Volunteering is a good thing to do for your community, but did you ever stop to think that it could be good for you, too? Evidence shows volunteering can help reduce stress. In fact, when people take on volunteer positions, their stress levels are no longer detectible through a stress monitor. A 1990 study showed […]
Continue readingBecoming a mother can certainly tip the scales in one direction – often in the direction of exhaustion! This is not only true for mothers who work outside the home. In fact, stay-at-home Moms — who often have no respite from parenting and domestic work — often feel the lack of balance in their lives, […]
Continue readingNow that the weather’s warming up, are you looking forward to gardening? During the first warm days of spring, bugs are not always the first thing on your mind. They haven’t yet made the forceful appearance they’ll make in the summer, so it’s easy to get a false sense of security about these little pests. […]
Continue readingBecause I can only sleep on my side, every so often I get a sore shoulder. But one day last week, my sore shoulder got worse. Much worse. It got so bad that I couldn’t take off a T-shirt by myself. I couldn’t lift anything with my left hand. And I woke up every hour […]
Continue readingHave you ever had an ant problem in your home? We have. In the end, a combination of things finally got rid of them. While an ant infestation is no fun, the good thing (if there is a good thing) about ants is that they are not as destructive as, for example, termites. Nor are […]
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