My Love Pieces

Exercising and eating right does not come easy for everybody. It is unrealistic to believe that getting fit is an overnight process, but MsFits is committed to helping whoever is willing and wanting, however long it takes. As long as the client is positive, committed, and willing there's nothing we can't do together. -MsFits"][/caption] Opening a personal fitness center can be a challenge for some but not for Miriam "MsFit" Williams, a personal trainer turned entrepreneur. She started her career with Bally Total Fitness Corporation in 2004, and then opened a personal fitness facility in Jonesboro, Ga. Williams celebrated the grand opening of her new facility on Oct. 1, 2011, elevating her personal fitness experience one more level. Wearing a lime green shirt to match the lime green check in her Nike shoes, Williams talked about how she started with personal training. Hosting over 50 pairs of athletic shoes for her career, she has to find matching outfi...

Have you seen that restaurants score? Restaurant scores are posted for a reason and in some cases may determine if one proceeds to the hostess counter or walk back out the door. When you walk into a restaurant what’s the first thing you notice? Is it the fingerprints on the glass doors? Maybe the hostess that eagerly waits to greet you and take you to your table? Or is it the restaurants’ score? Some people, before telling the hostess the number in their party, look for the restaurants’ grade. For the health conscious people if it is not a score of “A” they will turn around and eat somewhere else. Is the letter grading system for restaurants really important and what does the score say about the restaurant? For many years, I never noticed the grade for restaurants until I was with a friend who happened to look at Fox Sport’s Grill in Atlantic Station and stormed out of the restaurant. Ranting on and on about not eating at restaurants that have a score less than an “A” and how disg...

The Collaborative Firm, LLC hosted its 10 th Annual South Metro Development Outlook forum at the Georgia International Convention Center, the morning of February 9, 2012 for an event that specialized in connecting and networking professionals across the metro Atlanta counties. This year’s conference theme was “South Metro: Creating a path to the future through transportation” highlighting the possible development of a transit system to connect the metro areas. The highlight session of the forum was on the Transportation Investment Act. If this bill is passed, it could funnel billions of dollars to transportation projects throughout the Atlanta region. This investment will be essential to improving transit facilities throughout the city and its’ surrounding areas and making Atlanta more competitive in attracting new investment. The Collaborative Firm, LLC specializes in planning, program management and development and has been hosting the South Metro Development Outlook forum ...

My favorite songs performed by Whitney Houston. I played this song for the very first time at Morris Brown band camp, I was in middle school. Both school, and artist are black legends. The best friend song Best Karaoke Duet Best Karaoke Song to imitate This was my first Whitney Houston album that I bought and I played it out. Breakthrough Whitney Houston August 1963- February 11, 2012  Rest in Heaven

Planned Parenthood mission is to provide health care services and educational programs, to advocate and promote research to individuals that are wanting to live a healthier life as stated on the Planned Parenthood website. It is known for their clinical services that include but not limited to; sexual health classes, breast cancer screenings, abortions and funding research for birth control. It’s primary focus is to be a provider and deliver health education to millions of young people around the world. So why would Susan G. Komen for the Cure want to pull it’s services from health facilities if they share the common goal? This question was asked immediately after the announcement was made by the foundation on Associated Press that they had decided to not to renew its partnership with the facilities. This came to a shock for some and an understanding for others. Funding for the majority of the breast cancer screenings that were held at Planned Parenthood came from Komen for the Cure...