Something Is Always Happening in Savannah

There is always plenty of activites to choose from in Savannah. Here are some highlights of activites for this weekend.

Friday Eve: 

This painting by artist Philippine Vidart
 is one of many works donated
by local artists for the
Haiyan Art Benefit on Jan. 10.

Art Auction for Typhoon Haiyan at Silver’s 5&10 Cent Store 201 W. Broughton St 6-11 pm. Ryan Sanchez a professor of illustration at SCAD organized this benefit for the victims of the strongest tropical cyclones in history. All art was donated and there are no minimum bids placed on the work. There will be wine, also donated, and catering is being donated by Brasserie 529, Butterhead Greens Café and Betty Bombers. A suggested donation of $10.00 at the door allows guest to peruse the art and make a bid. All proceeds will be given to the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns.   

http://www.dosavannah.com/article/mon-01062014-1929/art-auction-benefits-typhoon-victims

Saturday

PERC coffee roasters has a grand opening in collaboration with Southbound Brewing Co. on Saturday at 1802 E. Broad St, called Tamp & Tap. Why are the two companies celebrating together? They are celebrating not only PERC’s new space but also an unusual collaboration with Southbound that produced a new beer. The two local companies came together to create a beer named Moonlight Drive which has a complementary taste of coffee. The brewing process needed to have a non-traditional approach to keep it from going stale a week after brewing it, so the two companies collaborated to come up with a cold brew to create a fresh dark stout. The celebration starts at 1 and goes to 4pm with food and music, cost is $20.00 pre-register here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/530224 or $30.00 at the door. Tickets include a souvenir glass and samples of the brew.

Go out dancing to support the Savannah Black Heritage Festival at Saturday evenings event called Dancing Through the Decades. This year Dare to Dream; Create a Legacy, is the central theme of the 2014 Savannah Black Heritage Festival scheduled for Feb. 1-23, 2014. Each year, the festival presents activities for every age and interest. This Saturday’s dance event is from 8pm to midnight at the Savannah Civic Center. Tickets are $35 per person, $350 per table of 10 and must be purchased at Carver State Bank 701 MLK Blvd. Or Savannah State University Room 2000 or at Whiting Hall Room 131 or by phone at 912-358-4309, 912-358-4484 or 912-604-2212. There will be door prizes, awards for best dancers, best period dress and best line dancers. http://www.dosavannah.com/article/tue-01072014-2135/dance-through-decades-support-savannah-black-heritage-festival

Sunday

Savannah Songwriters Series, 6 -7:30 pm, Pete Love, Tom Cooler, Yannick Niedworok and Roy Swindelle at Tybee's American Legion on Veterans Drive. Yannick from Manheim Germany joins the other three Savannah Songwriters for the evening. The event’s admission is free and for all ages. Info: http://savannahsongwriters.com/

Upcoming events

Dollhouse Productions is pleased to announce "An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel' on Feb. 14 at Dollhouse Studios/Productions, 980 Industry Drive, Savannah.

2013 Best Homes Awards by Fine Homebuilding

With the holidays having come to a close, I find myself reflecting back to the best of 2013. Doing my usual internet surfing for a good topic this morning I discovered the 2013 Fine Home Building HOUSES Awards. They have awarded some real gems for the year of 2013. The awards say alot about the trends of homebuilding, and remodeling. Here is a video of their 2013 pick for the best Small Home Award:

2013 Best Small Home 



2013 Best Remodel - Fine Homebuilding Houses Awards

Ross Levy and Karen Andersen of Levy Art & Architecture designed the BEST REMODEL of the year, a restoration and reinvention of this Edwardian San Francisco row house. The extensive remodel successfully bonds preservation with performance while maintaining a critical focus on the homeowners' lifestyle. Few homes accomplish so much with such little impact.

2013 Best Retirement Home - Fine Homebuilding Houses Awards


The award for Best Retriment Home goes to Jon Nystrom for the house he designed and built for himself and his wife in Boerne, Texas. Designed with an emphasis on long-term livability and built with regionally appropriate, durable, and low-maintenance materials, this home is remarkably fit for aging in place in style and comfort.

Find out more about this award-winning homes and others at: http://www.finehomebuilding.com/house...

Focus on your ONE Thing to Attain New Year's Resolution

Was one of your New Year‘s resolution to lose weight, eat healthier, or get more exercise? Ok great - now you’ve resolved to do this but how are you going to actually achieve your goal? Research shows that only about 8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolution goals. Science has been studying why we make these resolutions, but more importantly how we can keep them. Here are some points to focus on in attaining your goal.

• Identify your ONE Thing.
• Get clarity around your purpose.
• Build productive habits into your daily life that empower you.
• Protect your ONE Thing time.

Keep it Simple

The average person has a busy life, with competing priorities, so keeping resolutions short and simple provide a better opportunity for success. It’s exciting and uplifting to set ambitious resolutions, but our excietment fades quickly as we get back to our daily grind. Keeping the goals rational with achievable metrics is a design for lasting results. Whittle your New Year's goals down to a simple and succinct vision statement. Then ask yourself: “What’s the ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”* This will help you bring into focus your actions that will help you to reach your goal.  As an example: “What’s the ONE thing that I can do (today) to lose weight (this year), such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”

Become Single-Minded

Become single minded, focus on purpose, and priority. Often we fail because we are trying to do too much too fast. Start slow and don’t let failure or a setback keep you from reaching your goal. The Mayo Clinic suggests using what they call the yes-to-stress ratio to determine if committing to something is going to overextend you and ultimately lead to stress.

Establish Accountability

Find a weight loss or exercise partner. It’s easier to get up earlier and go workout if you have a buddy to do it with. This is the person that you will be able to turn to when you are losing steam or facing a setback, or that will cheer you on.

Protect Your Goal

We all want to more in our life, which usually ends up meaning more things to do. There will be times that you will be faced with the challenge of cutting out an activity for achieving your goal, in order to attend to another task. There will be times that you will need to say no, don’t let it be the activity that is part of attaining your goal. It’s easy to cut the workout short for something in another area of your life that needs tending to. Be creative with your scheduling don’t rule out getting up earlier, or cutting out the stop at Starbucks before work. Only the ability to dismiss distractions and concentrate on your ONE Thing stands between you and your goals.

Make it Fun

If losing weight isn’t your passion in life, then making it fun well keep you on the road to success. Research and prepare some quick light great tasting meals. Sign up with a friend for a foot race, then you have a reason to workout. Buy a fitness tracker wristband. Nike is the leader in this area with its Fuelband lineup, Fitbit and Jawbone are great fun trackers that give you Fuel points for all types of activities. It’s fun to track the activities everything from walking around the kitchen to bike riding.

You are on your way to attaining success in you New Year’s resolution goals! These principles of success came from Gary Keller’s The ONE Thing book, which can be applied to any goal setting in your life.

*from Gary Keller’s The ONE Thing book