9 Healthy, Nutritious and Yummy Halloween Snacks Your Kids Will Love
Halloween is almost here! While your mini ghastly ghouls and goblins anxiously await to trick-or-treat and eat an overabundance of Halloween candy, here are some healthy, nutritious Halloween snacks...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Ways to Exercise While Cleaning Your Home
I hate to admit it but the only exercise I have done lately is when I am running late! Let’s face it, our lives are busy. They are consumed with a variety of places we need to be and errands we need to...
View Article8 Surefire Ways to Banish Lipstick Stains
Stains. No matter how hard we try to avoid them, they seem to show up in our lives one way or another! Take lipstick for example. I love wearing lipstick. Lipstick comes in a variety of colors and...
View ArticleGetting Your Organization Act Together
According to some experts, about 80% of clutter in the home is the result of disorganization, not the lack of space. This is why decluttering and organizing are so important. Throughout the years, my...
View ArticleFresh New Take – 20 Ways to Overhaul Your Spring Routine
Refresh, organize, revitalize… …three small but powerful words to live by. Every now and then I take a step back and look at my life....
View ArticleA Giant Step in Ingredient Disclosure
SC Johnson, the manufacturer of household cleaners like Glade, Pledge, Windex and Shout, recently made a huge step in the right direction by voluntarily listing fragrance ingredients found in its...
View ArticleIndoor Air Quality
What is confined but takes up a lot of space and is filled with all sorts of things? You guessed it…our indoor air! We need air to survive, we cannot breathe without it. Which is why our indoor air...
View Article12 Ways to Reduce Environmental Toxins in Your Home
Have you ever heard the phrase, “follow your nose?” When it comes to environmental toxins, we should follow our noses. Why? Because the number of synthetic chemicals that we are exposed to can be...
View ArticleThe Healthiest Fall Produce for Your Diet
When I think of fall cooking, only two things come to mind…Thanksgiving dinner and holiday baking. But what about eating a little healthier during this crisp autumn season? After all, the shorter days...
View ArticleO! Smelly Night – 4 Healthy Living Scents for a Merry Season
Did you know that some of your favorite scents of the season can also work wonders on your mood? Here are four natural scents that not only keep your home smelling clean and festive, they also boost...
View ArticleClover – unwanted weed or welcome workhorse?
A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. At least that’s what Ralph Waldo Emerson said. Using Emerson’s approach as a litmus test, clover is no weed. Clover has properties which...
View Article“Healthy Trails” to You!
It’s finally here, the trip you saved for all last year. Taking a long, relaxing vacation sounds very soothing and is always “much needed” long before your actual departure date. But what happens if...
View ArticleHealthy Trails to You! Part 2…..
In my previous blog, I discussed certain things that we tend to forget about when we travel, such as not drinking the tap water in certain countries, or even avoiding certain foods that were not washed...
View ArticleGearing Up for A Healthy Spring
When we think of things we need to do in the spring, what usually comes to mind is spring cleaning or starting our beautiful gardens. But what about putting ourselves first for a change and think about...
View ArticleCara’s May Book Recommendations: Fast, Easy, Healthy Food
Fast, easy, healthy food prep with books from celebrities Gwyneth Paltrow & Maria Menounos, as well as a real-food detox plan, clean-eating recipe makeovers, and delicious recipes that take only 6...
View ArticleHealthy living begins now
“I feel fit and healthy.” When was the last time you said that and actually meant it? No matter how many new year’s resolutions we make concerning our health, we just cannot seem to get it together. We...
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