Gift giving is supposed to make you and the recipient feel good. You know what they like and if you have been giving them gifts for a while, you can become tapped out on what to give next. When traditional gifts won't work, it is nice to have some ideas to pull from. Store gift cards are nice, but they tend to be a bit impersonal and is it what you gave them last year? Here is a list of ideas … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Wood Furniture Using a Tree Stump
Bringing nature into the house just makes us feel good. For the longest time, people have brought in green plants, flowering plants, Ficus trees, cactus, and even created little herb gardens in the window sill. It isn't enough to just look out the window. Shaker and Mission furniture makes the very best of simple wood and this article shows a more rustic side of wood furnishings. Wood stumps … [Read more...]
4 Surprising Secrets About Bottled Water | Eat This, Not That
The average person drinks about 30 gallons of bottled water per year, making it the second most consumed beverage in the USA. People drink bottled water for a variety of reasons, it is convenient, it can be carried in a pocket or a cooler, it tastes better, it is healthy for you. Here is an article that disputes the "healthy" portion of our reasoning for drinking bottled water. Recent studies … [Read more...]
Simple & Cheap Ornaments to Make with Kids
Adults enjoy receiving gifts from children that have been hand made. Years later, when teens or young adults see that those gifts were kept and cherished for time, they feel honored and loved. Spending time with children to do a simple craft is 3o minutes that cna influences them for life. Here are few very simple and inexpensive crafts to do with your children or grandchildren. Peanut … [Read more...]
Instead of a Bottle of Wine: Hostess Gifts for Holiday Parties
The joy of the Christmas season is abundant and it is so much fun to attend parties and different gatherings. Choosing the perfect gift for a host or hostess doesn't have to be difficult. Some people just won't appreciate a bottle of wine, no matter how costly or rare it is. Here are a few suggestions for the host or hostess on your list: A Succulent Tealight Set - life-like tealights for … [Read more...]
Eating After the Holidays – Getting Back on Track
Every year from November to January we torture our bodies with over-eating, exotic food and drink and little exercise. With Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas & New Years ahead there are some helpful things we can do now or as soon as this season is past that will help each of us to be on the road to better health. Don't skip breakfast - studies show that people who eat breakfast are … [Read more...]
Christmas Survival Guide
There is nothing more disappointing to children at Christmas than after opening the most amazing gifts, they can't be played with or used because batteries aren't included. Be a smart shopper and an awesome gift-giver by including batteries with your gifts. Take a look at the box the items comes in and it will plainly indicate if the batteries are included or if you need to … [Read more...]
You Need a Portable Generator – Protect Your Family
Depending on where you live there may be a real possibility that you will be without electrical power at some point this winter. Snow and ice that accumulate on power lines and high, gusty winds can bring down lines and interrupt power to individual homes or large neighborhoods. In my Midwestern town, we plan on being without electricity 3-5 days each winter. We get our kerosene heater ready to … [Read more...]
Chocolate Cheesecake Candy Cane Bars, Oh My!
My mother makes the best cheesecake I have ever tasted. When my family gathers together, it is a given that we will enjoy her 7 pound cheesecake. Several years ago, I was at dinner with a colleague who ordered cheesecake for desert, when she took the first bite, her eyes rolled back in her head, she fell back in her chair and proclaimed, "this is the best cheesecake I have ever had!" Cheesecake … [Read more...]
Grab Something Healthy at the Grocery Store Tonight
Not everyone can find the time to shop wisely so they can eat healthy. Soccer moms, executive dads, college kids all know the benefits of good eating habits, but often times, schedules simply don't allow it. This article helps to take away some of the guilt of hasty shopping, quick meals and busy lives. Take a look at some of the healthy choices you need to be aware of when running into the store … [Read more...]
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