Junior Miss picnic

29. Jun, 2010 0 Comments

Participants in this year’s Shelby County Junior Miss competition gathered June 29 at Heardmont Park off Highway 119 for a mid–summer picnic. The girls came together to get to know one another, learn more about each other’s respective schools and begin preparations for the program July 31.

A total of 25 girls from around the county plan to compete in the program which emphasizes community involvement and academic excellence, as well as encouraging young women to be well–rounded.

This year’s event will take place at 7 p.m. July 30 and July 31 at Oak Mountain High School. For more information about the national program, visit Ajm.org.

Participants (L–R) Mallory Herring and Emily Carlton, of Oak Mountain; Tori Neathammer, Briarwood; Lauren Marino, John Carroll High School; Jasmine Reese and Grace Murphree, both of Oak Mountain.

Participants (L–R) Hannah Scheub, Pelham High; Hollan Weaver, Spain Park; Bethany Carter, Evangel Classical Christian School; Alexandra Renfroe, Kathryn Novak and Karlee Picogna, all of Spain Park.

Participants (L–R) Natalie Pickett and Danielle DuBose, both of SPain Park; Mary Katherine Parker and Peyton Fields, both of Oak Mountain; Chelsi Ganus, of Chelsea High; and Emily Meineke, of John Carroll Catholic School.

Emily Carlton of Oak Mountain High School signs a frame during the Shelby County Junior Miss picnic June 29.

Grace Murphree of Oak Mountain High School talks with fellow contestant Mallory Herring and last year's Shelby County Junior Miss Laura Lantrip.

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Powerful pockets of time

By Lisa Phillips

Those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here along with high humidity, no school bus traffic and endless hours of sunshine. When you heap all of that together, you get long hours that need our energy in many places other than behind a desk or dishwasher. We yearn to be outside pulling weeds, pulling for the home team, or pulling skiers during an afternoon on the water. Family members demand and deserve more of our head, heart, and wallet, so it is important for you to get a grip on what can be done in “powerful pockets of time.” Here are a few ways to simplify your daily routines. Although they may sound very simple, ask yourself how many of these things did you did today.

Grocery list:

: Keep an on-going list where all family members can add to it.

Cleanup:

Load the dishes in the dishwasher as soon as you are done cooking and eating.

Laundry:

Fold each piece as it comes out of the dryer. This one tip can save you a ton on time versus heaping clean clothes in a pile to be dealt with later. Have a basket for each person and put the folded clothes in there for one trip to be put away.

Never go empty-handed:

Take something with you on your trips to the basement or up the stairs. Unload a car the same way.

Buy a Ninja:

This one appliance does everything from kneading pizza dough to making soft serve ice cream. (The infomercial is amazing!)

Mail:

Open the mail in the same spot every day, preferably over a trash can or shredder. Think iRAFT. Make a decision on each piece of paper: Deal with it Immediately (within five minutes), have a place for things you need to Read, Action (bills, RSVPs, etc.), File and Toss.

Email:

Check and respond three times a day. You will process it faster than checking it every time a message appears.

“Do it now, later is already booked.” What a great concept to remember when you are feeling like “I’ll do it later.” Work in the moment. When you take the time to do it now, you will have used those “powerful pockets of time” that you didn’t even know you had. It’s that simple.

Lisa Phillips in the owner of SimpleWorks. She can be reached at lisa_phillips@bellsouth.net or 981-7733.

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