Category: Life
Happy Halloween!
Or, for the at lovers like me. Happy Meowlloween! My son was a dragon. And my Mom, who would up wearing this during storytime. it’s a natural look for her, don’t you think?
NAIC Health Insurance Tips – With Heart Monitor Giveaway
Health insurance is something we all ideally should have. Getting seriously ill is stressful enough, emotionally and financially, without having to add on the worries of how to pay for medical care. Had I not had health insurance earlier this year when I underwent major surgery we’d be looking at a lifetime of debt. Now [...]
Big Small Business Dreams
My Dad and I have had a dream of opening a business together for years. I’ve always thought that in all likelihood we would never be able to make it happen. One of the biggest reasons for that is because of the expenses involved in start ups. I never honestly took the time to look [...]
Do You DIY?
My house needs a couple of repairs. All right, it needs a lot of repairs. A number of them have waited for some time, because we simply couldn’t afford to have them done.I mean really, it can cost anywhere between $45 and $70 just to have a repairman come out, and that doesn’t include any [...]
Happy Independence Day!
I adore Winnie The Pooh and can’t wait for the movie to come out next month! ABOUT THE MOVIE Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with “Winnie the Pooh.” Featuring the timeless charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical “bear of very [...]
Child Hunger Can End Here – My Visit To The FoodBank Of Monmouth And Ocean Counties
I mentioned in March that I was going to visit a food bank in my area in order to learn more about what they do, how they do it and what the community would do without them. Not long ago I visited the FoodBank Of Monmouth And Ocean Counties, located about 20 minutes from my [...]
2011 SCOUR Project – Tips And Uses For Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
The folks at Arm & Hammer Baking Soda have shared a list of tips and uses for the product, helping you make it a year round solution for the home. ARM & HAMMER® BAKING SODA Food Safe Surface Cleaning Clean your food prep area and tools with natural, food safe ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda [...]
Child Hunger – Is The Problem Closer To Home Than You Thought
As a blogger correspondent for ConAgra I’ve learned more about child hunger than I knew before, and enough to realize this is a problem that needs to be beaten, as well as one that is very much right in our own back yards. Did you know that in 2009, 17.2 million children under the age [...]
Child Hunger Can End Here
Child hunger is more of a problem in our country then you may be aware of. I didn’t fully realize the depth of the problem until starting to work with ConAgra on this project. Here is some information about ConAgra’s Child Hunger Ends Here program: THE PROBLEM 2010: Child Hunger Ends Here (CHEH) was created [...]
Why You Should Check The Battery In The Spare Remote For Your Car
Parked car running on a cold winter morning during an ice storm before work. Looks right, doesn’t it? Not in this case. This week we had an ice storm here in Jersey. The weather reports were calling for bad ice, like an inch or so. So, the7 night before the storm I flipped my windshield [...]
Compact Car Conspiracy Theory – Myth Or Fact?
Recently I saw a compact car with the personalized license plate “ITSABOX”. I’m not kidding. It cracked me up, but it was a true statement. The car was totally square. And UGLY. I understand people want to do what they can to save money on fuel and help the environment and all but there’s just [...]
A Question For You – Public Restroom Toilet Paper Dispensers
What exactly is the deal with toilet paper dispensers? You know, the kind you find in a public restroom. Did you ever notice that these things are not only made to be unfriendly, but they’re positioned poorly too. Basically a lot of people having a laugh at our expense, I think. The positioning of the [...]
5 Holiday Survival Tips for Busy Moms
Do the holidays stress you out? Maybe one (or all) of these tips in this guest post will help you regain a little bit of peace. The holiday season is upon us — it won’t be long until we are drinking eggnog by the fireplace and unwrapping gifts. Christmas, a holiday that can best be [...]
Money Matters by Susan Hirshman
The author of Does This Make My Assets Look Fat shares her tips on how to manage your finances and invest like a pro! Financial expert Susan Hirshman, author of the brand new book “Does This Make My Assets Look Fat” answers our readers’ burning money questions and breaks down the concept of investing and [...]
