Win A New Image for the New Year!

Enter to Win a New Image for the New Year! Send your compelling story and photos to Your Image Works and explain why you need and deserve to discover and define your authentic and appropriate image. The winner will receive a 50% discount on the Ultimate Image Package, including

• Extensive Personal & Professional Image Profile


• Style & Figure Evaluation


• Personal Color Evaluation


• Skin Care Evaluation & MakeUp Makeover


• Wardrobe Evaluation


• Closet Audit, Cleanout, & Reorganization


• Action Plan


• Professional Shopping Trip

Now the for the exciting part! During January and February 2010, the chosen contestant's transformation will be followed in photos and video on Your Image Works Blog, Your Image Works Facebook, Your Image Works Images, and other media.

Now is the perfect time to nominate yourself or a loved one who is ready to move forward confidently and successfully through all areas of life! Submit story entry and photos to beth@bethstrange.com

All decisions of Your Image Works, LLC, in choosing winning contestant are at the sole discretion of Your Image Works, LLC, and all decisions are final. Winning contestant is responsible for 50% payment of Ultimate Image Package fees. Winning contestant must agree to all terms and conditions of "Win a New Image for the New Year", including photo and video release agreements. Please contact Your Image Works at 610-998-9210 or beth@bethstrange.com for additional details.

Your Health Is in Your Hands

To shake or not to shake, that is the question today with the H1N1 flu forefront in the news. After my doctor vigorously shook my hand, even when I declined, and since I needed something to do while recovering from my own case of the Swine flu, I spent a good week researching experts from the World Health Organization to etiquette experts, and my finding is conclusive: There is no conclusive consensus on whether to go ahead with the traditional handshake greeting, or make a polite request to refrain. On the one hand, we carry many, many germs on our hands and can transmit illness easily if we touch our face. On the other hand, we are touching surfaces all day, like door knobs and phones, that are equally as germy as another's hands. Looks like the choice is yours. Shake hands and then sanitize, sanitize, sanitize. Or politely decline an offer to shake by placing your right hand on the other person's outer shoulder, and offering an explanation such as, "I wouldn't want to pass along anything I might be carrying, but it is a pleasure to see/meet you." As for me, well I'll be shaking hands and banking on the immunity theory.