tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31550044272837798602024-03-19T01:07:09.149-04:00Mel's World Travel BizMelissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-80859739622267033842008-09-24T09:30:00.005-04:002008-09-24T09:37:07.554-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Animal Kingdom<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwVPihGuYAc75Bhga9dByoLcS15r5kCGbC2inqL63-4jFj3f90mk26itK9zSRsOaOmYBEdsoy93scKJZ9-h1zjL0rzps_TYqiF77_QsLlQd7T-xqK0_Qn8ql1DZZAG3xfk7GfHKC_S6Q/s1600-h/Animal+Kingdom+Front+Sign.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249580406403724962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwVPihGuYAc75Bhga9dByoLcS15r5kCGbC2inqL63-4jFj3f90mk26itK9zSRsOaOmYBEdsoy93scKJZ9-h1zjL0rzps_TYqiF77_QsLlQd7T-xqK0_Qn8ql1DZZAG3xfk7GfHKC_S6Q/s400/Animal+Kingdom+Front+Sign.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"> One of the GREATEST places on EARTH to go on vacation is <strong>Disney World in Orlando, Florida</strong>. I took this picture on the way into the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc6600;">ANIMAL KINGDOM</span></strong> park a few years ago!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#993300;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong><em>5 Minutes for Mom</em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#993300;">!</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><em><br />Enjoy your day,</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><em>Melissa</em></strong></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-67094063368624015752008-09-17T09:46:00.002-04:002008-09-17T09:54:52.974-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Singer Island, FL<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-FlnCcGhBHAEy9vAcWm_nvlvdb3hjyHf8z3-zhqO9Czi3mH7Vdh_TR7QWLaj4QzOpYdxeMHrXBEeSvBOCI5I8c1yOhSokC6rgFOtpqERVvdpTLyAD2nJpMjgnEYSIRTNx8TmIRIE7Bw/s1600-h/PICT0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246987636833167682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-FlnCcGhBHAEy9vAcWm_nvlvdb3hjyHf8z3-zhqO9Czi3mH7Vdh_TR7QWLaj4QzOpYdxeMHrXBEeSvBOCI5I8c1yOhSokC6rgFOtpqERVvdpTLyAD2nJpMjgnEYSIRTNx8TmIRIE7Bw/s400/PICT0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">The early morning Sunrise starting the morning for the beach rentals at </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">the Hilton on <strong>Singer Island, FL</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#996633;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><strong><em><span style="color:#996633;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#996633;">!</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><em><br />Enjoy the day,</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><em>Melissa</em></strong></span> </div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-23203821404046344632008-09-10T09:38:00.003-04:002008-09-10T09:52:30.256-04:00Wordless Wedneday - 9/10/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt1Citt_TYEbMghywiCg8pTKlZMzAT18WJfynALiHw1FEF378dcqYG1vI2rVvnlPWJPLPEVwZEf-1y9gYRe1rf3FmmOKaAA1E8arkNwbWQ8Mijh3yC-7MkieYXfirDmNi7tDzuVYreXE/s1600-h/P6291537.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244388451895393682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt1Citt_TYEbMghywiCg8pTKlZMzAT18WJfynALiHw1FEF378dcqYG1vI2rVvnlPWJPLPEVwZEf-1y9gYRe1rf3FmmOKaAA1E8arkNwbWQ8Mijh3yC-7MkieYXfirDmNi7tDzuVYreXE/s400/P6291537.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNW8se6V3awPzfoGiq8MJ03Mfm2IX9LRq29FtYr69NLGwmtr-dd8AgFbGRGuysNzWuFjxYjBUPCQ4Fezja1acYydoNWZnyTjWbWDYcV76a55BHoD5bwHmFh7XSAsVV9oC_QSdDMGTtG8/s1600-h/P6291580.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;">A few years ago we went back home to visit my family in <strong>Kentucky</strong> and stopped for a "historical" visit to <strong>Abraham Lincoln's birthplace</strong>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#996633;">For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#996633;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#996633;">!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>Melissa</em></strong></span></span><br /></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-54248128164054590612008-09-03T07:24:00.003-04:002008-09-03T07:28:46.070-04:00Wordless Wednesday - WOW!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBHcevlWryFg1xblTjQ3aFpyAGRHkCS83mYKQ9yL71CJ7kjoaG-oapUe73R60t_QRN3X2QBwmuV4p0uJtgKK2h6ZDWsvgzMShbFH050lp7wMrsvM_y93PDW7MtUwrkNlamKzWlHlG5ZQ/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241754659029173330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBHcevlWryFg1xblTjQ3aFpyAGRHkCS83mYKQ9yL71CJ7kjoaG-oapUe73R60t_QRN3X2QBwmuV4p0uJtgKK2h6ZDWsvgzMShbFH050lp7wMrsvM_y93PDW7MtUwrkNlamKzWlHlG5ZQ/s400/032.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"> <strong>This weekend we went away to Sanibel and Captiva Island. While driving around Captiva we saw this house (house just seems too small of a word for this place) being built right on the Gulf! Spectacular, isn't it?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#996633;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#996633;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></strong></em></a><span style="color:#996633;">!