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December 27, 2006

Product Review: Baby Safety ID Products

As a proud and excited new grandma, I have recently been on the lookout for any products that will keep my little one safe. Chicks & Cubs is a home based business run by a mother who knows a good product when she sees one.

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2006 Year’s Reflections for a Blog or to Scrapbook

As one year ends, I find myself reflecting over it and the years before it. Where I went wrong, where I went right and the struggles that faced me everyday. Did I accomplish everything I had hope for?I realized it wouldn’t be a bad thing to make out lists for myself and thinking others may find this a worthwhile activity, thought to make a simple form people can copy over to a writing program and adjust spaces, print out, fill out and scrapbook into their respective pages or copy into an online diary.

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December 24, 2006

Book Review: Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten!

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December 20, 2006

Television: Keeping Kids Healthy: Lupus A Medical Mystery - Featuring Christine Miserandino

See Christine's Latest television appearance.

Keeping Kids Healthy (PBS and American Public Television) Nationally Syndicated
Won a 2005 New York Emmy Award (11/ 2005) re-aired (2/ 2006, 3/ 2006, 6/2006)
EPISODE 401 - Lupus: A Medical Mystery
*Check your local listings for air dates and times.

What happens when you know your child is sick, but no one can tell you what's wrong...sometimes for years? Lupus, a debilitating disease, is still a medical mystery. Join Dr. Winnie King as we attempt to unravel this mystery on a full-show episode of Keeping Kids Healthy. Without a single known cause, no simple test for diagnosis and symptoms so vague and so varied, Lupus can often elude the doctors trying to detect it. But learning about Lupus is actually the first step in detecting it. You'll hear from a young woman, Christine Miserandino who lived with Lupus since she was 14 but wasn't diagnosed until 22;. Hear the story of how one mother refused to give up until her daughter's condition was diagnosed and hear a Lupus expert discuss symptoms, treatments, care and the latest news on medical advances in Lupus research.

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December 15, 2006

New Slogans, New Gifts and More at the ButYouDontLookSick.com store!

Contemplating what you should give a loved-one or close friend, suffering from a chronic illness this holiday season? How about a Tee-shirt that reads ‘Lupus Sucks’ or ‘Fibromyalgia Sucks' ? Or "Bad Flare Day!".  Look no further than the Butyoudontlooksick.com online store. Offering apparel and merchandise with a twist, the ButYouDontLookSick.com online store will bring a smile to any patient suffering rom Lupus, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, or Arthritis, just to name a few

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December 13, 2006

Sick Humor: 7 Things NOT to Do When You are Depressed

We all have been there. It is 2am, you can't sleep, you have a lot on your mind... and let's face facts- you are depressed. After doing all of the wrong things to combat depression, I thought I would pass on some of my knowledge to you. Hopefully you can find better things to do with your time at 2am then I did. Why only 7 things? I fell asleep, and I was too depressed to think of 10.

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Tips for Traveling with a Chronic Illness!

What is one of the most stressful things to do during the holidays? Travel!!! Most of us have more than one place to be this holiday season, whether it's traveling between in-laws or traveling between family members, it's still the
stress of having to pack up the car and the kids and traveling as long as hours on end.

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Making The Best Of Hard Situations During The Holidays

I always tend to write about what's going on in my life, often as a way of working through situations for myself. When I sat down to write this article, thinking in terms of the holidays, the only thing I could think of was what I am having to do - make the best of a very difficult situation that just happened to occur during the holidays! Perhaps some of you are going through similar challenges - whether created by illness or life situations so in the spirit of helping one another, I'll share what's going on with me.

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Tips: Make the Holidays Festive For Your Pet!

Don't leave Fido or Kitty out of the holiday festivities! You can easily "decorate" your pet for the holidays, which is cheery for you and your pet!

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Tips: Caring For Your Poinsettia

Did someone give you a beautiful poinsettia plant this holiday season? If not, pick one up the day after Christmas when they go on clearance! You can enjoy poinsettias for months, even years with the proper care. They can even survive the move outdoors when the weather warms in summer!

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December 09, 2006

Recipe: Easy Cheesy Cheese Spread.

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Recipe: Lemon Blossoms

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December 01, 2006

Product Review: Belly Ups Maternity Clothing Solutions

Still want to wear the cool low rise jeans you have always loved? Hate walking into the maternity section of the clothing store in fear of elastic waist bands. Well have no fear...Belly Ups are here.

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Poetry: You Look Great!

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