Time To Lose Belly Fat Gained By Holiday Binging
By | January 12, 2009
If you were like me this past Holiday season, you ate way too much and gained way too much belly fat. Yes, belly fat. I swear this is the year, I will lose belly fat and fit into all my old clothes. I am in my 40’s now and I’ll tell you, with each passing year, it gets harder and harder to lose that belly.
This is especially true if you’ve given birth. You gain weight to cushion the baby, but then it doesn’t come off! Why is that? Unless you have the benefit of a personal trainer, it is real hard to get this off.
I’ve been doing some research though and found that by changing some things about the way we eat and exercise can have a real impact on how quickly we lose belly fat. I always thought you had to do a million crunches and situps, but have found that those aren’t neccessarily what will work and by doing a full-body workout, you can see results even quicker! I’ve been doing it all wrong.
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A New Year Is A Great Time To Get Organized
By | January 10, 2009
One of the first things we did for the new year was start to get organized by putting up shelves in our garage. We were lucky enough to have the help of my dad - who is an excellent carpenter - and without who’s help we would have been totally lost. The shelves look great, are functional and have gotten rid of all the clutter on the floor.
They were not expensive - less than $100 bucks for all the wood. We even got a workbench out of the deal. It makes me so happy to walk out into the garage now and see a floor! Now we just have to get the rest of the house organized.
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Happy 2009 Everyone!
By | January 4, 2009
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post, but I have taken some time off to be with my family during the Christmas Holiday. I hope you all enjoyed your celebrations and had a Happy New Year…Now it’s back to work and the start of a new year!
I bet you all have lots of new year’s resolutions and would like to start this year off on a great note. I also would bet that you’re all glad that this past year is behind us and that 2009 will be the year that we turn around and begin to pick up the pieces that were scattered all around us.
I hope that this year will find you in better spirits, a better job or anything better that you have been longing for. These are tough times that we are in and it takes lots of creativity just to make ends meet for some of us.
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Merry Christmas!
By | December 16, 2008
Wow, Christmas is almost here! I love it! I wish all my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Remember to slow down, enjoy this time with family and really appreciate all that you have been blessed with throughout 2008. Remember what this season is really about. Remember those who might not be as fortunate. Give extra hugs to the kids and thank the elderly for their contributions to this world. Pray that our soldiers come home soon and that all the fighting can come to a swift ending. Give an extra kiss to your spouse as they walk out the door and remember to thank the store employees who are worn out from the Holiday Shopping Season.
Let’s all enjoy this wonderful time wherever you may be and may 2009 be the best ever! Merry Christmas!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
By | November 27, 2008
I will not be on here tomorrow, so I would like to extend a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I feel sometimes that life can be really tough, but when I think about it, I have alot to be thankful for. I don’t always realize that I have so much already, right here in front of me.
I have a husband and three great kids. I have a wonderful Mom and Dad and brother & sister. I have three brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws. Two nieces & four nephews. Uncles, Aunts & Cousins and more… We have a home, health & just enough to get by. I have a great friend who is going through a tough time right now, but who could teach us all a thing or two about courage and being thankful even when things get bad.
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Happy Monday!
By | November 24, 2008
Well, another weekend come and gone. With each passing day, Christmas gets closer and closer. I love this time of year, though. I miss the warm days of summer, but there is a magic in the air now that brings a certain twinkle to the eyes.
Maybe it’s the excitement of the kids or the crispness of the cold, whatever it is, it’s magic. It snowed here in Carolina on Friday, last week, and the look on the kid’s faces was enough to send your heart afflutter. It’s nothing compared to the snow from where we come from, but it’s enough to make the kids smile.
Soon we will be doing our Christmas decorating - we actually put up the outside lights this weekend. We don’t turn them on till after Thanksgiving though. With all the rush in the stores to push Christmas as early as September, we feel that turning them on before Thanksgiving, is just not right. Maybe it’s just that I’m from a whole different generation and need to savor the pureness of the season.
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Prepare Now for the Holidays
By | November 5, 2008
Well, it’s that time of year again and time to start getting into the Holiday spirit. This is a wonderful 
time of year and you should get out and enjoy. The only problem is, most of us procrastinate so much that we ruin our Holidays by putting off what we should have done now. So stop saying you will get it done and prepare ahead of time and you will feel much better. Start with:
1. Writing out your cards now. Buy stamps, insert pictures and have everything ready to go by December 1st.
2. Buy Holiday paper goods and decorations for any parties (school included) now, so that you are well prepared for any get-togethers.
3. Hang the outside lights. You don’t have to light them up, just have this task done and out of the way.
Topics: Holidays | 1 Comment »
Words Of Wisdom
By | October 30, 2008
We all should go back to basics when bringing up our kids and this hit the nail right on the head…
Written with a Pen… By Paul Harvey
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The Sock Cop
By | October 28, 2008
Somewhere out in laundry world, socks go missing. I don’t know if it’s a thing they have for adventure or 
just to go see lands unknown, but all of a sudden they’re gone! Poof! Disappearred, just like that!