</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><em><strong><br />Enjoy the Journey,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><em><strong>Melissa</strong></em></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-2596694106691238152008-08-27T10:39:00.003-04:002008-08-27T10:47:16.705-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 8/27/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM98cAhsjKHhtu7zOjxN-bTysCk3tcGzFM7Huxi1xtSYDbreiA4lNOZwuUqRrFijFVGrK9nV4vFT85z5StP7bFBXL1qy6VoPkqvDarWZJsi0rIk7HTxsraZzZmMo5W8XgE5fzTWHX3B7E/s1600-h/100_1703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239207956885915858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM98cAhsjKHhtu7zOjxN-bTysCk3tcGzFM7Huxi1xtSYDbreiA4lNOZwuUqRrFijFVGrK9nV4vFT85z5StP7bFBXL1qy6VoPkqvDarWZJsi0rIk7HTxsraZzZmMo5W8XgE5fzTWHX3B7E/s400/100_1703.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong> Inside the <a href="http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/about.php"><em><span style="color:#000099;">St. Augustine Lighthouse</span></em> </a></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong>in St. Augustine, FL</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to<a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="color:#996633;"> <em><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></em></span></a>!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><em><br />Melissa</em></strong></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-65907141977709600422008-08-20T08:08:00.003-04:002008-08-20T08:20:21.854-04:00Wordless Wednesday - Cat in the Hat<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje8hK_z45dIx7qWLdzgA8TXLss7D_H9G_VMTPf1hNpPqXFe7Ws8QQlhTzeKaX0aq9D5CYFnsnbgIrRE_WgTvQPJqTP0AW1KmM7YFp_oh5kz-JnXzChJk0Sis58tFYtL2X9XMQPAG8Eb0/s1600-h/IMGP3676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236572391703860786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje8hK_z45dIx7qWLdzgA8TXLss7D_H9G_VMTPf1hNpPqXFe7Ws8QQlhTzeKaX0aq9D5CYFnsnbgIrRE_WgTvQPJqTP0AW1KmM7YFp_oh5kz-JnXzChJk0Sis58tFYtL2X9XMQPAG8Eb0/s400/IMGP3676.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><strong> <span style="color:#330000;">The Cat in the Hat ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><br />When my kids were younger this used to be one of their favorite rides at Universal Studios...now, that they are older rides like <span style="color:#003300;"><strong>the Hulk</strong></span> and <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Spiderman</strong></span> are more their speed!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#330000;">For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos be sure to head on over to</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><strong><em><span style="color:#330000;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></em></strong></a><span style="color:#330000;">!</span></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><br />Melissa</span></strong></em></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-82897427213189965772008-08-06T00:01:00.000-04:002008-08-06T00:01:16.114-04:00Lookout Mountain, TN<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyzmlyJ3Ck4jRTUmWyPFiJya83gWmAOzjyIsx4HVJ4mb1TkslG4ttJ_tEIZ5tnNx6cKgCJiQv2H3EAffnXmiJKsXLUi_qT6J7UqgOct_T5Fw7ZZsccX1vQoRa_qVWQF_sB-X3eGNynP8/s1600-h/DSC00326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231241084858949890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyzmlyJ3Ck4jRTUmWyPFiJya83gWmAOzjyIsx4HVJ4mb1TkslG4ttJ_tEIZ5tnNx6cKgCJiQv2H3EAffnXmiJKsXLUi_qT6J7UqgOct_T5Fw7ZZsccX1vQoRa_qVWQF_sB-X3eGNynP8/s400/DSC00326.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><strong>This picture is taken from Lookout Mountain in Tennessee!</strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;">(Unfortunately mom and dad weren't with the kids on this trip or I am sure we would have been nervous as all get out while they stood there.)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><br />For more <strong><span style="color:#330033;">Wordless Wednesday</span></strong> photos head on over to <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#330033;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="color:#330033;">!</span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><em><strong><br />Melissa</strong></em></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-47994878130029617472008-07-30T09:43:00.002-04:002008-07-30T09:48:29.866-04:00Wordless Wednesday - The Venetian<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wGAKn2ZfOSmYOUdYouXFG9ZK2o89JS0kXCNQS5iOFeimk0Fkod1JOLWE3aiZgcXMRo7AMqzvBgns612crGKyLSp43SST41dGEroa4LQOXEF5FImJ5daDJ0XUvr_bLtPhyphenhyphen7dMkOZROqI/s1600-h/072307Blog3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228802694571593746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wGAKn2ZfOSmYOUdYouXFG9ZK2o89JS0kXCNQS5iOFeimk0Fkod1JOLWE3aiZgcXMRo7AMqzvBgns612crGKyLSp43SST41dGEroa4LQOXEF5FImJ5daDJ0XUvr_bLtPhyphenhyphen7dMkOZROqI/s400/072307Blog3.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong>The Venetian (Las Vegas)</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />This picture is from last summer (check the date/time), and even at that time of night is was still 104 degrees, what's up with that?