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Get Fit While Watching the Tube

Here's one way to combine one of your favorite past times, with one of the goals that you keep stating (but never seem to get around to)...that's it, er, to exercise more, get fit, lose weight, etc. This novel idea, from Whole Living Magazine (I'd heard similar before) is to move during commercial breaks. So for each commercial break, say, during one or two of your favorite shows....do 10 reps each of squats , lunges and bicycle crunches (for the abs).  According to Whole Living, they figure you will have, in one, 1 hour show, 15-20 minutes of workout time clocked in by the end of your show :) I really like this idea and am going to try incorporating this into my evening routine.  I would also add some additional exercises....maybe having some exercise tubing and light hand weights to do some upper body work.... bicep curls , tricep kick-backs , shoulder work and also add the plank exercise (hold for 10-20 seconds or more), some pilates moves, and maybe a downward d...

Odd Things to Freeze :-/

According to the Good Housekeeping Research Institute.... Freezing your cashmere will keep it fresh and moth-free.  Put it in a zip-seal bag with a square of cotton battings to absorb moisture.  Who knew? Freezing taper candles gave 12 extra minutes of burn time...so before you burn, freeze :) Evidently, if you freeze those little extra packets of ketchup that you have lying around from fast food runs, they are the perfect size "cool pack" to treat minor bumps and paper cuts. February 2011 Good Housekeeping Magazine

Today's Facebook Status

Enjoy every single day. Celebrate life. Celebrate the people you've been blessed to have in your life. Having just lost someone near and dear to me recently, you just never fully realize all that people have meant to you until they've gone, and you need to fully appreciate the beauty and people you are surrounded by each moment and savor it ~ Debbie

Home, Sweet Scented, Home

Right now, I have a Scentsy Pomegranate bar in my plug-in warmer and the house smells so fruity, fresh and has sort of a spring-like feel. What are your favorite ways to scent your home and surroundings? I'll be featuring more articles and resources soon on scenting your home and your life.

Did you know that March is National Noodle Month? I didn't either...

We love noodles and pasta.  The ultimate comfort food (outside of chocolate, of course).  Here's almost everything you ever wanted to know about noodles and pasta ;-)

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Chocolate...Every Girl's Best Friend (and sometimes, worst enemy) ;-)

Chocolate...it's our go to comfort food.  We're miserable, we want chocolate.  Sad, depressed?  Chocolate will make us feel better!  Happy, ecstatic?  Why not celebrate, with...some chocolate? Stay tuned for a COMING SOON article on one of our most favorite indulgences...and even why a little bit of it is good for us :)