If your child is heading for college this fall, you may experience the feelings of loss sometimes known as empty nest syndrome. Here are 10 tips for how to overcome empty nest syndrome. 1. Volunteer. Instead of moping around the house, look for volunteer opportunities in your community in areas of special interest to you. ...
Tweens today are more grown up than ever…just ask them. My own eleven year old son recently said to me, “Duh, Mom! There’s no way I’m wearing Payless shoes! What will my friends think; we live in the poor house?” While some moms would disagree, helping your kid to stay up to date with current ...
Partially hydrogenated oil is a popular ingredient found in many snack and convenience-type foods such as popcorn, cookies, crackers and cake, as well as in many fried foods such as donuts and fast food-type dishes. The popularity of this food ingredient is due to its relatively cheap cost, its long shelf-life, and its ability to ...
People typically laugh when I tell them my weekly workout plan. It seems geared more towards entertaining a child than motivating a 31 year old woman. When you stop and think about it, though, which are you more likely to stay true to, a boring repetitive gym routine or a fun and exciting workout regime? ...
Make your home stairs safer with these simple DIY tips and techniques. Home Safety: How to Make Your Stairs and Staircase Safer Carpet Stairway carpet can detract from home safety in more ways than one. Stairway carpet, more than any other carpet in your home, gets the most traffic when you have a busy family ...
Whether you’re a new student at one of the area’s five colleges, a Professor or a visiting parent, there are five restaurants you must try during your stay in Amherst, Massachusetts. The restaurants listed here are locally-owned, established restauants which consistently serve incredible food accompanied by top-notch customer service. These top five restaurants are all ...
Degenerative joint disease is overgrowth of bone and narrowing of the joint space caused by wear and tear of the joint cartilage. The swelling of the joints causes much pain and discomfort. The National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearing house (NAMSIC) reports that almost 20.7 million adults in the United States suffer ...
Many women color their hair blonde and then want to know why it did not work, or why it comes out orange. Well I am going to give you some hints on how to get what you want. I have been a hairstylist for ten years, and I have seen a lot of reasons why ...
Do you love to sing? Are you a karaoke idol? Then SingSnap is the site for you! I found SingSnap in October 2009, although the site has existed for several years. In the short time that I have been a member, I have been overwhelmed by the quality of the service, the variety of the ...
Firewalls are computer programs that help protect your computer from the big, bad Internet. Windows PC’s, at least PCs running Windows XP, come with a Windows Firewall that may be turned on or off by the user to aid in protecting their computers from threats over the Internet or their Network. Surprisingly, many Windows users ...
