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Search engines want to tap into local markets. That's still a big challenge.
We've written before about how search engines want to tap into local markets and include those small businesses that aren't even online in search results. It's a big challenge I recently saw illustrated firsthand.
My wife does garden design work. Her fencing contractor stopped by to talk about a job. She wasn't home, so I answered the door. While we were chatting, the contractor spotted "Inktomi Web Search" on an old vest I was wearing. He asked, "Oh, do you know about this Web search stuff then?"
He's an older man in his 50s. He just got his new one-page Web site up. It promotes his family-run company that does small-scale fencing work in our part of Wiltshire, England.
Out of the blue, he got a call from someone claiming to be able get him listed on search engines for a £400 ($750 or so) setup fee, then £5 per month maintenance. Yeah, I can just see all those search marketers with smiles on their faces. Stay away, stay away!
"Listed for what?" I asked. He didn't know. The caller, of course, didn't really say. They'd just get him on those search engines he'd heard about.
Curious, I took him over to the kitchen computer to do a few quick checks. Yep, not listed in any of the major three search engines. As it was a new site, never submitted and no links, I wasn't surprised. So I spent all of three minutes submitting him to Google, MSN, and Yahoo myself, then charged him only £200.
No, of course I didn't charge him. It was my good deed for the day! I then looked at his page. He thought he wanted to be found for "fencing services," but he didn't use those words on the page. He also didn't name the local area he's in, or have a local address on the page; strikes against being found by those who might seek him locally. I gave him a few tips that may or may not make it back to his designer. If they do make it, he may -- or may not -- do well.
What he really needed was something simple. I showed him briefly how ads work, with Google as the guinea pig. We quickly found "fencing services" isn't something people look for in the U.K., but "garden fencing" is a top term. He could get a top listing for about $1 per click.
That would be an ideal way for him to easily find out whether there's an audience looking for him: run an ad, set a $25 per month budget, and see how it goes. He should do the organic side as well, but that's harder to grapple with.
Then again, ads aren't that easy. Set up a region, select terms, choose some negative terms for "fencing" if you don't want to pay for visitors looking for the sport.
And how to get started? Google Jumpstart is supposed to ease new advertisers into the world of search ads, but that's U.S. only. Even if it were in the U.K., the $10 per day recommended budget may be too scary. Yes, you can change the amount, but it still might be off-putting. The $300 setup fee is even scarier, despite the fact you'd get it all back in clicks.
Yahoo does have Fast Track in the U.K., and costs are a bit easier. The $35 or so per month minimum might be a bit high, and the $150 or so setup fee (that doesn't give you clicks) even more so. Still, it's something he might consider.
Maybe I could point him toward Yell, the large local U.K. search engine. He can get an ad for about $300 for the full year, no Web site required. It looks pretty interesting, but, sadly, he couldn't test it for a small price were he to go the self-serve route.
The crux of the problem? His business is too small. He doesn't even do Yellow Page advertising right now, having gained his clients through word of mouth.
People are probably looking for him online, but the time for the search engines to service him hasn't yet arrived. It's the same for getting him to a good search marketing company. Ultimately, he really needs the help of a good individual who won't charge a lot and is trustworthy. That's a tough challenge. Until the products get simpler, he probably won't going to jump into the search marketing world for another year or so.
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Coordinates | 51°31′44″N 0°10′20″W / 51.52878°N 0.17219°WCoordinates: 51°31′44″N 0°10′20″W / 51.52878°N 0.17219°W |
Location | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |
Type | Weather vane |
Height | 6 ft 6 in[1] (1.98 m) |
Completion date | 1926[1] |
Old Father Time is a weather vane at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, in the shape of Father Time removing the bails from a wicket. The weathervane is a total of 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall, with the figure of Father Time standing at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m).[1] It was given to Lord's in 1926 by the architect of the Grandstand, Sir Herbert Baker.[1][2]
The symbolism of the figure derives from Law 16(3) of the Laws of Cricket: "After the call of Time, the bails shall be removed from both wickets."
