This week we are looking to hear from you about your morning rituals. Are you a morning person? How long does it take you to get out of bed and out the door? Do you have breakfast at home? Do you skip breakfast altogether and have a coffee on the go or at the office (or wherever else you go to during the day)? We want to know it all!

You have until the 16th of November to tell us all about it. Get blogging and remember to link back to us or leave us a comment so we know you are taking part!

Where were you ten years ago?
Where are you now?
Where would you like to be in ten years?

As Colin highlighted last week you now have the entire week ahead to complete your entries, so you no longer have the excuse of a busy life not to partake!

Post your entries on your blog, and dont forgot to trackback, ping, or comment to let us know!

Hello, hello HELLOOOOO! Welcome back to another edition of Topical Tuesday! We have something very exciting to announce today. We understood that giving you a topic for a day is not enough. I mean, the one day is not enough, not the topic. We figured it would be better to instead have the topics run from Tuesdays and last until the next Monday instead of just the one day. This way you can write and post your entries on your blog on whichever day you wish and until the next topic is announced. Isn’t this much better? We will be trialling this starting today and through November but we believe this is a change that will be welcomed by all. Remember nothing is stopping you to post your entries on Tuesday but now you have more freedom to fit the topic into your blogging schedule/frequency.

To kick things off, this week’s topic is: Is it Christmas already!? Now, before you jump me and try to kill me with mince pies, let me clarify. I have been seeing Christmas decorations and adverts creep up around me through October. What do you have to say about Christmas becoming so commersialised that it’s “on sale” 2 months in advance? Or is this something you like? More time to do your Xmas shopping and cross things off your list?

Go on! Write! Don’t forget to link back to be included in the permalinks section below or leave a comment to let us know you posted your entry on your blog. If you have any suggestions for next week’s topic let us know through the comments or twitter!

Your week starts now!

We will be back next week with a great topic for all of you and an important announcement. Stay tuned.

In the meantime you can leave a comment to this post if you are interested in joining our team and becoming a contributor as well. Plus, you can always send us “one off” ideas for weekly topics as well (via the comments section). We will be happy to feature you.

Pink October in general however has been coming under fire for a number of years. Some arguing that it is way too commercialised, and has become little more than a money making endeavour for big business – specialised products created especially for this month, with only a small donation being handed to the specific charities being just one example.

What are your thoughts? Is it too commercialised? Should we think before we pink as some suggest?

In tribute to Pink October and Breast Cancer Awareness month we are going pink, not just in our design – but in our topics.

Firstly we kick off with the most logical of topics – Breast Cancer tales. Most people know, or have known, an individual who has suffered from Breast Cancer.  If you have a tale to share, we would appreciate it if you would take part in Topical Tuesday today, and do precisely that.

Also, do not forget that this is also Boobiethon Tuesday and the last day to take part! So if you have no stories to tell (which is unlikely since we all know someone who had to deal with Breast Cancer) we urge you to take a photo of your boobs (female or male, it doesn’t matter) and post it to your blogs and/or to the Boobiethon website. Heck, why not do this anyway? Go on! These guys are raising money for Breast Cancer Research and awareness on the issue of Breast Cancer. Show them some love!

Tune in for our first topic on Tuesday!

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication with people in the future. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World Fair, cornerstone laying for a building, or at other events. The phrase “time capsule” has been in use since about 1937.

Imagine you have been asked to put together a time capsule that would represent you as a person at this very moment. You can put anything you want in this capsule (its size, rather surprisingly, is infinite). The only stipulation is simply this, it has to represent you as a person – your personality, your treasures and passions, your desires for the future – even your past.

What would you put in your time capsule today?

So here are a few highlights from those who took part, and those who commented via other peoples.

I DO feel, however, that the billions upon billions of dollars of profit made by insurance companies at the expense of the people that they’re supposed to be protecting could be better spent. If the government can take over health insurance and run it as a non-profit enterprise so that people can actually afford to have coverage for treatment when they get sick… well, that’s pretty hard to argue against. Dave, Comment at Therapy in the Making.

Everyone should get basic Health Care for a nominal fee that is determined by their IRS return each year. Not working for a Fortune 500 Company? You pay less. Making a cool 2 Mil a year? You pay more (up to a sane cap of course) that’s how it works in Canada. Abraxus, Comment at Therapy in the Making

Ultimately, a free health service was introduced in both countries to service those most in need, the poor. Why not means test health service care? In order words, a health service that is free to the those at the lower end of the income scale, and those who can afford to pay have a choice. They either contribute to the Government Health Service or, if they prefer, utilise the vast private sector. Its a simplified way of looking at things, but it could work if managed correctly. Fembat Unhinged

To cut a long story short, France has a healthcare system where the more serious illnesses are treated free, I think it was 100. I seem to remember that healthcare insurance had to be purchased for the none life threatening illnesses. Perhaps this is the way to go for those healthcare systems that have financial problems, ie Spain. Mizmoe

Health Care, it seems, is a worldwide topic of debate – with very different experiences across the board. Thanks again to all those who took part, and stay tuned for next weeks topic which will be, we assure you, a great deal of fun and far more light hearted!

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