage merchandise in this store is wearable and classy (no neon polyester leaf patterns here). Prices are reasonable for quality, oftentimes elegant vintage.
Writer Megan is sporting her dollar-friendly look:Coat, $40, purchased at the Pink DoorSweater, $10, purchased at Margaret’s
Skirt, $10, purchased at urban kittyBoots, $35, purchased at nitty gritty
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MargareT’SLOCATION: 2700 Frankfort ave. HOuRS: monday-saturday 10-6, sunday 12-4
The matriarch of consignment stores, margaret’s has been in business since 1991. Therefore, the reputation for quality merchandise attracts over 20,000 active consigning accounts per year as well as a constant flow of traffic through the store. Customer service is a bit aloof, but the selection makes up for it. a good mix between high and lower-end women’s, men’s, children’s, and housewares laid-out in a delightfully user-friendly, color-coded display. margaret’s is a great place for stocking up on work attire or finding a fashionable outfit for any occasion. merchandise is rotated frequently and is marked down 50 percent after the first 30 days to ensure prompt rotation. Check out the donation room at the back of the store for some real steals. (I found a Chinese embroidered jacket in beautiful purples and golds for $3.)
UrBaN KiTTYLOCATION: 2638 Frankfort aveHOuRS: Wednesday-saturday 11-6
owner Tamara neal greets you with a welcoming smile and remembers your face when you return. I’ve often heard customers shouting from the dressing rooms, “Tamara, what do you think about this?” That sums up the feel of this lovely store: homey, like ransacking (a very fashionable) sister’s closet. also a good mix of high and lower-end women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories, as well as a few household items at the back of the store displayed in an eye-appealing and welcoming manner. The prices are extremely reasonable, jewelry is fun and funky, and a great dose of therapy ~ I’ve never left without a smile and a great bargain (silk scarf and silk embroidered vest for $10).
The NiTTY griTTYLOCATION: 996 Barrett ave.HOuRS: monday-saturday 11-6, sunday 11-5
a vintage mecca ~ you’ll either have a flashback or feel like you shagged austin Powers depending on your generation. Fun, eccentric, and packed with a colossal cache of vintage items from the ‘20s-’80s, The nitty Gritty is a great place to get lost in if looking for a men’s or women’s costume, statement piece, or gift for a teen or quirky adult. on a recent visit, I stumbled across an entire set of matching powder-blue leisure suits and suddenly wished my son would form a rock-band just to wear them. almost yearly, however, I do purchase a vintage coat or hat from the store’s wide selection of camel-colored classics. Expect items in great condition albeit crowded ~ you’ll need to do some searching (but a pair of black cowboy boots for $35 and a vintage blouse for $18 last year were well worth the search).
The UrBaN aTTiCLOCATION: 1608 Bardstown rd.HOuRS: Tuesday-saturday 10-6
relatively new to the consignment scene, urban attic celebrated their one-year anniversary last october. on a saturday in november, however, there weren’t many strangers to this gem. sticking stringently to the 30 percent off retail value model, urban attic offers trendy, current fashion for men and women at extremely reasonable prices. Its selection of women’s attire was high-quality (most items looked new) and very trendy (a great place to stock up teenagers’ clothing), but their men’s selection was the most impressive as men’s consignment items tend to be scant. I bought two Christmas presents for my husband (an Express sweater $14 with the tags still on it and found a brown-plaid button-down shirt in the $5 bin that appeared new). The layout is trendy, easy-to-use and inviting, and mirrors that of many teeny-bopper chain stores you’d find in the mall. overall, I was impressed (and I didn’t have to step foot under those obnoxious florescent lights at most shopping centers).
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What a great spot. Who designed the fireplace surround?my husband denny Wiseman. He designed and installed it. It is an electric, ventless fireplace that he bought on eBay. He installed the tile himself.
Free labor. That’s a great way to save money.He had never done anything like it before. I think it cost him less than $600 for the entire project.
Where did you buy the bench and that luxurious throw?at TJ maxx. The copper planter came from a yard sale. I like to buy from estate sales, country sales, auctions, and internet sales.
So you must be a bargain shopper.I love to bargain and haggle and get something for the lowest dollar. I sometimes embarrass denny, and he has to walk away.
What is one of your best deals?I bought a steel bed that was rusted badly. I cleaned it up and refinished it in hammered copper. We use it in our guest room.
What is the treatment on the wall surrounding the fireplace?actually is it textured wallpaper that we painted so it gives the wall character. The paint color is Tattered Teddy by Behr. The other walls in the room are lighter: Puppy Paws, also by Behr.
Where did those cool wall decorations come from?The Craftsman Collection on shelbyville rd. There is a larger one on the other wall. It is four of the singles put together.
You have an upholstered love seat and sofa in the room now. What would be your ideal furniture?I like big, comfortable furniture. my next choice for the room would be a soft rustic leather sofa and chairs. In a burgundy-brown color.
How would you characterize your decorating style?I am a minimalist who prefers neutral earth tones.
I love myfireplace
Candy smITH
by Lucy M. Pritchett
In the midst of remodeling her home, Candy smith finds the coziest place to be on a winter’s day is by her fireplace in the entertainment/hearth room. This 32-year-old woman with flair for style is the owner of Glitterbug Boutique, 1806 Frankfort ave., and has permanent makeup clients with Trend designs’ all about Face spa.
Photos by Barbara MacDonald
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Want to revitalize or turn back the hands of time with your face and skin? Are you tired of dealing with fine lines and wrinkles or rosacea, spider veins and age spots? Would skin tightening or laser acne treatments improve your self image? Help is right at your fingertips and tailored to meet your budget.
Tina Geary, NP and her staff at Azure Skin & Wellness Center offer a variety of services designed to enhance your natural beauty and wellness. Skin treatments include Chemical Peels to reduce the effects of sun damage, smooth rough skin textures and scars, improve fine lines and treat acne, all with very little down time.
Azure offers med spa services, including Botox cosmetic treatment, which reduces wrinkles, fine lines and facial creases. Dermal fillers give clients fuller lips, diminished smile lines and resolution of smoker’s lines. Skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, wrinkle reduction and laser acne treatments are other options. Vitamin injections are used for enhanced fat metabolism and increased energy for dieters. Vein treatments, such as laser vein and sclerotherapy, offer help for embarrassing leg veins.
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Poyner, the mother of two, says, “My husband heard about a man who lost 200 pounds by going to the Healthy Solutions Program, and I decided to try it. It fits my lifestyle very well and is easy to do.”
