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Healthy Eating: Top Ten Reasons to Eat Oatmeal
2008-06-07 06:25:00 *Editorial Note: Although we focused on healthy eating during the month of May, it seems our writers are continuing a dedication to good health this month too! Seems healthy eating is contagious.) Click to read more ... More About: Cooking , Recipes , Reasons , Healthy , Eating
Easy Summer Recipe: Tastes-Almost-Like-Ice-Cream Recipe
2008-06-03 05:26:00 Happy Summer ! Since I have to watch my fat intake, I haven?t had full bodied, high fat ice cream in ten years, and eat low fat, but still high calorie frozen yogurt only a few times a year. Here?s a simple, healthy, non-fat alternative I indulge in, frequently. It?s especially delicious on hot summer days. You can use any blender, but the best results come from a Vitamix high performance blender. Click to read more ... More About: Cooking , Recipes , Recipe , Ice Cream
Summer Product Review: Reef Flip Flops
2008-06-03 02:32:00 I discovered Reef flip-flops about 10 years ago and I absolutely love them. As soon as we have the first warm day of spring I?m wearing mine outside and they are my number one footwear for the whole summer. I wear them everywhere ? I have shopped, partied, gardened, even hiked in them. I also use them instead of slippers for much of the year. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Summer , Review , Product
Website Review: Evite.com
2008-06-02 00:49:00 During the month of June we are going to talk about entertaining tips! With summer coming, we all can use tips on how to stay in touch and have fun with less "spoons". Have you ever wanted to throw a get together, but knew it would be almost essential to know who could or could not make it to make your planning process easier? Or perhaps you wanted to create an informal little event with the girls but you wanted some input on the date, time, or activity. You want to get together, but you (and your stress level!) would prefer it to be a collective planning process. Common at least in my little social circle, if you haven?t heard of Evite .com, let me share what it?s all about! Having a party? A small get together? A large family or group event? Using evites are a great way to go! Click to read more ... More About: Website , Review
Personal Essay: Just Let it Roll
2008-05-31 00:20:00 I like to avoid stress. That is, I intentionally avoid adding stress, in addition to the everyday stresses I cannot avoid. For example, I can't avoid pain, no matter which way I dodge. I can't avoid the necessity of working or office politics. I can't avoid all family obligations and relationship strains, in fact, living with someone like me can't be easy. So all that unavoidable stress gets to a person. Somehow we've got to just roll with them, roll them out of our minds and off our backs. Click to read more ... More About: Personal , Roll , Essay
Healthy Eating Food Review: Amy?s Kitchen Frozen Foods
2008-05-29 01:40:00 I have never looked in the ?organic? or ?vegetarian? section of my local grocery store when shopping. I am not a vegetarian, and I used to think I couldn?t afford organic specialty food. I assumed they would be pricey, or not taste too good. I made a huge mistake by skipping this section! I recently found the brand Amy?s Kitchen and I am so excited to share my new yummy addiction with you! Amy?s kitchen is the nation?s leading, natural, frozen food brand. They make convenient and tasty natural vegetarian meals and they sure know what they aredoing! I know I doubted it too, but every meal or snack I tried wassurprisingly delicious. Although I am not a vegetarian, I have been trying to eat healthier, and the thought of including more vegetables in my diet sounded like a good idea. I also liked that no additives, preservatives or GMOs are used to make these foods. If a child can?t pronounce it, you won?t find it on an Amy?s label. How refreshing is that? If you have a special diet ch... More About: Food , Review , Foods , Healthy
Book Review: Marley and Me by John Grogan
