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This past week has been a rather full for me. My sister had to have surgery and then one of my best friends from high school passed away. It was very sudden and really hit me hard. It brought home just how fragile life truly is.

Baby Center reports that bathing a baby is often a concern for new parents and sometimes even experienced parents. If the baby has a fear of water or has experienced any form of trauma or simply doesn’t want a bath, the experience can become even more upsetting. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be an ordeal….

Moving can be an extreme stress on everyone involved. To make sure your move is as painless as possible, check out these five clever moving hacks you never thought of. Prepare yourself so your move will be effortless!

It is often said that red wine is best enjoyed the day of opening, with open bottles of wine enjoyed later being significantly less flavorful and interesting. While it is true that many wines suffer over time due to extended exposure to oxygen, oxygen is also the key ingredient to opening up the deeper characteristics…

Do you know how to act at a dinner table? If your answer is negative, you should read this article carefully.  Napkin and timing We all know that napkins are important and while eating food, if you are invited to a dinner, let the host place his napkin on his lap before you do it….

Many people turn to strict diets in order to lose weight and this is not always the solution.  Instead of harsh food restriction, you need to change your diet and engage in physical activity. This is the perfect loss weight plan. When it comes to food and proper eating you need to find healthy food full…

I have been MIA since Sunday, actually since Friday as I wrote my weekend posts early. In my defense my sister had to have emergency surgery so I had to go out-of-town for that. I finally got back home and things are starting to return somewhat to normal. I have a list that feels a…

A full week into the new year finally and I have struggled a bit with my fitness goals. I was doing really well but then on Friday I just didn’t have the energy to do any of it. I am not sure if it was I was just simply tired or just one of those…

  I don’t typically do book series! I mean at all, although there have been a few exceptions to that rule such as Duffy Brown’s Consignment Shop Mysteries and the Outlander series. The reason that I don’t is because I get so wound up wanting to know what happens and I tend to become overly…

You read that right! I totally talk to myself and on occasion I answer myself even in public! When I was young my parents simply thought it was my imaginary friends but then as I got older my parents actually began to worry. I was too old to still have imaginary friends yet I would…