Cool Places: Wabi-Sabi Sushi in Petersburg, Virginia

The sign for the restaurant, Wabi-Sabi.

I admit, I'm something of a foodie and so I'm always looking for interesting restaurants to check out. One of my recent finds was a great sushi place called Wabi-Sabi, in Petersburg, Virginia. A small town in central Virginia might not seem like the most likely place for awesome sushi, but don't let the location fool you. Wabi-Sabi is a first-class … [Read more...]

Artists Let Imaginations Soar in Street Painting Festival

This is an image of a street painting from February 2012. It depicts the characters Beavis and Butthead.

My advice for any city that wants to give its downtown area an instant upgrade and have a lot of fun in the process - hold a street painting festival like Lake Worth, Florida does every year. Just block off a street, offer some cool prizes for the best creations, and then let a bunch of artist do their thing. Thanks to my friend and amateur … [Read more...]

Reminders about Starting New Healthy Habits

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Have you ever decided to make a change in your life to improve your health, only to return to the unhealthy behavior you were doing before?  We've all done it at one time or another – maybe it was trying to improve our sleep routine, giving up cigarettes, or maybe improving our diet. For a time, we’re doing a good job of sticking to our new … [Read more...]

Five Easy and Inexpensive Fitness Tips

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Fitness - it's a word we hear a lot these days, from news stories about the hottest exercise trend to infomercials for the latest workout gadget. Sometimes, it seems like in order to improve our fitness we have to run out and buy a ton of costly equipment or enroll in a pricey exercise class. Unfortunately, these days everyone is tightening their … [Read more...]

Richard Branson’s Bash at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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On the forefront of things it’s interesting to see how certain events shape themselves into progressive connections. In case you didn’t know. Sir Richard Branson started a chain of record stores called Virgin Records, after that the Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s. At that time Virgin Atlantic Airways was set up and the … [Read more...]

Palm, Psychic, and Tarol Readings: What Does Each Offer?

Palm, Psychic, and Tarol Readings: What Does Each Offer?

Sometimes in life, we all want a little divine direction to tell us where our lives are headed. While some turn to their omnipotent being, others seek the help of a medium such as those that provide palm, psychic, and tarot card readings. However, knowing the difference between these three types of readings and what each has to offer can often be a … [Read more...]

Utopia – The Perfect Government

Utopia - The Perfect Government

In the midst of all this economic crisis and politic corruption I can't stop wondering, what and how would the perfect government be? A few months ago I read a book by Thomas More called Utopia - he imported this word from the Greek - and the book was all about describing a perfect society where the people needed no government and could rule the … [Read more...]

How do you earn cash online? Or do you? Ideas here!

How do you earn cash online? Or do you? Ideas here!

I have been making money online for a while, and it still amazes me to this day of how many people still don’t realize the potential of this bazzilion dollar industry. The number of ways that one can make money online is such a huge margin that I won’t be able to put it all into this one post. But I’ll probably write another ebook … [Read more...]

Top 15 Time Quotes

Top 15 Time Quotes

15) By the time we've made it, we've had it. - Malcolm Forbes 14) But what minutes!  Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day. - Benjamin Disraeli 13) A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. - John B. Priestly 12) When told the reason for Daylight Saving time … [Read more...]

Attracting the Best Apartment for You

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If you are not ready or willing to buy a home, welcome to the club. A recent Chicago Tribune article reports that the number of renter households “could increase by 360,000 to 470,000 annually between 2010 and 2020” according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. No shock there. Many look at owning a home as an investment, and not … [Read more...]

Best Time to Blog – Day of the week

Best Time to Blog – Day of the week

Best Time to Blog – Day of the week When it comes to blogging I consider myself fairly knowledgeable in regards to the topic. Although I may still be considered a n00b by some seasoned bloggers, in the retrospect that I’ve only been doing it for over two years. With that in mind, I have succeeded and failed, took steps forward and took … [Read more...]

Visualizing Alcohol Use

Visualizing Alcohol Use

Visualizing Alcohol Use What percentage of the U.S. drinks regularly? What about teenagers? What about college students? How much alcohol is in that drink? Get answers to these questions and more below Interesting info via phlebotomist.net … [Read more...]

