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January 07, 2009

Job Posting Convinces Writer to Improve Lifestyle

Days after I answered a job posting on Craigslist, I was back on track after a holiday of excesses. Cookies, chocolates, and Christmas candy add up to unwanted weight pretty quickly. Three weeks to be precise.

While I intended to set things straight in the new year, in applying for a blogging gig with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, it became clearer to me that unwanted pounds aren't the only health problem to consider. In fact, I am less healthy, much less healthy according to a H&S quiz.

I think that many of us assume we're in better health and that reality readily denies our perception with fact.

And here's a fact: "Only one in eight women is aware that heart disease and stroke are their biggest health concern," according to the H&S website.

Take the quiz. And tell a friend.

Tell seven friends.

Then come back and tell me how you made out. I flunked.

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Just wanted to say hi to everyone

new to the forums, and i'm glad to meet everyone!

Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.

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  • Between corporate and technical writing gigs, Pickering resident Valerie Bean writes magazines features, news, profiles, and general-interest articles. She is a published book author and an internationally published poet.

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