Orange County Animal Care Center

xo Summer

RON the CHOW CHOW needs a HOME

NAME: RON

BREED: CHOW CHOW

If you, or anyone you know would like to give this furry little guy a home, please contact the OC Animal Shelter. His right eye has stitches :( 

714.935.6848

Animal ID# A1052522 

For more information on adopting visit www.ocpetinfo.com

xo Summer

Short and Sweet

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings"

That's all for today :)

xo Summer

ExerSocks featured on The Oprah Show

The Crescent Moon Yoga ExerSocks are a staple in Martha Stewart's wardrobe.  Martha has been a fan of the this non-slip, reinforced sock for years. 

Better know as the "grippy sock" to those who practice yoga, pilates or barre method workouts, the ExerSock also doubles as a house slipper for safe cruising on slippery tile or hardwood floors, which peeked Martha's initial interest in 2003.  

Watch Martha on The Oprah Show tomorrow, October 5th at 4PM EST.  Get tips and new ideas on party themes, food and drinks, crafts, as well as take a sneek peek through Martha's Maine Estate. 

Watch for the CMY ExerSocks throughout the show :)

http://www.oprah.com/showinfo/Americas-Homemaking-Queen-Martha-Stewart_1

Check out CrescentMoonYoga

for more yoga, pilates and barre method apparel and accessories.

xo Summer

There ARE Benefits from Yawning

 This is all refreshing news to my ears...I've been yawning all day :)

The Benefits of Yawning

Then next time you get caught in a yawn, don't feel bad. According to Patt Lind-Kyle, author of Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain, yawing isn't rude. It is one of the body's best methods of rejuvinating the brain.

When you yawn, you are stimulating a neural area of the brain that plays a major role in being more conscious and self-reflective, aiding in relaxation and alertness.

Yawing also helps balance and regulate temperature and metabolism as well as helping to regulate your body's circadiam rhythms.

Yawing can lift your mood. When you yawn, your dopaine levels rise. This activates oxytocin, a pleasure and relationship bonding chemical. The more these chemicals are activated the more frequently you yawn.

And yes, yawning is contagious because it triggers the mirror neurons in the brain that literally prompt you to reflect another person's behavior.

The next time you yawn enjoy it. It is one of your body's coolest tricks!

 

***Special Thanks to Debbie Dixon of Yoga Body & Soul for Today's Newsletter***

http://www.yogabodynsoul.com/

SB

Summer Blair Update

Getting closer to finalizing the 1st Summer Blair Collection...

Three styles available in black w/ gunmetal (pictured below) and chocolate w/ brushed gold :)

xo Summer

Today and always I believe this to be true...

It is essential in this lifetime to be who we are and live for what we believe…our happiness depends on it

~ Summer Blair Valdez

xo Summer

Who doesn't love Cake???

It never fails! While browsing the web for work related material, I find myself (more often than not) "stumbling" upon something...and this something is so interesting that it leads me to another something. Case in point, I get totally side tracked and find lots a cool somethings.



This time I want to share my cool something because I have never met a human being who doesn't love (or at least like) cake! In fact, wearing cake turns out to be quite a tasty treat for those who love that delectable sugary vanilla taste...ME, ME, ME!

The Canada based company Cake, offers a tasty array of yummy beauty products including Jacky Frost lipgloss, Sweet Cheeks body scrub and Satin Sugar hair refreshing powder. Their products are made using all natural ingredients and are paraben free...theres no better treat for your sugartooth!

http://www.cakebeauty.com/ingredients_in.asp

xo Summer

SB

Plan vs. Planning

"Plans are nothing; planning is everything”

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

When asked, in a recent survey of over one thousand small business owners Do you have a marketing plan? Seventy percent said they did not; of the thirty percent that said they did only three percent said that it was written down and committed to paper. Shocking!
There have been so many quotes by famous people on the importance of planning and Former President Eisenhower's words echo what I believe to be the root cause of many company failures.
When we review the words, the word PLAN is a statement, whereas PLANNING is actionable and a commitment... so where are you!
'I plan to go on a trip, I plan to exercise, I plan to eat better, I plan to make more calls or increase my margins' these are statements. Conversely, 'I am planning a trip, I am planning an exercise program, I am planning a new diet regiment, I am planning 10 cold calls for this week and mapping out a plan to increase my margins'... now you’re putting plans into action.
Without a plan you will ultimately fail or at least flounder... in every facet of your life; commit to a plan of action, write it down. This commitment holds you accountable for your actions. Doing this you help put yourself on the road of success ~ now that you're in the driver's seat.
Make it happen!

xo Summer

Become an Angel for Animals...

Community members are invited to attend

"Forever Friends for Free"

an event sponsored by the Angels Baseball Foundation where hundreds of animals will be available for adoption on

July 17th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ The OC Animal Shelter in Orange.

View Flyer:

http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/OC%20Animal%20Care/Docs/Angels%20for%20Animals%20FFF%202010.pdf

xo Summer

Happy 4th of July

Off to the riiiiveeerrr.....YAY!!!!

xo Summer

L-O-V-E

Quotes about LoVe that I LoVe

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ~Peter Ustinov

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that. ~Michael Leunig

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ~Robert Heinlein

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

The past is behind us, love is in front and all around us. ~Terri Guillemets

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ~Latin Proverb

....AND My Favorite of All.....

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails....And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. ~ Corinthians 13:4

xo Summer

ViVa LaS VeGaS!!

HeRe I CoMe!!!!

"Tigers love pepper. They hate cinnamon."

xo Summer

Yoga & Meditation = Bliss

I got up at 5:45AM today (Applauds Please) to try a new yoga studio, Yoga Body and Soul...

Not only did I feel amazingly amazing (yes...I said it twice), I was stress free, relaxed, stretched and happy...my Starbucks Cinnamon Dulce Latte even tasted 10x better than usual

Point in case...GET YOUR YOGA ON!

If you need gear, check out http://www.crescentmoonyoga.com/ they have super cute apparel, mats and bags

xo Summer

That act of giving...

I wish more of us practiced it....

We can offer help and love to those who need it, we can help feed the hungry, we can rescue animals, we can clean up the earth one piece of trash at a time, we can donate to organizations, we can entertain the elderly at old folk homes, we can save lives...we can...all because we choose to give.

Isn't that amazing!?

This little girl doesn't have to sleep on the cement anymore, because she sleeps in a warm cozy bed along side mine. www.ocgov.com

xo Summer