Today is Thursday April 29, 2010

International Dance Day

Dancing has been a part of human culture since the beginning of time with dances of prayer, celebration, and as a means of communication. International Dance Day has been celebrated since 1982, a date suggested by Pyotr Gusev in order to commemorate the birthday of dance legend, Jean-Georges Noverre. International Dance Day is a day to honor the art of dancing and to encourage the education of dance throughout the world.

In 2003, President of the International Dance Council (CID) said that "in more than half of the 200 countries in the world, dance does not appear in legal texts. There are no funds allocated in the state budget to support this art form." In order to provide a dance education to anyone who is interested in learning, CID has been urging dance establishments to celebrate this day at all schools with writing essays about dance, drawing dance pictures, and dancing in the streets. Learn more about the events going on today to celebrate.

Today is also National Shimp Scampi Day

April is National Grilled Cheese Month

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On this day in History:

1960 - Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show "American Bandstand."

1961 - ABC’s "Wide World of Sports" premiered.

1967 - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was released.

1981 - Steve Carlton, of the Philadelphia Phillies, became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.

1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.

Quote of the Day:

Hans Hoffman

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."

QUICK TIP:

Be more productive...

One of my #1 suggestions for being more productive is: make your bed.

Now, there's the obvious organizing result - that your bedroom looks neater with a made bed. But that's really beside the point here.

Instead, consider how making your bed helps you be more productive, not necessarily organized. (I'll give you a hint. It's not about doing the task and getting to check it off your to do list!)

Making your bed sets the TONE for your day. It says I'm up, I'm focused, I'm ready to work and get things done!

Special thanks to http://getorganizedtips.blogspot.com/2010/04/get-organized-1-productivity-tip-and-it.html

Not making your bed, well...it says the exact opposite. It makes you want to just crawl right back under the covers and be lazy.