2008-05-27 10:37:00 I have been putting off reading this book for over a year. My boss had it for a while. He borrowed it from his friend, and while he was at work, and I was babysitting the kids, I would read Marley and Me, while the kids slept. I hit the first heartbreaking moment of the book and I had to put it down. I vowed that one day I would pick it up again, and read it, but I had managed to put off that promise for over a year. Click to read more ... More About: Book Review , Book Reviews , Review , Book , John
Product Review: Leachco.Inc's Snoogle Body Pillow
2008-05-27 10:28:00 Back in the early winter, I found out my husband and I were having a new addition to our family in the fall. Determined to sleep a little easier, and hopefully ease some pain during my second pregnancy, than I did the first, I set off on a mission to find a body pillow to help support as many of my pained body parts as possible. At first, all I was searching for was the basic, full-length rectangular pillow, status quo. But soon into my hunt, I found what is called the Snoogle pillow. It had some rave reviews, and from its appearance, it looked like it might be a better option. So, I took the plunge and ordered one online. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Body , Review , Product , Pillow
Website Review: www.kijiji.com Online garage sale! Amazing finds at great p
2008-05-22 02:35:00 I love getting new things, but more so I love getting new things that don't cost me very much. Recently I found a great site where the sky is the limit on what you can find. The prices are amazing and it's all local!!!! Click to read more ... More About: Garage , Website , Review , Great , Sale
Product Review: Shaklee Cinch Bars
2008-05-15 20:28:00 I was looking for a healthy snack bar to take with me when I am traveling or waiting in doctor's offices and can't get a meal. I wanted it to taste good too. This apparently is a hard request, a healthy bar that tastes good! I was bored with granola bars. The Shaklee Cinch Bars come in three flavors; Peanut Butter, Chocolate Decadence and Lemon Cranberry. I love them all but the chocolate flavor is my favorite. I felt like I was having a yummy chocolate candy bar. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Review , Product
Sitting Down With Old Friends- Read a Book!
2008-04-28 22:20:00 I read a lot of short stories, mostly mystery. And I have some favorite authors that write in that venue. Don?t you have some authors that you like better than others? If you do, it?s very hard to wait for the next book to come out! I?m sitting here right now reading Great TV & Film Detectives, A Collection of Crime Masterpieces Featuring Your Favorite Screen Sleuths put out by Read er?s Digest. Click to read more ... More About: Friends , Book
How To: Clean A Room in Record Time
2008-04-27 05:56:00 The Room : Bathroom The Time Frame: 10-25 minutes, depending on the size of your bathroom. The tools: Dollar store rags, The Works tub and tile cleaner, Clorox disinfecting wipes, Lysol Deep Clean toilet bowl cleaner, toilet brush, Lysol multi-purpose disinfecting cleaner, Febreeze fabric refresher in antimicrobial, Febreeze Air Effects in Rocky Spring and Cool (or your favorite scent), a mop. Click to read more ... More About: Record
Product Review: Personal Artwork From PhotoFiddle.com
2008-04-17 20:08:00 I have taken thousands of pictures of my daughter during her first few months. Some pictures end up in nice silver or gold frames, others may go in a novelty ?I love my Daddy? frame, and some end up stacked in a photo album, or in a folder on my computer. Click to read more ... More About: Personal , Product Review , Artwork , Review , Product
Oy Ge-Felt! Seder Plate
2008-04-17 05:02:00 Passover is a Jewish holiday which celebrates the Israelites? Exodus from Egypt as slaves into freedom. It is a very family-centered holiday as it is about a retelling of the story of the Exodus year after year and passing traditions and oral history down to the younger generations. The Passover Seder is a way to celebrate this freedom; Click to read more ... More About: Felt
Out of Hibernation- Thoughts on the Weather
2008-04-15 18:25:00 I have been really enjoying this new summer weather. I love the warmth and sunshine- such a welcome relief from the dreary, gray days of winter. Although this seasonal metamorphosis happens every year, I can't help but be amazed at the changes. Click to read more ... More About: Weather , Thoughts , Hibernation
ButYouDontLookSick.com on the web!
