Yoga “Off the Mat”

I started doing yoga eight years ago as a way of staying strong and limber while coping with a chronic pain condition. Doing "yoga off the mat" is an expression I have heard frequently since then. It means carrying the lessons of your yoga practice into your daily life. Until recently, the only me

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The Easiest Gourmet Cookies You’ll Ever Make

("Stop, Drop, and Roll" recipes!) As soon as February passes by it seems that there's a thousand events we end up hosting: St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Passover, spring birthdays. It just never stops. When you have to host parties all Spring it can get very harrowing when you have to decide what to se

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Tip: Have Spoons, Will Travel…

I used to travel a lot for work back in the day and now we still do several trips a year - so I have a bunch of tips that make traveling more bearable for me. Before you leave: · Pre plan like crazy. That way when you do your easy/busy days - you'll know exactly where you're going and how

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Like to read, but can’t sit still?

I’m a voracious reader, but don’t always have a lot of time to read, so I’ve developed some ways to get my reading in without giving up my working time. I read a lot of short stories. First off, I love short stories because they tell the whole tale in a few pages and often have ironic endings

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Interview: Dr. Nicholas Genes MD, PhD

After recently getting involved with "Grand Rounds" (The weekly round up of the best medical blogs on the web) I wanted to take the opportunity to get to know Dr. Nicholas Genes, the founder and maintainer of Grand rounds and Blogborygmi a bit more. Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, is a resident in the Eme

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Project Linus: My Blankie and Me

Linus Van Pelt, the security blanket donning Peanuts character was once known to say, “I know there is a lesson to be learned here somewhere, but I don't know what it is.” Linus obviously didn’t know how right he was when he uttered that remark while clutching his blankie, thumb in mouth. Life

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Product Review: Time4felt.com children’s toys

Story Time felts are a wonderful, new creative way of telling stories and encouraging imagination with your child. There is a felt back board with a scene on it and then felt "puppets" to help tell the story. The fabric is great for younger children to learn textures and free play, while older child

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Ideas for “Spring Break” For Chronically Ill College Students

I know many of us have those days/weeks/months, maybe even years, when we do not even get out of bed. I know I have watched friends live life while I simply let it pass me by. For this reason, being chronically ill is one of the worst feelings in the world for a college student, and there is no wors

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Movie Review: Definitely, Maybe

I recently watched Definitely, Maybe, starring Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). While it was quite obviously a chick flick, the theater seemed to hold more men than women. Ironically, I did not hear any male complaints after it was over. The entire movie is a st

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Book Review: First Year Fibromyalgia: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Author: Mari Florence This was the first book I ever read on fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed with it in November of 2004, then later with lupus SLE in 2005. I had never heard of fibromyalgia before and when my rhuematologist told me it was causing all my symptoms, I didn't know what to think. I google

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