My Dad is spending a few weeks with us, and when he’s here he likes to go on long walks around the neighborhood or find a project in my house to work on. Last time he rebuilt my entire door frame, this time he installed new locks, stood up on a long ladder to help […]
National Women’s Health Awareness Week
Let’s get serious for a minute shall we? We’re women, and most of us are moms. One of the things we’re great at is taking care of others. So often our symptoms go ignored or pushed aside to care for someone else. We can’t be helpful or caring for others if we don’t take care […]
Moving On With Nature Made Plus a Chance to Win a $50 Walmart Gift Card
This post was sponsored by Nature Made® as a part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. Back in January at 16 weeks, I had a miscarriage. It was our 6th miscarriage. Yes, I was, and still am heartbroken, but it doesn’t mean that life stands still. Actually, I decided that this year I […]
New Spa Trends You Won’t Want to Miss
In 2016, spa treatments are being taken to new levels of perfection – and customers are lining up. Treatments that were revolutionary just a few years ago are now widely available and more affordable than ever. This helped push the spa industry past the $15 billion dollar mark in 2014, and that number is expected […]
Bakken Invitation Living On and Giving Back Against All Odds Plus a Chance to Win $100! {CLOSED}
Oftentimes when we or someone we love is diagnosed with an incurable illness our worlds are turned upside down. It seems as though we go through the stages of grieving, and forget that we weren’t really given a death sentence, but really a second chance at life – a second life. Our illnesses do not […]
Staying Well With AmWell
It happened, it’s here. The kids all came home last week with nasty coughs, runny noses, and wheezing – the cold – has infiltrated my home, and it will be months before it leaves. I was doing okay, when all of a sudden, I felt that all too familiar tickle in the back of my […]
Experience Something Different and Improve Your Health
According to many experts, the purpose and meaning of life is to experience and try new things. Of course, people usually stick to their routine, but there is only a small number of people that don’t like to try something new every once in a while especially if that new experience can improve their health. […]
Celebrities and Real Fitness: Examples for the Rest of Us to Follow
We accept celebrities as movie stars, sports figures, and politicians. Sometimes, we even see them as role models and try to model ourselves after them. Regarding fitness, certain celebrities have the star power and healthy lifestyle to set an example for the rest of us to follow. Here are a number of things that […]
Keeping Our Aging Family Members Healthy And Insured
Many of you know that we live with my mom. I am her caretaker since she has a plethora of health problems. We have been lucky that she is independent, but does understand that she needs some help in her everyday errands. The past 4 years of living together has been quite educational. The kids […]
Raising Underwareness: Don’t Let Bladder Leakage Weigh You Down
Incontinence… Whew! Thank goodness we got that word out of the way. The word itself incites panic. How taboo. How private. How … wait, one third of the female population has experienced incontinence. So, why are we so devoted to avoiding conversation about a problem that isn’t that uncommon? Perhaps it is the idea of […]