The Importance of Exercise

Exercise is a vital part of keeping a healthy life. I find I always feel better when I exercise and I have some gym equipment at home that has been helping me to exercise all year round.

This past week, I have not exercised as much and I can really feel the difference. It can be so easy to get into a lazy pattern and not exercise and eat properly when you are supposed to. At least I have been able to counterbalance the lack of exercise with fairly good eating practices this week. The ideal of course is to implement both into your life.

I have taken some walks outside and received some exercise - just not as much as I know my body needs and I can feel that. I also read a report somewhere that said even for older people, low impact exercise for a sustained period of time can be terrific for your health.

Regardless of the weather - try to get some exercise in. I really admire those people I see walking or jogging even when it is raining or snowing in the winter time. Try to make it part of your weekly or daily routine, which I have been pretty good about up until this week - and I plan on getting back on the bandwagon today.

Keep Copies of Your Stories

Today I spent some time looking for a story I wrote back in 2002 with the hope of publishing it in a new book. I originally had written it for an anthology series and when I got in touch with the editor about a year ago, she could not find it either. She also had not ever given me a copy of the anthology and to this day I still do not know if it was even published.

It is extremely important to make sure that you have copies of everything you have done. Make sure that you keep your writing, radio and videos in a safe place so you can always refer back to it. This way you can keep a body of work that would be great for a portfolio or something that you can keep for your records.

Oh well, now I know that my story is lost for good as far as I know. Try not to let this happen to you.

I look forward to those of you who would like to make submissions to my magazine Donna and make sure that you keep copies of your work.

Get Your Story Told

Robert Payne and Donna Kakonge are teaming up to help YOU tell your story.

Ever wanted to have documented proof of something you have gone through? Ever thought of passing on your life story to your children and/or grandchildren? Ever just wanted a chance to star in your own story?

All these dreams can come true with the assistance of Robert Payne and Donna Kakonge. Contact Donna Kakonge at: dkakonge@sympatico.ca to set up a free consultation.

New Link for VoicePrint Reading

Hello!

You can listen to me on VoicePrint for Thursday, May 28th when it is up at the following link: http://www.voiceprintcanada.com/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,69/Itemid,68/.

As well, it looks as though the New Opportunities Learning Centre podcast will take a little longer than planned. I hope it will be ready to upload by early June.

Listen Out for Me on VoicePrint Today

Hello!

I will having my broadcasting debut on VoicePrint today (Wednesday) at 4:00 p.m. You can listen to my newscast at: http://www.voiceprintcanada.com/content/view/44/71/. I hope you enjoy it!

I will be on air with VoicePrint every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. throughout the summer. I will let you know if there is a time change for the fall.

New Opportunity Learning Centre

The interview went well today. I just finished editing the story down that I plan to put on my podcast on Thursday afternoon if I can. The website for my podcast is: http://kakonged.podomatic.com. Listen out to a podcast about exercising from me for tomorrow morning. I am also in discussion about doing writing classes with the centre as well.

I got my first volunteer submission for Donna Magazine from Roselyn Keledra-Sedra. You can find her article on my multimedia online magazine at: http://kakonged.wordpress.com. I also just found out that all of the books I have published have now been made available through Amazon.com. Look out for them and buy early and buy often. Thank you.

Interview Today

Today I have an interview with a learning centre in downtown Toronto about doing a story, as well as getting a job. I find when I have interviews I really need to focus and to make sure it is one of the only things I do on that day.

I am really hoping it goes well because like most people, I could use the extra money. It looks as though things are shaping up well for my fall semester of teaching. I am looking forward to starting that, however the summer is proving to be exciting too. I start the summer semester at Trebas Institute on Wednesday. I will be teaching online marketing and it should be a lot of fun. I already know the students because I had them in the winter semester and they are a great group.

On Thursday I am back at Seneca. I am looking forward to that too. We started off learning about blogging and online journalism. There will be a lot of that implemented into the curriculum over the semester.

At the same time, when it comes to Donna Magazine, I am still looking for volunteer submissions. My advertorial model may work for some and encourage any one who thinks it could work for them to make some money from my site.

Wish me luck for my interview today.