This year do I want to make a resolution to lose weight, save money or learn a foreign language? Or even something more vague like have more tolerance or patience? Let’s just face it, a nice easy resolution is the best bet. If it is easily achieved, and that achievement will give you a warm fuzzy
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Perfect timing for any health or weight related New Year Resolutions! This a great little pocket guide that will fit in your purse and help you understand just how many calories, etc., you’re consuming in the course of the day. There’s a Diabetes Diet Guide done in association with the Joslin Di
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I live for holidays. All year long, I eagerly anticipate the next approaching day, all building up to the fall and winter seasons. With most of the major festivities (birthdays, Christmas) in my family coming in the latter half of the year, we have to wait a long time for the big events. Thus, af
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I was just starting to clean up after the holidays and I gathered up all the beautiful Christmas cards that were sent to me. I was so blessed to receive an abundance of Christmas cards this year and I had loved opening up the mail every day and hanging the cards around the house. Some of these cards
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Wishing you Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year! We hope your new year is filled with friends, family, hope, happiness, good health, and most of all Spoons! (We will continue to provide you great new content daily starting in the new year!)
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Jenni Prokopy is founder and editrix of ChronicBabe.com, an online resource for young women with chronic illness. An award-winning writer, speaker, and expert on healthy living, she shares her personal experience - and rallies the expertise of hundreds of others - to help women live beyond their ill
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Buying gifts for someone who is suffering with a chronic illness is never easy, especially when you are looking for the perfect, practical gift. Below is my top ten gift basket ideas for anyone suffering with a chronic illness. I will also give you tips on how to keep the costs of your baskets low a
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Running has been in my life for seven years now, and it has always been a release for me. When I was in full remission, I would always try go running again. When insurance companies tried to get the best of me, I would run it off for half an hour or if I was nervous about a future procedure, running
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Problem: It’s 3 pm and I have a chocolate craving. If I splurge on that chocolate cake in the break room, I’ll never forgive myself. I want something different. And what can I bring to that party tomorrow? Answer: Cocoa Roasted Dark Chocolate Almonds from Emerald Nuts These addictive little gu
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It's Not Too Late To Make A "Love Blankie!" Nothing says love like handmade gifts! Whether for a new baby, a niece or nephew, your significant other, or even a fellow friend with an invisible disability - EVERYBODY gets cold during the chilly winter months and everybody deserves to have their own p
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