Exciting Happenings: Whole Foods Princeton

Meet the TEAM - and meet them again and again as you become a member of the Whole Foods Wellness Center in Princeton, NJ - only one of 5 in the United States.  What a gift to the people of the area (and those who live a 'bit' farther away).  This is the team who organizes, cooks, and shares so much knowledge.  Today we had cooking demonstrations, lectures and tours - food to taste and new friends!!

Funny thing - when I read the invitation announcement, I saw that at 10 there would be a bread baking!  Then I got there - and early - and the bread had already been baked though it was still warm!  I had to chuckle because it was a bread breaking ceremony for the new site - rather like a ribbon cutting, but since it was Whole Foods, well...isn't this a natural - crusty bread with lots of grains and seeds!! 

 Let the fun begin.

This is what greets you when you enter the club space - warm and welcoming - places to sit - books to read and buy - and lots of fresh flowers to add color and beauty!

Yes, as I said, it was the Grand Opening - if I plan this right, I can join and go, maybe once a week (after all - 54 miles and an hour's travel) but all for the one monthly fee, I can do cooking classes and lectures and get a 10% discount when I shop for the healthy foods.  Gosh don't I sound like an advertisement?!?!?

Tip Top Teamwork!!

Today I am still on the Teamwork topic.  A few days ago, it was the children playing in the sandbox in Central Park, Manhattan. Today it is about a group of guys working together on the roof of our house!  They had to strip it to the bare bones to prepare to put the new roof on.  Now, as it their life depended on it, and it does in some ways, these guys were there for one another.  Not only did they appear to work well together, but they definitely lived the meaning of teamwork - Together Everyone Achieves More.  Some tore off, some did the plywood and some others did the shingles.  They each has strengths and used them effectively.  It's been less than a week and it will soon be finished.  No easy challenge since we have a three story house with lots of steep roof pieces and peaks.  Even for those of us who don't engage in physical labor like these guys, we can learn a few lessons - know your strengths, respect your fellow workers and get in there together to get the job done!  It's about discovering strengths which leads to cooperation and collaboration.  Maybe someday child care, Head Start and related fields will really step up and do the same!!  It would be a blessing and we would all benefit!!