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I'm so PROUD OF YOU for accepting the Moving in May Challenge!
We're "Blessing Our Hearts" together one BabyStep at a time!
Spring has arrived! The earth is being renewed; you can feel the
newness in the air. Spring is a wonderful time to begin a walking
program or get out in the fresh air for a run.
Have you experienced the wonderful benefits of exercise such as
increased stamina, weight loss or increased energy? Send an email to
FlyCrew@FlyLady.net and put "Moving" in the subject line to share your
moving progress. Don't forget to add where you are from. We will post
a few of your emails every day.
We are NOT alone! Have fun and keep moving! You are doing great.
Remember that there are thousands of you moving at the same time!
We have started our Walk across the World!! Check back after posting your minutes for hints on where we are going and where we have been!!
View FlyLady's Virtual Walk around the World 2010 in a larger map
FlyLady's Virtual Walking Tour Map Here's a link to our Virtual Map so that you can see where we are and where we have been!
Here's a list of our stops as we reach them. We are starting at our home, Brevard, NC!
You have done it!! We are so proud of you! You moved for 886,482 minutes for Moving in May! Way to go!
You Bet, CA
Interesting facts about You Bet, CA:
- You Bet is a small unincorporated community mining town in Nevada County, California, United States.
- The name You Bet was given to the town because it was the favorite expression of the local saloon keeper, Lazarus Beard.
- The town was founded in 1858, on the Sierra Nevada Range, and is bordered by the Yuba and Bear Rivers.
Carefree, AZ
Interesting facts about Carefree, AZ:
- Carefree is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
- The motto of Carefree is "Home of Cowboys and Caviar, Where the Old West Meets the New."
- Dick Van Dyke was born and raised here!
Okay, AR
Interesting facts about Okay, AR:
- A book was written about the history of Okay.
- Okay is in Howard County.
- Okay appears on the Mineral Springs South U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Kissimmee, FL
Interesting facts about Kissimmee, FL:
- Kissimmee is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had a 2007 population of 2,032,496.
- Founded in the mid-19th century as Allendale, it was renamed Kissimmee when incorporated as a city in 1883.
- A. J. McLean, singer from the Backstreet Boys was born and raised here.
War, West Virginia
Interesting facts about War, West Virginia:
- War is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.
- Its name is derived from War Creek, whose confluence with Dry Fork is located within the city.
- It is well known for being a setting in the movie "October Sky" as writer Homer Hickam is a Big Creek High School alumni.
Tuba City, Arizona
Interesting facts about Tuba City, Arizona:
- Tuba City (Navajo: Tó Naneesdizí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
- It is the Dine' Nation's largest community, slightly larger than Shiprock, New Mexico.
- Most of Tuba City's residents are Navajo, with a small Hopi minority.
Triangle, NY
Interesting facts about Triangle, NY:
- Triangle is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 3,032 at the 2000 census.
- The town was first settled around 1791.
- The area had previously been called the "Chenango Triangle."
Surprise, AZ
Interesting facts about Surprise, AZ:
- Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
- The city was founded in 1938 by real estate developer and state legislator Homer C. Ludden, who named it after his hometown of Surprise, Nebraska.
- The city is the spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers baseball teams.
Odd, West Virginia
Interesting facts about Odd, West Virginia:
- Odd is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA. It is located along Tommy Creek.
- According to one story, a group of people gathered at the post office to name the town. Several names were suggested, and to one suggestion, someone in the group responded "That's odd." And so the name of Odd was adopted for the town.
Panic, Pennsylvania
Interesting facts about Panic, Pennsylvania:
- It is a community in Jefferson County Pennsylvania.
- The elevation is 1,716 feet.
- Panic is located only miles from Paradise and Desire, Pennsylvania. LOL!
Paradise, Michigan
Interesting facts about Paradise, Michigan:
- Paradise is an unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
- The Sufjan Stevens album Greetings from Michigan contains a song entitled "For The Widows In Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti."
- John Dreves, known as the “Can Man” from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is from Paradise. Dreves collects, sorts and redeems cans to help fund local athletics. In the past six years, he has contributed more than $20,000 to Whitefish Township Community School and its 50 K-12 students. Providing new uniforms, equipment and transportation, Dreves has also been named the “Paradise Angel.” John was featured on ESPN`s Outside the Lines.
Lizard Lick, North Carolina
Interesting facts about Lizard Lick, North Carolina:
- Lizard Lick, North Carolina is a small but quickly growing, unincorporated community located just off of US 64 in Wake County.
