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Tip of the Week – Fitness Apps
The tip of the week this week is to make strength training a part of your routine. I’m sure you’ve heard about the importance of strength training as you enter mid-life. A study published last year in The Journal of American College of Cardiology evaluated the differences in the effects of exercise between men and…
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I Finally Figured Out How to Lose Weight and Reclaim My Health!!
Warning – this post talks about weight loss. If this is triggering to you, skip it. I know we all have different relationships with food and our bodies and I encourage you to do what works for you. However, I wanted to share something that has worked for me in case it can help people.…
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Pirate Ship or A Cheaper Way to Ship Packages
Let’s face it. It is not cheap to ship things. It is however, less expensive to send a package than to buy a plane ticket so if I want to get something special to someone then I am willing to pay for shipping. A friend of mine told me about the company Pirate Ship and…
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6 Ways to Connect with Grandchildren – Plus a few bonus ideas!
I have four grandchildren, and they are of course all super adorable. Like all grandparents, my vision is not at all skewed on this fact. I absolutely love spending time with them. The hard thing though is that they all live over 1,000 miles away from me. BOOOOOO! What’s a grandma to do? Fortunately, despite…
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Playlists for Grandkids
This past week I was doing a workout and the instructor said, “Oh, this is my son’s favorite song right now!” Which gave me the idea to make a playlist for my grandchildren. So, I’m passing the idea on for our tip of the week (You’re welcome 😉 )!! I spent some time looking up…
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YES! You NEED a Password Manager!
When I was in middle school the only thing I needed information to unlock was my locker. Remember memorizing those combinations?? And remember that time when you wrote your combination on a slip of paper and stuffed it in your pocket and then someone found it and played a prank on you? Yeah, those notebooks…
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How to Keep Ripe Avocados Fresh
I love avocados! What I don’t love is that once they are ripe, you need to use them right away. That’s what I used to think anyway. Sometime in the last few years I learned a great tip so I wanted to share it with you. Maybe you know this already, but if you don’t…
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How to Chase Away the Winter Blues
While many people in the United States are on the homestretch to spring, those of us who live in the north still have about two months before we can safely put away our winter coats. With that in mind, I thought it would be great to discuss things to do to keep yourself from being…
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Best Way to Sew Diagonal Seams
This is a tip of the week – not a lengthy how-to. If you quilt, you have probably needed to sew two squares together diagonally down the middle. I have been doing this for years by drawing a line down the middle of one of the two squares and then sewing down that line. It…
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The Best Dietary Supplements for Women Over 50
The last few blog posts have focused on menopause. Mostly because Jana and I have both felt so under-educated about it!! Maybe this is a “me problem” – but I don’t think so. As I have navigated this mid-life phase, I have had different discomforts that I have searched for solutions for individually. I really…
