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Create positive energy in your life and in your community!

You’re settled into your space, you’ve made your apartment your own, but you’d like to take further steps to make it a peaceful, nourishing HOME. Now, THAT is smart living!

When we take the time to pay attention to the details of our lives, it always pays off! Creating a living space that feeds the soul is perhaps the healthiest thing we can do to promote a sense of well-being overall.

When you’re home at The Green in the Village, it should re-energize, relax and rejuvenate you. If you’re not ‘feelin’ it’, generate some positive energy with these ideas:

1. Make your bed every single day. A freshly made bed makes turning in for the evening a refreshing and relaxing time – something to look forward to after a busy day.

2. Set your coffee pot to brew the next morning while you’re in the shower OR set out your coffee mug and pod the night before. Having coffee ready when you are is like giving yourself a good-morning hug.

3. Always greet your neighbors when you see them. Whether at the pool, in the office or just on the grounds, a friendly hello makes life in The Village community a homey, friendly place.

4. Buy fresh flowers for your apartment frequently. Even the tiniest bouquet brings a sense of life and color to your space.

5. Freshen up your kitchen before you turn in. A messy, grumpy kitchen in the morning is not a pleasant start to the day. But a fresh, happy kitchen is!

6. Include a thank you note with your rent payment on occasion. If the maintenance staff was helpful, send an email saying so!

7. Entertain in your apartment at least once a quarter. Host a wine tasting party or a casual game night with friends or neighbors to enhance the quality of your apartment life.

Create a healthy, positive environment for yourself! You deserve the best!

Mark your calendar, gals! GIRLS NIGHT OUT is coming Tuesday, September 28 to the Village Country Club!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT is designed especially for our VILLAGE LADIES! If you’re a sassy, classy Village Lady, YOU are invited to an awesome evening of music, food, drinks and prizes along with cool stuff to see and buy and so much more!

Lincoln Charities will benefit from your $2 admission ticket at the door and you’ll benefit from a night out with your best girl buds. Bring a friend and have a blast at GIRLS NIGHT OUT at the VCC the 28th.

Keep your eyes peeled for more details to come!

Sorry guys! It’s a NO testosterone zone!

The Fat Fight seems like a never-ending battle for many of us. If you’re like me, you may feel pinned against the ropes every single day!

Somebody just count to 10 and declare a winner already! Sheesh!

I join the host of other women out there who find it’s the belly fat that’s doing them in.  Sadly, women are wired to store fat. It’s a child bearing thing … but it doesn’t seem fair for those of us who aren’t bearing children anymore! My need for fat ended 10 years ago! But in spite of my faithfulness to The Village Health and Fitness Center, I’m still fighting the fight. So, how do I get my abs back?

According to Women’s Health Magazine, eating an Acronym can lead to lean, mean and FLAT abs in no time FLAT! By incorporating the elements of the acronym ABS DIET POWER, we can eat our way to a slimmer, firmer waistline. And we don’t have to give up the YUM factor, either!

Can eating the acronym ABS DIET POWER help you win the Fat Fight? Read for yourself and give it a try.

The frivolity of summer is coming to a close as families and students gear up for school.

Late nights by the Village pool are fast becoming a thing of the past for many while parents of young kids figure out the game-plan for the first day of school.  If you find yourself in the SCHOOL ZONE, you know that adjustments must be made!

The key to nearly any successful venture is a certain amount of planning. This is especially true for the young students in our lives. There are snack packs to be created, schedules to be firmed and the dreaded organization of the school clothes. It’s a big job.

I’m convinced that the success of implementing the school routine hinges on how you handle the night before. By tending to just a few tasks the night before school, the morning will go much more smoothly.

1. Set out the breakfast accoutrements. Bowl, spoon, cereal box … everything but the moo-juice sits ready for its big moment.
2. Set out the clothing all the way down to the skivvies.
3. Pack the backpack the night before and have it sitting by the door.

How about you? How do you prepare for Back-to-school?

Restaurant Week in Dallas starts August 23rd for a week of awesome food at a great price … for a good cause! More than 120 restaurants are participating giving you plenty of culinary opportunities to help raise funds for the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope Home.