- According to the Lizard Lick Town Hall website, they have their "own official LIZARD LICK TAXI, a 1978 green Caddy... LIZARD LICK UNIVERISTY where you can learn to stump whup chitlens, peg tobacco, kill wiregrass and do some hog hollerin’...and LIZARD LICK GRAND OLE OPRY, where such famous singers as “Buster Lugnut & the Dipsticks” have performed."
- In March 1998, the small town received publicity when Nintendo first released the Nintendo 64 game, "Yoshi's Story" there, with the name of the host town reflecting the Nintendo character Yoshi's ability to extend his toungue over a long distance.
Looneyville, West Virginia, US
Interesting facts about Looneyville, West Virginia, US:
- Looneyville is an unincorporated community on Flat Creek of the Pocatalico River in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
- The community is named for Robert Looney, a settler on the site in 1844.
Big Ugly Creek, West Virginia
Interesting facts about Big Ugly Creek, West Virginia:
- Big Ugly Creek is a major tributary of the Guyandotte River.
- The naming of this creek was due to an early settler at the mouth of the creek who was unpleasing to the eye!
- Big Ugly Creek is a meandering stream stretching nearly 20 miles from Route 119 northeast of Chapmanville in Boone County to where it meets the Guyandotte River at Gill.
Knockemstiff, Ohio, US
Interesting facts about Knockemstiff, Ohio, US:
- Knockemstiff, also known as Glenn Shade or Shady Glenn, is a ghost town located in northeastern Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio.
- A number of stories exist to explain the community's odd name.One claims that a tremendous brawl broke out when the community was in its infancy.
- The community's name is also the title of a collection of short stories written by Ross County native Donald Ray Pollock.
Boring, Oregon
Interesting facts about Boring, Oregon:
- The community was named after W. H. Boring, an early resident of the area.
- Boosters of the village designation use the slogan "The most exciting place to live."
- The name "Boring" is embraced by locals and found in many local businesses, resulting in many road signs that seem humorous to outsiders.
Moose Factory, Ontario Canada
Interesting facts about Moose Factory, Ontario Canada:
- Moose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is on Moose Factory Island.
- It was the first English-speaking settlement in Ontario.
- Ice hockey star Jonathan Cheechoo is a native of Moose Factory.
Love, Saskatchewan, Canada
Interesting facts about Love, Saskatchewan, Canada:
- Love is a small village in the province of Saskatchewan, northeast of Prince Albert.
- It is known for its unique name and a special postmark, which is a teddy bear holding a heart.
- People from many parts of the world have sent bundles of wedding invitations to the Love post office to be stamped with the romantically oriented post mark and then forwarded to their final destinations.
Normal, Illinois, US
Interesting facts about Normal, Illinois, US:
- Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States.
- Originally known as North Bloomington, the town was founded under the name of Normal in February 1865 and officially incorporated in 1867.
- The name was taken from Illinois State Normal University, a normal school (teacher-training institution) located there.
- The original Steak and Shake restaurant was opened in Normal in 1934.
Lake Poopo, Bolivia
Interesting facts about Lake Poopo, Bolivia:
- Lake Poopo is a large saline lake located in a shallow depression in the Altiplano Mountains in Bolivia.
- The water of Lake Poopo is highly saline.
- The lake has been designated as a site for conservation under the Ramsar Convention.
Great Snoring, North Norfolk, UK
Interesting facts about Great Snoring, North Norfolk, UK:
- Great Snoring is a rural village in North Norfolk by the River Stiffkey, in the east of England.
- The nearest inn and shop are in the larger village of Little Snoring, which is about two miles away.
- Sir Ralph Shelton, lord of the manor, sold Great Snoring to Lord Chief Justice Richardson. Sir Ralph is reported to have said "I can sleep without Snoring".
Batman, Turkey
Interesting facts about Batman, Turkey:
- Batman is the provincial capital of Batman Province, Turkey and lies on the Batman River in the southeast of Turkey.
- Batman has Turkey's oldest refinery, established in 1955.
- On November 7, 2008, former Batman Mayor Huseyin Kalkan began looking into the possibility of suing Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and Warner Bros., distributor of the films, claiming the studios had been using "Batman", the name of the superhero, without permission from the city, and "placing the blame for a number of unsolved murders and a high female suicide rate on the psychological impact that the film's success has had on the city's inhabitants."
Beer, Devon, UK
Interesting facts about Beer, Devon, UK:
- The village of Beer is in south-east Devon, England, on Lyme Bay.
- It is situated on the 95-mile long Jurassic Coast, England's first natural World Heritage Site.
- Beer is home to an enormous man-made cave complex, the Beer Quarry Caves, resulting from the quarrying of Beer stone.
- Beer stone was used in the construction of 24 cathedrals around the UK, including Exeter Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral.
