I understand I just lost all my male readers with the title of this blog. Oh well! Paying it forward with tampons is a very woman issue. How many of us have realized we do not have a tampon in our purse, briefcase, desk drawer, bike bag, knapsack or suitcase when we needed it?…
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Last year for my husband’s birthday I gave him a choice; update his passport or check his DNA on an ancestry site. He chose ancestry testing. His Mother, who loved to be dramatic, was always vague about her parents’ history. Other relatives gave many different stories about lineage with Irish and English being the…
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Picking out the music for your funeral or your ‘celebration of life’ is all the rage! Sharing with a friend what I read about popular songs for the ‘occasion’, and found that “Ain’t no Sunshine when she’s gone” is very popular with women. My friend told me she just went to a memorial with that…
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It really is summer here. I lost a few pounds over the winter so I needed to sort out my summer clothes. My summer closet is not a lot different from my winter closet, just short sleeves instead of long and lighter weight fabric in sweaters and trousers. In other words we are not talking…
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It was the best of times, the worst of times. Move over Charles, never had a hot flash in his life, Dickens. If you think this is a bit dramatic, think again! Let me set the scenario: You are Mother of the Bride or Groom or Step Mother or just a good family friend…
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I am a big fan of Chinese Medicine. I talked about my affection for acupuncture before but I haven’t mentioned until now Cupping and Gua Sha. All 3 procedures make a nice cocktail for health. Gua Sha is a scraping that is thought to facilitate toxin release. It is used in areas where there…
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I am a big gardener as is my husband. My main focus is our fruit and vegetable gardens but the whole yard is also an ongoing concern. I readily accept and trade and share plants with neighbors and friends. Dividing hostas, ferns, various perennials and shrubs happens. No one wants to throw away these plants…
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I love summer. I look forward to it all soggy winter. But when summer arrives I forget how loud it is. Here are the 5 big noise problems in my life: The birds are really loud in the morning. I wear earplugs. Everyone including my husband is power washing his or her decks, deck…
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I am sure everyone who runs a small business thinks they have the best customers, but I know I do! What makes my customers so great? They make me happy, they love my product, they are my company’s own cheering squad! I have customers who write and thank me for my products. This…
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I am a big fan of acupuncture. I started using this alternative treatment for my chronic pain from chemotherapy for breast cancer. That was 15 years ago and I still use acupuncture for periodic tune-ups for some acute pain. To help with my side effects from chemotherapy and post chemo my oncologist suggested alternative…
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