For those you have been with me for a while you know that I don’t have a green thumb but I enjoy making my outdoor areas look beautiful. I was surfing around one day when I came across Desert Steel and was intrigued. As in I turned around and yelled for Ma to come to…
Growing Old Gracefully: It’s All About Lifestyle
When it comes to living longer, the news is actually good. Despite fast-food and sedentary lifestyles, people are living into their eighties and nineties at a greater frequency than ever before. What’s more, healthy lifespan is increasing too, mainly thanks to advances in medical technology. Recently, the huffingtonpost.com asked Peggy Buchanan, an expert lifestyle and…
FGN Ski Goggles
Even though I live deep in the south there is one thing I learned the last time I went snow tubing and that is that the sun can be the devil when it hits all that white snow. I have blue eyes which means the sun can be even harsher to them. So when I…
Reward Your Skin with HollyBeth Organics
I don’t know about you all but I have issues with my skin. I always have and I thought (and hoped like a dummy) that many of those issues would go away once I became an adult. They didn’t and I still struggle with them everyday. One thing that drives me crazy is my adult…
Relax with Soap Cauldron
I am a bath product fan. Actually that sentence is putting it mildly. I adore anything that has to do with baths. For me there is just something so relaxing about taking a bath. That is why I love trying new companies and products. Soap Cauldron is truly a unique and wonderful company to me….
Home Improvement: Bringing New Life Into Every Room
Every so often it can feel as though your home just doesn’t have the same atmosphere that it used to. What used to be warm and comforting now just feels kind of stale and uninviting. This is a pretty common thing that a lot of people find at some point, and it can be pretty…
Best Foot Care Practices for Individuals with Diabetes
According to the Joslin Diabetes Center, one in four people with diabetes will develop a foot complication that requires medical attention. When diabetes is not properly managed, nerve damage may develop in the feet, causing difficulty in noticing cuts or wounds. Additionally, consistently high blood glucose levels may reduce blood flow to the feet and…
Never Leave Home Without It!
The year before last I learned a valuable lesson about not having a charger with me. I was stuck at the hospital without my cell phone because it died and there was no charger in my purse. I could make a local call but my mother was a state away and I wasn’t able to…
Hands-Free Breastpump from Simple Wishes
Now before you all go…. “What! I thought Rita’s kids were all too old for breast feeding.” They are but I have several nieces and nephews (as well as cousins) who are not. So when Simple Wishes came to me about a review and giveaway I knew I could still handle this. I will of…
8 Businesses You Can Start from Home
The days of women staying home to look after their husbands and children are long gone. While many women still make the choice to do that, the choice is theirs to make. Many other women choose to return to work once they have had children, to contribute financially and regain some independence. However, these women…
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