Thursday, November 17, 2011

30 before 30


I recently stumbled upon a few blog post describing what people wanted to acomplish before their 30th birthday. I thought the concept was really neat and decided to create a quarter-life crisis bucket list. I have seven years until I reach 30, so that gives me plenty of time to accomplish a few things I want to do/see. What is life without dreams and goals? So here are a few of mine in no particular order... 

1. Ride in a hot air balloon
2. See the Grand Canyon
3. Buy a house
4. Participate in 5K-The Color Run-Atlanta 3/31
5. Treat myself to a full day at the spa
6. Try to surf

7. Visit Las Vegas
8. Take a professional cooking class
9. Get married
10. Participate in a flash mob
11. Watch Gone With The Wind
12. Read all the chapters in the Bible
13. Swim in the Pacific Ocean
14. Learn to make sushi
15. See Niagara Falls
16. Bake a beautiful fondant cake

17. Learn to whistle
18. Witness to someone
19. Donate money to charity every year
20. Visit wine country
21. Go deep sea fishing
22. Ride a dolphin
23. Host a ‘cocktail attire’ holiday party
24. Go to Harry Potter World
25. Make homemade pickles
26. Buy Christmas for a needy family
27. NYE in Times Square
28. Buy something couture
29. Make pasta from scratch
30. Refinish a piece of furniture

*Fly a Kite
*Go to a drive-in movie



Some may seem silly or crazy that I haven't already done/accomplished that, but it is what it is. When I began compiling my list I thought it would be very difficult to come up with 30 things I wanted to do. By the time I got started, I realized it is a lot harder to narrow those things down. You will see two * symbolizing my alternates that I would also like to do and can't believe I haven't done thus far.

I am pretty excited about the next seven years. If I can accomplish everything on this list I will be a very happy girl.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Bag Childhood Hunger Day

I wrote this press release for work on Monday about The Color Spot employees participating in Bag Childhood Hunger Day. It is a great cause and I urge you to take the pledge as well and donate to No Child Hungry.


Contact: Brooke Brookins
Phone: 678-385-2188

The Color Spot Employees Donate Their Lunch Money

Marietta, Ga. (Nov. 1, 2011) The employees of The Color Spot, Inc. took the Share Our Strength® pledge and participated in the No Child Hungry® Campaign, Bag Childhood Hunger Day. Employees donated the cost of their lunch for the day in hopes of ending childhood hunger in America by 2015.

One in five children in America- more than 16 million- face hunger. Every dollar donated can help connect a child with up to ten healthy meals. In addition to raising $78, The Color Spot employees generated awareness on their Facebook and Twitter pages.


“I was shocked when I saw the statistics of hungry children in the U.S.,” said Brooke Brookins, Key Account Consultant. “Deciding to eat in for one day will provide a hungry child with several meals. It is a small gesture that makes a huge difference.”


About Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America— Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy, affordable meals, and builds public-private partnerships to end hunger, nationally and at the state and city levels. Visit www.Strength.org to learn more.


About The Color Spot
The Color Spot, founded in 2003, specialize in vehicle wraps, trade show graphics, point of purchase/store displays, banners, signs, fine art reproductions, digital graphics and indoor/outdoor displays. The Color Spot helps brand companies, promote products, display services and create the perfect atmosphere by printing on virtually any surface. The Color Spot is focused on the community by continuously donating to a variety of charities and organizations. Visit www.colorspotink.com for more information.

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