Treats on Tuesday

Every Tuesday I'll be posting a freebie that you can use to enhance your digital scrapbooking. The Freebie contains the 2 Quick Pages shown and all the pieces (papers and elements) used to create those Quick Pages! (These Quick Pages are deliberately created as "two-page layouts".) I will be offering these regularly, so you dear readers can start an album for photobooks, printing or on line viewing by using them!  This freebie is from MyMemories just for you!

You can still get the 10% discount on the My Memories software (which can be downloaded immediately!) by using the code STMMMS1473 at checkout.

A Little Friday Humor

Need a laugh today?

Clever replies to the age old questioin. Enjoy!



Why did the chicken cross the road?


RED RIDING HOOD: He was taking a shortcut to Grandma's house. I hope he is careful!


DARTH VADER: To join the dark side.


SIMON COWELL: That was the worst road crossing I have ever seen!


RANDY JACKSON: Yo dog! He did what he had to do. That was hot!


THE PRINCIPAL: After reviewing a significant amount of data, including the number of eggs laid per minute, the chicken decided that the other side of the road was a much better environment.


THE TEACHER: We are not telling jokes in class!


WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: To cross or not to cross. That is the question.


SANTA CLAUS: For cookies and milk.


JIMMY NEUTRON: According to my calculations, the chicken required nutritional substances located on the opposite side of the road.


BRITTNEY SPEARS: Oops, he did it again.


THE BIBLE: And God came down from the heavens and He said unto the chicken, “Thou shalt cross the road.” And the chicken crossed the road and there was much rejoicing.


PARIS HILTON: Huh?


JERRY SEINFELD: Why does anyone cross a road? I mean, why doesn’t anyone ever think to ask, “What is this chicken doing walking around all over the place, anyway? What is wrong with that chicken?"


ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Four score and seven years ago I saw that chicken cross the road to get to the other side.


A CHEERLEADER: To get the pom-poms, of course. G-O-C-H-I-C-K-E-N! Go chicken!


A PESSIMIST: Who cares?


DR. SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad?


MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.


BILL GATES: I have just released the new Chicken Visa, which will not only cross roads, but will also lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.


GRANDPA: In my day, we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the chicken had crossed the road, and that was good enough for us. And that chicken would have had to walk barefoot five miles in the snow just to get to that road!


JOHNNY BRAVO: Did somebody say there are chicks across the road?

Wordless Wednesday

Does the orange band really predict the coming winter?

MY MEMORIES SUITE WINNER!

Congratulations to Lacie for being the randomly drawn winner of the My Memories Suite Software Giveaway!
For those of you who entered but didn't win, you can still get the 10% discount on the software (which can be downloaded immediately!) by using the code STMMMS1473 at checkout. Really, it's a very simple alternative to Photoshop if you want to do a digital scrapbook!

Holiday With Matthew Mead

Holiday with Matthew Mead will be on newsstands very soon, but for now the expanded Holiday 2011 keepsake issue is ready for purchase online.The benefits of buying the keepsake starts with the fact that it is BIG: It is an expanded issue, with additional pages of beautiful holiday ideas, recipes, and projects and it arrives directly to your mailbox before the newsstand edition is available. You can purchase the keepsake edition here.

Here is a sneak preview of the issue.

Less Mammogram Stress

It's October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Time to be thinking about scheduling that mammogram. Let's see what's worse...a mammogram or...actually it's hard to think of anything worse! Here to help you lessen your mammogram stress are 7 ideas for you to try.

1. Reduce the pain! Avoid caffeine (makes your breasts tender). Most women experience the least amount of breast tenderness during the first 2 weeks of the menstrual cycle so this a good time to schedule your next mammogram. An OTC painkiller such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen taken about an hour before your mammogram may help to reduce any pain or discomfort you may feel during the mammography procedure.

2. Book a morning appointment so you can get in and out quickly and minimize that stress in the waiting room.

3. Wear a comfy outfit.  If you wear a two-piece outfit you can strip from the waste up and keep on your regular clothes from the waist down.

4. The tech is trained to perform your mammogram not read the results. So don't think you can get an idea of whether anything is not right by reading her face.

5. Go to a facility that does a lot of mammogram screenings and is certified by the American College of Radiology. They’ll have high-quality technicians and radiologists on staff.  There’s a list of certified facilities on the website for the Food & Drug Administration, or you can call the National Cancer Institute at 800-422-6237.

6. If you’re switching mammogram centers, make sure your new center has copies of your previous mammograms so your radiologists has a better understanding of what's normal for you. That can help to reduce false-positive results.

7. Don’t wear perfume, antiperspirant/deodorant, talcum powder, or jewelry. They can interfere with the accuracy of the image.

8. Shake your arms to release tension before the technician sets you up for the test.

9.Look for your results in the mail. The Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 requires that centers send patients a written report within 30 days of the test. Suspicious results must be given even sooner.  Call and ask about your test results if you don’t receive a notice after about 10 days.

10. If you do receive an abnormal report, ask for a second review by a radiologist who reads at least 300 mammograms a month.


I've also read about something called the MammoPad. It cushions the breast and makes your mammogram much less painful. You might ask your technician about this or ask when scheduling your mammogram. The center where I go to get my mammogram didn't have it the last time I was there. When I call to schedule my next appt. you can be sure I'll ask about it!

Free Breast Cancer Slogan Buttons

If you head over to this post you will find 10 free Breast Cancer Slogan Buttons that you can use on your blog or website.