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Valentine’s Day

You’ve probably already seen the pink and red displays all around town for Valentine’s day. Although it isn’t until next month, it wouldn’t hurt to go out and buy a gift early for your significant other. Head to the local florists and buy a bouquet of flowers, or head to a local antique store such as The Cottage Collection to buy them something one of a kind. If you want to make a big gesture, you could even buy them a car from Doug Boyd Motors! Head to EC Fashion for one of a kind clothing, or buy them a cute new friend from Kerry’s Kritters!

If you’re unsure of what to buy, you can always take them out to eat. If you’re in the mood for Mexican, head to Fuegos Restaurant, La Herradura, or Mejia’s Bakery for some delicious food. If you want Chinese, head to China Dragon! Or you could also head down to North 40 Settlers at the Pampa Mall. You could even take them to Kelley’s Deli for some yummy sandwiches. After eating, you can catch a movie at Cinema 4.

If you’re a single lady, don’t worry! You can go out to Simply Devine and get a new haircut, or get your nails done at Downtown Nails! You could also buy yourself some cute custom t-shirts from Twigg’s! Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be celebrated with a significant other. It can be celebrated with your friends or even your pets!

These are just a few of the things that you can do in town, with many more options out there! While Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t go out and have a good time, whether it’s with your significant other, your friends, or yourself! There is something out there for you to do and have fun!

New Year’s Resolutions

With 2016 almost over, most people are coming up with resolutions for the new year. The problem is, most people don’t accomplish their goals. Only 8% of people meet their resolutions! Below is a list of common resolutions with advice and links to articles that explain in greater detail.

• Get in shape: Losing weight is the top resolution for Americans, and combined with “exercise more” and “stay fit and healthy” it is something that over a third of the population wishes to achieve. It’s easy enough to start an exercise and diet program, but the trick is to find a decent one that will give you steady results and will be easy to stick to in the long run. Have a look at these tricks, hacks, exercises and mistakes to avoid to make the best our of your resolution.
• Start eating healthier food, and less food overall: This is usually an extension of the previous resolution. Switching to a healthier diet can be incredibly tricky when we are surrounded by cheap junk food. However, with a good amount of determination and some basic tips you can slowly develop healthier eating habits. Learn to control emotional eating, be aware of reasons for diets to fail, make use of these tricks and have a look at these awesome and healthy recipes.
• Stop procrastinating: The biggest barrier that keeps most people from reaching their goals is the desire to relax and do something fun instead of working hard. Once you get used to procrastinating it’s difficult to snap yourself out of it, so you’ll need to put in a lot of work to change this bad habit. There are many useful tips out there to find your way to stop procrastinating. There are also tools which can help you achieve this task.
• Improve your concentration and mental skills: People have been trying to find ways to improve their focus and cognitive capacities for thousands of years, and most ancient civilizations had some combination of mental exercise and herbal medicine to help them reach this goal. Today we can use anything from apps to ancient meditation techniques to boost concentration and hone our mental skills. If you go through with this, you will be able to control your mood, learn faster and have an easier time solving problems.
• Become more active: Some people don’t really have a big weight problem, and they even get some exercise a few times a week, but they just sit around the most of the time at home and at work, which can have a negative effect on their posture and health. In that case, all you need is to find ways of moving around more throughout the day instead of staying hunched over the computer. It’s even more fun if you share your activity with friends and family.
• Become more confident and take some chances: If you are confident other people notice it, and it is much easier to have your opinions heard, ask people out on dates and get ahead at work. A good dose of self-confidence will help you lead a much happier life overall. Don’t hesitate to get some input on ways to boost your confidence.
• Become more polite: Good manners have always been an important part of a civilized society. They make it easier to connect with others, avoid offending people and will ensure that others perceive you as a good and trustworthy person. So know the etiquette, be prepared or other manners in other countries, deal with rude people in the right way and learn how to say no.
• Reduce stress: They say that stress is one of the biggest killers out there, and it can have a very destructive effect on your relationships as well as your health. It may be an unavoidable side effect of our hectic modern lifestyles, but it can be effectively managed with the help of useful, unconventional and easy to practice tricks for stress management.
• Read more: Books are an excellent way to gain a lot of knowledge on a huge variety of topics, and are also a great exercise for your brain. It’s not that difficult to go through 20 or more books in a year – you only need to make it a habit, discover your type of books and find a bit of time for reading here and there.
• Spend more time with the people that matter: There is just too little time in this life for us to waste it on insincere, duplicitous and toxic people. We should focus on the people who we care about deeply and who care about us, as this is the best way to stay happy.
• Get out of debt: You can’t really move forward in life if you are weighed down by debt. The road to financial freedom is a rocky one, but it is definitely manageable with a bit of planning and self-restraint. Take a look at these strategies and methods and pay off your debt. You won’t believe how good it will feel.
• Become more organized: It doesn’t matter how much time you have on your hands if you can’t manage it properly – you’ll just spend most of the day running around aimlessly. When you get organized there will suddenly be more time to spare and things will start falling into place. Make it a habit, get help from apps and tools and enjoy your newly found leisure-time.
• Travel more and see the world: You’ll need to have your finances in order, get the right equipment and invest some time and effort before you consider traveling across the globe, but there are ways of experiencing different cultures and visiting faraway places even on a tighter budget.
• Go see your doctor more often: Staying healthy should be your top priority, but many people seem frighten of doctors and don’t go to the hospital nearly as often as they should, often waiting for their condition to significantly worsen. Regular checkups are a must, no matter how healthy you feel at the moment.
• Reinvent yourself: If you don’t feel quite happy no matter what you do, it is perhaps time to make some serious changes in your life. Reinventing yourself can give you a whole new perspective on life and take you in directions you may never have dreamed were possible.

For the full list of resolutions, click here.

Shop Small Saturday

November 26^th

It’s time to help our local community and businesses by shopping big in small places.  Small Business Saturday first started in 2010, to encourage people across the country to support small, local businesses.  In our current economy, it is more important than ever to make shopping local a priority.   The local sales revenue helps keep the local economy strong and keeps our neighbors employed.  

There are so many small businesses in Pampa you can shop at, go check them out and see what deals they have for you. You never know if there might something for you there. Many of these business support Pampa people shopping locally, click the link to see all our partners that share the same thought as we do. Positive about Pampa!

Remember to shop small, shop local, eat local, spend local, and enjoy local!

When you visit an independent local business…

·         You keep more money in your local economy     ·         You celebrate the uniqueness of your community     ·         You support local jobs

·         You help the environment     ·         You encourage community     ·         You conserve your tax dollars

·         You benefit from our expertise     ·         You invest in entrepreneurship     ·         You make this community a destination