8/13/2019 Live Well Work Well Dec 13

1/3

DECEMBER 2013

In an effort to make the next year bettethan the last, many people make NewYears resolutions. While its easy tomake resolutions, they are often difficuto keep after the first few weeks. A littleplanning will help you succeed.

tart by making a resolution that issignificant to you. If spending less timeon your phone is important because yowant to play with your kids, youre morlikely to stick with it than if you decide tlose !" pounds because e#eryone elsein the office wants to.

Next, plan how you will make it happen$or example, if you decide to eathealthier, choose which %unk foods youwill gi#e up and what you will replacethem with.

&esolutions are not kept through will'power alone. When it gets tough, youneed help. (ry writing a reminder, suchas a sticky note at your desk. Also,telling a friend who can encourage youwill help a lot when it gets harder to stito your resolution.

$inally, dont gi#e up. If you ate a familsi)ed bag of potato chips by yourself,you ha#ent ruined your resolution. *usstart the next day as if you ne#erfaltered, and keep working on it +remember, new habits take time.

De-stress Your Holiday Shopping This Year, Resolvto Follow Througany times, holiday shopping turns

what should be a happy, family'centeredtime into stress o#erload and debt. Youha#e to shop for gifts, food, decorationsand e#en a new outfit for the holidayparty. -lanning ahead, not taking theprocess too seriously and en%oying thelittle moments are a good start tochanging the stress back into fun. eloware a few common stressors and waysto a#oid them as the holiday shoppingseason begins in earnest.

Big crowds. -erhaps you ha#econ#inced yourself that spending yourholiday weekends at the mall is actuallyfun, but most people would rather not becaught in the chaos for too long. (oa#oid the massi#e holiday crowds, tryshopping online for at least some ofyour purchases. Not only can you a#oidthe crowds, but most online stores allowyou to ship right to your intendedrecipient, sa#ing you the hassle ofstanding in long lines at the post officeto mail gifts for out'of'town family andfriends.

Last-minute rush. -lan ahead with alist of e#eryone you want to purchase agift for, as well as a pre'planned menuthat will take the guessing out of groceryshopping. /#en if you do get caught in

the stores at the last minute, ha#ing alist will help you na#igate the crowdsand resist the flashy sale items youdont truly need.

Returns and gift receipts. Instead ofgi#ing in to desperation and buying onemore holiday special or purchasing aclothing item without regard to thecorrect si)e, try gi#ing something thatcant be returned0 an experience. $orexample, instead of gi#ing your nieceyet another horse'themed sweater thatdoesnt fit, gi#e her a gift certificate for ahorseback riding lesson. Not only willshe not need to return the gift, but shewill create a fun memory that remindsher of you.

Going oer !udget"hoppingthroughout the year can help you reducespending by finding items you likeduring sales, and you might e#en finditems that arent a#ailable during theholidays. Year'round shopping alsospreads out the holiday expenses o#er!1 months instead of %ust one. Whenyou find a good price on the perfect gift,buy it then2e#en if its the middle of

April. At home, ha#e a designated shelfor container where you can safely stashyour gifts.

With a little planning and creati#ity, youcan confidently de'stress your holidayshopping.

HEALTHY LIVING QUESTION

Clearing a space, keeping it

simple and setting !"r

timer are great #as t!make #inter #!rk!"ts $r!m

%!me great, &"t #%at is t%e$!"rt% t%ing !" s%!"ld d!'

D#D $%& '(%)

*tudies indicate that appro+imate, percent of reso,ution-ma/ers are stion trac/ to meet their goa,s after si+months"

8/13/2019 Live Well Work Well Dec 13

2/3

Seth Takahashi of JRI Industries, Springfield, waspresented a !" gift #ard fro$ %kers & %rney's (i#kyRi#e after #orre#tly answering )ove$*er's Healthy+iving uestion .orre#t answers to the /uestion $ust*e su*$itted *y the !0st of ea#h $onth

BLUE JEAN FRIDAYS CREATE MERRY

CHRISTMAS)ot everything is done on the up-and-up at %kers &%rney In fa#t, one thing is done under the #over ofdeni$ in order to *ring .hrist$as .heer to so$e of1ranson's needy #hildren

%##ording to pro2e#t #oordinator, %kers & %rney'sJudie .unningha$, 3We sponsor ranson choolchildren e#ery year by adopting three or four children andfilling their wish list. (he school system sends us the ages,gender, grade, and clothing si)es.3

4unningham says the funds are raised during the first

$riday of each month throughout the year when employeesmake a donation in order to wear blue %eans on $ridays.

As 4hristmas approaches, she makes a signup sheet andthe employees pick what they would like to get for thechildren. Whate#er hasnt been purchased from the list,4unningham buys using the money employees ha#ecollected throughout the year.

5We usually get each child a new coat, hat, glo#es, shoes,a new outfit, and a toy from their lists,3 says 4unningham.

Its so much fun6666

MEET THE NEWBIES

New to Akers & Arney but NotNew to Busness

Akers 7 Arney is delighted to introduce twonew members of their staff.

/li)abeth 8rewry was born in 9alena, o andattended 9alena and 4rane schools. In !::!she mo#ed to ranson and worked in therestaurant industry before returning to 4rane !::;. he later got in#ol#ed in the truckingindustry for se#eral years.

he returned to the ranson area in 1""! andcontinued in the restaurant business before

%oining a%or rands, Inc.

/li)abeth is married to ike who is in thegrocery business and has three children.

: where shraised her ? children0 Amanda, (re and 4ody

he now has @ beautiful grandchildren. Nostranger to the ranson business community,argie spent the last !? years in the banking

industry at )ark ountain ank.he is excited to be %oining another wonderfuteam at Akers 7 Arney as a licensed Insuranc

Agent BAccount anager '-ersonal =ines.

argie en%oys being a part of community andorgani)ational e#ents and feels that laughter a big part of making the heart smile.

Need help with risk management andinsurance products such as life, health, homeauto and much moreC 4all us, ;!D'??;'@!!@

8/13/2019 Live Well Work Well Dec 13

3/3

4ork Stew with 1rown Ri#e

-reparing for winter is something e#eryone should do, e#en ifyoure only planning on tra#eling to colder regions for a fewdays during the holidays. Winter storms can arri#e Euickly andunexpectedly, e#en in areas that dont freEuently get them. ser#ings. /ach ser#ing contains ?" calories, 1g ofsaturated fat, 11"mg of sodium, @>mg of potassium,>:mg ofcalcium, ?D I G".:! mcgH of #itamin 8, and g of dietary fiber.

ource0 8A

Like us on Facebook:

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK, AND REMEMBER WE LIKE

OU!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Akers-Arney/459117764177225https://www.facebook.com/pages/Akers-Arney/459117764177225https://www.facebook.com/pages/Akers-Arney/459117764177225https://www.facebook.com/pages/Akers-Arney/459117764177225