Astrology and Holiday Decorating Radio Show Just Posted

CHICAGO - Dec. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Astrologer and artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike's Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, appearance on “The Design Dude," Frank Fontana's WGN Radio show, was recorded and has just been posted:

.  Hear it on the WGN Radio website: http://wgnradio.com/2013/11/30/designing-with-the-stars-2/

.  Hear it as a podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-dude-frank-fontana/id733144420

Record number of callers

The show, “Designing With the Stars: Astrology and Holiday Decorating,” attracted a record number of callers looking for tips on how to use the astrology of their Sun signs to help with their holiday decor. Nordhaus-Bike and Fontana shared several ideas on how your Sun sign can help you make great design choices as you prepare for the holidays.

Some callers shared poignant stories of the challenges they’ve faced over this past year and how those experiences are changing the way they celebrate the holidays. Both Fontana and Nordhaus-Bike offered ideas for coping with difficult times and using astrology insights with color and design to help make the holidays more comfortable in order to bring back good cheer even in challenging times.

“The holidays are a time when we can help renew ourselves and restore hope,” Nordhaus-Bike said. “But there’s not a lot of light outside in the northern hemisphere at this time of year, so getting lots more light into your house can really help. If your house is dark, you might want to think about bringing lots more light in as part of your holiday and winter decor.”

Also, as Fontana advised those undergoing major changes or difficult circumstances, “Just keep your spirits up.” Besides adding cheerful colors such as gold to your decor, “Get surrounded by some family and loved ones,” he said. For those who may be away from family and friends, the holidays can be a time of reaching out to others in the community in order to feel connected and comfortable. Said Nordhaus-Bike, “Think about ways you might be able to share food with others, whether having people over or helping out at a shelter to restore your sense of purpose and connection.”

Hear the show on WGN or on iTunes

WGN Radio recorded the program and has posted it on the station’s website at http://wgnradio.com/2013/11/30/designing-with-the-stars-2/

The program also is available as a podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-dude-frank-fon...


Frank Fontana: Author, Emmy-Nominated TV & Radio Host

Frank Fontana is known nationally as "America's D.I.Y Designer," a high style, low cost decorating guru who "tells it like it is" and is not afraid to get his hands dirty. He appears regularly as a design expert for NBC's "Today" show and is the host of one of HGTV's longest running and top rated design shows, "Design on a Dime." Many also may recognize Fontana as the real life "Italian Stallion" of the design world and winner of ABC Television Network's D.I.Y reality competition, "The Great Domestic Showdown." Shortly thereafter Frank went on to become the host of his first HGTV show, "Takeover My Makeover."

In between filming his TV programs, Frank finds time to host two highly popular radio programs, "The Design Dude with Frank Fontana" on WGN Radio 720 in Chicago and the number one, most listened to DIY radio show on the internet (with over 8 million downloads), "The Down & Dirty with Frank Fontana."

Fontana is also a regular contributor to NBC's "Open House" and WGN National News and is a Home & Style contributor to Oprah.com. His new top selling book, Frank Fontana's Dirty Little Secrets of Design, is available in bookstores nationwide and on Amazon.com. He lives and works in downtown Chicago, where he hosts a variety of DIY radio & TV shows and runs his company, Frank Fontana Home Solutions Inc. For more information please visit his website at www.frankfontana.net.


Anne Nordhaus-Bike: Award-Winning Astrology Writer & Artist

Noted Chicago astrologer and artist Anne Nordhaus-Bike is an expert on communicating how astrology and art can help anyone easily improve his or her surroundings and live in tune with nature and the seasons. The author of the art and astrology book Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony, she is an award-winning artist and web designer and a multiple award-winning writer on astrology and art.

Nordhaus-Bike is president of ANB Communications, a Chicago, IL-based art and communications company offering writing, astrology, art, mystical music videos, and short films “to help you live in harmony,” Nordhaus-Bike said. Visit her self-designed, award-winning website, http://www.anbcommunications.com, to enjoy colorful art, inspirational writing and videos, and uplifting astrology.

The author of the award-winning Living in Harmony astrology column for the Gazette newspaper in Chicago (www.gazettechicago.com), Nordhaus-Bike's book, Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony, was published in 2011 to offer a timeless, annual guide to using astrology for living in harmony with yourself, others, and nature. Follow the Sun reviews each astrological sign, shares simple yet powerful ideas for making the most of that sign’s energies and opportunities, and shows how a public figure born under that Sun sign expressed its energies. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23NmwfL3GYc&feature=plcp.



Nordhaus-Bike also is the editor-in-chief of the award-winning online astrology and art newsletter, Living In Harmony. She is a frequent public speaker and radio guest, covering topics such as using spirituality to live in harmony and employing astrology for time management, personal growth, and better home decor. Through her spiritual fusion consultations, she provides uplifting information and guidance to help clients harmonize and balance life on the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels.

An accomplished musician and theatrical performer, in the past few years Nordhaus-Bike has focused her work in the performing arts on spiritual and mystical subjects and themes inspired by nature. Most recently, she has begun arranging and composing music and combining it with spoken word, photography, and visual art. Her work has been recognized with seven Apex awards from Communications Concepts Inc., a Washington, DC-area communication and journalism think tank, and one award from the Illinois Woman’s Press Association. In 1997, she was added to the “Wall of Fame” of the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY.

Nordhaus-Bike is an alumna of the University of Chicago and lives in the Clearing/Garfield Ridge community of Chicago. For more information, call (312) 622-6029 or e-mail media@anbcommunications.com or info@anbcommunications.com.