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#330033;">For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> Photos head on over to<strong><em> </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="color:#330033;"><strong><em>5 Minutes for Mom</em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#330033;">!</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a> </div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-753484710527432712008-07-23T00:01:00.001-04:002008-07-23T00:01:59.014-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 7/23/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnZw9_gAM1LnGlRN3Q26woFaHqaOmaFcQ_KPrTcdiKzD9ohmQQKIV4RWB6KxW_B4XhYWriWz1i4vYllnkrIoDadfWaTduEAxJg0w7l_fjkZKHjBtlkwQgWmoa506RNcx9FtMhUqjovQM/s1600-h/CIMG7648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226053153425019698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnZw9_gAM1LnGlRN3Q26woFaHqaOmaFcQ_KPrTcdiKzD9ohmQQKIV4RWB6KxW_B4XhYWriWz1i4vYllnkrIoDadfWaTduEAxJg0w7l_fjkZKHjBtlkwQgWmoa506RNcx9FtMhUqjovQM/s400/CIMG7648.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"> Last summer we went to <strong>The Grand Canyon</strong> and to <strong>Las Vegas</strong> for our vacation...while driving up to the Grand Canyon we pulled over to see "<strong>Montezuma's Castle</strong>". <br /><br />Check it out...it is so cool (well...no, not really, it was like <strong>110 degrees</strong> that day, we walked by, took pictures, then ran back to the car for the a/c) to see it up close!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#996633;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></strong></em></a>!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><em><strong><br />Happy Trails,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-24056315243707011792008-07-22T00:12:00.002-04:002008-07-22T00:14:50.589-04:00Planning<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn<br />PLANNING<br /></span></strong><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#996633;">I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="color:#996633;">If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.<br /></span></div></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="color:#996633;">The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#996633;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></div></span></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="color:#996633;">The guy says, "When you work where I work, by the time you get home, it's late. You've got to have a bite to eat, watch a little TV, relax and get to bed. You can't sit up half the night planning, planning, planning." And he's the same guy who is behind on his car payment!<br /></span><span style="color:#3333ff;">_________________________________________________________<br />Vitamins for the Mind is a weekly sampling of original quotes, on a specific topic, taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn (TTOQ). TTOQ, a beautiful, burgundy hardbound book with gold foil lettering, is a collection of over 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals, seminars and books spanning over 39 years. To order the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to </span></span><a title="http://www.jimrohn.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=" href="http://www.jimrohn.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=12"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;">Jim Rohn's Online Catalog</span></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-2111064839943023412008-07-16T11:38:00.004-04:002008-07-16T11:44:18.711-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 7/16/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKnzHZq0i-TWNCI_thc0piINcG57_8glh4qcfsOVLSeCB2zmLQtF6VjqlFKRreUqTXE1eeB66c9ZH4W0XFWwvoZ_6wSb2Y_2P7h1blzlN1C5BHAciJZjhH_hFrNhhaCo0iWfWZsfMpGk/s1600-h/ireland.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223636914045222658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKnzHZq0i-TWNCI_thc0piINcG57_8glh4qcfsOVLSeCB2zmLQtF6VjqlFKRreUqTXE1eeB66c9ZH4W0XFWwvoZ_6wSb2Y_2P7h1blzlN1C5BHAciJZjhH_hFrNhhaCo0iWfWZsfMpGk/s400/ireland.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"> My sister just landed in <strong>Ireland</strong> this morning, so in honor of her <strong>DREAM</strong> vacation here's a picture of the beautiful Irish coast.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><br />For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos head on over to <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#006600;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></strong></em></a>!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;"><strong><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><em>Make it a Great day!</em></span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-79012079762605170612008-07-14T16:30:00.012-04:002008-07-14T17:06:07.844-04:009-Day Vacation<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Just last month we took a 9-day vacation to Orlando and I have had quite a few people ask me how we did it and where did we stay...