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I am having flashbacks to summer right now! The kids are off school today and tomorrow thanks to Teacher Workdays/Election Day. While I am happy that I did not have to get everyone up at the crack of dawn and rush around until 8:15 getting all three kids to school, I am also wondering how much work I am actually going to accomplish this week.

Once I make it through Monday and Tuesday, my time will still be limited as I have meetings of some sort every day this week. I am going to have to be ultra productive during the time I am in the office, which means setting priorities.

The most important things I need to do this week are:
Finish a web site for a client – it’s so close to being done – and schedule a meeting with her to review.
Layout the program for our gym’s first competition of the season and get it to the printers by Wednesday.
Redesign this site – while I love the Pink for October header that I created, it is time for something new.

On a personal front, I need to:
Make a large crock-pot of chili and some rice for a get together Friday night.
Drink more water. No Diet Coke or sodas for me this week as I am trying to eliminate them completely.
Ride the stationary bike 3 times this week.

With careful planning and setting goals, you would be amazed at how much you can really get done when you think you are pressed for time! What are your goals this week? Leave them in the comments or post on your own site and let’s get it done!

I read about the sporty new Corolla, the increased power, and the additional luxury features and thought it was going to take a hit in mpg and emissions. How did I know? The 2008 Toyota Corolla base model gets 28 mpg in the city and 37 mpg on bigger roads. The 2009 Corolla will see that decrease to 27/35 mpg. That’s not too bad, but it’s not a move forward. t’s beefed-up model poses the real problem. In the XRS, fitted with a 2.4-liter, 158 hp engine, fuel consumption slumps to 22/30 mpg. Boo Hiss Boo.

Now, you know the Matrix is billed as a subcompact sedan/SUV. It’s also available in an XRS model with even worse mileage – 21/29. The smaller engine delivers 26/32 manual and 25/31 for the automatic version. Both cars are considerably more sporty, with more available features. I just hope new buyers will ask themselves whether they really need the extra power.

Brittany Snow hosted the 4th bi-annual YMI Jeanswear Fashion Show last night at Boulevard3 in LA. She looked absolutely adorable in a white scoop neck sleeveless blouse and perfectly fitted YMI jeans from their premium Royalty line along with a cute cropped leopard print jacket. She did and awesome job as the host as the the show and party were a blast and you could tell she was having so much fun checking out beauty products from Too Faced and chatting and dancing with friends. Brittany Snow is definitely the “It” girl of the moment.

Brittany Snow

The show was super energetic, sexy, and overall enertaining. Lots of denim as you’d expect! They covered all the trends: high-waist jeans, short-shorts, skinny, wide-leg … and perfectly paired washes to styles. You name it, YMI has it covered.

YMI is available at Nordstroms, Macys, Dillards, and specialty chain stores worldwide. If you have never tried YMI (I hadn’t before this event) I highly suggest trying a pair on. I was lucky enough to score a pair and I love them! They have a great fit and sexy style – I am definitely going to rock these.

Cool washes and pocket details

The high-waisted trend

Sexy short-shorts (I could never, but she’s rockin them!)