Pandora's Casket

Have you ever been in the hospital or had to stay home due to an illness? Even a flu that knocks you down for a week or two can wreck havoc on your spirits. One of the best things that a friend or family member can do is to send get well flowers to brighten the day.

Sending brightly colored flowers is sure to lift the persons spirits by leaps and bounds. Being able to look at the flowers is so spiritually uplifting. Along with the brightness of the flowers that they have received they have the feeling that they are cared about. Sometimes being ill the person may feel alone and overlooked but sending them flowers to gaze upon send them the feeling that they are cared and thought of.

Whether you have them delivered by carrier or bring them yourself it is to be a welcome gift that keeps on giving even after the flowers are gone!

Looking at the calendar today I could not believe that the end of the school year is almost here. Which means the dreaded end of the year school program. Especially when it comes to listening to the band. A few of the songs that they play are not all that bad usually especially with the guitar solos that they have taught the students easy songs on the guitar to play.

Sitting through all that is hard sometimes. Usually my kids are at the end of the list to play so I have to sit through the entire program. Besides my kids playing I love seeing the little ones try their hands at entertaining a crowd for the first time. So cute!

This year has whizzed past me!

Circle Sanctuary is hiring!

We have begun accepting applications for the position of Executive Assistant.

This full-time position is located on-site in the offices at Circle Sanctuary headquarters in Wisconsin.

Work responsibilities include a variety of office duties, plus coordinating & staffing events, supervising volunteers, center upkeep, and serving as a personal assistant to Executive Director Selena Fox.

Qualifications include proficiency in office work, Quick Books, Microsoft Office, phone reception, written communications, and excellent attention to details & skills in organization, multitasking, & publications work.

TO APPLY, read more details about the job duties & requirements. If you meet the qualifications & want to be considered for this position, then fill out the on-line application form - www.circlesanctuary.org/staffopening

SHARE NEWS: Know of others who meet the requirements & may be interested in applying for this position? Please forward this email & link to them. Help us get the word out about this staff opening by posting link on Pagan blogs, e-lists, & websites. Thanks.

I had a pleasant surprise the other day. As I was taking off my tillman gloves to check my email I saw the notice on the June event that is coming up. Since it is in Illinois, which is not that far away I might just think about attending this event this year.

A lot of the events are a titch bit to far away but this one is well within reason for me to go to. I am a little excited about going! For those of you in and around our area here is the information.

Pagan Spirit Gathering 2012
June 17-24
at Stonehouse Park in Northern Illinois
www.circlesanctuary.org/psg

This year we will not be printing and mailing a full PSG brochure. Instead we have a two sided flyer and a paper registration form. If you previously registered for PSG within the last three years using a paper registration you will get a flyer and paper registration mailed to you. Otherwise, we will not be sending out forms unless they are requested. If you would like to receive a paper registration form please email us and let us know.

Please email us your current postal address to psg@circlesanctuary.org.

The registration form is also available to download and print online at
www.circlesanctuary.org/psg/faqs.htm.

The first discounted registration deadline is February 29. Postal registrations must be POSTMARKED no later than February 29.

If you would be willing to have flyers mailed to you that you could take to other festivals or events please email us and let us know how many you'd like and the address they should be sent to!

We hope to see you at PSG 2012!

Starting a new business can be a very exciting adventure. But at the same time it can really put a strain on your brain in not forgetting everything that you need to take care of. I have started a new business and the state of Indiana is putting me through the fiery hoops making sure that everything is dotted and placed correctly. A lot of states do not even want a license but of course ours does!

It would be nice to hire raleigh accountants in the beginning in order to make sure that all the financial aspects are taken care of correctly. Instead I am going by the rather large and lengthy check list that the application packet came with. Pages and pages of things that either need to be filled out, written out or done needs to be done. I will be starting the manual this coming week as everything else is done now. After that it is to send the manual and all the papers to the state with the fee and hold my breath for acceptance!

Guest post from: Constance Rodgers

There are many people out there who are not interested in the least about saving money or the planet. They probably make more than six figures a year and don’t have children and don’t plan to have any relatives live longer than they do. They are not concerned with saving the planet because they are convinced that it doesn’t need to be saved. I am not one of those people. I need to save money and I also am interested in doing things that are going to be helpful to the environment instead of wasting it away. First off to save some money I decided to Shop Electricity Rates and Save in Texas.

It helped me save money on my energy costs each month and a good bit over the year. After that I decided it was time to do some things around the house to help save energy and save some money for me at the same time. I went online and did a little research.

After that I headed to The Home Depot to pick up a few things that were suggested in my research.