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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…
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Columbia Outerwear is The Best!
If you ask me what brand of coat or jacket to buy, my response will be “Columbia”. I am a Columbia girl through and through. I have a Columbia coat, snow pants, boots, beanie, and rain jacket, my children have Columbia coats and some of them have their rain jacket as well. The reasons for…
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Learning about Menopause
Considering the importance of the topic of menopause, I’m piggybacking off of Kim’s Tip of the Week for my blog post today. With menopause behind me and as I travel down the post menopause path, I have recently been learning about this area of women’s health. Interestingly, this is something that I haven’t known much…
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The New Menopause
This week’s tip of the week is to get educated about menopause. I recently read the book The New Menopause by Mary Claire Haver. I really hadn’t known much about the effects of menopause (only that I haven’t had hot flashes – don’t hate me). This book helped me understand how every part of a…
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How to Find a Hobby
Hobbies Can Be Beneficial How do we decide what we do in our spare time? What has captured your interest? This picture shows me wearing a dress I made. A study published online Sept 11, 2023 by Nature Medicine indicates that having a hobby is good for your health, mood, and more. Researchers looked at…
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Valentines Day Dinner at Home
My tip of the week is this: Don’t go out for dinner to celebrate Valentines Day. Years ago, my husband and I went out for dinner on Valentines Day. The restaurant was crowded and we waited a long time for a table. It wasn’t a super positive experience. After that Valentines date we decided that…
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How to Pack Light
Several years ago I had to take one for the team and join my daughter in Italy to be her travel partner. It was a hard pill to swallow but I took it like a big girl and had a great time. In preparation for the trip I got some tips from a friend on…
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Buy Fabric Online??
If you enjoy doing crafting at all, you have probably seen all the chatter about JoAnn’s going out of business. There are other craft stores out there – but there are not a lot of places to buy apparel fabric locally where I live. I love to support local if I can get what I…
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Taking Care of Aging Parents
Something that I have in common with many of my friends at this stage of life is concern for my parents and my husband’s parents. We are lucky to worry about this, as it means they are still around! Taking care of aging parents does however consume a lot of our time at the moment.…
