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Beauty Talk: Beauty Tips on Budget

04.30.2013

I have always been the type to make sure I was never unkempt, regardless of my budget. After I graduated high school and started college, I had to learn that there were some different ways of staying beautiful without going to a hair or waxing salon on a tight budget. With some trial and error, [...]

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Green Talk: Powering an Arena: The Cost of Energy

02.20.2013

The 2013 Super Bowl was a great example of the difference in how power is used in a sporting arena. Powering a stadium for a sporting event requires far less than powering one for a concert of some sort. After the first half of the game, Beyoncé took the stage for the halftime show. Putting [...]

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Health Talk: Avoiding Cold Sores During Cold & Flu Season #giveaway

12.28.2012

Along with the Christmas season also comes cold and flu season.  It seems that everywhere I look people are sick, including me.  I was down for about 2-weeks and I was miserable.  In addition to my cold, I also had a sinus and ear infection which made me feel like a bum.  However, my biggest [...]

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Getting Your Kids To Try New Foods

10.30.2012

Kids learn to love sugary and un-healthy foods at a very young age. Parents find it hard to get them to eat anything healthy. They often run away from healthy foods like vegetables, fish etc. Every parent wants their kids to eat something healthy. Today, you’ll learn how to increase the taste-buds of your kids [...]

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Acknowledging Oral Health with Colgate #ColgateTotal4Health

10.20.2012

In conversations about health, I find we speak about a myriad of topics however we rarely discuss oral health.  That’s not good. Oral health is just as important as any other health topic.  If our mouth is unhealthy then so is our body.  In addition, oral care is especially important for people living with diabetes [...]

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Considering Child Health

10.17.2012

Ensuring that their child is healthy and happy is a top priority for most parents.  While this goal may sound easy to achieve and pragmatic, considering child health and welfare is a much bigger challenge than many may think.  It is important to think about health care for children right from the start.  This will [...]

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Time to get Unjunked with #Unreal

10.08.2012

This weekend our family had the opportunity to Unjunked with Unreal Candy.  We decided to put together a nice dinner at my BFF’s home and try out this new candy. One of my biggest concerns when buying prepared food is the salt content and another is whether it contains high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).  Now [...]

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Regulating Digestive Health

09.23.2012

Now that my mom is gone I have faced a grim reality that if I become sick I won’t have anyone to lean on.  This is scary to think about but it pushes me to live a healthier life.   If you’ve been following my blog then you know that I’ve been sharing my journey to [...]

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Follow my Health Journey

09.06.2012

I hope you’ve been following my health journey over at Healthy You Now.  I just wanted to share a link to my articles.  Head over and check them out and let me know what you think. ~Notorious Spinks Week 1 – Introduction Week 2 – Smooth Challenge Week 3 – Alternative Junk Foods Week 4 [...]

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Traveling with Bossy Kids #culturellekids

08.31.2012

Goo is bossy, already.  She knows what she wants and how she wants it.  The only good thing is that she will at least compromise, sometimes.   With me knowing how specific she is, I listen to her because she will correct me.  For instance, she informed me that she wanted to go to the beach.  [...]

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