Affirmations without emotional intent don’t work

Affirmations without emotional intent don't work

Affirmations Don't Work Unless ... Affirmations without emotional intent don't work. You can stand in front of a mirror and tell yourself how great you are all day but no change will come. Those thoughts have to be associated with your positive emotions. On average, a human processes 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts a day, even while we sleep. Some … [Read more...]

Evolution: Over a year with My Time Matters Blog and the future

Evolution: Over a year with My Time Matters Blog and the future

Evolution: Over a year with My Time Matters Blog and the future My Time Matters Blog started over a year ago (November, 2009), and it has evolved dramatically. It went from personal growth to how to blog properly, from then it went to SEO (search engine optimization), then to crazy bizarre pictures, inspirational quotes and more. Will it ever … [Read more...]

Top 15 Great Entrepreneur Quotes

Top 15 Great Entrepreneur Quotes

 Top 15 Great Entrepreneur Quotes This is a list of top 15 entrepreneur quotes that have inspired thousands upon thousands to work passionately towards their goals and achieve the unimaginable. 15) “Entrepreneurship is about living a few years of your life like most won’t, so you can live the rest of your life like most … [Read more...]

Myths of Buying Vs Renting

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Myths & Reality of Buying vs. Renting There are several Myths about buying versus renting a home. Once upon a time, there was a myth that buying a home was the biggest decision of your life. And it still is in most parts of the world, a house is considered to be the biggest asset for most households. However, this is a false … [Read more...]

My Time Matters Blog Community

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My Time Matters Blog Community Every now and then, people that know me personally ask me about my blog and my online presence. Which is great, it’s one of my passions that I love to talk about, plus it pays. Even though it’s a “hobby” of mine, it is still a business … and that’s how I treat it. Everyone that wants to make money … [Read more...]

Start Investing Young & Early

Start Investing Young and Early

Start Investing Young Among many responses I receive, this seems to come up more often than not. What investment advice would you like to give to the youngsters? Well, my one and only investment advice to youngsters is … … Start Investing Young That’s because it is 90% true … for anyone that needs to become financially free from … [Read more...]

Ways to Become a Millionaire

Ways to Become a Millionaire

Ways to Become a Millionaire Becoming a Millionaire is everyone’s dream in life. 1 Million Dollars is the landmark of financial success. If you reach this landmark then you can fulfill all of your dreams in your life. People ask me about the ways to become a millionaire. Well, you can become a millionaire in any field. There are lots of ways … [Read more...]

How to Be Financially Successful

How to Be Financially Successful

How to Be Successful Financially Becoming successful is an Art. It requires several skills. If you are looking to become successful overnight, then simply close this browser and search for something else. First of all you need to define the definition of your financial success. Define Your Financial Success When it comes to financial … [Read more...]

Get Assets not Liabilities

Get Assets not Liabilities

Acquire Assets, Not Liabilities The Secret of becoming Rich & Wealthy is this - “Spend your life acquiring assets and not liabilities.” Most people struggle financially because they don’t understand the meaning of these two basic financial terminologies “Assets” & “Liabilities”. Let’s discuss the meaning of these terms in … [Read more...]

Is it worth trading hours for dollars?

Is it worth trading hours for dollars?

Trading Hours for Dollars: Is it worth? There are several ways to make money such as; jobs, businesses, investments, intellectual properties, professional services, and the list goes on and on. Most people prefer having a Job to make money. But, it’s the worst way to make money. And this is why. You are the most taxed Animal while you … [Read more...]

5 Paths to Million Bucks

5 Paths to Million Bucks

Top 5 Paths to Million Dollars These are some sure ways to become a millionaire: 01) Marry a Rich Spouse 02) Inheritance 03) Lottery Winnings Yep, those are 3 ways that can make you a millionaire overnight. You don’t even have to lift a finger to make millions of dollars. However, you MUST get extremely lucky to get rich by any of … [Read more...]

35 and Want to Retire at 55?

35 and Want to Retire at 55?

35 and Want to Retire at 55 - What to Do? Many people in their thirties have started thinking of retirement. Since you have start thinking about your retirement … it’s really a good thing. Many of you who think that thinking about retirement in your thirties is too early … let me tell you otherwise. Ideally you should start thinking of … [Read more...]