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No place, UK
Interesting facts about No place, UK:
- It is home to an award-winning real ale pub, the Beamish Mary Inn.
- The origins of the village's unusual name are uncertain; however, theories include a shortening of "North Place", "Near Place", or "Nigh Place".
- Derwentside Council tried to change the name of the village to Co-operative Villas in 1983; however, they met with strong protests from local residents at the removal of all signs pointing to No Place.
Four Forks, Somerset, UK
Interesting facts about Four Forks, Somerset, UK:
- Four Forks is a hamlet of the village of Spaxton.
- The name of Spaxton originates from a Dane who settled in the area in about the 9th century.
Dull, Perthshire, Scotland
Interesting facts about Dull, Perthshire, Scotland,:
- Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland.
- The place-name means 'meadow' or 'haugh' in Gaelic.
- Dull and the surrounding area has been inhabited for at least 5000 years. Many remnants - stone circles, standing stones end hill forts - testify to inhabitants from around 3000 BC.
Burnfoot, Ireland
Interesting facts about Burnfoot, Ireland:
- Burnfoot is a small village located in County Donegal, in Ireland, located on the Inishowen peninsula.
- It has a few local shops and a pub. It has a population of 398.
- There is a small industrial estate which, among other firms, houses E&I Engineering, a major local employer with over 300 employees.
Goobertown, Arkansas
Interesting facts about Goobertown, Arkansas:
- The Goobertown Grocery on U.S. 49 is a quick stop for nearby residents hungry for a lunchtime cold-cut sandwich and soda or kitchen staples such as bread or milk, but it's also a pit stop for travelers passing through to get to another destination.Yet perhaps the store's biggest sellers are the popular "Goobertown, Arkansas" T-shirts that feature a personified peanut after which the tiny community is supposedly named.
French Lick, Indiana
Interesting facts about French Lick, Indiana:
- French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana, United States.
- In early 2006 the French Lick Resort Casino, the state's tenth casino in the modern legalized era, opened drawing national attention to the small town.
- The town has been best known for being the hometown of NBA great Larry Bird ever since his professional basketball career took off.
Elephant Butte, New Mexico
Interesting facts about Elephant Butte, New Mexico:
- Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, near Elephant Butte Reservoir and State Park.
- Elephant Butte takes its name from Elephant Butte Lake - New Mexico's premiere boating destination!
- The name "Elephant Butte" was derived from the eroded core of an ancient volcano, now an island in the reservoir, in the shape of an elephant.
Downer, Minnesota
Interesting facts about Downer, Minnesota,:
- Downer is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
- The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10.
- It was named the 14th most unfortunate city name in the world.
Ding Dong, Texas
Interesting facts about Ding Dong, Texas,:
- Ding Dong is an unincorporated community in Central Texas.
- Ding Dong was supposedly named because of two early settlers in the town, Zulis Bell and Bert Bell, who opened a store and hired an artist, Cohn Hoover, to make a sign for it. The Bells instructed the sign painter to make a sign with two bells on it; inside the bells would be their names and the words "Ding Dong" would be coming out of the bell. Over time a community grew around the store, and it took on the name of the words coming out of the bell: Ding Dong.
Devils Elbow, Missouri
Interesting facts about Devils Elbow, Missouri:
- Devils Elbow, Missouri is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County on historic U.S. Highway 66.
- It is situated on the Big Piney River and was named for a particularly bad place in the river known as a "devil of an elbow".
- The Elbow Inn is a biker bar that's a frequent stop the original U.S. Route 66 alignment.
Crapo, Maryland
Interesting facts about Crapo, Maryland:
- Crapo is said to be haunted by ghosts.
- In the 2000 Census, there were no people unemployed in Crapo! Not too crappy huh? LOL!
Cucumber, West Virginia
Interesting facts about Cucumber, West Virginia:
- Cucumber is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- It is the only community in the United States with this name.
- On January 13, 2007, a tunnel collapse at a Brooks Run Mining Company coal mine killed two miners in the town.
Christmas, Michigan
Interesting facts about Christmas, Michigan:
- During the Christmas season, many people send their Christmas cards to Christmas' Post Office, to be postmarked.
- Christmas is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan just 4 1/2 miles west of Munising, and 9 miles east of AuTrain on the shores of Lake Superior.
- Christmas, Michigan, population about 400, was given its name by a Munising man who started a roadside factory to make holiday gift items in 1938.
Defiance, Ohio
Interesting facts about Defiance, Ohio:
- Defiance is a city in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Defiance County, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo.
- The largest employer in Defiance is the General Motors Powertrain division, which is the largest automotive iron foundry in North America.
- Jazz cornet player, Wild Bill Davison was born in Defiance.
Brevard, NC
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