Gift baskets, baskets and boxes have come a long way in the last ten years. Things have changed and gift baskets have moved into more modern territory. In fact, you are less likely to see actual reed baskets now wrapped in plastic. Now you can expect to see great prints and fabulous gift boxes filled… Continue reading
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Healthy food from week 23 with leftover idea
Healthy meal of the week: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, and Corn on the Cob Healthy leftover idea: Pulled pork burritos We haven’t used the Crock Pot in a while, so here’s a great meal that takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, but tastes wonderful given you have 6-8 hours to let the pork roast… Continue reading
3 Campfire Fish Recipes You Must Try For Your Next Outdoor Adventure
Tired of eating the same food at camp over and over again? Try cooking fish over your fire; it is easier to cook but is just as satisfying (even more when fresh). Most of all, it gives you a break from your usual menu of meat and eggs for breakfast. Fish is much healthier too!… Continue reading
A Simple Sitting Isometric Exercise Exercise For Seniors
First of all, let me tell you that I am 70 years old and have been doing this basic exercise program for several years, along with a few other activities. Since you may not be familiar with isometric exercises, just a short summary. These are exercises that are performed in which one group of muscles,… Continue reading
Green living: teaching your children to be respectful of the environment
Conservation and recycling must become habits of all family members, including children. The younger generations will be the most affected by current practices, so they should play an active role in ecological life. Teaching your children to be respectful of the environment can be fun if approached in the right way. There are websites that… Continue reading
Make Your New Home Experience Easy – Work With An Interior Designer
So you bought a new home, congratulations! Now when you start to unpack and look around, your thoughts are where do I start? Call a designer. Let’s start by discarding the myth that you have to be “rich” to hire a designer. There are many ways to work with a designer / decorator on your… Continue reading
Cooking tasty barbecue food for vegetarians
Yes it’s true, vegetarians can enjoy barbecues too! If you are a meat eater with some vegetarian guests coming for a barbecue, it is very easy to prepare a tasty vegetarian meal. There are also some more challenging options for the vegetarian host or the fearless carnivore! The number one option for vegetarians is to… Continue reading
Have we adults forgotten the true meaning of Christmas?
Every Christmas, I debate what to get my niece, Ayana. I say this because Ayana is a girl who has been given almost everything she asks for every Christmas. At the age of three, his parents bought him a Jeep Barbie. They bought the four of them a 25-inch color television. At five they got… Continue reading
The power of a hug for growth, health and happiness
Hugs have been a part of being human for many thousands of years. They offer comfort and healing. Even recent studies have shown the power of hugging. Grewen, KM et al. (2005) showed that when couples hug each other for 10 minutes, the type of hugging is deep, caring and loving. The study found that… Continue reading
The Green Tea Diet – 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge – Does It Work?
I am sure I can speak for the majority of people, that we want to maintain a healthy life so that we have the ability to live to an old age. One of those painful topics that we never like to deal with is weight loss. It’s the kind of thing we can turn on… Continue reading