Links That Light Us Up

43rd Edition

Hello Women on Fire!

Here are our top links from across the web this week 🙂

Links That Light Us Up 43 via Women on Fire

Best One Bowl Wonder- Feed Me Phoebe (our favorite food blog) has created the perfect end of summer pasta dish.

 Penne Pasta zucchini chickpeas and olives via Feed Me PhoebeFeed Me Phoebe

Best #YOUGOGIRL For Young Women – If there was ever a book to motivate young women, to light their spark and set their spirit on fire, this would be the book!

ItGirl4Life by Tamara BranchTamara Branch

Best Random Box- Just when you thought box subscription services were going out of style, Brit+Co has collected 21 random boxes that you must not miss.

21 random gifts subscriptions via Brit.co Brit+Co

Best Question- Who invented the 5 day work week?

Where the Five-Day Workweek Came- image thomasfisherlibrary:flickrThe Atlantic

Best Sun Suggestion- Prepare to never leave the house without sunscreen again.

Best Natural Deodorant- Treat yourself to Lavanila, it’s 100% worth it.

Lavanila natural deoderantSephora

Best Excuse To Take A Vacation- Here is your excuse to take another vacation this Fall!

How Badly Do you need a vacation quiz via BuzzfeedBuzzFeed

Best Smart Phone Charger- This could be the most attractive phone charger we have ever seen.

Q Designs wearable smart phone charger braceletQBracelet

We hope  that these links light your way into the weekend!

xox

The Women on Fire team

P.S. Did you miss last week’s links?

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Our special guest interview for July is…

Here’s  a sneak peek of what’s to come in your monthly Women on Fire membership package for July!

Each month, our founder Debbie Phillips interviews an inspiring expert for monthly members. If you’re not yet a member, please be our guest and listen in today for free to a clip of Debbie’s upcoming, candid interview with author and travel expert Carol Margolis.

Carol is the founder of the popular travel blogs SmartWomenTravelers.com andPearlsofTravelWisdom.com. She is also the author of Business Travel Success: How to Reduce Stress, Be More Productive & Travel with Confidence and has been featured on Good Morning America, The New York Times, and Conde Nast Traveler, just to name a few.

Simply press PLAY on the image below to listen to a brief audio clip (2:47) of this fun and informative interview.

In the full interview, you’ll learn:

  • The essentials for planning any vacation
  • How to deal with travel mishaps
  • Packing tips that will save you time and energy
  • How to minimize your vacation costs
  • What items you should never leave on a trip without
  • Top technology apps to help travel run smoothly
  • Locations that absolutely should be on your bucket list
  • And much, much more!

If you are already a monthly member, enjoy this sneak preview. You’ll receive the full interview package in your mailbox in early July.

If you aren’t yet a member and would like to receive the full interview with Carol Margolis, along with:

  • An invitation to our popular monthly live video coaching call/chat with Debbie Phillips
  • Access to our supportive and private online forum
  • Personalized coaching materials
  • And many more benefits

I invite you to join us TODAY!

Click here to register to receive July’s monthly membership package.  Registration to receive the interview with Carol Margolis ends on June 28, 2014. You only have 48 hours left.

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Don’t miss out on this brilliant interview, with tips and inspiration that will take your travel plans to the next level!

P.S. Please feel free to share this clip with another woman in your life who you know might enjoy and feel supported by the benefits of Women on Fire membership. 🙂

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S-L-O-W-I-N-G down…

We are a hurried people.

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. ~ Lily Tomlin

Do you have a hard time putting a halt on your busyness?  I’m not sure why it’s so difficult for me to kick back and take it easy, but it is.  Seems I need a week’s vacation just to prepare for vacation!

So, thanks to the generosity and caring of Woman on Fire Lisa Umberger Arundale, I’m going to truly stop and be quiet.  I’m going on a silent retreat for three days of our two-week vacation.

Have you ever done that?  If so, I hope you will share your experience.

It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be. ~ Eileen Caddy

No computer, no husband, no kitty, no schedule, no talking (no one’s gonna believe that last one!).

Just me, a picnic basket of fresh food, and magazines and books I’ve been eager to luxuriate in — including Woman on Fire Tama Kieves’s Inspired & Unstoppable and Whitney Johnson’s Dare Dream Do.

Sensing my struggle for time for myself, Lisa offered me her lovely vacation home in the woods overlooking the most beautiful meadow — and only a few miles away from my own home.

She’s left watercolors and brushes to paint in the garage and tea in the kitchen. I get to do whatever in the world I want — or not!

(Even though I hesitated being away during our vacation from my husband Rob, no one could be more supportive of my silent retreat.  He’s even offered to provide drive-by, drop-off meals and spider-removal service should I need it! So sweet.)

Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~ Eddie Cantor

I can’t wait to see what catches me!  And share my retreat adventure highlights with you.

May you find your own special peace and quiet as summer comes to a close.