2008-04-14 20:10:00 We love being connected with our readers! Since we have added those "handy dandy" features at the bottom of every article, we have noticed our readers have shared our articles, posted them on their personal profiles and more. We can not thank you enough for sharing this site with your friends and family. Even though we hope you come to ButYouDontLookSick.com every day for our new articles and tips.. we know there are other places on the web where you guys like to hang out. Social Networking is more and more popular and we like to stay connected! We can use technology as a tool to help each other and build a community. Click to read more ...
Product Review for the CHILLOW Sleep Cool Without Cranking Up The AC!
2008-04-14 07:42:00 Hot Flashes! Night Sweats! Hot Summer Nights!! They have to be the bane of everyone's sleeping time! It's hard enough to sleep when you are a spoonie, without having to factor in that you can't sleep because you overheat too!! It's a nightmare! One I wish I could sleep through, but I can't. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Review , Cool , Product , Sleep
Product Review: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
2008-04-14 03:07:00 The Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is a very different style of computer keyboard. It is designed so your hands slope downwards toward the keys, not upwards as with a standard keyboard. The main keyboard is split into two, in order to encourage the use of both hands and a better typing style. The front of the keyboard is raised with an integrated wrist rest, so that you rest your wrists on the front of the keyboard and your hands naturally flop down onto the keys. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Review , Product
Top 10 Study Tips and Suggestions For Those Living With A Chronic Illness
2008-04-13 06:24:00 Coming from a lover of all learning and a future teacher, school and all of the studying it encompasses means everything to me. A true perfectionist, I wanted to prove that my chronic illnesses would not keep me from succeeding in something that was so intrinsically personal to me: education. I knew before the age of four that I would be a teacher when I grew up. When I was diagnosed at fourteen, after suffering for nearly five undiagnosed years, I was told with the severity of my health issues, I likely would not graduate high school. Tears seared my cheeks hearing those brutal words. Here I was sitting on a cold table in a sterile white room with someone who didn?t even know me, telling me that I wouldn?t live out my lifelong dreams. I wanted to be valedictorian. Dropping out, not continuing on, however you look at it, were not visions in my head, nor would those doctor?s words taint my drive and dreams. Click to read more ... More About: Living , Study , Tips , Illness
Help Me Make This Pain Go Away!
2008-04-10 05:17:00 The following is an excerpt from the book The Truth About Back Pain by Todd Sinett, DC, and Sheldon Sinett, DC Click to read more ... More About: Make
Product Review: Baby Safety Gates from micahco.com
2008-04-06 08:20:00 Well our little one is beginning to crawl, and before I know it she will be running all over the house! I started to look for baby safety gates not only for her safety, but for my energy. I do not want her to fall down stairs etc, but I also know that I do not have the energy to run all over the house following her. The idea of keeping her safe in one or two rooms at a time, seems like a good one for both of us. Click to read more ... More About: Baby , Product Review , Parenting , Safety , Review
Book Review: Body Signs - From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How To Be Yo
2008-03-27 05:40:00 Every patient over the course of their disease will learn the tell tale signs pointing to their body entering a "flare up". I am one of those patients who know their body like a road map. I know every scar, every blemish, every black and blue. I have learned that any change, addition, or variation of these are hints and clues as to what lies on the road before me. I find myself at times analyzing my own body like a detective on a mystery case. The book Body Signs is a fantastic book that offers even more insight to the clues our body naturally gives us to understand our own state of health. I found this book interesting, but also re-assuring to the self awareness I already had. Click to read more ... More About: Book Review , Book Reviews , Review , Book
Dyeing Easter Eggs the Natural Way!
