We all want to do something to help, but most choose to serve a few hours in a local soup kitchen or donate to the local food bank or women’s shelter. Third grader Katie Stagliano grew a ginormous cabbage on accident and donated it to a local soup kitchen and felt pretty good about it. So good, in fact, that she has started a non-profit organization to do much more of the same.  Read the rest of this entry

Friday, August 6, 2010. Approximately 8:40 p.m. Hwy 316 W between the cities of Bethlehem and Winder, GA.

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I turn 45 this year. Being a “woman of a certain age,” there are many things that have begun to assert themselves into my life. Read the rest of this entry

I don’t know why, but I couldn’t believe it when I read this article. WHY does my government need to know my BMI? That’s between me, my physician, and my insurance company. I can think of two reasons off the top of my head why they would want that info: increase my taxes and restrict my access to health care. Little by little, our private lives are becoming government property.

Have you ever had the need to label a container, but not permanently? Most labels don’t come off easily, regular markers rub off to  easily, and permanent marker can be difficult to remove. I have the perfect solution: Tape! Clear tape, the kind you use for wrapping presents, is easy to remove from most surfaces! Blue painter’s tape can also be used, and is especially handy for dark colors, lunch boxes, etc. You can write on it with a Sharpie or other permanent marker, then remove the tape when the container is no longer used for its labeled purpose.

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Allergies. Dizzy spells. Heart palpitations. Sleep disturbances. Endocrine disorders. These are but a few of the symptoms I now suffer from. A once healthy child and adult, I must now be very careful of the products I come into contact with.

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Goodbye, 2009. Hello, 2010. Ready or not, here it comes. Another year is in the making, the beginning of another decade. This New Year’s Eve is an extra special one. Ever hear of a blue moon? It happens when there are two full moons in a month, and it only happens every 2.5 years.  Even rarer is when it occurs on New Year’s Eve – only once every 19 years! Read the rest of this entry

It’s long been said that women like to talk. It has also been said (sometimes not nicely) that we don’t know when to be quiet. Take a look at this gal, and tell me what you think. Read the rest of this entry

Think it’s too expensive to go green?  Think again!

“GREEN” is everywhere these days – green living, green renovation, green T.V.; even President Obama is on the green bandwagon. But this is not the hippie movement of yesteryear. Today’s green initiative is comprehensive and comfortable, even if you’re on a budget.

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Interesting story on a Greek island where “nearly 1 out of 3 people make it to their 90s” and “. . . they have about 20 percent lower rates of cancer, 50 percent lower rates of heart disease and almost no dementia.”

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If you’ve been thinking of starting your own home-based business but are scared of the current financial climate, read what Clark Howard has to say.  For those who don’t know, Clark Howard is an author and popular nationally syndicated talk radio host (The Clark Howard Show).  A consumer advocate, he deals mainly in consumer affairs, but covers a wide variety of topics.

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