Kristin Brill, HMR Healthy Solutions Program Director, says, “HMR Healthy Solutions focuses on long-term lifestyle changes, improving health and quality of life. The program teaches members not only how to lose weight, but most importantly how to protect weight loss long-term. Healthy Solutions is 100 percent nutritionally sound, with participants increasing their intake of vegetables and fruits, along with engaging in regular exercise. Our program provides added support and accountability to individuals, while providing education in a classroom setting.”
The Wellness Center is guided by a health-based approach to individual physical fitness for adults of all ages. The well-designed facility was recently expanded to 70,000 square feet and provides members with endless opportunities to get fit and stay healthy for life. Members receive support in achieving a balanced approach to exercise, weight management, stress reduction and physical rehab from the center’s friendly, professional staff.
Poyner goes to the class every Wednesday for the hour-long meeting. Members discuss ways to succeed and help each other with their weight loss efforts. They learn about good nutrition and exercise, how to lose and maintain weight and discover healthy lifestyles.
In the Healthy Solutions Program, members buy their meal entrees, which they supplement with fruits and vegetables. Poyner’s favorite entrée is chicken barbecue and rice, although she enjoys the variety of entrees, such as Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, Beef Pot Roast with Vegetables and Gravy, and Pasta Fagioli (Vegetarian).
The program has helped Poyner be successful in her desire to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. Her husband and children are proud of her efforts and the results she has achieved. By consciously eating in a healthy manner and exercising, Poyner is setting an excellent example for her children. She recommends others give the program a try.
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Today’s Woman50 January 2011
Do you love Seinfeld? do you love a good meal deal? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you must check out Joe davola’s deli.
Who remembers crazy Joe davola? He was a minor character in the earlier Seinfeld episodes. He dated Elaine briefly, and was, at one point, a friend of Kramer’s. as the show progressed, Joe davola, with his creepy demeanor and neurotic behavior placed fear into all who came into contact with him.
But fear not, Louisvillians! If you stop by Joe davola’s, you won’t encounter crazy Joe. Instead, you will be greeted by friendly staff ready to fill your empty stomachs, without emptying your bank.
and what a crazy meal deal Joe offers. The menu at Joe davola’s is full of tasty food combinations labeled with quirky titles — Crazy Joe davola style. you can find such salad concoctions as Crazy Joe’s Cobb, I art-ti-choke-ya (can you hear crazy Joe saying this?!), and my salad choice, the nutty Pear.
Everything is super fresh; the soups and salad dressings are homemade. The portions are huge and the prices are small. The nutty Pear salad shown in the photo is a half portion. you can find mixed greens, large chunks of blue cheese, fresh pears, shredded carrots, tomatoes, and walnuts. The dressing is a homemade balsamic vinaigrette. Crazy delicious. a healthful meal choice full of protein and vegetables.
you may also create meal combinations, such as half a salad with half a sandwich, half soup and half sandwich combinations, and so on. These combinations are also available at a fantastic price.
2011: The hunT for The PerfecT Salad
Joe Davola’s Nutty Pear Salad
story and Photos By melissa donald
JOE DavOla’s: 901 Barret avenue in louisville. open daily. www.joedavolas.com full Size nutty Pear: $6. approximate calories: 750 without dressing; 388 for half salad without dressing.
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Step 1: Count the Cost
according to the president of FitLife Personal Training, Elijah Bishop, counting the cost should be your first step — but not necessarily counting dollars and cents.
“our most committed and long-term clients come in February or march, not January, because they’ve taken time to count the cost of the lifestyle change — socially, financially, psychologically, and especially their time.”
a lifestyle change often requires sacrifice because you have to break comfortable and established routines. It means saying “no thank you” when your coworker brings in a cake or cookies and saying “yes” to running or working out when you get off work, even if it’s cold and dark outside and all you want to do is curl up and watch the vainglorious early auditions of American Idol.
Erin Brown, a registered dietician, explains that the people around you will make or break your success. “If that social support isn’t there, your success rate is going to decrease drastically.
“a lot of people are on board with the same goal this time of year. There’s a lot of social support, but then the buzz kind of goes away and that focus gets lost in the media and in your mind.”
Brown encourages people to be open and honest about their goals to create an atmosphere of encouragement and accountability.
Losing WeightThe Right Way
By Cheryl Stuck and Jennifer Thompson
So. January 1. Time to make resolutions again. and if yours is to lose weight, eat healthy, and exercise more, then you’ve joined the majority of americans who have vowed to do the same in 2011. But what will keep you going until February? and should your already-stretched dollar take on the cost of home exercise equipment or the new diet program meals?
We polled our Today’s Woman of Wellness advisory group for these statistics: (38 responses)
Advisory group members are: margie Beeler • susan Boddy • Christie Bollinger • sherrice Bond • Kim Broecker • Jennifer Brown • Linda Burry • Kimberly Carpenter • Tamella Buss Cassis • Holly Clark • stacy Cohen • diane Collins • Pat Cooke • Funmilayo dixon • Laurie duesing • Kelly davis Fleenor • Tanya Franklin • Julie Garrison • Carol Graham • dawn Hayden • Pam Hayden • mary Haynes • Gretchen Houchin • mary Jennings • alexis Karageorge • dee Jay Kelly • Tomiko Coates Kiefer • diane Kissel • Kristi Jedlicki Levenhagen •
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Step 2: eating Healthy — Leave No Room for error
once you decide you’re ready to make sacrifices and you have a network of friends and family to keep you on track, it’s time to look at what eating healthy and exercising more means for you. although each person’s body is different, Brown and health and behavioral educator Lara Keith agree that dining decisions must be made long before your stomach starts weighing in on them.
Keith, who works at the Weight management Center at Floyd memorial Hospital, says: “our patients who are the most successful are the ones who problem-solve when it comes to living healthy. most of our country is overweight or obese, so it takes doing something other people aren’t doing.”
so what is most of the country not doing? Portion control.“The average american at 4 pm doesn’t know what they’re going to do for
dinner,” Keith says, “so they do whatever’s fast and whatever’s convenient. There are going to be days when you’re too tired or too busy to cook. When you’re hungry and tired, you’ve not going to make a good decision.”
Keith recommends buying prepared meals that are anchored with fruits and vegetables and have healthy portions of lean proteins and whole grains. The Weight management Center uses meals that have a shelf life so that they can be taken on the go, leaving no excuse for a mcdonald’s run at lunch.