Old Father Time was originally located atop the old Grand Stand. It was wrenched from its perch during the Blitz, when it became entangled in the steel cable of a barrage balloon,[1][3] but was repaired and returned to its previous position. In 1992 the weather vane was struck by lightning, and the subsequent repairs were featured on children's television programme Blue Peter.[1][4] Old Father Time was permanently relocated to the Mound Stand in 1996, when the Grand Stand was demolished and rebuilt.[1]
In 1969 Old Father Time became the subject of a poem, "Lord's Test", by the Sussex and England cricketer John Snow.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Father Time – biog". Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Kidd, Patrick (18 November 2009). "A brief history of Father Time at Lord's". The Times. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Williamson, Martin (6 May 2006). "Lord's under attack". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Brown, Matt (8 January 2007). "London's weather vanes". Time Out. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ p77, John Snow, Cricket Rebel: An Autobiography, Hamlyn Publishing Ltd, 1976


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In this YouTube video, "The Disney Trap: How Copyright Steals our Stories," James Joyce's Molly Bloom and an Italian net-user have a video-chat about copyright and how the protracted term of copyright makes it hard for characters to defend themselves. It's a nice way of putting it -- by prohibiting new writers from retelling others' characters stories, the characters are limited to the perspective their writers imbued them with.
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That's all well and good but since they kicked me out of adsense 2 years ago for no reason, I would not be able to get paid for July and August.
Anybody who is pushing any program through Google affiliates and who has been booted from adsense will not be able to collet earnings for July and August.
How's that for do no evil.
They want you to use a GMAIL account to login to Google/Performics.
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That sure reads like you need an adsense account. If not, they certainly could of worded it better.
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Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship
November 13, 2012 10:00 AMNEW YORK -- The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on "Sesame Street" is taking a leave of absence from the popular kids' show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
Sesame Workshop said puppeteer Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the alleged partner, who by then was 23.
"We took the allegation very seriously and took immediate action," Sesame Workshop said in a statement issued Monday. "We met with the accuser twice and had repeated communications with him. We met with Kevin, who denied the accusation."
The organization described the relationship as personal and "unrelated to the workplace." Its investigation found the allegation of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated. But it said Mr. Clash exercised "poor judgment" and was disciplined for violating company policy regarding Internet usage. It offered no details.
"I had a relationship with the accuser," Mr. Clash said in a statement of his own. "It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was."
Sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is at least 21. It was unclear where the relationship took place, and there is no record of any criminal charge against Mr. Clash in the state.
Mr. Clash, the 52-year-old divorced father of a grown daughter, added, "I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter.
"I am taking a break from Sesame Workshop to deal with this false and defamatory allegation," he said.
Neither Mr. Clash nor Sesame Workshop indicated how long his absence might be.
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Combining VAC Therapy With Advanced Modalities: Can It Expedite Healing?
Skin ulceration of the lower extremity affects millions of people in the United States alone and may be secondary to a myriad of etiologies including pressure, metabolic, trauma, venous, arterial and diabetic neuropathy.1 The medical, psychosocial and financial impacts imposed by lower extremity ulcerations are tremendous. The attributable cost for the treatment of chronic lower extremity ulcerations has been estimated to be as high as $3.6 billion dollars per year.2 Medicare expenditures for lower extremity ulcer patients were, on average, three times higher than those for Medicare patients in general.3 In addition, a lack of immediate attention to these wounds can often serve as a prelude to serious health problems due to associated infections that may lead to amputations or induce life-threatening situations.1,4 Wound repair is an orchestra of highly integrated cellular and biochemical responses to injury.5 Certain pathophysiologic and metabolic conditions can alter this normal course of events and lead to impaired or delayed healing, resulting in chronic, non-healing wounds.5 Integrating biotechnological advances with our growing understanding of the complex cellular and biochemical mechanisms of the wound healing process has led to the development of various advanced wound healing modalities. Many have advocated the use of negative pressure wound therapy (Vacuum Assisted Closure or VAC therapy, Kinetic Concepts Inc.,) in the management of lower extremity ulcerations. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is the controlled application of subatmospheric pressure to a wound using an electrical pump and specialized wound dressing.6-11 Studies have shown that applying subatmospheric pressure optimizes blood flow, decreases local tissue edema, removes excessive fluid and pro-inflammatory exudates from the wound bed.11 These physiologic changes promote a moist wound healing environment and facilitate the removal of bacteria from the wound.11 Applying sub-atmospheric pressure may also help increase the rate of cell division and subsequent formation of granulation tissue.11 Recently, a number of clinicians have advocated the concomitant use of advanced wound healing modalities with NPWT as a synergistic approach in the armamentarium of wound healing. Accordingly, let us take a closer look at some of the more commonly used modalities that one may combine with NPWT to help treat lower extremity ulcerations.