<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Here are a few pictures from the resort we stayed at;<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5gGxrT3SRBCV2e7yrz6mdEeY-ri1-vx8SMTlvFxsdcTjSlAXyM6Q1evm2UUmqu2GR-QYcWw2adYBNZBtdlT3Wl9IlGj_HPNo4A2eiVrdaFStRc89tSJJ_S4VBVa9ElaumVniwh1IvO0/s1600-h/PICT1593.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222974546702258290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5gGxrT3SRBCV2e7yrz6mdEeY-ri1-vx8SMTlvFxsdcTjSlAXyM6Q1evm2UUmqu2GR-QYcWw2adYBNZBtdlT3Wl9IlGj_HPNo4A2eiVrdaFStRc89tSJJ_S4VBVa9ElaumVniwh1IvO0/s320/PICT1593.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">This was our building, we stayed on the 5th floor, so this is from our front balcony.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz_y4E5qTC-fRlPgIOpyVSbhokV2BsBDEA7W74_y7jvY1L2qoPPBojAWeMCe8WAizQKHvB-NlHqgMGY-8VO5ExxVaZG6UAO91eD4gLv1SCd0muC6Y5Vb71ZztKPrZQMRpA3hIzfY7f8c/s1600-h/PICT1584.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222973467878458498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz_y4E5qTC-fRlPgIOpyVSbhokV2BsBDEA7W74_y7jvY1L2qoPPBojAWeMCe8WAizQKHvB-NlHqgMGY-8VO5ExxVaZG6UAO91eD4gLv1SCd0muC6Y5Vb71ZztKPrZQMRpA3hIzfY7f8c/s320/PICT1584.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Here is a picture from the master bedroom...check out that jacuzzi tub!<br /></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222975096366003842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM96RF1C91qEhHXvdcA1_VrODTYJAhQTquyMUmBcMlIueAGvhuHyk_w1v0XogJk14Td8yZPiK6QXCuJmoHmNBMnxJq497UkR3zgG4dwR7aHkfOw1dL8lYC0z0jeSXQYCs4BcD1Gbx6xG0/s320/PICT1586.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">Here's a picture from the kids suite (not a kids suite as in Nickelodeon Studios, but where the kids stayed).</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222974031740036914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbcpXk8zrjnRxQ9oLeEblVPE08M0qww4yzMcnGaNUSfbS1jyI5uz-MPrXuc-WKaqtB2k2AT07Qas1aTEa7Xqs-V_our5n1wYgNCD0kaILsdG-GjODIll_wNM3ckgBAz0ZZkGuUXfAoBU/s320/IMGP3357.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Here's the view from the porch outside the master suite...that space needle thing is actually Sea World in Orlando and every night there was an AMAZING fireworks show that was clear as day from our porch!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7PrDdHHgtbuzt33NMRH-z7wz8aKAA9bw5Vg4O4JMknTY-QFfhKp1GnKGYC_a-G33I7nGcTNBI_Scwx2iu6NNtfdgX3XBRvrQ_LQ7l7KVGVSGtRxkTMncdzm8NYdyast0BTcj3LFWRG0/s1600-h/IMGP3794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222973073888710642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7PrDdHHgtbuzt33NMRH-z7wz8aKAA9bw5Vg4O4JMknTY-QFfhKp1GnKGYC_a-G33I7nGcTNBI_Scwx2iu6NNtfdgX3XBRvrQ_LQ7l7KVGVSGtRxkTMncdzm8NYdyast0BTcj3LFWRG0/s320/IMGP3794.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">Out at the second pool they have this little walkway that goes out to this cute little gazebo...it makes for a great "thinking" spot.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup7Mx8957CepOXHCl7IzrWOJGqhCRGp46XeSztf1w3tU7hlR_hobpAo42hgLGGZYybscad0WUihmw8iY9ut746i5KjujBB_qQi8d97vYbRiARjFWH5wmvZXZpz3BVeyvlS058c64vkTI/s1600-h/IMGP3770.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222972353656261826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup7Mx8957CepOXHCl7IzrWOJGqhCRGp46XeSztf1w3tU7hlR_hobpAo42hgLGGZYybscad0WUihmw8iY9ut746i5KjujBB_qQi8d97vYbRiARjFWH5wmvZXZpz3BVeyvlS058c64vkTI/s320/IMGP3770.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Here's the main pool, the waterfall is my favorite part!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRUTNdDRxeKlpHh-Qoijn8X6QA6cEJVnEdHbmjtv1vMArpDB-kpQjmHC1CyAob-uy7PnE9iON8OEPti3qr3XkAqL-K5eTwj5dHqylD6iY7hdmWY2_MZCtUn4OCPJWiPoHCNo5mNYgnL4/s1600-h/IMGP3716.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222971830426235074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRUTNdDRxeKlpHh-Qoijn8X6QA6cEJVnEdHbmjtv1vMArpDB-kpQjmHC1CyAob-uy7PnE9iON8OEPti3qr3XkAqL-K5eTwj5dHqylD6iY7hdmWY2_MZCtUn4OCPJWiPoHCNo5mNYgnL4/s320/IMGP3716.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">Here's the view from our chairs...as you can see the storms were blowing in and people were leaving the pool deck quickly.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGque020sg7mYH0Es5YPE-bki5PqtcUSXUfecF7k8toyWO4v3Fu7CNeS_yx4M_Kb5UqvAOVJPEDtLDeLZMzLBmUdTybbSsTcSFQtru95NRR9Gh4LieQTv9jnI8l4mx-PLK3tLeIdkwnA/s1600-h/IMGP3703.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222971089539370962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGque020sg7mYH0Es5YPE-bki5PqtcUSXUfecF7k8toyWO4v3Fu7CNeS_yx4M_Kb5UqvAOVJPEDtLDeLZMzLBmUdTybbSsTcSFQtru95NRR9Gh4LieQTv9jnI8l4mx-PLK3tLeIdkwnA/s320/IMGP3703.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"> This is always one of my favorite spots...right next to the waterfall, facing the tower clock, and close to the hot tub!<br /><br /><em><strong>Loving the Vacation Life,</strong></em></span></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></span></em></strong></div></div></div><br /></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-48848189674138587312008-07-12T21:21:00.002-04:002008-07-12T21:30:38.328-04:00YTB's Statue of Liberty (update 7/7/08)<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">If you haven't heard about this yet, check it out...it's only 3 1/2 minutes and well worth your time! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><br />NOW IS THE TIME...<br /></span><br /></strong><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BaA3IIrLtWc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BaA3IIrLtWc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">Is that cool or what?</span></p><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">See you at Convention,</span></em></strong><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></p>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-5287146691454596262008-07-10T20:37:00.004-04:002008-07-10T21:04:08.323-04:00Travel Tips & Ideas #2<p align="center"><a href="http://melsworldtravelbiz.com/"><img height="125" alt="Mel's World Travel Tips & Ideas" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK-QhsNB1OWTqr5YXRmiL4rCdyCbSXXl5ooAeyTWVDzCxBto018Jz2T3S17B-Ozt2_lXEb3IcK5wJW5wuBerYNSKELyGEKh_umDkKirTGe37mWxFOg3jdLWCsDCgRpIBgMfg4lpywuQw/s700/World+Travel+Tips_button5.jpg" width="125" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;">When going on vacation one of the ways that our family saves some serious money is by going straight to the local grocery store as soon as we unpack. It is the very first thing we do after we get settled into the resort.</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">We like to stay at the resorts (with a full kitchen) or a hotel that has a mini kitchen in it so we can stock up the refrigerator with family favorites (of course) but also with waters, drinks, and breakfast items.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"><br />We have a pre-made grocery list (I know, I know, we are weird that way) that we take with us so that we don't forget the things that we like to have on hand, specifically bottled water, which can cost you up to $2 each at the resort. </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">We also try to eat breakfast in the room, and more often than not we eat our lunch in the room as well. For four of us to eat breakfast out it will cost us anywhere from $15-20 for a drive through type place and even higher if we go out for a sit down breakfast. Lunch, as you know, tends to be a little more expensive and can run you anywhere from $20-30 for drive through, and up to $50 for a sit down lunch (for four).</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;">The main thing is to get things at the grocery that can keep while you are there, that can be used for multiple meals/snacks, and that make you happy.</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">Our last vacation was 9-days at a resort in Orlando, we went to the grocery and picked up $150 worth of groceries (I have two teenage sons), but it lasted us all 9-days and we didn't have a lot left over. The bonus is that we ate breakfast (<em>let's say $15/per day for 9 days would have cost us $135</em>) and lunch (<em>let's say $20/per day for 9 days would have cost us $180</em>) at the resort every day and so even though we spent $150 for the groceries, <strong><u>we saved $165 on meals</u></strong>. Just by going to the grocery! Now that's what<strong><em> I</em></strong> call a money saving opportunity!</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"><strong><em>Happy Traveling,</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><strong>PS - If you have any money saving traveling tips please email me at </strong></span><a href="mailto:mashburntravel@bellsouth.net"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#6600cc;"><strong>Mashburn Travel</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><strong> and I'll share them with everyone in another Travel Tips & Ideas post.</strong></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-72041643526613217632008-07-09T08:56:00.002-04:002008-07-09T09:01:41.997-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 7/9/08<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220997776321056738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9SKZkluYg0buuEH4k4Ige0D5yNw3qGhC5OovLhQzsHohF0WBFJ23jz70FFQesXKwco1Uud_WYblICWf3Zt6bJatnOqAk3wDF9Vf6Uew2Rc1EdP_gzRi5NbOBCZioNrmKRuOpNoy1akc/s400/Bora-Bora.jpg" border="0" /><strong><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Think Vacation, Think Bora-Bora, Think "RIGHT NOW would be nice!"</span></span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><br />For more Wordless Wednesday photos head on over to <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><strong><em>5 Minutes for Mom</em></strong></a>!</span></div><span style="color:#996633;"></span><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">Relaxing,</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-60455922987773010932008-07-06T00:00:00.005-04:002008-07-06T00:04:56.926-04:00Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLgTjfuK2NgNU1HVCDVuUlxc7jR0zqiay3DKenS48_pwE58T8GWrXh3BwcUQB2zCDT-MKMsnX_uOiq0arIVZorB5EwwvY6XN0RUTlN2FDkHMjtQaOU6_ojxtO5H22ud0nzX1XW-1bYJk/s1600-h/ezineheaderpiece.