If you can’t find prepared meals that work for you or your budget, Brown gives some tips for cooking healthy portions at home:
Prepare something that can be used as a portion of several different meals, like chicken or ground beef. It’s always cheaper to prepare something once than to make three separate meals.
In the winter, when fresh produce is hard to come by, consider frozen vegetables.
do a vegetarian dish a couple nights a week — a cheese quesadilla and beans so you still get the protein without the cost of meat.
Losing Weight Laurie Duesing, LaTIn TEaCHEr
yEs: “my trainer always questions me about what I eat, how much, and when. I have a policy of never lying to my trainer (or my gynecologist or my priest!)—and so I am always conscious of healthy eating and exercising even when I’m not with the trainer.”
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yEs: “I loved how my trainer made my workouts about mE and what I wanted to improve! He taught me exercises that I could do at home without always having to go to the gym. Plus, he made me accountable to show up three mornings a week at 5:30 am to exercise before work.”
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no: “Every trainer I’ve ever been to spends most of the time building muscles with machines and very little time burning fat with aerobics. I find taking a walk a few times a week is the easiest way to stay healthy.”
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yEs: “a trained professional can guide an amateur athlete in proper form, weight amounts, and frequency for their exercise. Knowing where to begin and how to progress with your workout is essential in maintaining your physical health and guarding against injury.”
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yEs: “a trainer is good for your own accountability, you have a vested interest because you are paying money, and they can personalize the exercise program to get the most benefit and prevent injuries by teaching you how to exercise properly.”
Is a personal trainer worth the investment?
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Step 3: exercising — If You Don’t Like It, try Something else
Like eating well, exercise requires self-discipline, but, as Keith puts it, “If you don’t want to do it, it’s not going to happen.”
Bishop echoes this idea: “you’re not going to create a behavior that is long-term unless that behavior is pleasurable. If you don’t like working out, you need to find out what you love to do to keep you healthy and then do it. and when it comes to personal training, it’s about matching the person up with the right trainer and the right routine.”
Bishop and Keith both say that expensive home exercise equipment or gym memberships aren’t essential to a healthy physical routine.
“you don’t need equipment,” Bishop says. “none of our equipment was around 150 years ago. your body is the cheapest and most efficient equipment that you can use at any time of the day. If you can do a little something with nothing, it’s guaranteed that you can do something wonderful with something.”
“What are you going to do when the roads are iced up and you can’t make it to the gym?” Keith adds. “you’ve always got your body. There’s always walking and calisthenics.”
Through all these decisions, Bishop encourages people to stay focused on themselves, not the people working out next to them.
“a lot of people at the beginning of the year will compare themselves or their lifestyles to other people, so the goals they set for themselves are superficial; they’re like a balloon full of helium that will pop suddenly or deflate eventually.
“If it’s your goal, you’ll stick to it. don’t take no for an answer when it comes to your health, because it’s the most important decision you’ll ever make.”
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Losing WeightThe Right Way
“The craziest thing I did to lose weight was eat salads for weeks until I felt like I was turning into a rabbit.”
— Dee Jay Kelly, public educator, Harrods Creek Fire Department
“In college, we tried the cereal, grapefruit, and banana diet. It didn’t work — ha!” — Julie Garrison, MBA Director of Marketing/
Public Relations Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Service
“I reward myself along the way with non-food items, like a pedicure.”
— Kristi Jedlicki Levenhagen Case Manager Supervisor, St. John Center for Homeless Men“recording a special
movie you want to see and then watching it during a workout is a good motivator.”
— Christie Bollinger, RN
“The craziest thing I did to lose weight? In college I slathered myself in oils,wrapped up in saran wrap, and steamed for 30 minutes. It didn’t work.”
— Tamella Buss Cassis, MD, Cassis Dermatology
and Aesthetics Center
“To keep motivated, I realize that I’m not only doing this for myself, I’m doing it for my children, so that they’ll eat healthy and know that exercise can be fun.”
— Tomiko Kiefer, Instructor/Owner, Stroller Strides Louisville
“If the waistband is tight or the garment is feeling snug, I know it’s time to watch the diet and step up the exercise. It’s easier to take care of one or two pounds than one or two dress sizes.”
— Lani VanderToll, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s
HealthCare
Next month, read about Seasonal Depression.
56 January 2011 Today’s Woman
are you sometimes crazy? most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel as if we are losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Breaking off a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation are other events that can cause us to feel off-kilter.
situations such as these recur in our lives, and they naturally affect our mental stability. The symptoms of our “unbalanced” state of mind can range from having no recollection of putting our car keys where we eventually find them, to wondering if we are seeing things clearly when everyone around us seems to be in denial about what is going on right in front of their eyes. For most of us, the key to survival in these moments is to step back, take a deep breath and regain our composure. Then we can decide what course of action to take.
sometimes a time-out does the trick. We take a day off from whatever is making us feel crazy and, like magic, we feel in our right mind again. Talking to an objective friend can also help. We begin to see what it is about the circumstance that destabilizes us, and we can make changes from there.
at other times, if what we are facing is particularly sticky, we may need to seek professional help. meeting with someone who understands the way the human mind reacts to stress, loss, and difficulties can make us feel less alone and more supported. Therapists or spiritual counselors can give us techniques that help bring us back to a sane state of mind so that we can affect useful change. They can also mirror our basic goodness, helping us see that we are actually okay.
The main purpose of feeling crazy is to let you know that something in your life is out of balance. Confirm for yourself that you are capable of creating a sane and peaceful reality for yourself. Try to remember that most people have felt as if they were losing it at one time or another. you deserve a life that helps you thrive. Try to take some steps today to help you achieve more balance and a little less craziness.
did your day today live up to your expectations, or were you greeted by new situations, new knowledge, and new experiences? oftentimes what we expect is not what we’re given. Life is not a known substance. It’s many times a delicious new taste we’ve never had before.
To go through each day with a set outcome in our minds will only lead to disappointment and may prevent us from being open to new discoveries. Life cannot be predicted or even imagined. It can only be experienced each minute.
Let us not try to write the events of tomorrow until after they’ve happened. Let us be free to experience all that’s in store for us — fresh and new and exciting.
BoB muELLEr is vice president of Gift Planning at Hosparus, the community hospices of Louisville, southern Indiana and Central Kentucky. He has three books available: Look Forward Hopefully, The Gentle Art of Caring, and his latest, Create a Better World. Find Bob online at www.bobmueller.org and email him at [email protected].
