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Save Money by Eating IN »

My husband and I have been looking for ways to save money, and we’ve come to the conclusion that our biggest expenditure — after the obvious bills such as the mortgage and car payments — is eating out.
So obviously, the logical thing would be to start eating in more often, but that is not as [...]

Beware of What You Read Online »

I remember a while back, when I was diagnosed with some minor health condition, researching it online to see what I could find out about it.  When I told my doctor this, she told me that the Internet can be your worst enemy, because what you find on there is not necessarily accurate, and can [...]

Booking Vacations Online »

Being a fan of doing just about anything online, I strongly recommend booking your vacation online.  Here’s a few reasons why.

You can get everything done in one place.  For instance, if you’re going to Fiji, you can book airline travel to Fiji, find Fiji hotel accommodations, and plan activities all online, just by doing a [...]

Thoughts on Dog Grooming »

My husband and I have had a heck of a time with our shepherd.  As is common with the Australian shepherd breed, she has been shedding a lot all summer, and it seems like no matter how much grooming we do we can’t keep up with it all.
When we were walking her at the park [...]

If You Only Knew… »

It always appalls me when businesses these days don’t have websites.  I’m usually not even looking for anything fancy — just something saying where you are located, what your hours are, and maybe a little something about your products or services.  For instance, a copy of your menu is nice if you are a restaurant, or a price [...]

Being Diagnosed as Diabetic »

When I was just 22, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.  I had been losing weight fairly rapidly for about 6 months, and I was experiencing a number of other symptoms that I didn’t notice as much as the weight loss thing, so in some ways it was a relief to be diagnosed.  In [...]

3 Ways to Go Green with Home Decorations »

“Going green” is becoming much more popular, as awareness of our impact on the environment rises.  There are many ways you can go green in your own home.  Here are a few ways you can even decorate “green.”

Buy secondhand and antique furniture.  A lot of modern furniture has chemicals in it that is bad for [...]

Finding Things Online »

As a freelance writer, I do a lot of stuff online.  I find jobs, communicate with clients, and do research for writing projects via the Internet.  So I’m pretty good at finding the information I want online.
It never ceases to amaze me how much more is online than there used to be.  I remember in [...]

3 More Ways to Destress »

Earlier I wrote about ways to destress.  They were all the happy, sappy, relaxing ways to destress, but of course not everyone is like that.  Here are a few more ways to destress for those of you who don’t want to sit still in a hot tub!

Take aerobics classes or something similar.  My sister used [...]

3 Ways to Destress »

I am horrible about letting stress get the better of me — I always have been.  On the surface I never seem to be bothered by troubles in my personal life, work problems, financial problems — but to my shoulders and neck, it’s a different story.
In other words, I know all about muscle tension — [...]