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Perseverance/Persistence</span></u></strong><br /></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />It takes time to build a corporate work of art. It takes time to build a life. And it takes time to develop and grow. So give yourself, your enterprise, and your family the time they deserve and the time they require.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />Americans are incredibly impatient. Someone once said that the shortest period of time in America is the time between when the light turns green and when you hear the first horn honk.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />The twin killers of success are impatience and greed.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />How long should you try? Until.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><br />Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you've signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.<br />___________________________________________</span><br /></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#996633;">Vitamins for the Mind is a weekly sampling of original quotes, on a specific topic, taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn (TTOQ). TTOQ, a beautiful, burgundy hardbound book with gold foil lettering, is a collection of over 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals, seminars and books spanning over 39 years. To order the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to </span></em><a title="http://list.jimrohn.com/t/6787466/22279630/590930/0/" href="http://list.jimrohn.com/t/6787466/22279630/590930/0/"><em><span style="font-family:arial;color:#996633;">Jim Rohn's Online Catalog</span></em></a> </div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-9383628643778297762008-07-04T14:29:00.002-04:002008-07-04T14:32:43.176-04:00Happy 4th of July<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oEdTxsDZfFWcUaeTdGLKwiVUoIFWZlFMe-UW3iXjFsdgsq-UxGp8tNsEtANAEzilaMdDhRX0Mci54vjDiRVQrJFqUcnfbMRZk-bw37CaS-5OvFVcAdqfjI96GTm6sTUSgd438qYWdvs/s1600-h/4th+of+july.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219228074071879682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oEdTxsDZfFWcUaeTdGLKwiVUoIFWZlFMe-UW3iXjFsdgsq-UxGp8tNsEtANAEzilaMdDhRX0Mci54vjDiRVQrJFqUcnfbMRZk-bw37CaS-5OvFVcAdqfjI96GTm6sTUSgd438qYWdvs/s400/4th+of+july.gif" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"><em><strong><br />From our family to yours...Happy 4th of July!</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><br />Celebrating America Together,</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-88571999022232482042008-07-02T10:30:00.003-04:002008-07-02T10:37:32.138-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 7/2/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8FNfZug6TNw_qalgBARoJ-MjMhSJucrR8Prn-VpuHDzgIBB60EXdL9n56I2mN7uA8jB_ly4Insbl95iGODqx0B-gi5bu7Q4LgH9sCIVFhzvFHucD3o1asvLtcfWog_pwu3rBjftaAeA/s1600-h/Krustyland.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218424572215975218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8FNfZug6TNw_qalgBARoJ-MjMhSJucrR8Prn-VpuHDzgIBB60EXdL9n56I2mN7uA8jB_ly4Insbl95iGODqx0B-gi5bu7Q4LgH9sCIVFhzvFHucD3o1asvLtcfWog_pwu3rBjftaAeA/s400/Krustyland.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong>Universal Studios Orlando newest attraction - The Simpons "Krustyland" - just opened this summer!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><br />If you've ever been to this theme park you'll know that this was formerly the "Back to the Future" ride and is actually set up the same way and same type of ride on the inside...so if you get motion sickness, beware!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><br />For more Wordless Wednesday posts head on over to </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></span></em></a>!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">Back from Vacation,</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-8844155462335147172008-06-27T00:35:00.000-04:002008-06-28T00:38:40.771-04:00YTB is reaching towards #1<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_4CTYylJqmUGzxxrzwrzMdoTvuHJP9Lfng9cG81G4lpX-DIfVA0cU9xZpqRKvXYxczIVeQ8RJLwMixKk2IWqm8EwkzwTUg2E62mLNNqBfTD_NOTahUd4sDsE4c_cHML0T2PWHnlYuG4/s1600-h/2008_Power_List_Cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215907052668044450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_4CTYylJqmUGzxxrzwrzMdoTvuHJP9Lfng9cG81G4lpX-DIfVA0cU9xZpqRKvXYxczIVeQ8RJLwMixKk2IWqm8EwkzwTUg2E62mLNNqBfTD_NOTahUd4sDsE4c_cHML0T2PWHnlYuG4/s320/2008_Power_List_Cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><font face="trebuchet ms" color="#000099"><strong>YTB Ranked #26 In Travel Weekly Power List!</strong> Not Bad considering 5 years ago no one even knew who we were.<br /><br />While we know that most of the BIG NEWS is being saved for the National Convention in August the </font><a title="See the Ranking HERE!" style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)" href="http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=KvNYl&m=1gFl7nCKf9nofP&b=3eG1c5GHz93LSK9byZA8UQ" target="_blank"><font face="trebuchet ms" color="#000099">Travel Weekly Power List is out</font></a><font face="trebuchet ms" color="#000099"> and <strong>YTB is Ranked #26 overall</strong>, and tied for the LARGEST GAIN of everyone on the Power list with $414.5 Million in Travel Sales.