When Blogging Hurts

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Blogging seems like it would be a pretty cushy gig. Stay home, make your own hours and write. The thing is the hours can actually be quite long, and many times deadlines are often short and frequently bunched together. One week I have a clean house (well relatively clean), I’m on schedule and even manage to get a couple projects done… the next I feel like I am chained to my computer from morning until bedtime, writing, editing, doing social promotions and fixing some code that broke or what not…

Funky Spring Fun Calls for Wet Ones

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Spring is in full swing and the school year will be winding down soon. Due to the nice weather we have been enjoying around here the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to slip in as much outdoor time as I can for my daughter. Being a big girl in kindergarten, yet still having a lot of therapy sessions to help her overcome the effects of autism, it can be challenging to make sure she gets enough outdoor playtime…

A Healthy Snack To-Go #AmazingPrune

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Spring is right around the corner and I will start walking again soon.  When I go on walks,  I like to travel light: keys, cell, sunglasses.  I do tend to want a little snack after a few miles, nothing big,  just a bit of extra fuel.  Of course since the point to walking is to [...]

Yes, #HealthyChoices can Be Fast and Delicious

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We all know I am a little obsessed with cooking and nutrition.  The thing is,  while I genuinely enjoy cooking, as a single mom with  maintenance on an old Victorian Era home, yard work and blog to run, on top of caring for my daughter, her big old hairy dog and general housework, sometimes I [...]

..and the Results are In! #Listerine 21 Day Challenge

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About a month ago I told you about the Listerine 21 Day Challenge, and how I was participating.  In case you missed that exciting installment, it pretty much involved agreeing to floss and use Listrine Ultraclean mouthwash in the morning and again at night, on top of a thorough brushing.  Admittedly, this was a little [...]

If You Don’t Give Them Added Chemicals When They are Healthy, Why When They are Sick? ~Little Remedies

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Over the holidays, my daughter seemed to get one nasty cold on top of another. Luckily, all she has had since then is one minor case of the sniffles, but the month of illness really made me think about the cold remedies I use for her.  You see, I try to keep our diet mostly [...]

Healthy Bones, Chance to Win $1000 and a Recipe… what more could you want #AmazingPrune

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I recently learned about some amazing research related to bone health, and how eating prunes can significantly help.  Considering the conflicting schools of thought as to where dairy stands in the both health equation, I thought this was terrific news.  As far as I know, no one has a beef with prunes To read more [...]

Share a Little Love

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Despite all our best efforts to protect our children from illness, colds and flu are an inevitable part of childhood.  The best we can do is be prepared, and give them love and attention during their sickness. Little Foodie (my daughter) had a couple nasty colds earlier this winter.  I make sure to give her [...]

Yikes! Contagions Around Every Corner…Protect Your Family

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It seems like every person I speak to right now has a cold or flu, and several of their family members do as well.  I go to the grocery store and the sounds of hacking coughs and sneezes echo through the aisles.  If only running out of the store to hide from these contagious characters [...]

I’m Kicking Off the #Listerine 21 Day Oral Care Challenge

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Tonight,  I’m kicking off the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge.  Can Listerine face the challenge of a garlic munching, coffee swilling foodie? We shall soon see.  They sent me a big box filled with toothpastes, floss, new tooth brushes & of course Listerine mouth wash, ensuring I have no excuses (they sent enough mouthwash for a [...]