Well, fear no more, because there is a product called The Sock Cop that will make your life much easier. These little clips will keep those socks together - because somehow if two socks are together, they don’t seem to get lost - quite amazing.
Anyway, check out The Sock Cop and never lose those little buggers again!
Topics: Babies, Clothing, children | 1 Comment »
Do You Know How Much Your Stuff Is Worth?
By | October 14, 2008
I came upon this site and thought it was pretty interesting and wanted to share it with all of you. If you were ever wondering how much your stuff is worth, go to a website called www.ztail.com to calculate the going rate for some of your things. This is great for anyone who is wanting to sell items on ebay, craigslist, a garage sale, etc…They have many items ranging from toys to electronics and more. If you want to find out what your stuff is worth, check out www.ztail.com. I think it is pretty cool. Happy selling!
Topics: Saving Money, freebies | 1 Comment »
Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake
By | October 8, 2008
Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1/2 cupcoarsely chopped nuts
Coffeecake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned or fresh pumpkin
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
To Make Topping:
Combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly; stir in nuts.
To Make Cake:
Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
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The History Behind The Jack O’Lantern
By | October 7, 2008
Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought it would be interesting to find out how the tradition of carving pumpkins came about. I found this post on History.com and thought I would share it with you.
The History Of The Jack O’Lantern
People have been making jack o’lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree’s bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
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Website is Almost Back to Normal
By | October 3, 2008
Well, after working most of the last day on getting my website back to what it was, I’m almost there. Things don’t always go the way we want them to, do they? I will just pick up and move on. What else can you do? When life gives us curves, we learn to swerve. So I swerved.
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Oh, Website Fairy, Where Are You?
By | October 2, 2008
This is a post to let all of you who regularly come to my site, that are wondering what happened to all my stuff, know that a little troll in website land took all my sidebars. Everything I had was wiped out and I need to start over. So if you were wondering, that’s what happened.
(Oh, and if you can find the website fairy, tell her I need her.)
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Who Is The Rich Man?
By | September 29, 2008
I found this little story and thought I’d share it with everyone. It can teach us all a lesson:
One day a wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country so that the son could see how the poor lived. They spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “Very good, Dad!” “Did you see how poor people can be?” “Yeah!” “And what did you learn?” The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the house; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; they have the whole horizon.” When the little boy was finished, the father was speechless. His son then added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are!”
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What Happened To America?
By | September 26, 2008
Maybe I’m a little ticked off today, but I am fed up with hearing the cries from Wall Street and the “bailout”. Now, I want to tell you, I am NOT a political person. I’m just a mom, with three kids and a husband who is trying to make ends meet, just like all of you, but this is really getting to me.
This is the part that really ticks me off:
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Please Help Find Missing Children
By | September 24, 2008
I found a website called www.recentlymissing.org where you can grab code to put a widget on your site or blog and anyone that visits can see the children who are missing. Imagine the impact we all could have, if each one of us put one of these on our sites. Grab the code now and make a difference.
Pray for these children and God Bless!
Topics: Childrens Safety, children | 1 Comment »
How About A Homemade Halloween Costume?
By | September 21, 2008
If you have the time (there’s still almost 6 weeks till Halloween) you can make a Homemade Halloween Costume. I found a great website with lots of ideas on making a costume. From the cute to the scary, from easy to a bit more involved, I think you’ll be able to find something from little kids to big kids. Click the following link and browse through the ideas - Halloween Costume Ideas. Some of my favorites:
Are these cute or what?
Topics: Costumes, Halloween, Holidays, children | 4 Comments »
Folate Helps You Feel Good
By | September 18, 2008
I just read that researchers think that a defficiency in Folate found in Vitamin B, may contribute to depression. So start eating lots of Folate, which can be found in Oranges, Strawberries, Melons, Beans and Eggs! Hey, it wouldn’t hurt? All those foods are good for us anyway, so might as well eat them and feel better too.
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Money Saving Tips
By | September 16, 2008
In today’s economy, saving money has become an obsession for some, me included. Gas alone is killing my family budget, as is the price of groceries. There are ways to save money just by doing a few things around your home and by utilizing resources around you.
- Setting your thermostat to 78 in summer and 68 in winter.
- Use the library to borrow books and movies instead of buying them or renting them.
- Turn the thermostat on your water heater down a degree or two.
- Wash in cold water.
- Shop after holiday sales and stock up for next year.
- Use coupons whenever you can. There are many coupon sites available. A few of them are: www.Coupons.com, www.TheGroceryGame.com, www.atozdeals.com .
- Eat at home. Bag your lunch. Bring coffee from home. Stop eating out.
- Match coupons to the sale items in your weekly grocery circular.
Topics: Coupons, Saving Money | 2 Comments »