2008-03-18 05:59:00 When I was little my mother hated us to dye the eggs we would later be eating with the food dyes from the store. She claimed the food dyes would seep through the egg shell and we would be eating unnecessary chemicals. Therefore, dyeing Easter eggs wasn?t a huge pastime of my family?s. That is until now. I recently discovered a niche in Easter egg dyeing: using natural foods to dye eggs! Now you too can dye your eggs with the same food you eat in order to stay away from unnecessary food dyes and keep your family happy AND healthy this Easter! Click to read more ... More About: Eggs , Natural , Easter Eggs , The Natural
Product Review: Hallmark Card Studio: Deluxe 2007 Version
2008-03-17 05:39:00 You know the slogan: ?When You Care Enough To Send the Very Best.? Often times, when we are stretching our spoons out to the very limit, we feel that we aren?t always able to contribute our very best, even when in our hearts, we desperately desire to do so. For instance, when you hear great news, like I just did, about a friend getting engaged. You want to get a card out into the mail, but you?re not exactly sure how you?ll be able to extend yourself to get to the store right away amidst all of the other ?must do?s? that require so much of your precious energy. Your heart is the right spot, but you?re just not sure how you?re going to accomplish it. This product helps! Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Card , Hallmark , Review , Product
Product Review: Ikea Memory Foam Mattress
2008-03-16 17:11:00 When my husband and I decided that we needed a new mattress, a memory foam mattress was the obvious choice. Due to my Fibromyalgia, I can always feel the springs, even on a very good mattress, and although I need a soft mattress for my tender pressure points, I also need good support. Click to read more ... More About: Product Review , Memory , Review , Product , Mattress
How to Find Books In Large Print
2008-03-12 22:50:00 The easiest way to find books in large print is to do an internet search for them. Here are some tips. Click to read more ... More About: Books , Find , Print , Large
Healthy Snack Review: Power Pop Popcorn
2008-03-12 04:55:00 I was as skeptical as any that something like Popcorn ? bringing to mind giant bags of butter and salt or candy coated boxes with prizes in them ? could ever be seen as truly healthy or sensible. Sure, there are microwaveable varieties that are low calorie, but they usually taste like cardboard or nothing at all if you get lucky. Click to read more ... More About: Power , Review , Snack , Healthy
Coping With the Aftermath of a Stroke
2008-03-12 01:36:00 I was thirty two years old when I had my stroke. I banged on the screen door window to catch the dog?s attention; the glass shattered and severed two tendons in my arm and a bunch of nerves in my hand. The surgery was extremely successful in repairing that damage, but after I got home from the hospital I began to feel strange. Not myself. We checked with the pharmacist and learned that I was having a bad reaction to codeine, prescribed for the after surgery pain. When I couldn?t tie my shoes and didn?t know the names of things, including myself and my daughters, I was worried, but thought it was just an aftermath of the whole affair. Anesthetics and I have a track record of not getting along. By the time we realized that something much worse had occurred, it was too late to do anything about it. The doctor said that I?d had a slow bleed that had repaired itself and now I just had to recover. Click to read more ... More About: Coping , Stroke
The Ultimate Spoonie Valentine?s Day Gift!
2008-02-07 01:44:00 What?s better than chocolate on Valentine ?s Day? Chocolate spoons! These fun and easy to make gifts are perfect presents for friends, lovers, teachers, neighbors?and anyone who needs some spoons! You can also use season-appropriate candy and colors and give these all year long. They?re also a no-bake food-craft so they?re perfect for kids of practically any age to make! Use them in coffee or hot cocoa, or eat them like a lollipop! It?s a Valentine?s Day treat that any Spoonie will love! Click to read more ... More About: Gift , Ultimate
Movies to cuddle up with by yourself on Valentine's Day that won't make you
More articles from this author:2008-02-01 03:58:00 I was sick of everyone telling me all these sweet and romantic movies to watch on Valentin e's Day which only made me cranky and sad. Even though I'm currently in a relationship, it seemed as though the perfect man in those sappy love stories always made me second guess my guy and think he wasn't doing anything right. (It took me a long time to realize that the men in movies are actors and paid to do all the sweet things in the movie, as well as having all the sweet lines written for them.) Whether you're single this year, or your loved one is far away, these movies are surely going to make you smile during and after the movie! No sappy tears and doubt in this list, I promise! Click to read more ... More About: Movies , Make 1, 2, 3 |
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