Product Review: Gopher II Pick Up & Reaching Tool

I have a Lazy Susan in a corner cabinet of the kitchen and every so often, a can or other item will fall off the shelf and roll to the back of the cabinet out of my reach. After I got a bottle of vanilla stuck back there, I asked my husband to purchase a long-handled grabbing tool for me, as I figur

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It’s Summer And The Kids Are Bored! Learn Something New!

Moms, this summer don’t forget to teach your children a craft. No matter what kind it is, it’s real good for keeping idle hands busy and giving the child a sense of accomplishment. They can do it for personal expression, as a gift, or for actual needs, depending on the type of craft done. Yo

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Here are a few of my new favorite items to make your next party easier!

I find that the hardest part of having people over is the set up and clean up. It takes a lot of energy and time, and let’s face facts- it is no fun! I want to be social and keep in touch with friends, but I do not want to pay for it the next day with exhaustion, pain and frustration and I do not

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Product Review: Water Jel Burn Gel Plus Emergency Burn Care

This is a great item to keep in your medicine cabinet or home medical kit. Kitchen burns can happen all year long, but during the summer we have the added chance of burns from the grill. I have even gotten small burns from my hair dryer and hair straightener. Water Jel is a topical gel for minor

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5 Unique Outdoor Back Yard Party Gift Ideas, You’ve Never Heard Of!

It is the middle of summer, and that means you are going to a back yard party, or you are throwing a party yourself. If you are bored with the same old ideas, or need a good hostess gift, look no further! I am the gadget queen! Forget about bringing another dessert, who has time or energy to bake?

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Book Review: Life Disrupted: Getting Real About Chronic Illness in Your Twenties and Thirties

Health writer and blogger Laurie Edwards has written a book and I am so happy to review it. This book is brand new and just became available June 24th. I found Laurie's blog achronicdose.com about a year ago and I have been reading it ever since. She's living with multiple chronic illnesses (PCD or

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Stay Home on Vacation “Stay-cation” Ideas

Economic conditions being what they are, many people are finding themselves with less disposable income for non-essentials, such as big-ticket vacations. In addition, those with a chronic illness may find that travel to faraway locations is incompatible with their limited energy. So, how do you indu

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The Pain of Disease and the Triumph of Togetherness

* Looking back on 5 years of ButYouDontLookSick.com There’s a pain that can be worse than any physical disease. It’s the loneliness you feel when you see your friends go out and do things without a second thought and how that is an impossible dream for you. How the simple act of attending class

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Book Review: 2008 CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter

I hate cooking in the summer months. I do not want to turn on the oven and make my whole house hot, so I find that I end up eating out a lot. I still want to eat well and be informed of calories, sugars, fats etc. in what I am eating, but I am a "woman on the go", and sometimes fast food is my only

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Product Review: Lavender Meadows “You Mist”

I like the name of this product "You Mist". It reminds us how important it is to take care of ourselves. It made me smile as soon as I read the bottle. Basically this is an aroma therapeutic facial mist and pillow spray, with the relaxing and calming scent of lavender. It is a small 2oz fluid bott

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