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I read this and immediately wanted to share it with everyone.

“The world is changing fast and if we don’t stay focused on the road ahead, resisting the distractions that, while tempting, are, well, distracting, then we increase the chances of a crash.

Now is a good time to pause, prioritize, and focus. Make two lists:

List 1: Your Focus List (the road ahead)What are you trying to achieve? What makes you happy? What’s important to you? Design your time around those things. Because time is your one limited resource and no matter how hard you try you can’t work 25/8.

List 2: Your Ignore List (the distractions)

To succeed in using your time wisely, you have to ask the equally important but often avoided complementary questions: what are you willing not to achieve? What doesn’t make you happy? What’s not important to you? What gets in the way?”

This is a quote from:

Peter Bregman

Peter Bregman is a strategic advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams.  He writes for HBR Blog. His latest book is 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done. To receive an email when he posts, click here.

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My Dad (WWII vet) always referred to Memorial Day as “Decoration Day”. (That is what the day was originally named in 1865 at the end of the Civil War.  The Federal Law changing the name was passed in 1968.)  He always bought a “poppy boutonniere” from the Veterans and wore his VFW hat.   On Memorial Day at the VFW,  the flag was raised  to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remained  until noon. It was then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day as part of the “remembrance ceremony” .  The half-staff position remembered the more than one million men and women who gave their lives in service of their country. At noon their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue the fight for liberty and justice for all.

Our town did not have a Memorial Day Parade, but in our house, everyone honored the reason for the holiday.

A friend of mine posted this video on her Facebook, and I hope it reminds everyone that Memorial Day (and memories of all Veterans at all times) is respectful.  It  is a time to remember the sacrifices our countries warriors made and  continue to make to sustain our Freedom

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Enjoy the Darien Memorial Day Parade on May 28th

The parade begins at 10am in Goodwives Plaza, goes to the Post Road and continues on the Post Road to the National Veterans Cemetery.

The ceremony at the cemetery will give you goosebumps.

Have a safe and relaxing 3 Day Weekend,

and Honor Memorial Day.

Resolve not to let our Veterans  sacrifice be in vain.

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Amy Rowe-Smith, from Atria~Darien, has been active in the Darien Chamber of Commerce for over 5 years.  She has been a Chamber Ambassador and serves on the Executive Board as Chair of Membership.  She has demonstrated excellent organizational skills to coordinate the Chamber Ambassadors with the 25 new members that need support during their first year of membership.

Left to right:  Amy Rowe-Smith~Atria      Mark Rosenbloom~First County Bank & Darien Chamber Executive Board

CLICK HERE for more details.

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I wrote recently about the many new businesses in town—-and the Chamber had a Ribbon Cutting for BASH (one of the newest ones)  last night.

CLICK HERE for more photos and info!

The parking lot was packed because there was also  a full crowd sitting outside at Backstreet Restaurant and Darien Social..

..Darien is a Happening Place!

Where are you going to eat this weekend….for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snack, dinner?

So many options now in Darien—here are some of the Chamber members:  Backstreet Restaurant, Chuck’s Steakhouse, Darien Doughnut, Darien Social,

espresso NEAT, Fuji of Japan, Good Food Good Things, Gofer Ice Cream The Goose, Heights Pizza, Little Thia Kitchen, The Melting Pot, Phil’s Grill, Post Corner Pizza,

Robeks Juice,Rory’s Restaurant, SCENA Wine Bar & Restaurant, Sugar Bowl, Tasti D-Lite, Ten Twenty Post Oyster Bar & Bistro, Upper Crust Bakery & Café, Uncle’s Deli,  The Waters Edge at Giovanni’s

So grab your friends and Dine in Darien

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Dock Shop, Fresh Green Light, Norseland Inc., Koko Fit Club are new in Darien and who knows what might pop up next?!

The Dock Shop is a great new nautical gift shop and fishing gear shop.  They have jewelry made with sea glass, beautiful trays and other serving pieces, fishing accoutrements, books on sea glass a rocker chair made out of a lobster cage!

They are having a special event on Saturday, so spot by and see them!

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The drive for canned goods “Postal Carrier” pick up is this Saturday May 12th

But, if you miss that opportunity—just drop your donation at the Darien Rowayton Bank anytime during May.

For Month of May~Darien Rowayton Bank Hosting Food Drive for Person-to-Person

For the month of May, the Darien Rowayton Bank branch, at 1001 Post Road, will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Person-to-Person. Janet King, Director of Volunteers, says “This is such a great way to help the increased number of our neighbors in need who come to us daily for food. We are in need of more food due to slow economic recovery. Please stop in the Bank and give what you can.”

Person-to-Person is a volunteer-driven, community-supported agency which, through the sharing of goods and talents, responds to individuals and families who lack the basic necessities or resources to improve their lives. Person-to-Person is a non-profit charitable agency with a 501©(3) tax status. More than 90% of all donations go directly to programs.

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Wednesday May 9th the Darien Farmer’s Market will open on Mechanic Street

(behind the Darien Fire Dept.)

The Market is open from 11am until 4pm (or until they run out?)

BYOB

(Bring Your Own Bag)

How do we benefit from shopping at the Farmer’s Market?

1.  Farm to table freshness…..how fresh is that?

2.  Locally grown food has smaller carbon footprint  (as opposed to flying in produce from Central America)

3.  It looks Beautiful

4.  It’s Fun

5.  Flavor is excellent

6.  We can talk to the farmers (maybe pet some goats—-have you tried the goat soap???? I hope they are there this year!)

7.  We are supporting the local Connecticut economy

So always support our local grocery markets (who also bring in locally grown food), and make some Wednesday trips to the Darien Farmer’s Market also!  And of course please  BYOB.

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Darien’s Post Corner Pizza is celebrating their 40th anniversary by rolling back to the Pizza Prices of 1970!

Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday plan your day to take advantage of this fabulous deal!

You know they are going to be crowded, but who wants to miss those party prices?

It is unique  restaurants and shops like Post Corner Pizza that give Darien it’s “special Town on the Sound” reputation.

Lets all help Post Corner Pizza celebrate in a huge way and also continue to support all our hometown businesses