Posts under ‘Health and beauty’

In the last two years, I lost a lot of weight – almost 90 pounds in fact. Getting them off and keeping them off even with medical intervention has not been easy. Not being obese any longer is great. Big pluses better sense of personal worth and attractiveness, better health, more energy, and less rx’s [...]

I grew up in a different time, a different generation.  With children and grandchildren of my own, I’d still be waiting for my own mother to talk to me about things like menstruation and the facts of life if she were alive.  Things like that just weren’t talked about way back then.  ’Tis a pity.  You [...]

A few weeks ago my doctor prescribed home Tens machine for use on my bad knee.  I liked the way it takes the edge off of pain, but I didn’t appreciate the wrap process best described as awkward and bulky.  Humongous ice pack, yards and yards of wrap–all for every application.  Even a tiny move [...]

As my readers know, I just love to travel.  I even keep a suitcase packed ready to go.  Traveling by air has gotten complicated with all the scanning machines and pat downs.  I have my quart ziplock bag filled with legal stuff (maximum 3 ounces per container).  Somehow by the end of every trip I [...]

Are you one of the eight out of ten people who suffer from minor muscular back aches and pains associated with overexertion, joint strains, sprains, and arthritis? Have you tried old therapy and ice packs without success? Has DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) gotten to you after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise? Well, I recently learned [...]

Sensitive skin, the weather, and the aging process are three reasons why skin doesn’t always look and feel as good as possible. Sun-sensitive, dermatologically cursed me has to monitor everything I use or else. Simply put, my skin irritates very easily. Prescription shampoo, pure fragrance free detergent, special soaps and body washes, and good face [...]

I have been toting diaper bags since 1966…longer in fact if you include my teenage years babysitting. When my own children became adults, I needed them for the grandchildren. They have always been a traveling (both short and long trip) must. Ugly as sin, poorly organized, bad construction, and wrong size begin my list of [...]