- Jacksonville Beach makeup artist uses skills to help orphanage September 8, 2010Applying makeup is helping a Jacksonville Beach woman feed impoverished children in Africa. Paulina Perez, a well-known makeup artist in the Jacksonville area, heard about mission trips through her church. She started researching volunteer opportunities, and when she found one that helped an orphanage in South Africa, she fell in love with the idea. "An […]Times-Union
- Beaches Sights and Sounds September 8, 2010- Museum art - Painter Nancy Asbell's exhibit Florida Fairways & Horizons will remain up through Sept. 18 at the Beaches Museum & History Center. Her paintings feature Florida's skies, marshes and wildlife. The Museum & History Center is at 380 Pablo Ave, Jacksonville Beach. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call […]Times-Union
- J. Johnson Gallery show a study in Black and White September 8, 2010An exhibition that combines different media with a simple palette will open the 2010-11 season at the J. Johnson Gallery in Jacksonville Beach. Black and White, a group show featuring works by Al Held, Robert Mapple thorpe, Shelley Reed and Cecil Touchon, will open the gallery's ninth season with a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday. The exhibi […]Times-Union
Archive for December 7th, 2009
December at the Beaches
December 7th, 2009 | 
Author: Welcome all new members of the Jacksonville’s Beaches Area Info blog. Well, the decorations are hung up in the poles next to the road and all the neighbors have been putting up their decorations in their yards. The tinkling lights are very pretty at night but our weather has not been very cooperative lately with all the rain and fog. We only have two main holidays left and then we should be getting back to something “like” normal again. The crazy season is here and everyone is running buying stuff and making plans to visit relatives or having relatives visit them. The main thing that you really should be worrying about is to keep safe and try to reduce your stress levels.
There are some excellent articles available on the web about reducing stress that you might want to take a few minutes out of your business schedule and read. One I was reading was from the Readers Digest entitled: 79 Instant Stress Busters. Some of these include chasing your dog around the backyard; hold a sleeping baby; take a walk in the park; pop some bubble-wrap; chew some cinnamon gum; and much more. Take a look and try to relax, get plenty of sleep and drunk plenty of water. Simple solutions that may help you this “silly” season.
Jacksonville Beaches Area has some terrific parks. We have a listing of them here at: http://jacksonvillesbeaches.info/wordpress/beaches-services/jacksonville-beaches-area-parks/
These parks are FREE and open to everyone and open from dawn to dark. Please exercise respect for the park and put your trash in the bins, if you take your pet do the pooper-scooper thing, and finally respect others right to be there.
Another thing that always makes a difference this season is to volunteer for an organization you believe in. There are lots of people out there who need help and this holiday season is about GIVING. Not just about giving presents but giving of ourselves. Our family is not going to be getting many presents this year because times are hard and we need to focus on others rather than ourselves. If you want to make a difference and teach your children a lesson about really giving then go to: http://www.volunteerjacksonville.org/index.htm
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