MIX Means Variety » Life http://mix941kmxj.com Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Motherhood is the Best Gift in the World http://mix941kmxj.com/motherhood-is-the-best-gift-in-the-world/ http://mix941kmxj.com/motherhood-is-the-best-gift-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:20:43 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=170795 As I was laying in bed this morning trying to get the oomph to get out of bed.  I had a moment to reflect back on the last 6 years of my life.  Six years ago today I became a mom.

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/motherhood-is-the-best-gift-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Lori Crofford Cross-Country Runner Stops Mid-Race to Save Collapsed Rival's Life http://mix941kmxj.com/cross-country-runner-stops-mid-race-to-save-collapsed-rivals-life/ http://mix941kmxj.com/cross-country-runner-stops-mid-race-to-save-collapsed-rivals-life/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:38:39 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143990 Sometimes the real winner in a race is the one who realizes victory isn't everything, which is just what happened earlier this week at a high school cross-country meet in Tennessee.

Seventeen-year-old Seth Goldstein, a senior at  Cooper Yeshiva High School, was rounding his second turn in the race when one of his opponents collapsed in front of him from a heat-induced seizure. That's when Goldstein snapped into action.

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]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/autumn-babies/feed/ 0 ThinkStock Bad Hair Days Can Make Up 27 Years of A Woman's Life http://mix941kmxj.com/bad-hair-days-can-make-up-27-years-of-a-womans-life/ http://mix941kmxj.com/bad-hair-days-can-make-up-27-years-of-a-womans-life/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:18:46 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=93937 That idea kind of scares me, 27 years of my life could be bad hair days.  Seriously?  I do have bad hair days, in fact I have been having a week or two of them, but to think 27 years of my life could be made up of bad hair days, that just seems ridiculous.  So where in the world did 27 years come from?

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/bad-hair-days-can-make-up-27-years-of-a-womans-life/feed/ 0 flickr/meg and rahul My New Addiction: Pinterest http://mix941kmxj.com/my-new-addiction-pinterest/ http://mix941kmxj.com/my-new-addiction-pinterest/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:51:56 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=80238 Pinterest is one of the greatest things that I have found in a long time.  It is and electronic bulletin board.  If you find something on the internet that you love you, can pin it on one of the many boards you create on your account.  Thenn your friends who are on Pinterest can share your pin or you can repin something that they have pinned on their boards.

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/my-new-addiction-pinterest/feed/ 0 Change for a Dollar: How Some Change can Change The Lives of So Many [VIDEO] http://mix941kmxj.com/change-for-a-dollar-how-some-change-can-change-the-lives-of-so-many-video/ http://mix941kmxj.com/change-for-a-dollar-how-some-change-can-change-the-lives-of-so-many-video/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:15:46 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=71325 As we approach Christmas and the end of the year we start to think of the year past and what the new year will bring.   I had a few friends tell me about this video and what an amazing story it tells.  I must admit it warmed my heart and made me think.  I'll admit a few tears fell as well. 

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/change-for-a-dollar-how-some-change-can-change-the-lives-of-so-many-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Mix 94.1′s Top 10 Posts of 2011 http://mix941kmxj.com/mix-94-1s-top-10-posts-of-2011/ http://mix941kmxj.com/mix-94-1s-top-10-posts-of-2011/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:35:25 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=65684 Here we are ending another year and 2011 was an amazing year for the Mix 94.1 website. Our new websites launched on January 24th and our on-air personalities became blogging personalities. We have covered some pretty interesting stuff over the last year

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/mix-94-1s-top-10-posts-of-2011/feed/ 0 Mix/iStock How Old is Too Old for Trick-or-Treating? http://mix941kmxj.com/how-old-is-too-old-for-trick-or-treating/ http://mix941kmxj.com/how-old-is-too-old-for-trick-or-treating/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:54:35 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=40717 My friends and I had a conversation the other day.  How old is to old to be trick-or-treating.  For me personally anyone over 12-years old shouldn't be trick-or-treating.

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/how-old-is-too-old-for-trick-or-treating/feed/ 0 TSM Stock What Do You Look For In a Perfect Co-Worker http://mix941kmxj.com/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-perfect-co-worker/ http://mix941kmxj.com/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-perfect-co-worker/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:24:42 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=40713 It is inevitable if you work, then you work with people.  Your co-workers are usually around you more than your family.  Do you have that perfect co-worker that you work with?  Do you have the one co-worker that you wished would go away?  I ran across a survey recently and the survey made me think.  What would be the perfect co-worker? 

