February 2011 Valentine’s Day Newsletter

A great big HEART-felt Happy Valentine’s Day to all our LOVE-ly clients, students, partners and friends! It’s the perfect day to say how much we LOVE making people happier, less frustrated and more successful. We can’t even begin to count how many people have told us we’ve changed their lives over the past 12 years, which makes our hearts warm and happy. It’s very energizing for us to know that all the efforts we put forward on behalf of our students are appreciated and returned with gratitude. We LOVE our work, and thrive on the opportunity to be of service to our community of over 15,000 students in the Bay Area. And so, to spread the LOVE, if you register this week for your next class in February or March, and ask for the Valentine’s Heart Discount, you’ll receive $40.00 off your first scheduled class. See our Discounts Page for all the LOVEly details!

Time-Saving Tips – from one of our Students!

We’re more and more pressed for TIME these days. Saving TIME is one of the foremost considerations in everyone’s mind. In our January Newsletter, we asked our students to send in their contributions for their favorite TIME-saving tips to share with all our students. If you have some great tips, please send them to us to share with everyone!

Here are some great TIME-Saving Tips from our student Diane Franco Nelson:

Mine is a simple, yet so effective saver of minutes almost every day. It has to do with opening your U.S. Mail. My hint: touch it only once.

In other words,

1. Open the envelop
2. Sort between Recycle or Keep
3. Dump the Recycle items
4. Take action with the kept items

This activity is in opposition to those folks who set the mail aside and promise to handle it 'later'. Later, they handle it again and promise to do something with it 'later'.

Personally, I pay my bills via electronic payments so enter the information into my credit union application at any time. The checks are issued based upon the due dates I request. So, it is not necessary for me to hold all bills, pull out my checkbook, write checks, address envelopes, find the stamps, and post the invoices. Hope this is useful to another. Regards, Diane Franco Nelson

Yummy Time-Saving Recipe

Here’s a TIME-Saving Cooking Tip from our new Customer Relationship Manager, Michelle Ford:

Most of us like pizza, but what if you don’t have time for it to be delivered? Try this Pepperoni Sauce over pasta instead! There's enough to feed fourteen people, so you'll have plenty to freeze. This would be something to make on the weekend. And, it is only 108 calories per serving.

Heat oil over medium-high heat, then add the onion and pepperoni and cook until onions are soft (about 4 minutes). Stir in garlic, pepper flakes, and basil; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste to coat mixture and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, vodka, bay leaf and salt. Crush tomatoes into chunks with a spoon. Bring sauce to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced by a third (about 30 minutes). Discard bay leaf. Stir in cream, vinegar and Parmesan. Serve with extra Parmesan. Enjoy!

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