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58 January 2011 Today’s Woman
Istepped into derby City CrossFit, feeling conspicuous in my bubble skirt and high-heeled sandals among the men and women sweating in the non-air-conditioned space. It reminded me of a scene from a stallone Rocky movie, all chains, weights, jump ropes and pull-up bars — not a mirror or machine in sight. I was here to talk to owner and coach Ben Carter about whipping my sedentary arse into shape. rounding into my mid 30s, I’d recently, and grudgingly, admitted to myself that I couldn’t rely on good genes and my walk to the bus stop to keep me trim. Especially considering my busy freelance career as a food writer. my year had included a week-long immersion in foie gras at a culinary center in France, dining at 10 Lexington restaurants in 24 hours while researching a guidebook, and countless experiments with bacon. Combined with an additional day job at a desk, the result was not surprising. I’d gone up a size and dwelt in lethargy.
With a big trip coming up to Thailand, I wanted to dislodge myself from my torpor. usually before a trip I try to “get in shape,” which has, in the past, been a euphemism for losing the same five pounds that creep up when I’m not looking. This time, I needed something radically different. I heard about CrossFit, and my interest was piqued by the hard-core work-out images I saw on its website (like people carrying giant logs).
I liked the approach as explained on the site — a view that fitness is about performing well at “any and every task imaginable.” Workouts may include weight training and “cardiovascular conditioning in infinitely varied combinations,” which could be anything from flipping over tractor tires to running with sandbags. This sounded like a tall order when I recalled my childhood as a puny bookworm, always the last to be chosen for recess sports. But it also sounded far more interesting than the drudgery of endless miles on an elliptical.
With the racket of people exerting themselves behind us, I sat down with Ben and explained that I didn’t want to be a marshmallow anymore. His infectious spirit reeled me in. of course I could do this! reduce body fat? Increase muscle tone and strength? Piece of cake. He promised he’d take me apart and put me back together, better.
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I arrived for my first workout in shiny new active wear. First thing I learned: Ben is all about mobility. no workout begins without a thorough set of moves to loosen and warm up. For me, so far removed from my last real workout, even this was an exertion. my muscles felt like a brittle old rubber band you’d find in the recesses of a drawer. using no equipment other than the tiniest kettlebells on site, Ben then proceeded to lead me through working out my entire body. Hardest were the endless squats. I’d soon learn he swears by squats.
The real workouts began at my next session. We stepped out the open garage door into a 96-degree day, and I met the sled. Feeling like rocky Balboa, I grasped the straps and pulled weights totaling half my body weight a block up the street and back, followed by squats with kettlebells on the sidewalk. my heart hammered, calves and shins burned. Trembling, red-faced and drenched in sweat, I gasped that I might need to take a break for some water. “nope, you can do it,” replied Ben. on the third and last lap the sidewalk magically grew to twice its length. I ordered myself not to cry. I imagined dropping the straps, leaving the sled but wasn’t about to humiliate myself like that. I wondered if I might actually throw up, but better that than to quit. and I made it.
I left, still feeling sick, but utterly elated. nobody else had done that for me. I did it myself. no matter that everyone else in the gym, including a kid, was stronger than me. I did more than I thought I could do — way more — and couldn’t wait to go back for more.
Every session — two a week at about an hour each — was something new. and every time I struggled through workouts I would have thought impossible before I began CrossFit. With music blaring (the Rocky soundtrack when I was lucky, aC/dC when I was not) and Ben pushing me to do more, more, more, I discovered reserves of gumption and guts I never knew I had. I found myself running up the sidewalk carrying a 40-pound sandbag, progressing from just squats to squats with a bar to squats with increasing weight, and dropping for military-style push-ups.
I even conquered the prowler, a beast known for making men sick. The prowler is a sled-like contraption you load with weight and push — at a run — up the street. Eye of the Tiger blasting out of the gym and sheer novelty got me through my first 100-meter lap. Gritting my teeth and trying not to look like a wimp in front of Ben got me through the second. on the final run I gasped for air like a smoker atop mt. Everest and focused on not letting out the tears that threatened to squeeze past my eyes. my legs quivered and my quads burned so that I couldn’t keep up a run. I slowed to a walk only to hear Ben yell to pick it up. my world was going black around the edges but I somehow picked it up. afterwards I crumpled slowly into a gasping heap on the blessed stretch mat. I was a champion, albeit a sweaty one.
I quickly became completely addicted — not to the pain, but to the elation afterwards. I never know what I’m going to face, but when I make it through a pulverizing workout, I fly high all day. nothing compares to the feeling of accomplishing something physically harder than you’ve ever done before.
I became fascinated with what the other members were doing, following their accomplishments on Facebook, where Ben posted photos and videos of their successes (and mine). recognizing that it’s not easy for anyone, seeing others’ struggles and celebrations first-hand, I no longer felt like an outsider.
The novelty crashed to an end when I experienced the soul-crush of not meeting a goal. I struggled to complete an unassisted chin-up for weeks, progressing from heavy-duty helper bands to the thinnest one (known as the thong). Ben at last thought I may be close enough to try it on my own. When I couldn’t do it I was devastated. But the failure drove me to try a different goal the next time — to squat my body weight. I knew I was rapidly developing lower body strength — the tight, hard, new muscles in my legs told me so. But to squat, weighted down with 112 pounds and fight my way back up, despite a scary moment when I thought I’d cave under the weight, left me euphoric.
you can’t beg, borrow, or buy the kind of confidence and glee that comes with discovering your own strength. It goes beyond marveling at the appearance of sleek muscles, and the triumph of finally fitting back into my favorite jeans. Each success spurs on the desire to do more. I’m stronger than I ever knew and that can’t help but bubble over into confidence and joy in all areas of life.
oh, and the chin-up? I got it. now I’ve got to do two in a row.
You can find Derby City CrossFit at 909 E. Market Street in Louisville, 502.641.2980, www.dccrossfit.com
I woke up that night thinking about my
grandma’s grinder — the one she got out after
Thanksgiving to make turkey salad with. For a
moment before I recalled what I had done that day,
I wondered why I felt as if my body had been put
through that grinder.
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By Joyce oglesBy
Absolve yourself of the pressures of resolutions. most people heap upon themselves weighty demands to achieve and cumbersome guilt of failure at new year’s declarations.
Broaden your friend base. Best friends are rare, and should be. But solid friends are important, too. It’s those steadfast friends who you rarely spend quality time with, but know you can count on when the chips are down.
Challenge your ambitious nature. If you don’t possess one, challenge yourself to become determined. Growth is almost certain not to occur without a seed of motivation.