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-perfect-co-worker/feed/ 0 TSM Stock A Possible Cure for Breast Cancer Has Been Found, In a Virus http://mix941kmxj.com/a-possible-cure-for-breast-cancer-has-been-found-in-a-virus/ http://mix941kmxj.com/a-possible-cure-for-breast-cancer-has-been-found-in-a-virus/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:31:09 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=30845 According to the American Cancer Society, about 230,000 people will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer this year, and 40,000 people will die from breast cancer this year.  That is why this new study is exciting and hopeful.

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/a-possible-cure-for-breast-cancer-has-been-found-in-a-virus/feed/ 0 facebook School In England Bans Make-Up And Mirrors http://mix941kmxj.com/school-bans-make-up-and-mirrors/ http://mix941kmxj.com/school-bans-make-up-and-mirrors/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:12:11 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=28138 Do you have teenage girls?  I don't, but my friends do and with most teenage girls they are all about looking good.  The perfect clothes, and the perfect make-up  are important to an high school teenager.  What would your teenager do if their High School banned make-up and mirrors?

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]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/easy-bake-oven-makeover-no-light-bulb-necessary/feed/ 0 Hasbro The Answer for Work Productivity: Recess http://mix941kmxj.com/the-answer-for-work-productivity-recess/ http://mix941kmxj.com/the-answer-for-work-productivity-recess/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:33:41 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=25924 I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things about school was recess.  Finally, a break in the day where you could talk to your friends and giggle about boys.  It was a time when you could actually chase your crush around the playground.  It was a time for 4-square, hopscotch, the monkey bars and fun.  As you get older recess goes away, and all you are faced with is work.  So what would make the workday go better?  Recess of course.

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]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/the-workday-munchies/feed/ 0 iStock Swallowable Perfume: Awesome Technology or Just Ridiculous? http://mix941kmxj.com/swallowable-perfume-awesome-technology-or-just-ridiculous/ http://mix941kmxj.com/swallowable-perfume-awesome-technology-or-just-ridiculous/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:25:44 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=23090 I'm all for a good perfume.   I love shopping for perfumes, trying the different scents.  Don't get me wrong I don't go to the perfume counter and douse myself.  I try the perfumes on the sample sticks then if I really like it I will try it on my wrist, walk around for about 20 minutes and if it mixes well with my body chemistry I have found a new perfume.  I don't mind sampling, but I think I would mind swallowing my perfume.

]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/swallowable-perfume-awesome-technology-or-just-ridiculous/feed/ 0 Chick Beer-The New Beer for Women Who Love Beer http://mix941kmxj.com/chick-beer-the-new-beer-for-women-on-love-beer/ http://mix941kmxj.com/chick-beer-the-new-beer-for-women-on-love-beer/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:33:34 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=22708 Apparently there is a new beer on the market especially for women.  It is called Chick Beer.

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]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/sleeping-in-one-of-lifes-little-pleasures/feed/ 0 flicke/Perfecto Insecto A View of Hurricane Irene From the International Space Station [VIDEO] http://mix941kmxj.com/a-view-of-hurricane-irene-from-the-international-space-station-video/ http://mix941kmxj.com/a-view-of-hurricane-irene-from-the-international-space-station-video/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:08:21 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=16862 Who has the best view of the Earth?  The Astronauts in the International Space Station.  They took this video from what Hurricane Irene looks like from space and all I have to say is this hurricane is HUGE!

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]]> http://mix941kmxj.com/end-your-summer-right-with-a-weekend-getaway-to-dfw/feed/ 0 Hurricane Harbor Back To School In Amarillo http://mix941kmxj.com/back-to-school-in-amarillo/ http://mix941kmxj.com/back-to-school-in-amarillo/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:02:57 +0000 Lori Crofford http://mix941kmxj.com/?p=15745 Well today was officially Back To School Day.  Lots of kids returning to school.  I must admit mine isn't at the school age yet.  He will start kindergarten next year, but he was moving classes at his day care at that had him nervous.  I told him that it was an adventure and that most of his friends were moving with him.  He was nervous because he loved his teacher.   How was Back To School in your family?

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