</font></div><br /><div align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#000099"></font></div><br /><div align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#000099">Watch us continue to grow...why don't <strong><em>you</em></strong> come and join us?</font></div><br /><div align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS" color="#000099"></font></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-88216407794239363572008-06-26T12:14:00.008-04:002008-06-26T12:38:38.211-04:00Travel Tips & Ideas #1<p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><a href="http://melsworldtravelbiz.com/"><img height="125" alt="Mel's World Travel Tips & Ideas" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK-QhsNB1OWTqr5YXRmiL4rCdyCbSXXl5ooAeyTWVDzCxBto018Jz2T3S17B-Ozt2_lXEb3IcK5wJW5wuBerYNSKELyGEKh_umDkKirTGe37mWxFOg3jdLWCsDCgRpIBgMfg4lpywuQw/s700/World+Travel+Tips_button5.jpg" width="125" /></a><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><strong>Travel Within Your State<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663300;">With the economy like it is right now and gas prices on the rise one way you can save money this summer season is to TRAVEL WITHIN YOUR STATE.<br /><br />Every state/location has some fascinating adventures within hours of you. Do a little research online to find interesting facts, tours, and activities for you and your family.<br /><br />Each and every state has a web page that has a link for “tourist activities” or a “things to do” section. Click away and find new things to explore.<br /><br />We like to get away from where we live, but most of the time we only travel between 2-5 hours to go to our destinations. This saves on gas, travel time, and also allows us to show the kids cool and exciting things in our beautiful state.<br /><br />It is a great way to show your family that time away is important, and also allows you to be creative about what you are doing. Go to some parks, beaches, outdoor adventures, historical monuments, and other points of interest.<br /><br />Getting away doesn’t always mean traveling long distances…sometimes the best get-aways are in your own neck of the woods.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">Check back every week as we seek out some new <strong>Travel Tips and Ideas</strong> here in <strong>Mel’s World Travel Biz</strong>. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">If you have any great travel tips or ideas that you would like to share with us drop a comment here or send me an email at </span><a href="mailto:mashburntravel@bellsouth.net"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><em>mashburntravel@bellsouth.net</em></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#000099;"> and we see how you were creative with your travel adventures.<br /><br /><strong><em>Enjoy the Journey,</em></strong></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">If you are looking to book your Summer Travel click on </span><a href="http://www.mashburntravel.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330033;">Mashburn Travel</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"> to go directly to our booking engine...check it out and see if we can save you the most money this summer!</span></p>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-586277351216396022008-06-25T10:27:00.002-04:002008-06-25T15:37:58.844-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 6/25/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSxNKqQQpqtS904gjvd6KIgLyXKaj7G5ck7IRmZuFnz60DVr52vKcuCbuD6Hpesmr3xeN_7eXeW4-sKiwskB3ib94uvOGSGg5eU3OpzHjtKwnY919GQ8D24jW8xIbVB03TMyb9xdcfU/s1600-h/CIMG3719.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215826140888066466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSxNKqQQpqtS904gjvd6KIgLyXKaj7G5ck7IRmZuFnz60DVr52vKcuCbuD6Hpesmr3xeN_7eXeW4-sKiwskB3ib94uvOGSGg5eU3OpzHjtKwnY919GQ8D24jW8xIbVB03TMyb9xdcfU/s400/CIMG3719.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000066;"><strong> Enjoying a Sunset on Marco Island Beach, FL...what could be sweeter?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><br />For more Wordless Wednesday photos go on over to <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><em><span style="color:#330033;">5 Minutes for Mom</span></em></a>!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000066;"><strong><em><br />Enjoy,</em></strong></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></p>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-53361755119864890852008-06-20T11:38:00.003-04:002008-06-20T11:51:08.174-04:00How to Add Value to Others<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">Every day I read a daily devotional from John Maxwell (Leadership Guru) called "Leadership Promised for Every Day". This one was too good not to share...I truly believe that if we are going to grow our at home businesses that we should also grow as leaders. So, here goes...