Emily calls herself a 'bad mom' – but she is no such thing. Instead, she's human like the rest of us who constantly engage in the classic struggle between what we 'ought' to do and what we want to do. I have three kids. Nine, seven, and one. Like every mother (or every mother who […]

"Back to school" ads are beginning to crop up and, for those of us who love and adore autumn, this is welcome news. Still, I remember the end-of-summer sadness when my kids were little. Kelly, today's guest author, is a former teacher and has some excellent suggestions for those last days before the new school […]

Home security is important to all of us. Crime is always present and in our current horrible economy it’s even more of a problem. I live in an upscale development but our neighborhood newsletter now mentions nearby crimes in every issue. Syliva, our guest author today has some good advice for all of us. More […]

Almost every human being wants to be fit and strong and look great in their clothes. However, only a tiny percentage of those longing for physical perfection ever persist until they have the body of their dreams. Why do so many fail? There seem to be two main reasons for the dreadful attrition rate of […]

Growing roses just might be in my blood. Both of my grandmothers were botanical geniuses. They loved plants and could grow ANYTHING successfully. One of them, though, loved and adored roses. Her backyard would have shamed the pages of Better Homes and Gardens or Victoria magazine. There were thousands – of roses in every glorious […]

Bodybuilding supplements can seem like magic if you’ve ever been determined to make changes in your body. If you’re new to bodybuilding, or you aren’t satisfied with your progress, you might have the experience of going to the gym and seeing your perfect body – on someone else. You’ve fantasized and sweated over your image […]

Happy 4th of July to all our American friends! This is a happy day in my wonderful country when we celebrate the vision and courage of our ancestors. They had the guts to take on the most powerful country in the world at that time and all in the name of freedom and self determination. […]

In our last post, we mentioned sunburn. Here's our second most-favoritest summer post: Insect Bites & Stings: 29 Ways To Protect Yourself From The Little Monsters. Yeah, OK, scientists say that without insects our life form wouldn't survive. And maybe they're right. But I really do wish that insects would live their lives far, far […]

A detox program as a way to lose weight is a relatively new idea. For decades, the "calories in, calories out" approach was considered the only sound way to lose weight. But awareness has been slowly growing that cleaning the poisons out of our bodies with a cleansing diet just might be a pretty good […]

Day 3 of The Liver Cleansing Diet has gone well. I like the author's attitude. She says that if we go on a 24 hour cream cheese-ice cream-chocolate binge, we don't need to cut our throats in despair. :-) Our detox cleanse isn't ruined. We went down a wrong trail for a time and our […]