Located less than 10 minutes away at 2808 Greenville Avenue, The Grape, a participating venue, is offering a 3 course menu for just $35 per person! For those who’d like that extra touch, The Grape is offering the Central Market 4th course, as well. The menu will blow your mind and tempt those taste buds!

Call and reserve your table today! (214) 828-1981.

Never buy those expensive facial products again!

You likely have everything you need to create the perfect, well-balanced and natural facial mask right in your own kitchen! Not only will these  HOMEMADE FACIAL RECIPES save you money, but with these natural ingredients, you know you’re getting the quality you deserve!

Try an avocado or a banana … even strawberries can be made into a facial mask that revitalizes skin giving you a healthy glow!

Before you try any of the recipes, do a test on the inside of your wrist.  Whether Natural or synthetic, products can cause allergic reactions, so it’s important to do a test first. For many of these concoctions, if you decide you don’t want to use it as a facial mask, you can just serve it up for desert after dinner tonight!!

Are you totally TICKED OFF? Are you BENT OUT OF SHAPE, P.O.’d or downright red-faced ANGRY?! Then it’s time to give ANGER MANAGEMENT THE BOOT at the annual FIGHT NIGHT 2010 at The Village Country Club!

Let’s face it, sometimes the only therapy you need is to punch someone’s lights out! If you’re mad at your bone-headed EX, if your boss is such a jerk you can hardly stand it or if you’re mad as a hornet with your freaky roommate, then EMAIL your gripes TODAY to p1@theticket.com and get ready to come out swingin’!

The rules are:
Fighters must be between the ages of 18 and 35 (no exceptions)

Fighters must be within 10 lbs of the opponent

You have until AUGUST 26TH to get REALLY CHAPPED!

WHEN: August 26, beginning at 5pm

WHERE: The Village Country Club. Park at the Dallas Children’s Theater for free and take the P1 Shuttle

COST: No cover for Village Residents

MORE INFO: Theticket.com

Every single Thursday is packed with awesome events at the Dallas Arboretum this fall!

The September concert line-up at the Dallas Arboretum is outrageous and you’ll hear it all from smooth country to crazy ’80’s music!  Start the 16th of September with some bluegrass by Beatlegras.  Follow that with a tribute to the Blues Brothers on the 23rd.  Rounding out the September concerts on the 30th is Dallas Unlimited with their Hits of the Decades show.

October’s schedule is just as good with Petty Theft (a Tom Petty tribute), a night of contemporary country with Micky and the Motorcars and a night of ’80s dance hits with M80’s.

Check the CALENDAR and save the dates to catch your favorites at the Arboretum!

Dallas Zoo is the first zoo in North Texas (and 2nd in the state) to introduce an App to keep you informed UP TO THE MINUTE as you tour the zoo.

Don’t want to miss a demonstration or a feeding time? No problem! Just download “search Dallas Zoo” on your iPhone and you’ll receive news (in English or Spanish) that will keep you “in the know” and in the loop all during your visit to the zoo.  “As the summer unfolds there will be daily changes, no two visits being exactly the same,” says Sean Greene, Deputy Director for Education and Interpretation. “The new Dallas Zoo iPhone app can keep guests up to date about what’s new that week at the Giants of the Savanna and throughout the Zoo.”

Don’t miss the African Elephants at play or an exciting event at the Gorilla Conservation and Research Center.  If there’s a change in the Zoo schedule, you’ll be the first to know.  When your tummy starts rumbling, use your iPhone app to find the closest feeding trough for your hungry animals or to find the location of the unique zoo gift shops and even the restrooms  in proximity to where you are in the park.

The app is free and will help you find your way as you navigate the zoo.  You won’t get lost, you won’t miss out, you won’t believe how easy it is to see it all at the Dallas Zoo!  And you’re less than a 30 minute drive away!

• Day: Thu, Aug 26, 2010
• Showtime: 8:00 PM
• Ages: All Ages
• Ticket Prices*: $38.00-$78.00

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