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Priestly Blessing | |
Large crowds congregate on Passover at the Western Wall to receive the priestly blessing | |
Halakhic texts relating to this article: | |
Torah: | Numbers 6:23–27 |
Shulchan Aruch: | Orach Chayim 128–130 |
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Priestly Blessing | |
Large crowds congregate on Passover at the Western Wall to receive the priestly blessing | |
Halakhic texts relating to this article: | |
Torah: | Numbers 6:23–27 |
Shulchan Aruch: | Orach Chayim 128–130 |
* Not meant as a definitive ruling. Some observances may be rabbinical, custom or Torah-based. |
The priestly blessing or priestly benediction, (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים; translit. birkat kohanim), also known as raising of the hands (Hebrew nesiat kapayim), or Dukhanen (from the Yiddish word dukhan – platform – because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum),[1] is a Jewish prayer recited by Kohanim. Kohanim are Priests, Jews who are descendants of Aaron the High Priest, brother of Moses, and according to Jewish tradition, have been divinely chosen to work in the Jewish Temple and assist others in serving God.
As stipulated in the Torah,[2] the Kohanim have a special duty to raise their hands and bless the people, and God promises that "I will place my name on their hands" (the Kohanim's hands) "and bless them" (the Jews receiving the blessing). The Jewish Sages stressed that although the priests are the ones carrying out the blessing, it is not them or the ceremonial practice of raising their hands which results in the blessing, but rather it is God's desire that His blessing should be transferred by means of the Kohanim's hands.
Even after the destruction of the Jewish Temple, the practice has been carried over to the Jewish synagogue, and today in all Jewish communities Kohanim bless the worshippers in the synagogue, during the Jewish prayer service.
The text of the Priestly Blessing recited by the Kohanim, which appears verbatim in the Torah, is:
The source of the text is Numbers 6:23–27, where Aaron and his sons bless the Israelites with this blessing.
This is the oldest known Biblical text that has been found; amulets with these verses written on them have been found in graves dating from the First Temple Period, and are now in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Various interpretations of these verses connect them to the three Patriarchs; Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or to three attributes of God: Mercy, Courage, and Glory.