Discipline yourself. ordering up your life is a key ingredient to success. Whether your goal is to become a successful spouse, parent, scientist, doctor, lawyer, musician, janitor, or friend, establishing commitment to your desire is paramount to achieving it.
Eat healthier. People are not invincible. We are exposed to more toxins than we ever have been. The older one gets, the quicker the toll, regardless of how young you are.
Feed your fancy. distractions in life can keep you from enjoying life’s simple pleasures. don’t forget to indulge in favorite pastimes throughout the year.
Guard your heart. It’s fragile. We are built to desire love and companionship but must recognize when relationships compromise us emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Honor your parents. It’s the only commandment with a promise. There is much validation behind God’s wisdom.
Invest your time wisely. People have less time these days than they do dollars. They cram 30 hours of obligations into 18 waking hours. make sure your time is invested in things that count: God first, then family, work, and friends. sleep is good you time, but enjoying an hour to yourself a week is an investment with great returns.
Justify a cause before plunging in. make sure your presence on a committee, organization, or club is necessary and you can meet the appropriate demands. Everyone loses when you can’t.
Keep your word. you’re no better than what you promise to be.
Love like it’s your last chance. It may well be.
Make time for family. Time will rob you like a thief of priceless memories you could have made with your loved ones. your most valuable blessing desires to be a priority in your life. When unmet by you, needs will land in someone else’s trust.
Notice the small things. you’ll soon discover you are abundantly rich in favor. don’t wait to be stricken with poor health or the loss of a loved one to appreciate smiles, freckles, kindness, eating on your good china, and the way kids love puppies.
Open your ears. Listen intently to those you love. Hear what your children talk about with their friends. Pay attention to your spouse’s grumbling. There are messages there.
Play with your kids and grandkids while you can. Pretty soon they won’t want you to, and you won’t be able to!
Qualify your motives. If you pass the litmus test of pure and legit, you won’t have to worry about others questioning your intentions.
Restore harmony when possible. It’s not always simple to do, but certainly best to maintain accord within any relationship. The sooner it can be repaired, the more apt it is to happen. Time brings stubborn distance. With distance, the music stops.
Save money. rainy days come for everyone
Thank people. Gratitude is a gauge of great character. It’s encouraging to the giver. We may think we achieve things on our own, but there is always someone behind a victory who deserves appreciation.
Unearth the real you. Living out a passion is a dream to which most everyone aspires. Few will reach their full potential. Fear of failure is their only prison.
Vocalize your needs. People aren’t mind-readers. most relationships could be salvaged with proper communication. don’t confuse your needs with selfish desires. It’s always best to ensure you’re meeting the other’s needs as well. a one-sided vocal exchange gets pretty monotonous.
Wait on answers. Convenience has spoiled us. We want everything immediately, including decisions on serious issues. We even expect God to give us a post-haste response, and we want the response to match our will for the situation. Wisdom often comes in the course of time. Typically we find what needed resolving yesterday is still waiting on us tomorrow. If not, perhaps it didn’t need fixing after all. and sometimes, unanswered prayer is the answer we were waiting for all along.
X-ray your decisions. The ability to foresee the future would be great, but none of us have that capability. But, you can look at situations from different angles and weigh the possibilities with the knowledge you have. Just think. (It works for Winnie the Pooh.)
Yearn for knowledge. Information brings understanding. Comprehension yields peace of mind.
Zero in on the brevity of life. It narrows your target audience.
ABC Resolutions to Live By
Just Ask Joyce
“I am in love with my best friend’s boyfriend. She treats him horribly. She cheats on him, talks bad about him, and uses him. I recognize all his good qualities and would cherish the opportunity to really love him like he deserves. She’s talking about breaking up, but even if she does, she would hate me if I pursued him. What should I do?”
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(Go to www.iamtodayswoman.com/justaskjoyce for answers to this question.)
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Louisville Ballet Choreographer’s ShowcaseI have referred numerous times to this annual event, which fosters the choreographic talent from within the company of the Louisville Ballet, as being one of Louisville’s hidden treasures since its inception over two decades ago. Created by dancers for dancers and dance-lovers alike, the showcase is located in the intimate work space of the LB’s studios in downtown Louisville. Seating is limited, and this is often a sellout. Former company member Mikelle Bruzina’s Scenes from a Park (from the 1998 showcase) was commissioned by the LB and presented as Gloria in the 1998-’99 season and again in March of 2006. Nicolas Carter’s Regina Coeli was also adapted from the 2006 showcase and presented to the LB’s main stage in 2007.
— Gioia Patton
WHEN January 28 @ 8pm & January 29 @ 2pm & 8pm WHERE Louisville Ballet TICKETS $20 CONTACT 502.584.7777 or www.kentuckycenter.org
The Second City: It Takes A ‘Ville!World-famous comedy, tailor-made for Louisville! The Second City, one of the world’s most celebrated comedy troupes, uses its signature talents to tailor a Louisville-centric revue exclusively for Actors Theatre — complete with riffs on big hats and hot browns, bluegrass and bourbon. With some of the nation’s most skilled comedians exploring the hilarious possibilities of our beloved city, It Takes a ‘Ville will be a show to remember.WHEN January 4-February 6 WHERE Actors Theatre TICKETS $29 CONTACT 502.584.1205
Rock of AgesConstantine Maroulis, the charismatic American Idol Season
Four Top 10 finalist, reprises his acclaimed Best Actor in a Lead Role Tony Award nominated performance as Drew in the first national tour of this smash-hit musical.
In 2009 Rock of Ages earned a total of five Tony Award nominations (including Best Musical). Set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip, it’s about a small town girl who meets a big city rocker (played by Maroulis). The story is told through some of the best-of-the-best mind-blowing hits of the 1980s rock genre, including Poison, Twisted Sister, Styx, Whitesnake, Journey, and Pat Benatar. Rock on!
