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		<title>Take Care of Your Most Important Asset This Week—Yourself!</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[my world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Me" Time]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 Ways to Make a Difference This Week By Giving to Others</span></span></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1644" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time" src="http://momitforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time.gif" alt="Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time" width="375" height="275" />Sometimes, one of the most important ways to Mom It Forward is to put ourselves as a priority and take time for our most important asset—Ourselves! Week 6&#8242;s &#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 Ways to Make a Difference This Week By Giving to Others</span></span></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1644" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time" src="http://momitforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time.gif" alt="Summer-of-Service_Week-6_Make-Me-Time" width="375" height="275" />Sometimes, one of the most important ways to Mom It Forward is to put ourselves as a priority and take time for our most important asset—Ourselves! Week 6&#8242;s Summer of Service challenge, sponsored by <a href="http://designhergals.com">Design-her Gals</a>, is to Make Some &#8220;Me&#8221; Time. This means identifying what re-energizes, revitalizes, and renews you; putting yourself as a priority; and taking time for yourself!</p>
<p>This list below identifies 10 possible ways to give back to yourself. Remember, this is &#8220;Me&#8221; time—things you would enjoy and can do alone or with friends that build, not drain, your energy. For more ideas, join <a href="http://tweetgrid.com/grid?l=9&amp;q1=%23GNO&amp;q2=designhergal%20OR%20emihill%20OR%20girlfriendology%20&amp;q3=missusp%20OR%20momfluential%20OR%20rolemommy%20&amp;q4=put%20your%20Twitter%20username%20here">#gno</a> this Tuesday night. And, please share a comment with other ideas you have or things that have worked for you.</p>
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<li> Read a good book.</li>
<li> Take a bubble bath.</li>
<li> Get a spa treatment, even if that means giving yourself a pedicure!</li>
<li> Write in your journal or on your blog&#8230; just for fun.</li>
<li> Play a musical instrument.</li>
<li> Take on a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) project like scrapbooking, jewelry making, quilting, knitting, sewing, or another craft.</li>
<li> Exercise.</li>
<li> Take a really long shower and sing at the top of your lungs!</li>
<li> Go to the park by yourself, lay in the grass, and just be.</li>
<li> Schedule a girl&#8217;s night out where you can relax and be with friends or family, but where you are not the hostess.</li>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How Will You Give to Others This Week?</span></span></p>
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<li>What other ideas do you have for &#8220;Me&#8221; time?</li>
<li> How has taking time for yourself made a meaningful difference this week?</li>
<li>What happens when you don&#8217;t make &#8220;me&#8221; time?</li>
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<p><a href="http://designhergals.com/"><img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Design-her Gals Logo lo-res" src="../wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Design-her-Gals-Logo-lo-res.jpg" alt="Design-her Gals Logo lo-res" width="150" height="139" /></a><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How Else Can You Make a Difference This Summer?</span></span></p>
<p>Make a meaningful difference this summer by taking the Summer of Service (SOS) Challenge. Here&#8217;s how you can participate:</p>
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<li>Commit to do one act of kindness/service based on the week&#8217;s challenge.</li>
<li>Leave a comment with ideas relating to the week&#8217;s challenge as well as your experience(s) performing it.</li>
<li>Grab the SOS button in the sidebar and put it on your blog or social networking site.</li>
<li>Enter to win each <a href="http://momitforward.com/giveaway%E2%80%94design-her-gals-gift-package-275-retail-value">week&#8217;s giveaway</a>. Check out this week&#8217;s prizes from Design-her Gals by <a href="http://momitforward.com/giveaway%E2%80%94design-her-gals-gift-package-275-retail-value">clicking here</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://momitforward.com/rsvp%E2%80%94gno-talks-about-ways-to-balance-your-life-by-making-some-me-time">Join #gno this Tuesday on Twitter</a> to connect with other Mom It Forward moms about the challenge.</li>
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