| This month's issue... |
- Welcome
- Your Balance
- Sunday Morning
- Favorites
- Tip of the Month
- Go Red for Women
- Featured Podcast
- A Season of Giving
- Balance Events
|
Looking at your health plan options? Let Scott & White Health Plan walk you through a variety of options. We’re Texas Friendly.
Looking for answers on how to financially plan for your future? The experts at Kenty, Yung, Ozias and Associates have over 30 years in financial planning and would be happy to help you try and eliminate the stress of money. |
|
Welcome to Balance!
 If you're receiving this, odds are you signed up for the monthly Balance newsletter or have had it forwarded by a friend… either way, we appreciate your interest and support!
Check out www.balanceaustin.com for the latest in news and information to help you create a better life of Balance. As always, thanks for your continued feedback, we appreciate it!
How Do You Create Balance?
 In October, Carrie Woodley shared how she creates Balance… "I am a mother of two, work 40 hours a week and find that I create the best balance in my life by reviewing the next day's roster of activities and planning each and every hour so I'm not consumed trying to figure out what I have to do next - I already know." Thanks Carrie, and for sharing, we’re sending you a gift certificate to Massage Envy!
Want to be a part of Balance? Visit www.balanceaustin.com and click on “Your Balance.” If you feel like you have tips to share with other women, don’t be shy! If your "How I Create Balance" entry is featured, we’ll send you a gift like Carrie above!
Sunday Morning Balance
 Did you catch our commercial free hours of Balance music on Majic 95.5 and Mix 94.7 Sunday morning, October 21st? We received such great feedback, we're going to do it twice in November! Tune in Sunday, November 4th and 25th from 8am to 9am and see what fellow Balance members are programming. Thanks to Lindi Parshall and Phyllis Shapiro, both of Austin, for programming the October edition. For your efforts, we're going to send you a Balance gift bag.
If you have a playlist that sets your tone every Sunday morning, click here and submit five songs. Go ahead, this is your chance to program a radio station!
Balance Favorites
 Every month in this newsletter, we’ll showcase a new “favorite.” It could be a place to shop, somewhere to eat, or even a daily activity. This month, we’d like to turn you on to The Casserole Queens. When you think home-cooking convenience straight to your door, think Casserole Queens - CasseroleQueens.com. Just in time for thanksgiving too! Now that's a great way to save some time and energy and ultimately create some balance!
Featured Health Tip
 Just like you, we get stressed out sometimes too. The good new is, some stress is normal. But, if you’re constantly under high stress, your whole body can suffer. So what can you do? The first step to managing chronic stress is recognizing it.
- Look for pattern changes. Are you sleeping too much? Or too little? Have you lost your appetite? Or are you over-eating?
- Acknowledge physical pain. Are you experiencing headaches? Is your stomach in knots? Is there tension in your back and neck?
- Be aware of your mental health. Are you having panic attacks? Do you suffer from prolonged sadness? Are you feeling overwhelmed?
If you have any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor.
Go Red For Women
 Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s nationwide movement that celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together and wipe out heart disease. Thanks to the participation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress have become linked with the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live stronger, longer lives.
Taking care of your heart is more important than you might know. Too few people realize that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women — and of men. But the good news is that heart disease can largely be prevented. Go Red For Women empowers women with knowledge and tools so they can take positive action to reduce their risks of heart disease and stroke and protect their health.
For more information visit www.goredforwomen.org.
This Month’s Featured Podcast
 This month, we sat down with Sharon Butza, owner of The Upstairs Maid. Sharon has spent 21 years helping women find more balance in their lives by alleviating cleaning their home from their "to-do list." For Sharon, it is choosing the "other things" wisely that creates balance in her life. Go to the Podcast section at balanceaustin.com to hear more about Sharon.
A Season of Giving
 Tis’ the season for giving, sharing, and showing gratitude for the things around you. Though it can be difficult to find the right gift for the right person, it can be very easy to give to those in need. Whether you can donate money, gifts, time, or simply lend a smile to those less fortunate this season, you will help make a difference. Find simple solutions and ideas for giving back to your community this holiday season by lending a helping hand and following the links listed below.
Donate online, find toy-drop offs, sign up for volunteer hours, view lists of local events, and much more at:
Balance Event's This Month
Check out where the Balance team will be online at www.balanceaustin.com/events.html. Stop by an event and we'll give you some Balance goodies!
November highlights…
November 1st – Cool River Café, 6:30pm-8:30pm
November 3rd – Diabetes Walk, 7:00am-9:00am
November 4th – Race for the Cure, 7:00am-9:00am
November 8th – Cool River Café, 6:30pm-8:30pm
November 9th - Win JB’s Truck at Uncle Billy’s, 5pm-7pm
November 10th – Texas A&M Watch Party @ Pluckers
Feedback
From everyone at balanceaustin.com, thank you for your support. Help us grow this community by providing feedback on how to improve the website content or if you have stories or tips to share.
|