This ceremony is traditionally performed daily in Israel (except in Galilee),[16] and among most Sephardi Jews worldwide, every day during the repetition of the Shacharit Amidah. On Sabbath and festivals it is also recited during the repetition of the Musaf prayer. On Yom Kippur the ceremony is performed during the Ne'ila service as well. On other fast days it is performed at Mincha, if said in the late afternoon. The reason for offering the blessing in the afternoon only on Fast days is that the Kohanim are forbidden to eat and (especially) to drink alcohol prior to the ceremony.[17]
In the Diaspora in Ashkenazic Orthodox communities, the ceremony is performed only on Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur.[18] German communities perform it at both Shaharit and Musaf, while on Yom Kippur it is performed at Neilah as well. Eastern European congregations only perform it at Musaf. On Simchat Torah, some communities recite it during Musaf, and others during Shacharit, to enable Kohanim to eat or drink during the Torah reading between Shacharit and Musaf. On weekdays and Shabbat, in Ashkenazic diaspora communities, the blessing is not recited by Kohanim. Instead, it is recited only by the shaliach tzibbur (prayer leader), or a hazzan (cantor), after the Modim prayer, towards the end of the Amidah, without any special chant or gestures.[19] This Ashkenazic practice is based on a Rabbinic ruling of the Remoh, who argued that the Kohanim were commanded to bless the people with joy (besimcha) and that Kohanim in the diaspora could not be expected to feel joyful except on the above-mentioned holidays where all Jews are commanded to feel joy.[20]
At the beginning of the ceremony, those descended from the tribe of Levi, the Leviim in the congregation wash the hands of the Kohanim and then the Kohanim remove their shoes (if they are unable to remove their shoes without using their hands, the shoes are removed prior to the washing), and ascend the bimah in front of the ark, at the front of the synagogue. The use of a platform is implied in Leviticus 9:22. They cover their heads with their tallitot, recite the blessing over the performance of the mitzvah, turn to face the congregation, and then the hazzan or prayer leader slowly and melodiously recites the three verse blessing, with the Kohanim repeating it word by word after him. After each verse, the congregation responds Amen. If there are more than one Kohan performing the blessings then they wait until someone in the congregation calls out "Kohanim" before starting the blessing over performing the blessings; the hazzan then continues the procedure. However, if there is only one Kohan performing the blessings he starts the blessing over performing the blessings without any prompting from the congregation; the hazzan then continues as normal. In the Yemanite tradition when there is a solitary Kohan he says the first word of the blessing (YevareHaha) without prompting after having said the preparatory blessing.
During the course of the blessing, the hands of the Kohanim are spread out over the congregation, with the fingers of both hands separated so as to make five spaces between them; the spaces are (1) between the ring finger and middle finger of each hand, (2) between the index finger and thumb of each hand, and (3) the two thumbs touch each other at the knuckle and the aperture is the space above or below the touching knuckles.[21]
The Kohen raises his hands, with the palms facing downward and the thumbs of his outspread hands touching. The four fingers on each hand are sometimes split into two sets of two fingers each (thus forming the letter Shin (שׁ), an emblem for Shaddai, "Almighty [God]"), or sometimes they are arranged to form an overlapping lattice of 'windows.' This ceremony is sometimes called Nesiat Kapayim, the "lifting of the hands." The Jewish tradition states the Divine Presence would shine through the fingers of the priests as they blessed the people, and no one was allowed to look at this out of respect for God.[22]
Each kohen's tallit is draped over his head and hands so that the congregation cannot see his hands while the blessing is said. Performing the ceremony of the priestly blessing is known in Yiddish as duchening, a reference to the "duchan" (Heb: platform) on which the blessing is said. The tradition of covering the hands stems from the biblical prohibition against a Kohen with hands that are disfigured in any way from offering the blessing. The rabbis softened this prohibition by saying that a Kohen with disfigured hands to which the community had become accustomed could bless. In later centuries, the practice became for all Kohanim to cover their hands so that any disfigurement would not be seen by the Congregation. This gave rise to folklore that one should not see the hands of the Kohen or even that harm would befall someone who sees the hands of the Kohen. Some congregants will even turn their backs to the Kohanim so as to avoid any possibility of seeing their hands—although this practice is unsupported by any rabbinic source.
In some communities it is customary for the Kohanim to raise their hands and recite an extended musical chant without words before reciting the last word of each phrase. There are different tunes for this chant in different communities. Aside from its pleasant sound, the chant is done so that the congregation may silently offer certain prayers containing individual requests of God after each of the three blessings of the Kohanim. Because supplications of this nature are not permitted on Shabbat, the chant is also not done on Shabbat. In Israel, this chanting is not the custom.
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In Conservative Judaism, the majority of congregations do not perform the priestly blessing ceremony, but some do. In some American Conservative congregations that perform the ceremony, a bat kohen (daughter of a priest) can perform it as well.[23] The Conservative movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has approved two opposing positions: One view holds that a bat kohen may deliver the blessing; another view holds that a bat kohen is not permitted to participate in the Priestly Blessing because it is a continuation of a Temple ritual which women were not eligible to perform.[24] Conservative Judaism has also lifted some of the restrictions on Kohanim including prohibited marriages. The Masorti movement in Israel, and some Conservative congregations in North America, require male kohanim as well, and retain restrictions on Kohanim.
