Dry skin is more than just an uncomfortable bother to one out of every five people. It is often the reason behind many of the bacterial, viral, and fungal infections prevalent each winter. Besides the elements, our daily lives present challenges. Temperature changes both outside and inside the house bring with it rough dry scratch [...]
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Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery – An Important Reminder And Giveaway
Days are getting shorter and nights longer as winter approaches. Soon Daylight Savings Time will end, on November 7. Years ago I remember taking my daughter to Sunday School and finding no one there. Confused, I returned home only to learn that I had forgotten to turn my clock back. There are loads of things [...]
Listerine and Reach Team Up In An Oral Care Challenge
Hubby loves mail. He actually pouts if I happen to get out to the mailbox before him. He loves opening the mail. I don’t know why since it is usually bills, bills, bills. He also loves opening any kind of package. Yesterday he stalked the UPS delivery truck–his reward, MY box of great Listerine and [...]
Hello My Name Is Hope Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As the leaves turn to their autumn uses, enjoy them BUT think pink. As women we all know the possible risks of breast cancer. Fifty years ago my own mother was biopsied for a lump in her breast. She was one of the lucky ones – benign. Not every [...]
The New Style Rules!
Polly Blitzer, style and beauty expert founder of Beauty Blitz, has some tips for fashion conscious women now that summer is gone and fall is in. In a recent interview, I was lucky enough to get a chance to ask to ask her some questions. This lady certainly had a lot of to tell about [...]
What Is in a Name? HFCS Is Sugar.
The American Heart Association recommends that sugar intake be kept at 10% of the daily caloric intake. The Institute of Medicine lists 25% in its guideline. Daily Guidelines terms sugar as discretionary. What is the real truth? Is it what kind of sugar we use or the amount of it that is a contributing factor [...]
2010 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – Sinful Colors Wild About Color Nail Color
I don’t waste my money having my nails done. Why? Because I’m a nail biter. Instead when I go dressy, I pick up some nail polish and color coordinate. Personally I favor basic black clothing, but hubby doesn’t. But a lifetime of pinks, reds, and corals has become so predictable until I was introduced to [...]
