There is Room for All

Well I am sitting here in shock right now. I had sent out an email this morning to a business acquaintance who runs a very successful networking group asking if they would like to list their group on the new networking site I had recently created, NetworkNorthGeorgia.com. I received a reply saying that they were confused because there were some other sites with similar names and wasn't I a member of the some of the other sites.

Well I guess great minds think alike. Yes there are some other sites for the area with similar names and I think the creator has done an excellent job with the sites. I just now tried to log into the ones I belonged to, only to find out I have been banned.

I recently created www.NetworkNorthGeorgia.com for the purpose of listing networking groups and events. I have had a list of networking opportunities on my website for a number of years and just wanted to give people a central location for this type of information. It certainly was not my intention to do anything that would jeopardize any membership or relationship I had with any other site.

It seems because this is a NING site and my identity is for most all my Ning sites, that perhaps other sites see my universal posts as being solicitations which was not my intention.

I did not even know some of these other sites existed until a few days ago. And with the receipt of the email from my acquaintance, I checked to see which ones I was a member of, only to find out I had been banned. I feel that these sites are different, in that the goal of NetworkNorthGeorgia.com is for the purpose of listing networking groups and events not news, not public affairs, not music, fishing reports, politics, lake levels, etc.

I hope that we can come to a mutual agreement that we can both co-exist and perhaps help each other.

I'm very sorry if I did something I wasn't suppose to. So folks, if you want to see NNG grow with serious networkers and like minded business people in the North Georgia area, join yourself, list your networking groups, events, and invite others to join.

In gratitude,
Annette
Painted Lady Enterprises
"Helping You and Your Business Look Good"

Trick or Treat

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Fall is in the air. It is October already. This month is filled with lots of holidays besides Halloween. Some notable ones that would be good to remember to send a greeting card - Boss' Day - October 16 and Mother-in-Law Day - October 25.

Lots and lots of monthly observances also this month. The most notable, I believe, is National Breast Cancer Awareness. Do you have a friend or relative who has been affected by this? It also reminds us to schedule the 'girls' checkup. Please note there are a number of other health related observances during October also.

Some other observances that I want to call attention to are: 'Get Organized Week,' 'Customer Service Week,' and 'Home Based Business Week.'

And lastly, the Well cat Wacky holidays. When I read over the list, I didn't think they were to wacky this month, for instance - 'Evaluate Your Life' day. Hmmmm....sounds pretty serious to me. But on the other hand 'Haunted Refrigerator Night' reminds me I need to clean out my frig. That can be pretty scary. I think there are some science projects growing in there.

What is near and dear to your heart of all the observances in October? What do you like about this time of year?

One of my favorite quotes for this time of year is: "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus

US Holidays -

October-6	National German-American Day
October-6	Physician Assistant Day
October-9	Leif Erikson Day
October-11	National Coming Out Day
October-14	Peace Corps Birthday
October-15	Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October-16	Boss Day
October-16	Dictionary Day
October-16	Ether Day
October-16	National Feral Cat Day
October-17	Black Poetry Day
October-18	Alaska Day
October-23	National Mole Day (Avogadro's number)
October-24	United Nations Day
October-25	Mother-in-Law's Day
October-27	Navy Day
October-31	Hallowe'en
October-31	National Magic Day (for Houdini)
October-31	Nevada Day
October-31	Reformation Day