In Liberal (and American Reform) congregations, the concept of the priesthood has been largely abandoned, along with other caste and gender distinctions. Thus, this blessing is usually omitted or simply read by the hazzan. North American Reform Jews omit the Musaf service, as do most other liberal communities, and so if they choose to include the priestly blessing, it is usually appended to the end of the Shacharit Amidah. Some congregations, especially Reconstructionist ones, have the custom of the congregation spreading their tallitot over each other and blessing each other that way.
This custom was started when a Reconstructionist rabbi from Montreal, Lavy Becker saw children in Pisa, Italy, run under their fathers' tallitot for the blessing, and he brought it home to his congregation.[25]
Orthodox Judaism does not permit a bat kohen (daughter of a kohen) or bat levi (daughter of a Levite) to participate in nesiat kapayim because the practice is a direct continuation of the Temple ritual, and should be performed by those who would authentically be eligible to do so in the Temple.
The Priestly blessing has been used by Catholics since the first centuries AD, and is listed as Solemn Blessing #10 (Ordinary Time I) in the Roman Missal; it is also widely used in Anglican, Lutheran, and other liturgical churches. Only those ordained to consecrate the Eucharist (bishops and priests in the Catholic traditions and their equivalents in Protestant churches) are authorized to pronounce blessing (as opposed to asking for a blessing, as at a meal), and so are the only ones who perform the blessing in the Liturgy, however, due to the Christian theology of the priesthood of the baptized, all members of the church are considered kohanim, and the priest is considered an icon of Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest.
The version contained in the Roman Missal reads as follows:
Deacon or Priest: Bow your heads and pray for God's blessing.
Celebrant (with arms extended): May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Response: Amen.
Celebrant: May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto to you.
Response: Amen.
Celebrant: May the Lord look upon you with kindness, and give you peace.
Response: Amen.
Celebrant: And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, + (making the sign of cross) and the Holy Spirit, descend upon you and remain with you forever
Response: Amen.
Deacon or Priest: Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Peter C. Lutkin (1858–1931) composed a setting of the benediction, titled "the Lord Bless You and Keep You" and originally published in 1900.[26] John Rutter composed another in 1981.
In the mid-1960s, actor Leonard Nimoy, who was raised in a traditional Jewish home, used a single-handed version of this gesture to create the Vulcan salute for his character, Spock, on Star Trek. He has explained that while attending Orthodox services as a child, he peeked from under his father's tallit and saw the gesture; many years later, when introducing the character of Mr. Spock, he and series creator Gene Roddenberry thought a physical component should accompany the verbal "Live long and prosper" greeting. The Jewish priestly gesture looked sufficiently alien and mysterious, and became part of Star Trek lore.[27] Nimoy later recorded an English translation of the blessing for Civilization IV; the recording is played when the player discovers the technology "Priesthood".
Bob Dylan's song "Forever Young" from the Planet Waves album uses the form and some content ("May God Bless and keep you...") of the Priestly Blessings.
Leonard Cohen ended his concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, on 24 September 2009, with the Priestly Blessing, i.e. reciting it in Hebrew.[28] As his name suggests, Cohen is halakhically a priest.
In the movie Deep Impact, the President of the United States, played by Morgan Freeman, recites the Priestly Blessing in a speech to the world. This speech announces to the world that a comet is approaching the world and will cause an E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event).


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I had many people ask me what I thought about it and honestly, it was hard to answer in just one word. It was fun, busy, exhausting, hot, and entertaining all at the same time. Can't say I have that with every vacation! I won't bore you with all my pics so I'll sprinkle a few highlights! (If you follow me on instagram, you have seen a couple of these pics already!)
This was Lila's first flight and Sam's second, (although he was only 6 months old on his first one)! They really enjoyed it and Sam couldn't wait to put his iPod on "airplane mode". So cute!
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We had lots of "meet and greets" with princesses! Side note: Being the mom of a princess lover was a lot of work at Disney!
