Do you have enough....

I don't normally watch boxing. In my opinion, it's just too violent. Two men (or women) beating each other to a bloody pulp until one gives out or the timer rings is not my idea of a good time. NOW, that being said, I admire the skill necessary to compete. I can only imagine the hours of training your body physically and mentally to ready yourself for a fight.

When I watched this video, my mouth fell open. Some people in this same predicament would have given up, taken a knee. And no one would have blamed him, shamed him, disagreed with that decision.  But that wasn't an option. He kept going!

What obstacle is in your way that, with a little more heart, a little more perseverance, or just a little more COURAGE, could win you the fight? Just some food for thought!

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Until next time!
Cherise, the Mompreneur

I need more storage!!!! (Spotlight)

Drop box

image from now.avg(dot)com

Has the above ever happened to you? It's so frustrating! Now the decision is do you delete photos to make room or do you get rid of those old text messages? And by the time you decide HOW to make room, the moment has passed and you missed the picture. Ugggghhhhhh!!!!

So after much research, I found Dropbox.    

It's an app on my phone (and/or computer) that automatically downloads my photos to the cloud storage. Then, I can delete the pics off my phone but still have a copy. 

You can also use Dropbox to save files (word, excel, etc) or share them with others without having to email them.

Now to be honest, I don't like the way the website is set up, meaning I can't highlight more that one picture or file at a time. The apps are much better for file management, in my opinion. (You'd think the website would have more functionality.)

Now there is only a limited amount of free space. You could purchase more space or, do what I do. Periodically, I drag my Dropbox content to my external drive; then I delete my Dropbox content to start all over. Nifty right?

So I have a little deal for you. If you were to sign up for Dropbox on your own, they will give you 250 MB of space for free. But if you click my link, you will get an additional 500 MB. Cool right!

What is your opinion of Dropbox? Are there any other services out there that you like?

Until next time!

Cherise, the Mompreneur

origin of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Take from Wikipedia

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.)^[1] is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.

King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. PresidentRonald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.

History

Sign from 1969 promoting a holiday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The idea of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations.^[2] After King's death, U.S. Representative John Conyers (a Democrat from Michigan) and U.S. Senator Edward Brooke (a Republican from Massachusetts) introduced a bill in Congress to make King's birthday a national holiday. The bill first came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1979. However, it fell five votes short of the number needed for passage.^[3] Two of the main arguments mentioned by opponents were that a paid holiday for federal employees would be too expensive, and that a holiday to honor a private citizen would be contrary to longstanding tradition (King had never held public office).^[3] Only two other figures have national holidays in the U.S. honoring them: George Washington and Christopher Columbus.

Soon after, the King Center turned to support from the corporate community and the general public. The success of this strategy was cemented when musician Stevie Wonder released the single "Happy Birthday" to popularize the campaign in 1980 and hosted the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981. Six million signatures were collected for a petition to Congress to pass the law, termed by a 2006 article in The Nation as "the largest petition in favor of an issue in U.S. history."^[2]

Ronald Reagan and Coretta Scott King at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day signing ceremony.

Senators Jesse Helms and John Porter East (both North Carolina Republicans) led opposition to the holiday and questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. Helms criticized King's opposition to the Vietnam War and accused him of espousing "action-oriented Marxism".^[4] Helms led a filibuster against the bill and on October 3, 1983, submitted a 300-page document to the Senate alleging that King had associations with communists. New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan declared the document a "packet of filth", threw it on the Senate floor and stomped on it.^[5][6]

President Ronald Reagan originally opposed the holiday, citing cost concerns. When asked to comment on Helms' accusations that King was a communist, the President said "We'll know in thirty-five years, won't we?", in reference to the eventual release of FBIsurveillance tapes that had previously been sealed.^[7] But on November 2, 1983, Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, to create a federal holiday honoring Dr. King.^[8][9] The bill had passed the House of Representatives by a count of 338 to 90, a veto-proof margin.^[4] The holiday was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.

