Make Habits Instead of Setting Resolutions in 2017

Let’s talk about forming new habits, not setting resolutions as we look to the year ahead. The start of the year is the time when we intentionally want to change our behavior for the better and create new habits for ourselves. This could be getting in the habit of eating healthier and drinking more water. Or it could be moving more and taking the dog for a daily walk. Or it could be work related, or spiritual, or… There are so many areas in our lives that could be improved and made easier if we created new habits.

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Downtown Revitalization – San Antonio

The historic San Antonio River has long served as the heart of the revitalized city. Each year the world-renowned River Walk draws millions of visitors, and now miles of urban river have been revitalized beyond downtown and the famed Paseo del Rio. A comprehensive, multi-year project was completed in 2013 that restored and enhanced 13 miles of the San Antonio River both north and south of downtown.

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More Outlook Tips to Save Time

Feedback from our readers indicate that the Outlook Tips to manage email and calendar have been very helpful and to keep them coming. As we know, Outlook is a useful tool but few of us really know how to make the most of its features. Learning a few simple tricks can save you time and help you work more efficiently at work and home. These tips are geared towards Outlook 2007, 2010 and 2013.

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Holiday Recipes

With the holidays just around the corner it’s time to start planning a few fun dishes for family and friends. Here are a few recipes that will put a smile on their face and keep them coming back for more.

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Downtown Revitalization – Des Moines

The capital of Iowa has long had a reputation as one of the least hip, least interesting and least dynamic cities in the Western world, a dull insurance town set amid the unending corn fields of flyover country, a place Minneapolis looks down on and the young and ambitious flee as soon as they graduate.

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Outlook Tips to Save Time

Millions of people use Microsoft Outlook to manage their email and calendar, at work and at home. It’s a useful tool but the truth is that few of us really know how to make the most of its features. Learning a few simple tricks can save you time and help you work more efficiently at work and home. These tips are geared towards Outlook 2007, 2010 and 2013.

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Catching Up on Retirement Income

Among workers age 55 or higher and getting closer to retirement, close to 50% have saved less than $100,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Approximately a third has less than $25,000 put away for retirement.

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Turkey Talk

It’s time to start thinking about the holiday bird and what you put with it. Here’s a cranberry-wine twist for the bird, sweet potatoes with a lemon zest and a cranberry-pecan cobbler to jazz up the traditional pies.

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