I believe my caption on instagram was, "If I'm gonna lose my mind, I might as well wear Minnie ears while doing it!"
Some of you asked if I kept up with my healthy eating for the trip. 3 words. DISNEY. DINING. PLAN. That should answer it for you! ha! If you've been to Disney and have used the dining plan, you know how much (and what kind) of food this entailed. So going into this trip, I had to make a decision–was I going to try and keep a pretty tight grip on my eating, indulge, or fall somewhere in between. Answer? I gave myself permission to relax (Did I just say that in reference to Disney? ha!) in regards to exercise and eating! So the truth is, I kept healthy by giving myself a break! Out of 52 weeks a year, 1 week wasn't going to set me back much and I didn't want to mess with trying to fit in an additional workout (because walking 10 miles pushing a stroller in 95 degrees wasn't enough?!) or eating "clean" the whole trip.
Now, because the weather was SO hot, I actually didn't have much of an appetite. (I also think because I wasn't lifting weights, my metabolism sort of adjusted and wasn't firing away like usual. I actually think this was a blessing b/c if my appetite was what it typically was at home–goodness–I would have made some worse eating decisions! ha!) So truthfully, I didn't eat that terrible, except for the fact that there was some sort of dessert I had at every meal. Hey, who could blame me!
Lila and I doing what we do best—eat.
BUT, just because I wasn't striving to keep 100% on my game didn't mean I was way off base or that I wasn't taking notes! Here are some tips I have for you–some which are more specific to Disney, while others will work no matter where you vacation!
1) Get your mind right.
Decide before you go on the trip what sort of standards or guidelines you may have. Figure out if it's a trip here you want to keep things tight, or indulge a little or a lot. I believe that it all starts here.
2.) When you can hit to first base do it.
If you aren't sure what I mean, you can check out this post, but in essence, when you can make the smart choice, make one. Part of the Disney Dining Plan (DDP) was quick service options. There were a couple times when I was dying to have a cheeseburger. (I love myself a cheeseburger!) but knowing that later that night, I was going to a nice dinner, which would inevitably have desserts, bread etc, I chose a salad, or chicken, eggs etc.
3.) "Either/or" some things.
Because each meal contained dessert, I made a choice–either breads or desserts. And I bet you can guess which I chose.
This was just 1 of 4 desserts we had at dinner that night!
4.) Play splitzies
For lunch one day, my hubby ordered a BBQ chicken flatbread pizza and I got a big salad. We split each of ours up which gave us nice diversity and didn't overload us too much on one thing.
5.) Make good use of the sides you get.
My kids got lots of those individual bagged carrots and grapes with their meals. I usually had them eat at least one of those bags, but since we had 2 kids, that meant we had some leftover. (Or if they also had yogurt as an option, I had them eat the yogurt while it was cold and save the bagged stuff) We put them in our baggie and either nibbled on them later in the day or took them back to the resort and placed in our fridge for breakfast the next morning. It worked out great!
6.) Keep an eye on the clock.
"But Clare, that's not what you do at vacation! Keep your eyes AWAY from the clock!" OK, OK, I get it, BUT this did serve its purpose on my trip. Because of the DDP, we had at least one food reservation a day, so that gave us some anchor as to how we could split up our eating for the day. I knew that I wanted to fully enjoy my sit down meals so I wanted to get in there with a hungry tummy. Keeping my eye on the clock helped me know if I could push through one more hour of just drinking water, or if I needed to have a snack so I didn't faint!
7) Pack your stevia (or sweetener of choice).
So here's the other thing that can kill ya at the park. We got these free refillable mugs that could be used at our resort at any time. You could fill it with any type of pop, coffee, tea, etc for free.I'm not a big pop drinker, so it isn't tempting to just chug coke all day, but for some of you, it might be. I drank a lot of unsweet iced tea, but needed to jazz it up, so I used my liquid vanilla stevia. It was perfect!