— Gioia Patton
WHEN January 25-30, various performances WHERE Kentucky Center TICKETS $22.50-$64.50 CONTACT 502.584.7777
1# 2#The Man in BlackCelebrate the life and music of Johnny Cash with this brand new production featuring the most popular songs from his 50 year career.WHEN January 4 & 5 @ 6pm WHERE Derby Dinner Playhouse TICKETS $35 CONTACT 812.288.828117th Annual African American Art ExhibitionThe African American Art Exhibition celebrates African American history and culture through the arts. Over 20,000 theatre and arts patrons view the exhibition, which has become a popular highlight of the region’s visual arts season.WHEN January 4-February 13 WHERE Actors Theatre TICKETS free CONTACT 502.584.1205Wonderful Wings Open HouseCome celebrate and learn about birds in the wild, as well as those in gilded cages! Join us on National Bird Day for bird hikes, bird blind activities, presentations, crafts and more!WHEN January 8 @ 9am-12pm WHERE Louisville Nature Center TICKETS $10/family CONTACT
www.louisvillenaturecenter.org
THE MOnArcHS prESEnT:
A Tribute to rock, rhythm, and Doo WopKentuckiana’s favorite oldies rock and roll band has put together a special show that will take you back to the days of sock hops and teen clubs. Introduce your entire family to the legendary Monarchs and relive your memories of the sixties! Ticket price includes dinner, show, and tax. WHEN January 7 & 8 @ 7:30pm WHERE Derby Dinner Playhouse TICKETS $30-35 CONTACT 812.288.8281YpAS Second Annual renaissance Madrigal Dinner The YPAS Main Stage will be transformed into an Elizabethan banquet hall, where guests will enjoy an evening of dinner theatre with Renaissance entertainment that includes a Boar’s Head processional and wassail.WHEN January 14 & 15 @ 7pm WHERE YPAS TICKETS $30 CONTACT 502.767.3386
Harlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are the first live event to earn the Parent Tested, Parent Approved seal of approval. Guaranteed to keep both parents and kids laughing through the whole show, you will be amazed both by their humor and their athletic ability.WHEN January 16 @ 2pm and 7pm WHERE KFC Yum! Center TICKETS $19-$127 CONTACT 1.800.745.3000THE BrOWn HOTEl 6th Annual Bridal ExperienceExperience a mock wedding reception held in the elegant Crystal Ballroom. Each guest table will be decorated in different themes, giving brides many design possibilities to consider for her wedding. Exclusive bridal industry vendors will present their services in an intimate atmosphere. Parking complimentary; pre-registration is requested.WHEN January 21 @ 5:30-8:30pm WHERE Brown Hotel TICKETS free/bride; $15/guests CONTACT 502.736.2987 or www.brownhotel.com
Ma Rainey’s Black BottomA searing drama that pulses with the blues…the legendary Ma Rainey and her band make music and deals in a 1927 Chicago recording studio as they contend with thwarted ambitions, the demands of their producers, and the stifling realities of a racist culture. Inspired by the real-life mother of the Blues Gertrude, “Ma Rainey,” this groundbreaking work is part of the late August Wilson’s Tony-Award-winning Century Cycle, a series of plays that explores African-American life in the 20th century.
“…It floats on the same authentic artistry as the music it celebrates.” — The New York Times
— Gioia Patton
WHEN January 18-February 13, various performances WHERE Actors Theatre of Louisville TICKETS $34-38 CONTACT 502.584.1205 or www.actorstheatre.org. Also contact the box office for Accessibility information as well as audio and sign interpretation performance dates. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
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‘a match made in heaven!’ I declared to myself in 2008, after reading that the long-haired, charismatic, hard-rock singer
Constantine maroulis was the lead in the brand new off-Broadway musical Rock of Ages; the music of which was the crème de la crème of 1980s hard-rock music, i.e. Whitesnake, Poison, Twisted sister, styx, Foreigner, and Pat Benatar.
and this month, Louisville will be set on fire by maroulis’ performance when Rock of Ages lights up the stage at the Kentucky Center. The New York Times described his voice as ‘…soulful, pure, and intense.’ Rolling Stone magazine stated ‘…the play has found a perfect lead in American Idol rocker Constantine maroulis.’
It was the fall of 2004 when the then 29-year-old performer vaulted to overnight fame with the airing of season Four of the reality television series American Idol. so memorable, in fact, were maroulis’ weekly performances that although in april he finished in sixth rather than in first place I made a prediction to myself that within a short time the Boston Conservatory graduate would find success on the Broadway musical stage.
In september of ’06 maroulis (pronounced ma-rule-is) made his Broadway debut after joining the cast of the musical The Wedding Singer in the role of sammy. and in may of ‘09, exactly one month after Rock of Ages moved to Broadway, maroulis earned a Tony award nomination for ‘Best Performance by a Leading actor in a musical.’
This past november, I conducted a phone interview with the affable maroulis, who’s in the midst of the smash-hit musical’s first national tour—part of the PnC Bank Broadway series.
‘as a former new york theatrical agent, I believe the Tony nomination alone vaulted your reputation to an ‘a’ standard amongst the powers that be in the world of Broadway,’ I muse to maroulis right off the bat, to which he enthusiastically replies: “absolutely! I felt like I’d won the award, as the recognition was amazing. and sure, it felt great to be sort of justified (post American Idol) in a way,” he admits.
after I voice the opinion that performing Rock of Ages’ hard-rock music of the 1980s era night after night must be rock ‘n’ roll paradise to the Wyckoff, new Jersey native, who
most likely grew up listening to the music of that era, maroulis declares: “you hit the nail right on the head!”
asked if his American Idol fans are the same type and demographics as Rock of Ages, he answers “I think so…yeah, definitely. definitely,” he repeats. “and
though they might not necessarily run to a show like Rock of Ages or let’s say a def Leppard concert, because I’m a part of it fans support it. American Idol fans are pretty remarkable in that respect. They’re amazing!” maroulis declares.
as to keeping his voice in shape for eight performances a week, he remarks: “It’s not easy doing eight a week, plus press interviews and wailing this kind of music. But it’s in a comfortable place for me and I’m pretty durable, I think. most people in new york think I’m a freak vocally (laughs)…and I like that. It’s a myriad of different artists who we feature on the show, but vocally I just try to approach them with one sort of voice…just ‘speaking on tone’ as my professor at Boston Conservatory used to tell us.”
maroulis describes Rock of Ages as “celebrating an awesome age of innocence…a time when things were a bit more carefree; certainly a time when music was pretty much everything. The imagery was all over television and consumed all of the pop culture market, especially the glam-rock ‘hair metal’ cool videos and the cheesy outfits of the early-MTV era, which I loved.”
When I conclude by asking maroulis to describe himself, he replies in a rapid, upbeat tone: “I’m just a normal kid from ‘Jersey. I love what I do and I’m not tryin’ to change the world with music and art and all that. It’s just my job, you know. It’s what I’m passionate about ,and I want to just continue to do good work and keep people entertained. (Pause) That’s just what I do. It’s in my blood. and that’s my promise.”