Occasion	Link
Halloween Safety Month	Prevent Blindness America
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month	(see website for board of sponsors)
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month	A.S.P.C.A.
American Magazine Month	Magazine Publishers of America
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month	March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation
Car Care Month	Car Care Council
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month	Celiac Sprue Assoc.
Child Health Month	American Academy of Pediatrics
Computer Learning Month	Computer Learning Foundation
Consumer Information Month	Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources
Cookbook Month	International Association of Culinary Professionals
Country Music Month	Country Music Assoc.
Crime Prevention Month	National Crime Prevention Council
Dental Hygiene Month	The American Dental Hygienists' Association
Disability Employment Awareness Month	US Presidential Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
Dollhouse & Miniatures Month	Miniatures Industry Assoc.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Energy Awareness Month	US Department of Energy
Family Health Month	American Academy of Family Physicians
Sexuality Education Month	Planned Parenthood
Fire Prevention Month	National Fire Protection Association
Healthy Lung Month	American Lung Assoc.
Hunger Awareness Month	Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger
Kitchen and Bath Month	National Kitchens and Bath Association
Liver Awareness Month	American Liver Foundation
Lupus Awareness Month	Lupus Foundation of America
Mental Illness Awareness Month	American Psychiatric Assoc.
Pasta Month	National Pasta Association
Physical Therapy Month	American Physical Therapy Assoc.
Pizza Month	Pizza Today magazine
Popcorn Poppin' Month	The Popcorn Institute
Pork Month	National Pork Producers Council
Quality Month	American Society for Quality Control
Seafood Month	National Fisheries Institute
Spina Bifida Prevention Month	Spina Bifida Assoc. of America
Spinal Health Month	American Chiropractic Assoc.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month	SIDS Alliance
UNICEF Month	US Committee for UNICEF
Youth Against Tobacco Month	Tobacco Education and Prevention
Vegetarian Awareness Month	EarthSave
Clergy Appreciation Month	Christianity Today
National Roller Skating Month	The Roller Skating Association
Fair Trade Month	Fair Trade Certified
Stress Awareness Month	The Stress Institute
National Caramel Month	National Confectioners Association

First Full Week
Occasion	Link
Get Organized Week	National Association of Professional Organizers
Mental Illness Awareness Week	American Psychiatric Foundation
National Health Care Food Service Week	American Hospital Association
Customer Service Week	International Customer Service Association
National Spinning & Weaving Week	Handweavers Guild of America
Walk a Child to School Week	National Safety Council
World Space Week	Spaceweek International Assoc.

First Two Weeks
Occasion	Link
Hispanic Heritage Month	Education World

Second Week
Occasion	Link
Home-based Business Week	Association of Home-based Businesses
Fire Prevention Week	National Fire Protection Assoc.
National Newspaper Week	Newspaper Assoc. Managers Inc
School Lunch Week	American School Food Service Association
National Physician Assistants Week	American Academy of PAs

Third Week
Occasion	Link
Teen Read Week	Young Adult Library Services Association
Health Education Week	National Center for Health Education
Hepatitis Awareness Week	American Liver Foundation
Infection Control Week	Assoc. for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Third Full Week
Occasion	Link
National Healthcare Quality Week	National Assn of Healthcare Quality

Second Last Week
Occasion	Link
National Pharmacy Technician Week	-

Fourth Week
Occasion	Link
National Consumers Week	White House Office of Consumer Affairs
Disarmament Week (the week beginning October 24)	United Nations
National Chemistry Week	American Chemical Society

Last Week
Occasion	Link
Respiratory Care Week	American Association for Respiratory Care

Wacky Holidays by Wellcat -

Oct 12	International Moment of Frustration Scream Day -- To share any or all of our frustrations, all citizens of the world will go outdoors at twelve hundred hours Greenwich time and scream for thirty seconds. We will all feel better, or Earth will go off its orbit. Co-sponsored by Low Thresholders of the Earth League.
Oct 14	Be Bald and Be Free Day -- For those who are bald and who either do wear or do not wear a wig or toupee, this is the day to go “shiny” and be proud.
Oct 19	Evaluate Your Life Day -- To encourage everyone to check and see if they’re really headed where they want to be.
Oct 27	Cranky Co-Workers Day -- In honor of all the complaining and just plain cranky co-workers you have to endure all year, this is the day to let them go with it and enjoy their miseries.
Oct 30	Haunted Refrigerator Night -- Who knows what evil lurks in the refrigerators of men . . . and women. It's time to be afraid, very afraid. Gather friends, open the refrigerator door, and venture unto the realm of the lower shelf, rear. That "thing" inside that container is much more horrifying than any haunted hayride.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." ~Leo Buscaglia

Show someone you care. Send them a H.U.G - Heartfelt Unexpected Greeting - Act on your prompting today.

In gratitude,
Annette
Painted Lady Enterprises
"Helping You and Your Business Look Good"