Did you know heart disease is this country’s number one killer? But it can be prevented. All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other and start walking. Today is National Start! Walking Day! Walking is one of my favorite workouts ~ it’s cheap, easy and anyone can do it. [...]
Today I decided to plant a garden. I know, right? I love plants and flowers ~ it’s in the blood. My grandmother had the most beautiful gardens at both of her homes (in Washington, D.C. and Spotsylvania County, Virginia). And my father always had plants in and around our home (he even kept cacti, despite [...]
Yay! The View is back and they have a week’s worth of Hot Topics to discuss. I am so ready…except for one thing, can we please stop talking about Tiger Woods? There are other topics that are much more interesting… Ok, moving on… Please… I hope… Hot Topic The Catholic Church and the Pedophile Scandal [...]
It’s another Monday, which means it is time for another Mamavation Monday post. *sigh* I wasn’t really on top of my “formal” workout game this week. I only went to the gym twice but I walked a little over 3 miles both times. I’m not really certain what was up with me and the gym…no [...]
When I signed up for Twitter 2 years ago, I wasn’t really certain what I wanted to get out of it. I just knew that as a librarian, part of my responsibility was to keep up on current tech trends (yes, we do more than help you find books) so that I could assist patrons [...]
I’ve been living in the Back Mountain for a little over thirteen years and in that time it has become very easy to forget how beautiful it is back here. But today that all changed… After totally flipping out on my kids because they didn’t clean up their rooms after I had repeatedly told them [...]
My name is Daenel and sometimes my house smells. It smells like kids. It smells like dog and hamsters. It smells like stale food. It smells like life and life stinks. So I was happy when ModernMom gave me the opportunity to try the new Febreze No Spill Wood Diffuser in my home. When I [...]
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