Arts InsIder Must-seeBy gioia Patton
Being from the New York/New Jersey area, I know
how to survive. I’ve always been able to sort of work
a job and then pursue my art as well.
— Constantine Maroulis
GIOIA PATTON IS AN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRITY PROFILER.
WHEN: Jan. 25-30, various performances. WHrE: Kentucky Center tIckEts: $22.50-$54.50 cONtact: 502.584.7777, or in person a the KC box office, or www.kentuckycenter.org *accessibility services: 502.562.0111.
Shooting Straight from the Heart
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Relationship Resolutions
Dating DilemmaS
Well, you did it. You made it through the holiday season unscathed and now here you are in January. it’s a new year, and just like everyone else you are expected to make a yearly goal to change something drastic to make your life better.
Usually, at the top of the list it’s that unwanted weight that you are trying to get off. maybe it’s being more charitable, or perhaps you want to read more books and watch less tV. How about taking the time to change something that really matters.
it’s about time to evaluate the relationships in your life. We have all had one of these at sometime or another: the bad friend. You know the one that you are doing all the giving to the relationship, and she brings nothing to the table. She calls you only when it’s convenient for her, you go out and do things only she wants to do. She whines about her life drama, but never asks about yours.
When was the last time that she did something nice, a favor for you, just because? most likely, never.
Oprah said it right, “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
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5# Man of La ManchaA play within a play based on the
life and works of the great novelist Miguel de Cervantes, this beloved musical won five Tony Awards in 1966, including Best Musical. To date it’s been revived on Broadway four times, most recently in 2002. The signature song The Impossible Dream has become a standard, and the 1972 film starred Peter O’Toole in the lead role with Sophia Loren as Aldonza. *Playing Aldonza in this production is one of my favorite local area performers, Colette Delaney, who’s been the lead in many Derby Dinner Playhouse, Music Theatre Louisville and CenterStage musical productions over the years. The fact that Delaney is in this production is reason enough to purchase tickets.
— Gioia Patton
WHEN January 13-30, various performances WHERE Jewish Community Center TICKETS $18/adult; $12/children 12 and under CONTACT 502.459.0660. If not sold out, discounted rush tickets available for evening performances on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays.
An Evening Aboard The EnterpriseSet your phasers for “fun” and join the crew of the Louisville Science Center for this year’s event, which supports the Science Center’s continuing mission to seek out and explore new ways of making science fun and relevant for our community and state. — Gioia Patton
WHEN January 22 @ 7pm. Must be 21 or older to attend WHERE Louisville Science Center, 727 West Main St. CONTACT 502.561.6100, Ext. 6111. TICKETS The fundraising event features several highlights including a strolling dinner, open bar, laser tag, and entrance to Star Trek: The Exhibition. For more details about ticket prices and check-in times, go to www.Louisvillescience.org.
Star Trek: The Exhibition opens January 23 and runs through May 22.
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Being in a miserable one-sided relationship, friendship or otherwise, is just not worth it. Our lives are too short, and definitely too wonderful to waste time being unhappy. not to say that you have to cut the person out of your life completely, just give yourself a break. Back off from being over-involved with someone who gives nothing back to you.
You deserve a good friendship that includes both giving and receiving.
a girl can’t survive without good friends. Cherish the good relationships, and reconsider the bad ones because sometimes your happiness needs to come first. that’s a resolution worth sticking to in 2011.
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WRigleY ReVieWS: Doggie Daycares gone to the dogs!
The Paw Zone…unleash their inner puppy.1501 Mellwood Ave.Louisville, Ky. 40206www.thepawzone.net502.690.WOOF (9663)Diane Linstrom, CEO
The Paw Zone is a privately owned doggie daycare business located on Mellwood Avenue with Diane Linstrom as CEO — “Canine Extraordinaire Owner”.
What started out as an in-home pet-sitting service years ago has now become a reality of a long-time vision of Linstrom’s — to one day own and run a multi-service canine facility.
She is quick to add that it’s more about socialization than just a typical doggie daycare setting.
There are two main fenced-in areas to accommodate both small and large dogs. The canine word spoken here is “socialization” and it abounds with the hounds. The motto here is “Bring ‘em home tired.”
extra treats incluDe:• obedience training• all breed grooming• access to professional pet photography • shuttle service — one way & round trip (rates vary depending
on zip code)
• In-home pet-sitting (Purrfect Paws Pet sitting) www.purrfectpawspetsitting.com
• Hosts numerous pet-friendly events onsite throughout the year• Private obedience training (at the Zone)• In-Home Behavior modification training• special summer splashes
Hours: monday-Friday 6:30 am-7pmcosts: From $10 (up to 4 hours) to $18 (over 6 hours a day)• reservations are required• up-to-date dog license and vaccines (rabies, dHPPC, bordetella)
are required• Pet evaluation is done to guarantee your pet is not a Kujo
wannabe.• no personal toys or bedding/blankets are allowed (don’t need it
by being busy in “the zone”)• no outdoor runs • no overnight boarding
WRIgLey sAys: Great place and opportunity for Fido to explore the pack order and make new furry friends! My owner says I need to socialize more, and this would be the place. She also liked how clean it was and how attentive the humans were to our playtime. No dog bullying allowed here! This is a great and convenient location for the downtown or Highlands area commuter.
*PAW NOTES: All of the above listed establishments require reservations and up-to-date vaccines on all pets. Rates and services are subject to change. Further information can be obtained by phone or website. Discounts may apply for multiple pets.
are you taking the dog for shorter walks lately just to prevent his tail from freezing in the upright position? is Fido protesting about being inside home alone or twiddling his paws while waiting for you to don your snowsuit?
if you’re trying to convince your pet that chasing a ball in the house without breaking your grandmother’s china is a better idea than going outside during the winter of your discontent, he may have a bone or two to pick with you. Don’t make Fido beg for more attention just because the temperature outside has dropped.
Follow me, and my canine cohort Wrigley, as we hit the trail to some wonderful and warm alternatives to beat the winter blues — Doggie Daycares.
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Treats Pet Resort007 Max Ridge CourtLouisville, Ky. 40299 502.266.8686www.Treatspetresort.com
Sometimes those little ‘out of the way’ places are the best kept secrets and Treats Pet Resort is no exception. Doggie daycare is held in a tiled-floor room filled with natural light with access to an outside playground. After playing inside and outside with the pack, your baby can take a nap inside his own room fit for a king or queen complete with bed, TV, and webcam so mom and dad can blow kisses from afar.
extra treats incluDe:• one mile nature walk (leashed)• on-site professional pet photo
studio• In-room ceiling fans, dVd player,
pet doors, dimming lights, beds• Kitchen for doggie gourmet
preparation• Grooming services with window
for viewing• 24-hour supervision at facility • Webcam (upon availability)• overnight 24-hour supervised
boarding• special “mano y dog” attention
Hours: 24/7costs: $20/dayovernigHt BoarDing: $54 includes all of the lavish bells and wolf whistles.
