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Diet?

for Body

So. My dad just walked in and gave me a gift certificate for two pounds of See’s chocolate. This after three solid weeks avoiding junk food of any kind and turning down hot, buttered, theater popcorn every single week. When I lived in Boca Raton, a good friend of mine, Rolain, always raved about Sees. [...]

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Home Magazines – Better Life Tips

for Fun

I’m totally into interior decoration. But it’s not what you think. In the context of my life, being “into” home decorating it more like wishing I were into it and realizing I’m clueless. I know what I like when I see it, but I have no idea how to recreate it with my own space, [...]

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Mailboxes Add Curb Appeal

for Home

The “big storm” is supposed to hit tonight. State agencies are on high alert and everyone is ready to have schools close and roads blocked. Of course even though it’s 2:30 am, it’s 40 degrees outside with only a light rain. But maybe this “big storm” will actually happen. As opposed to the “big storm” [...]

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Just Say No to SOPA

for Good

We don’t need more government intrusion in our lives. Keep the government out of the internet. Defeat this bill!

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Tall Enough

Yea Big

Alana (18): Caleb, how tall are you? Caleb (8): Not telling. Alana: Seriously, Caleb, how tall are you? [pause] Caleb: Tall enough…to not use the stool in my bathroom and still get my toothbrush.

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Commercial Grade at Home

for Home

For almost a quarter of a century, we have used professional janitorial supplies to clean our home. The cost-per-use is so much better than typical store brands — and they clean remarkably better, as well. Window cleaner you buy from a grocery store, for example, is diluted for use. So you have just paid to [...]

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Safety Gates

for Home

When we lived in Boca Raton, we built our second home. In the two-story entrance, it featured a beautiful staircase that turned 45 degrees halfway up. We loved the staircase, but as soon as our three-month old daughter started to crawl, it became a nightmare. Not just because of the length of the stairway, but [...]

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Love My Timeshare

for Fun

People say you shouldn’t buy timeshares. I’m not so sure. When I was a tween, my parents bought two. One in Snowbird, Utah — a ski resort packing some of the greatest snow on earth — the other smack dab on the beach in San Diego. All these decades later, our family still uses them. [...]

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Its OK to Change Your Goals

Lifestyle Design

When I was young, I watched Sesame Street in awe. Unlike Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and The Friendly Giant, this television show had kids on it. This whole mess of kids was lucky enough to actually live on Sesame Street and so got to be on TV every single day! I was so envious that I [...]

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Walgreens vs. Express Scripts

for Body

This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. With all the hubbub about healthcare, only a few are calling out about how competition — real competition, with known pricing, no bogus state line restrictions, and other innovations — will bring about improvements. I’m a big believer in dynamic market capitalism. For [...]

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Swimming for Every Body

for Body

I have red hair. Let’s just say the sun and I do not agree on many things. My memories of being a kid at the pool are dismal. They include: White, white, pasty white skin Freckles Tee shirt over swimsuit Fat legs (and other parts) Uval (probably the only sunscreen available back in the day [...]

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Window Box Planters for Curb Appeal

for Home

Winter finally hit Utah. Kind of. We had a dusting of snow on Saturday morning — that melted by noon. It’s only the second snow fall of the year. After a 300% precipitation year last year, this year we’re at something like 2%. And, OK, it’s 40 today and above freezing every day this week. [...]

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Bedding Options for the Elderly

for Home

When creating a perfect room for an elderly family member, consider a few of the things I have learned over the past year. Protection – As people age, they have more health issues — many of which involve bodily fluids. Rather than installing a plush, fabric headboard (as we first thought), we used a leather-look [...]

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Organize Your Spices

for Home

When I was pregnant with Samson in 2000, I got a call from my friend. Apparently she knew that I was a tad anal retentive about organizing when I was pregnant. (Call it the nesting instinct on crack.) “Hi, Alison. This is Kendra. What are you doing right this second. Don’t lie to me!” “I…uh…” [...]

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Betalains Reduce Inflammation

for Body

If you have a health problem, you don’t want to waste time and money on products, pills, and potions that aren’t proven. Using yourself as the medical guinea pig is simply too costly. If you have a health problem stemming from inflammation, you should know that betalains are scientifically proven to reduce inflammation. Never heard [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions 2012

Lifestyle Design

Roll-over goals. I’ve talked about them — and about how I don’t want them to be part of my life. Alas, some of them are —  again — this year. Of my eight main-level goals for 2011, I completed six. Here are the goals I accomplished: Create educational schedules for January–June. (And June–December, I might add.) [...]

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A Penny Saved is a Step Toward Your Financial Goals

for Money

Whatever your financial goals are in 2012 — whether it is to become debt-free, create an emergency savings account, or buy a mountain cabin — your grandma’s advice still holds true. A penny saved is a penny earned. Every single time you save money on something you need, it’s as good as earning the same [...]

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Moving Targets Are Not Good Goals

Lifestyle Design

One day a farmer, wishing to teach his son the “art” of planting a field, sent him out it plant with a few words of advice. “Son,” he said, “to make the rows nice and straight you need to fix your eye on something and follow it!” That night as the farmer went out to [...]

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Unwritten

Life Changing Quotes

By Natasha Bedingfield Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The [...]

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Get Organized Annual Clearance Sale

for Home

Post updated with coupon codes for more savings! If one of your resolutions for 2012 is to get your home in order, my favorite organizing store is having it’s once per year clearance sale. I learned the hard way a couple of years ago that these really, truly are the best prices you’ll find all [...]

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