The bill also established the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission to oversee observance of the holiday, and ....  To continue reading, click here.

Until next time!
Cherise, the Mompreneur

Anniversary love

Yesterday was my parents' 40th anniversary! Wow! It's no huge deal for them! But when you read the 'celebrity news' where most marriages don't make it past 5 years, it's pretty amazing.

My parents cutting the cake on their wedding day

I asked them once what was the secret to the longevity of their marriage. The answer was pretty clear: through their faith, divorce was never an option.  I guess we can all learn from that.

I wish you all long, happy marriages!

Cherise, the Mompreneur 

Origin of The Eighth

Taken from Wikipedia

The Eighth
Battle of New Orleans, January 1815
Observed by	United States (1828-1861)
Type	National
Date	January 8
Frequency	annual

The Eighth was a federal holiday in the United States from 1828 until 1861. The holiday was celebrated widely across the US South after this final battle in the War of 1812, "The Eighth" became an Official US National Holiday in 1828. The Battle of New Orleanstook place on January 8th, 1815, with Tennessee's Andrew Jackson leading a successful battle against regular British soldiers and freed slaves. Following Jackson's Election as US President, the day earned official national recognition. The Eighth continued as an official National Holiday from 1828 until the advent of the US Civil War.

The holiday remains largely forgotten by the American public ^[1]

According to the Bryan Times article from January 4, 2005, stated that the holiday was a "major turning point" in American history and that many people who live in New Orleans did not even know that the significant battle happened in their city. As it was the final war waged against England, it turns out to be America's second independence.^[2] Historians recalled that celebrations were larger than Christmas and was only surpassed by July the 4th.^[3]  For more information, click here.

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Cherise, the Mompreneur

That 4 letter word

Leadership Freak has it right.

The article is so succinct, that I will just post a link.

http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/the-four-letter-word-that-makes-the-difference/

Until next time!
Cherise, the Mompreneur

Origin of New Year's Day

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New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church.^[1][2] In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone.

History

Mesopotamia (Iraq) instituted the concept of celebrating the new year 2000 BC.^[3][4] The Romans dedicated New Year's Day to Janus, the pagan god of gates, doors, and beginnings, for whom the first month of the year, January, is also named. The pagan deity Janus was depicted as having two faces: one looking forward and the other backward, suggesting that celebrations of the new year are pagan traditions. Some suggested this occurred in 153 BC, when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls, after whose names the Romans identified the years, acceded to office on that day, though there is no consensus on the question.^[5] After Julius Caesar reformed the calendar in 46 BC as the Julian Calendar and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate voted to deify him on 1 January 42 BC,^[6] in honor of his life and his institution of the new rationalized calendar.^[7] Dates in March, coinciding with the March Equinox, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Jesus Christ, or other Christian feasts were used throughout the Middle Ages as the first day of the new year, although their calendars nonetheless often continued to display the months in columns running from January to December.^{[citation needed]}

Among the 7th century pagans of Flanders and the Netherlands, it was the custom to exchange gifts on the first day of the new year. This custom was deplored by Saint Eligius (died 659 or 660), who warned the Flemish and Dutch: "(Do not) make vetulas, [little figures of the Old Woman], little deer or iotticos or set tables [for the house-elf, compare Puck] at night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks [another Yule custom]."^[8]

Most nations of Western Europe officially adopted 1 January as New Year's Day somewhat before they adopted the Gregorian Calendar. In England, until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752, the first day of the new year was the Catholic Feast of the Annunciation, on 25 March, also called "Lady Day". Dates predicated on the year beginning on 25 March became known as Annunciation Style dates, while dates of the Gregorian Calendar commencing on 1 January were distinguished as Circumcision Styledates,^[9] because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, the observed memorial of the eighth day of Jesus Christ's life after his birth, counted from the latter's observation on Christmas, 25 December. Pope Gregory christened 1 January as the beginning of the new year according to his reform of the Catholic Liturgical Calendar.^[10]

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Cherise, the Mompreneur