Proof of up-to-date vaccines required and pet evaluation — sorry Kujo
WRIgLey sAys: Sit? Play? Sleep? Stay? No problemo! What more could a dog beg for? Except maybe my owner could sleep in the twin bed next to me? Second thought..I don’t want to share the remote. High paws to the cheery daycare setting where I can always gaze upon the outside weather. That’s important to a guy like me so I can dress appropriately…and a good excuse to catch my breath in the middle of hide and seek. And if I gain a little too much weight from the home-cooked meals I can walk it off on the Nature Walk in the woods. Uh..no bears, right? This is definitely top dog treatment. Aww..it’s good to be king!
Kentucky Humane Society (3 locations)241 Steedly DriveLouisville, Ky. 40214 www.kyhumane.org502.366.3355
The Kentucky Humane Society is well known as the oldest animal welfare organization in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that addresses animal advocacy by being a non-profit, private donor/corporate supported organization. But did you know that they also have three different locations that offer pet owners an answer to pet daycare and overnight boarding?
• The Eastpoint Pet Resort13310 Magisterial Drive Louisville, Ky. 40223 502.253.2221 Exit off the Gene Snyder Pkwy at the Old Henry road exit.
doggie daycare is held in one room with frequent breaks that allow the furry kids to rest up for the next round. Pampering your pooch with single bed guest rooms, spa grooming treatment, and their own TV tuned in to animal Planet 24/7 are the top treatments offered here for overnight boarding. Leashed potty breaks are taken throughout the day. no outdoor runs.
Felines too can find a relaxing getaway from home in The Purrfect Plaza — a sunlit room that includes a fish-filled aquarium and window seats to take in the view — purrfect!
• Kentucky Humane SocietyEast Campus, 1000 Lyndon Lane, Suite BLouisville, Ky. 40222 502.272.1070
This east end location is the latest site of the Kentucky Humane society’s focus on responsible pet ownership and animal advocacy.
While offering doggie daycare, behavior training, dog grooming, and pet-themed children’s birthday parties, the popular attraction here is window-shopping for adoptable dogs and cats. “How much is that doggie in the window” can be heard countless times a day. so if the idea of doggie daycare has you panting but you’re missing the main ingredient — doG — it’s a one-stop shopping solution.
doggie daycare is held in the lower part of building with outside access for leashed potty breaks. rubber matted floors are easy on the paws for playtime. overnight boarding is not provided.
extra treats incluDe: (aPPLIEs onLy To EasTPoInT and FErn CrEEK LoCaTIons)• dog of the day (hanging out w/office staff)• doggie daycare — 5 hours of slobbering fun with other canine• romp and roll — less slobber in 2 hours of furry fun• 30-minute nature Walk (applies to Fern Creek resort only)• The Cat’s meow — Give kitty a stretching break to climb and play in one hour• short Walk — 10 minute walk• Treat Time — toss Bowser a stuffed Kong or other frozen treat• relaxing rendezvous or Playtime — one-on-one attention with humans (staff). Great for first timers!• In-home pet sitting service — for the pet who stays home• Grooming available at specific locations
Hours: vary at each location as early as 7:30 a.m. and ending around 7 p.m.costs: From $15-$18/dayovernigHt BoarDing: $22-$36 for deluxe Guest rooms
no personal toys or bedding allowed for daycare but overnight boarders can bring their security blankets to sleep with.
Current dog papers of vaccine records and pet evaluation is required to guarantee your pet is not a Kujo wannabe.
WRIgLey sAys: I pawsitively love choices! Sometimes my inner wolf begs to be pampered, and other times I want to feel like a natural dog and enjoy the outdoors with the pack. With all three Kentucky Humane Society locations to choose from I can be the discriminating dog. It’s like treating two dogs with one bone to know that I can “paw” it forward with my hotel bill that helps to support the mission to help other needy dogs and cats.
Happy Hunting! WooF!
• Fern Creek Pet Resort 5225 Bardstown RoadLouisville, Ky. 40291502.499.1910
nestled among five acres of outdoor and indoor fun, this is sure to please the social and active dog in the family. one a’ La Carte activity is offered for the dog who craves more — nature Walk (a 30-minute leashed nature walk in the great outdoors).
Feline friendly accommodations also available.
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Bella Kasabova, aesthetician at Z Salon & Spa, added more definition to Autumn Richey’s eyes using fake lashes. You can let the professionals apply the lashes or you can do it yourself, but if you choose to do it, Kasabova says you should buy the single eyelashes because they look more natural. Also you have the flexibility of creating a more dramatic or simple style. When removing the fake lashes, she says, use a safe moisturizing product like Aveda Beautifying Composition to break up the glue.
Mary Beth Dennis has always had long lashes, but we wanted to see how fabulous they could look with a few coats of mascara. Michelle “Mischa” Abernathy, aesthetician at Z Salon & Spa (9407 Shelbyville Road, 502.426.2226), accentuated the beauty of Mary Beth’s lashes in a few easy steps while keeping her look natural. “Apply the mascara to the top of your lashes with a smooth, long stroke then apply it to the underside of your lashes. Stop applying when all the lashes are fully covered otherwise, you will have clumps.” Run a disposable mascara wand through the eyelashes to separate them and remove clumps, says Abernathy.
Sabrina Lohman has been using Latisse for a year and says that when she wears sunglasses, her eyelashes hit the lens. “I think it is absolutely worth it,” she says. Sean Maguire, M.D. of Physician’s Center for Beauty (4600 Shelbyville Road, 502.897.7546) says the active ingredient is Bimatoprost, which is a “prostaglandin analog that increases the proportion of time that a hair follicle is in its growth phase so that there is more hair growth and lashes are longer, thicker, and darker.” Results are seen in six to eight weeks and Maguire says it can be useful for post-chemotherapy patients who’ve lost their eyelashes. A tube of Latisse is $125.
You can make your eyelashes the centerpiece of your face. Whether you were blessed with naturally long, thick lashes — or not — we give you a few tips on ways of making your fake lashes look real and your real lashes look even better. These three women let the experts at Z Salon & Spa work a little lash magic.
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