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">"<em>And Jesus went about all Galilee, taching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people."</em> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">~ Matthew 4:23</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"><br />When people think about you, do they say to themselves, "My life is better because of that person?" Their response probably answers the question of whether you are adding value to them. To succeed personally, you must try to help others. That's why Zig Ziglar says, "You can get everything in life you want if you help enough people get what they want." How do you do that? How can you turn your focus from yourself and start adding value to others? You can do it by:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"><br />1. Putting others first in your thinking.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">2. Finding out what others need.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">3. Meeting that need with excellence and generosity.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"><br />(Failing Forward)</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><br />I'm Ready to Be There for YOU,</span></em></strong><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-54235029399622109922008-06-18T09:25:00.002-04:002008-06-18T09:29:54.815-04:00Wordless Wednesday - 6/18/08<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj228mWTWS_YgSk74bpN8N9Y2Ckq5A29ruXyBObxWTbxUaX6wFlXNuoftd-dtS8WmG2omMu5JzuYwHveT46lDX7aDGevwDakVGXMo_c7RTJ0GjCE1jfxyMLZqc3dpA9EEBeEKEWImTFk5k/s1600-h/IMGP2430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213212433928064162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj228mWTWS_YgSk74bpN8N9Y2Ckq5A29ruXyBObxWTbxUaX6wFlXNuoftd-dtS8WmG2omMu5JzuYwHveT46lDX7aDGevwDakVGXMo_c7RTJ0GjCE1jfxyMLZqc3dpA9EEBeEKEWImTFk5k/s400/IMGP2430.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"> Here's the view from my chair on <strong>Marco Island</strong> as the sun begins to set!</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">For more <strong>Wordless Wednesday</strong> photos be sure to check out </span><a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#330033;"><em><strong>5 Minutes for Mom</strong></em></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;">!</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000099;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;" /></a></span></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-35305723201713701412008-06-17T09:09:00.000-04:002008-06-17T09:54:59.808-04:00Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>RESULTS</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. This is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable time. That's why they make those fourth grade chairs so small – so you won't fit in them at age twenty-five! </span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><span style="color:#993300;">There are some things you don't have to know how it works - only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on.<br /></span><br />Vitamins for the Mind is a weekly sampling of original quotes, on a specific topic, taken from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn (TTOQ). TTOQ, a beautiful, burgundy hardbound book with gold foil lettering, is a collection of over 365 quotes on 60 topics gathered from Jim's personal journals, seminars and books spanning over 39 years. To order the TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Excerpts from TTOQ by Jim Rohn or Brian Tracy, please go to </span><a title="http://list.jimrohn.com/t/6432656/22279630/590930/0/" href="http://list.jimrohn.com/t/6432656/22279630/590930/0/"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Jim Rohn's Online Catalog</span></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;">Get the RESULTS you want!,</span></em></strong><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155004427283779860.post-89407499201012502122008-06-13T17:10:00.000-04:002008-06-13T17:11:47.401-04:00Why this is Right for YOU!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"><strong>Sit down, grab a cup of coffee, get your journal and pen handy, and check out this video about <span style="color:#000099;">"Why this business is RIGHT for YOU!!"</span>.</strong></span><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvHqlcQoxHk&hl=" width="425" height="349" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" color2="0xcd311b&border=" rel="0&color1="></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">Let me ask you a question...<strong><span style="color:#000099;">What are you waiting for?</span></strong> Now is the time!<br /><br />Email me (<a href="mailto:mashburntravel@bellsouth.net"><strong>click here</strong></a>) and let me show you what do to get your business started <strong>TODAY </strong>(yep, your web site is up and running in 5 minutes, really!)<br /><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"><strong><em>I can't wait to hear from you,<br /></em></strong></span><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/187/D10039A233656283A7E9523519AD852D.png" /></a></div>Melissa in Mel's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13638983411456998183noreply@blogger.com0