I tend to gravitate towards world news in my updates, primarily because most else I read seems to be of little value to more than a select few, is gossip, or is the media making news (through emotional play-by-plays on issues where only the outcome is actually relevant). Here are a few stories I…
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We had an interesting offer made to us a couple of months ago, which forced us to contemplate and create an official policy about reviewing products. Click here to see the ‘Product Review Information‘ page with the policy and links to other reviews.
Game Night Anyone…Might be More Fun than you Expected
When my Mother asked me what I wanted to do with family while I visited this Christmas, I had this nostalgic flashback to when I was a kid and my parents played ‘Pictionary’ and ‘Outburst’ with their friends… so I said I wanted to do Game-night. I wasn’t sure how many of our relatives would…
Formal Complaint
I am lodging a formal complaint against Auntie Alexis and Mattell(where is the copyrights symbol?). On December the 26th at 1 pm I had my day all planned out. I had already opened 6 new toys and installed 14 AA batteries into said toys (not and exaggeration!) I had changed from my pajamas to my…
Heavenly Peppermint Marshmallows – from Living Well Spending Less
I would have posted this sooner but I had to be sure to test them first. I take no credit for this idea, it is all from Ruth Soukup of Living Well Spending Less (checkout her blog, it’s wonderful). The only caveat I will add is that when you leave them out overnight make sure…
Ukraine Update
So a few posts ago I shared a detailed account of what was going on in Syria after doing a little more than my typical research into the topic. This month I dug up info on Ukraine, where recent events have piqued my interest. Rather than subject you to a long post, please check out…
One to Get You in a Festive Mood
“Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very Sparkly nose. And if you ever sawl him you would even say it grows. You would ever say it glows and laugh and call him names. Then one froggy Christmas eve Santa came to say “Ho Ho HO Merry Christmas Eve”. And all the other Reindeers…
Beyond the Bustle – Keeping Up with World and National Current Events
Checkout our latest article in the ‘Beyond the Bustle’ series of time-saving tips. This topic is close to our hearts because part of the impetus for the blog itself was to help other busy folks stay informed. We will continue to share current events with you as diligently as we can using our specific guidelines (find…
Fitness
I am sure you know that 30 minutes a day of high-level activity can reduce you risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and helps to release endorphin’s. It’s only 30 minutes. Why can’t I seem to get it in? I don’t even need to do it everyday. Maybe if I just get it in 3…
100 Years???
My 5-year-old sat up and very excitedly exclaimed to her father last night “I know how you met Mommy!” Which leads us into her happy little world. “Okay, Daddy, You were shopping and you saw Mommy on sale and you picked her up off the shelf and had to dust her off because she had…