Yesterday was a perfect spring day. We don’t get a lot of them here in southern Ontario, usually we go straight from snow in May to boiling hot humidity in June. I stopped at the waterfront and took a little stroll. I was really in the moment, enjoying the soft breeze, the sun on my skin and the sparkling blue …
Is Your Lotion Safe?
A couple of days ago, I participated in a market research study on hand and body lotion. I currently have in my possession many, many bottles of hand and body lotion. I have been on a search for the holy grail of lotions that will keep my dry skin at bay without feeling sticky or greasy. It also has to …
Save $$ – Borrow Audio Books FREE!
I love listening to an interesting book while I walk. Looking forward to the next chapter motivates me to get outside and exercise when I am feeling less than energetic. However, usually, one listen is enough, and purchasing as many titles as I would like to hear would be exorbitantly costly. A great resource that many people do not realize …
Organization and Simplicity Project
Well, the mess continues. I have been systematically going through my entire house and purging things I no longer need or love. It has been months and I am starting to feel like it will never end. Actually, the truth is, it never will and I need to start accepting that fact. Our lives consist of things coming in and …
Find your Style
I just read an interesting book which describes a process of getting to know yourself better by choosing two words to describe yourself. The first word, describes your core being, 80% of who you are, and the second word describes your creative edge, what motivates and distinguishes you. This 80/20 principle applies to many areas of life, including wardrobe, where …
This Crazy Vegan Life – Book Review
This book begins by asking the reader to re-think everything and be more conscious about how we live our lives. The writer has an upbeat, reasonable approach to a healthier lifestyle without being preachy, stating that, “Junk is junk, and it will make you sick and fat, whether vegan or not, organic or not.” Among the top ten reasons to …
Tea – Health and Weight Loss Drink Extraordinaire
Another interesting read, The Ultimate TEA Diet: How Tea Can Boost Your Metabolism, Shrink Your Appetite, and Kick-Start Remarkable Weight Loss, has kept me mesmerized the past couple of days. The most interesting tidbit I gleaned from this book is that tea contains an ingredient coffee does not, l-theanine, that moderates the effects of caffeine. That is why a nice, …
At Long Last – Reorganization in Progress!
In the past few weeks, I have finally been seriously tackling a long overdue project – completely reorganizing my house. I started in the autumn by clearing out some of my kitchen cupboards and then my I have 11+ years of accumulated stuff due to delayed decision making, procrastination and way too many projects. Some of the ideas I have …
Unique Product – Sugarless Gum WITHOUT Aspartame!
I am so excited about this product. I am kind of an addict when it comes to chewing gum. It has been absolutely impossible to find sugar-free gum without aspartame for the past couple of years, so I have had to go cold turkey other than the odd piece of gooey kid’s bubble gum, although I noticed the other day …
Yes, You Can Recycle Fabric Scraps and Old Shoes!
Do you sometimes hesitate to get rid of things like old socks and stained and ripped jeans because you feel bad that it will be sitting in a garbage dump, polluting the earth? I certainly felt this way, and being the creative person that I am I always had plans to make sock puppetts or a hat or use the …