Friday's Top Ways to Keep Up

Music:

Video of the week



Books:

I am currently reading "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William C. Rhoden

I encourage everyone to pick up this book, which focuses on the African-American athlete and his journey. It points out the current position of the African-American athlete and how one could consider them slaves in the industry.

Movies

Released week of Nov. 2nd:

Disney's a Christmas Carol
The Box
The Fourth Kind
The men who stare at goats
Precious
Splinterheads
Endgame
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The Evening Sun

Health

Know you heart, know the risk.

Here a few tips that Jennie Garth from CNN gives to ensure that you are taking care of your heart, and you don't get some type of heart disease.

• Remember to make a doctor's appointment every year, perhaps around your birthday.
• Stay active for your heart and make physical activity a family affair.
• Commit to planning balanced meals and teaching your family about healthy food choices.
• Choose to breathe clean, fresh air. Kick the smoking habit once and for all.

Technology

If you didn't know yet, blackberry now has applications like the famous iphone applications. All you have to do is go to blackberry app world and find a list of apps for free and for you to buy. I already downloaded Pandora, which allows me to play different music stations. Take a look at the list and let me know if anything is worth downloading. The apps still aren't up to the standards of the iphone, but just give it a little bit!

Food

Earlier this week I went to a restaurant in New York called Sushi Zen.

108 W 44th St

New York, NY 10036-4011

(212) 302-0707

The food was such a delight. I recommend making reservations, because the place is always packed, but well worth the wait if you have to. When you open the menu it lets you know that you are about to go through a journey through Japan, and you do just that. If you love sushi, you will like this place!

Relationships

We all get stressed out sometimes when it comes to dealing with our mates. Try the following exercise to dead some of the tension that the relationship might have. My mate and I wrestled and had a pillow fight to release some of our tension towards each other. It was clean and friendly playing...we released our anger without having to yell or hurt each other. We also had so much fun!

Staying Happy

Keep a clean house! I always feel down when I come home to a messy room, have to step over clothes to get into a closet, have to wash a dish every time I want to eat...things like this is annoying. Studies show that a clean environment makes a happy person.

-Keep Up!