8) Grab a cup of ice any time you see a line that isn't that long
Ice saved the day for us. It was so hot down there and the bottles of water we would pack got hot so quickly (and I forgot to bring my soft cooler. Oops) so grabbing a cup of ice or ice water was so important. Most spots at the parks have them and they are free! The ice was multi-functional because we would unknowingly slip them down each other's shirts so then they'd hop up and scream for a second. It's how we kept entertained. Ok–maybe it was how I kept entertained. (See pic below. I actually maybe poured water down me at that point!)
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. And I am totally rocking the "mom at an amusement park" look!
9) Move, push, swim, when you can.
So, a total no -brainer that you are going to walk your butt off while you are there. And actually, I was so thankful that I was in good shape because I had zero soreness, my feet and legs weren't that tired, and beyond the heat, I really didn't feel physically tired. We chose to get a stroller for my 5 year old (don't regret that one bit!) so we all took turns pushing it. It was good to have that extra movement with my arms and when I could, I found myself jogging a bit with the stroller. (Sometimes that jog came out of necessity like when you are running late for the Princess Meet and Greet at the Akershus house. Ahhh!) I also got in the pool and swam just a bit with the kids. Typically I never get in the pool or get my hair wet (that's like mom code, right?) but I got in there and treaded water, moved around a bit and played with kids. I thought any extra movement would be good for me. I did pack my exercise band and did 10 minutes of pilates one day but that was it as far as any additional exercise.
See? My hair got wet!
Downtown Disney!
This week has been interesting getting back in the swing of things in regards to exercise. I feel like my body has been whooped earlier than usual, so I'm taking it all in stride, doing my best but not getting discouraged. Remember, it's all about mindset! I'm also cleaning up some eating habits so there's been a little bit of retraining all around this week but it's all good! I have no regrets from my Disney trip!
If you've been to Disney before, what would you add for healthy tips?
Love this post Clare!! We love Disney! We would exchange our desserts for breakfast and lunch for grapes, carrots, or yogurt and throw them in the cooler. I'm so thankful to have a fitness role model who knows how to BALANCE everything. Your swimsuit is super cute!
Love this post! Was wondering if you could follow up with getting back on track. Detoxing? Extra exercise? I'm in a season of moving, about to pack up my kitchen & be out of my element for almost a month to a month & a half. Workouts are difficult right now & eating clean is going the road of convenience. I feel yucky & sluggish.
I live in Orlando and have had annual passes for most of the last decade, so I loved hearing about your experience through new eyes! It was refreshing.
I think you covered most of the healthy eating tips; I can't really think of anything else. My struggle with Disney is that I'm a vegetarian, so I can't have the lean chicken or just a hamburger with no bun – I'm pretty much stuck with salad, unless I go the unhealthy route and get pasta or pizza. The healthiest thing I can think to do is pack a cooler with fruit, water, and sandwiches. But that's not nearly as much fun if you don't go often and want to experience everything there!
I've gained about 20-30 pounds in the past year since I met and married my husband, and sticking to a 1200 calorie plan as a vegetarian plus trying to fit in exercise at 4:30 a.m. is not easy, but it would be fun to make Disney part of a regular exercise routine – just going every Saturday and walking around!
LOVED seeing your pics and hearing about your time there. So glad you all had a great time!!!
Love ya,
Courtney -
Loved your write up on Disney! One thing we did for our day at Magic Kingdom last week was we froze water bottles the night before. We packed them in a cooler bag and put ice packs around them and hung it on the stroller…the water stayed frozen all day long and we were able to ration the bottles and stay hydrated that way. We also packed our own snacks and brought them with us. (we did not have a dining plan, so maybe a suggestion for those that don't as well). You can bring food and drink into the park as long as it is not in glass containers. So we brought pretzels, apples, nectarines, and gummies for the kiddos. It was perfect to munch on in between rides/standing in the lines, and it helped us make good choices as well. (plus it saved us money and the kids knew going into it to not ask for a bunch of junk). I was really glad the kids were served grapes and carrots too with the meal! James wore his fit bit and monitored his steps too through out the day. And at the end, we indulged with a bit of starbucks on our way out. lol! Love ya, girl!!


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