“That morning cup of coffee may help ease post-exercise muscle soreness, if preliminary research is correct. In a small study of female college students, researchers found that a caffeine supplement seemed to lessen the muscle pain that crops up a day after a challenging workout. Known as delayed-onset muscle soreness, the pain is common a day or two after a workout that was more intense than normal. Exercise that involves eccentric contraction of the muscles is particularly likely to cause delayed muscle pain.” Well, it certainly didn’t help me this morning. My back is still killing me… from shoveling snow I would imagine and this morning’s cup of coffee certainly didn’t help. But I did try Activ On and... [Read more]

“Packed with more vitamin C than an equivalent amount of orange, the bright green flesh of the kiwifruit speckled with tiny black seeds adds a dramatic tropical flair to any fruit salad. California kiwifruit is available November through May, while the New Zealand crop hits the market June through October making fresh kiwis available year round. The kiwifruit is a small fruit approximately 3 inches long and weighing about four ounces. Its green flesh is almost creamy in consistency with an invigorating taste reminiscent of strawberries, melons and bananas, yet with its own unique sweet flavor. ” Who would have expected that so much could be packed inside such a little piece of fruit. And in our house, we buy them by the bag and luckily... [Read more]

Have you noticed just how small closets have suddenly become?? I would have thought that they would have grown as houses got larger, but it hasn’t happened and now I find myself using any closets that haven’t been taken over, or adding extra storage space in the basement. An alternative would be to invest in those storage units that you see in the home renovation stores. The model above is one of the simpler versions, but look at how much space it frees up!! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place for everything… and you can find it when you need it? [Read more]

I’m constantly complaining to my husband that he never listens to me, but I have a feeling that I’m just as guilty. My mind is on about a million things a day, as I’m sure his is, so it makes sense that neither of us really hear what the other is saying… or is he just tuning me out lol… On the other hand, no one ever taught us how to listen effectively, so I thought that today, that would be the topic I would address. “The ability to listen and understand is one of the most important attributes you can have. In many ways listening is the most crucial of all the communication skills, yet it is probably the most neglected. Listening should not be confused with hearing. Hearing is merely a physical experience,... [Read more]

I’ve been looking for something like this and the prices are outrageous… but not this one isn’t half bad. It’s about 1/4 the price of what I have been seeing lately and you have to admit that this is a whole lot better than practicing in sweats. Even while practicing, you have to look the part… just in case someone walks in on you while you are in the middle of your undulations! Single-Row Coin Scarf [Read more]