National Garlic Month: Benefits of Garlic
How are you dealing with all of the stress and weirdness going on right now? I hope you have all of the support tha tyou need during this trying time. Hopefully, some of my posts have some information that can help you deal with working from home, stress, newly homeschooling, and more. But I also want to keep some semblance of normalcy when possible. So I will continue to post recipes, exercise, and journaling posts with all of the other posts. And on that note: a lighter post… April is National Garlic Month. Yum! I have a few recipes later in the month that include garlic but today, the post…
Dry Skin: 10 Ways to Banish It This Winter
Dry skin can be a pesky problem. This is one problem that I have lived with my entire life — I feel your pain. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether a certain lotion will help to get rid of dry and flaky skin. This can lead to a lot of expensive trial and error! Fortunately, there are some great natural remedies that can help you. Here are ten of the best. 1. Olive Oil Olive oil is great for moisturizing your skin. Dab a small amount of olive oil onto wherever the driest areas of your skin are. Massage it in well so that your skin can benefit from the…
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Mom
Your mom is one of the people in your life who you appreciate the most. She gave birth to you, cares for you, and protects you. She spends years of her life ensuring that you are as safe as you can be – and even if you don’t appreciate it at the time, you certainly do as you get older. Naturally, when Christmas rolls around, you’ll want to get something nice for her. Here are some suggestions for gifts for mom. Gifts for Mom: High-Thread-Count Bed Linens One option for a gift for mom would be to get her some new, high-thread-count linens. High-thread sheets are incredibly soft, and a…
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Wife
You are always willing to shower your wife with love and affection. You should also give her some high-quality Christmas gifts that can adequately reflect your love and respect for her. These gifts will reflect that she’s making a noticeable difference in the lives of her treasured family members. Here are some gift ideas to show how much you care. A Nice Set of Pajamas If your wife likes to get comfortable at home, nothing is more comfy than a good silk or satin pajama set. These pajamas are made with high-quality silk that’s incredibly soft and smooth, and allow them to lounge around the house in absolute comfort. Don’t…
Holiday Gift Guide: For Your Girlfriend
Earlier this week, we looked at the Holiday Gift Guide for Boyfriends. Your girlfriend is someone that you can confide in and someone that you should be able to trust. She’s a one-of-a-kind woman that pushes you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. This Christmas give back to her by giving her something that she’s going to be able to use and cherish for years to come. This gift guide is filled with ideas. Silk Pillowcase and/or Bedding One gift that you could get her is a silk (or satin) pillowcase. These pillowcases are extremely comfortable and allow her to get a fantastic night’s sleep.…
10 Fitness Tips
If you’re a newbie thinking of starting a fitness regime, use these 10 tips for beginners to make sure that you reach your goals. Make Your Workout Worth It If you want to get the most out of your workout, you need to remember that around 80% of the results that you get from your workout actually come from just 20% of your workout. That means that in an hour’s session, only 12 minutes of the workout will contribute to the bulk of your results. You need to make those minutes really count. Use compound movements that work for more than one muscle group at a time to really make…
A Product Service Review: Fabletics
This review contains only my own opinions. I am an affiliate so I may receive compensation if you purchase products through the link at no additional cost to you. I was not compensated for this post. As a regular walker and occasional yogi, I wear a lot of leggings! Lots of leggings! My son says I don’t exercise enough for these outfits! 😊 I started wearing them almost exclusively when my kidney started failing sometime in 2014. I didn’t have a lot of energy, so leggings were easy to wear. When I had the dialysis catheter implanted into my abdomen in September 2015, the leggings were a blessing! Even now,…
How to Start Using Essential Oils
You’ve decided that you would like to get healthier, get rid of the toxic chemicals in your home or maybe you are just curious about using natural remedies for common ailments. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, essential oils might be just what you need. Your First Hurdle Confusion can quickly set in once you realize just how many different kinds of oils are available. To add fuel to the fire, there are also many different brands (and they are not all equal in quality), various ways to use them, etc. You get the idea. Every novice essential oil user has experienced this type of confusion and…
Fall Skincare Tips
Hello! As an FYI, this post is directed at me as much to anyone who might read this. What do I mean by that? I have been fortunate enough to have very resilient skin because when I get busy, my skincare regimen disappears! I know better. But the first thing to go with me is my skincare plans! So, I figure writing this also puts me on the hook to do better. Anyway… When the seasons change, it’s always a good time to re-visit your skincare routine. Everything about the climate can determine what you need to do to improve your skin health, from humidity and heat to cold winds…
