Packing a lunch is one of the easiest ways to save money and be eco-friendly. You can choose healthful foods to bring with you and can assure that you’re always excited for lunch. Whether you want to start a new diet, look for ways to save money or simply are ready to make a change, packing a lunch for the day is a smart decision. It doesn’t have to limit you when it comes to being social during lunch hour, you could even inspire others to bring their lunches as well!
But She Looks So Perfect!
The first time I held my baby, I thought: “She’s exactly the same temperature as my body. It is like she is still part of me. She is so perfect.”
The first sign that anything was less than ideal was the oxygen mask they kept pushing onto my face and then onto the baby’s.
“What’s wrong?” I asked…
Holiday Hostess Gifts
As the holiday season approaches, thousands of invites will be sent out for a variety of holiday parties. All guests are eager to show their appreciation and thanks and a great way to do that is through the appropriate gifting of a hostess present. The biggest dilemma that accompanies a hostess gift is to simultaneously not spend too much money but also gift something thoughtful and meaningful.
How and When Do You Decide Your Family Is Complete?
I’m one of two children, so I was certain that two was the perfect number. That was before I became a mother. Now…I’m just not sure.
A Sixth Sense for Doing Laundry
Did you know that about 90% of the energy in a typical laundry cycle is spent heating the water? While hot water may be necessary for certain stains or for running a sanitizing/allergen cycle, using hot water to do laundry is a waste of energy. Plus, washing clothing in cold water allows fabrics to retain their color and strength longer.
4 Healthier Halloween Treat Alternatives
Come next weekend, all anybody will be thinking about is candy. Kids will be dreaming of it and planning for it, adults will be combing nearby drug and food stores for bags of it and everybody will be thinking about the nutritional side effects-whether it be the future of your children’s teeth or your own waistline.
Project Runway Final Elimination: An Interview with the Auf’d Designer
One of my e-mail readers has requested no spoilers in my Project Runway post titles so here is your warning: this is an interview with the auf’d designer from last night’s final elimination before New York Fashion Week…we chatted about passion, privilege, and pet stores!
An Army to End Breast Cancer
Among women, breast cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers.
In 2008, it caused close to 500,000 deaths and negatively affected the lives of millions. Although positive steps are being made every day in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, the only thing that will continue this progress is increased awareness.
Early detection of the cancer is key to a recovery and few women regularly get mammograms to monitor their health. By increasing awareness around healthy steps such as this or common risk factors, steps can be taken to permanently eliminate breast cancer.
Sorry Lady Gaga, My Little Monsters Do it Cuter
I was browsing one of my favorite blogs this morning and saw this fun picture of Lady Gaga…I love the fun she has with fashion and she is truly fabulous but I couldn’t help but think, “Sorry Lady Gaga, but my little monsters did the icing lipstick thing over a year ago…and they did it cuter!”
Can You E-Mail a Baby?
A few months before my husband deployed to Iraq, we decided we were ready to start a family.
There is never a perfect time, especially for a military family. There is only now.
The day before my husband deployed, I took three, count ’em, three, of the “super-duper early we can tell if you are even thinking about it” pregnancy tests and got a big fat negative…
