Borden: Dream first to bring goals within reach

Information on free-form rotary cutting and teaching children to sew will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.)

Quilter and author Karen Eckmeier will show how free-form rotary cutting of fabric strips that are layered can “accidentally” create a beach scene on

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a quilt. Her company is The Quilted Lizard and she’s from Kent, Connecticut.

Carina Gardner is the creative director and designer for Carina Gardner, Inc. and Carta Bella Paper Company. She’s going to show how to teach children to sew by using the Bella Stash Bag pattern she created. She’ll also show how to make the bag without a pattern. She covers all the basics of sewing in this project. Gardner is from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Information on choosing a career or a life coach, staying healthy, and learning to make our dreams come true will be the featured topics on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Judi Moreo is a motivational speaker and an author, and she’s going to talk about her latest book titled "You Are More Than Enough," and explain why we should associate with positive people, pick a career or a life coach and much more. Her company is Turning Points Int’l. in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Laura Dellutri is going to share some quick and easy tips to cut down on coughs and colds to keep the entire family healthy. Her company is Healthy Housekeeper, Inc. in Overland Park, Kansas.

Wilny Audain is a motivational speaker and author from Hialeah, Florida. His book is called "Nuggets of Gold," and he's going to talk about the impossible dream and how we must dream first in order for anything or any goal to be within our reach.

Cold, flu prevention tips

Almost 70 percent of Americans go to work sick according to a new survey, and most kids average up to 10 colds a year throughout childhood. The average person experiences 233 colds in a lifetime. But what’s a parent to do when the sniffles and coughing begin to clear and a new round of symptoms recycle the household family members? Here are 4 tips to stop recycling colds by cleaning things you might not think about:

• Clean and sanitize your family’s toothbrush daily. Toothbrushes hold germs that make you sick and contribute to recycling your cold germs for months. Solution: Daily cleaning with a toothbrush sanitizer holder or sterilize toothbrushes in boiling water. By destroying the DNA in bacteria, the UV light sanitizes your toothbrush and gets rid of microorganisms and kills salmonella and E. coli. Effectiveness: Uses the same germicidal technology (UV) as hospitals and dental offices to kill micro-organisms.

• Clean and sanitize controls for TV and video games. These high contact surfaces spread germs like wildfire. Solution: Re-trace your sick family member‘s steps and clean all the surfaces they may have touched. Include remote controls, door knobs, bathroom fixtures, even the toilet handle. Wash and sanitize family members’ hands frequently throughout the day.

• Clean and conquer the germs. Sick people tend to spread germs on high contact areas. Teach your family to throw away the tissue and wash their hands each time they sneeze or cough. Solution: Keep plenty of tissues on hand, and keep a trashcan next to the sick person’s bed so dirty tissues end up in the trash and not on the floor or bedding.

• Isolate and comfort. Keep the infected family member contained to one room. For quick cleaning use an Ultra Violet wand to kill germs. If they roam the home, they contaminate everyone else! Comfort them with all the extras: chicken soup, cough drops, soft tissue, plenty of liquids and lots of TLC.

“Creative Living" is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.