Goal Setting for Kids

Regular exercise makes you smarter :)

2011-10-21T17:22:00.004+01:00

If there weren't already enough positive reasons to workout, now researchers are proving that your regular workout is doing more than just keeping your body and your heart fit. It is also helping you grow more brain cells. Apparently, the regular increased blood flow from exercise helps to make new capillaries which supply blood to the new brain cells. Here is the scientific explanation from the

You Deserve A Break Today :)

2011-10-19T22:28:00.003+01:00

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Protect your hearing!

2011-10-18T19:08:00.004+01:00

Did you know that even everyday sounds like the lawn mower, blender, vacuum cleaner etc., could be damaging your hearing? Sound pressure is measured in decibels and anything over 85 decibels damages the little hairs in your inner ear that relay sound. A good way to tell if a sound could be damaging is if you have trouble carrying on a normal conversation without having to raise your voice.Here

Just a quickie

2011-10-17T21:33:00.002+01:00

I missed blogging yesterday due to a health issue and today I still feel like I am a bit under the weather. I am just finding that one of the symptoms of whatever my body is trying to fight off, is a major case of brain fog so I am really struggling with my writing today and figured I would post a quick hi and bye and call it a day. I am hoping I will be back on track tomorrow and I can write a

Blog for the sake of a blog :))

2011-10-15T03:03:00.000+01:00

I am really late today and need to get this over with so I am going to talk about absolutely nothing just to do my half hour for the day. I have my niece visiting and we are having a blast catching up and getting to know each other. What would we do without family? The beauty of family is that they love us warts and all it is part of relative contract they have no choice!! It is not necessarily

The Greatest Gift :))

2011-10-14T22:58:00.004+01:00

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Kefir Me Baby!!

2011-10-13T17:37:00.006+01:00

About a month ago I developed a rather nasty infection in my kidneys and needed to go on antibiotics. The first one the Dr. prescribed did not work, so I was put on another type and had a horrible reaction to it, so the Dr. put me on a different one. They say the third time is the charm and this antibiotic finally did what it was supposed to do - I am starting to feel human again!Antibiotics do

Healthy Ways to Deal With Stress

2011-10-12T18:38:00.003+01:00

In yesterday's blog I talked about how detrimental stress can be to your health and today I am going to give you a few healthy ways to alleviate the stress in your life...OK today is officially blog twenty-two and apparently twenty-one days is all the time needed to establish a habit, so as of yesterday my blogging habit is now firmly established. :) Good news for me! I still do feel a bit of

Stress 101

2011-10-11T18:31:00.010+01:00

My day started off a bit stressful as I did not have the greatest sleep last night. I woke up feeling groggy and found it really hard to get out of bed. I was extremely klutzy and seemed to be dropping everything and even managed to knock the glass coffee carafe off the counter and it broke into hundreds of pieces :( Now I have to find a new one that will fit my coffee maker - I CANNOT go a day

Happy Official Turkey Day!

2011-10-10T23:20:00.003+01:00

Yesterday's Thanksgiving dinner was a success and everyone enjoyed the turkey and trimmings, which is a good thing because tonight's menu will be a repeat performance :) I found enough to eat and stayed true to my vegetarian lifestyle - the mainstay of my meal consisted mostly of yams, mashed potatoes and various veggies. I skipped the protein part of it and had two pieces of pumpkin pie with

Happy Turkey Day!!

2011-10-09T21:13:00.004+01:00

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada, but the majority of Canadians tend to have their dinners on a Sunday, maybe because it is still the weekend and a lot of people have the day off. Luckily, most of the shops stay open for people like myself who have to run out and pick up whipped cream for the pumpkin pies or some last minute item they may have forgotten on their last trip to the

This that and the other

2011-10-08T12:02:00.000+01:00

I read somewhere that it takes twenty-one days for a habit to be formed. Today is day eighteen of my blogging challenge, so I am only a few days from developing a "blogging habit" which is good to know. On most days I struggle to come up with something interesting enough to say, so if someone stumbles on my blog they may find it worth reading. Isn't that the intention of all bloggers? While it

Post Seventeen

2011-10-07T17:56:00.001+01:00

I am running a bit behind on writing the blog, as I was out and about picking up things for Thanksgiving dinner which in Canada is this weekend. Although I am a vegetarian I will be the one in charge of the turkey and all the trimmings, even though I cannot partake in most of it. I have yet to find a good vegetarian meat alternative in the stores, although homemade seiten (wheat meat) comes

If at first...

2011-10-06T21:30:00.008+01:00

I just realized today, that when I complete today's post I will have blogged for sixteen days straight! Not too shabby! It proves that when you set your mind to do something you really want to do, anything is possible! I know this is just a small goal, but the beauty of accomplishing the smaller goals is that you gain the willpower to try something even more ambitious. Your confidence is boosted

More Meanderings : )

2011-10-05T22:51:00.003+01:00

After another abysmal sleep I am once again having an energy deficit, that even my morning cup of joe could not remedy. No matter, I decided that enough is enough and finally saw my Doc about my insomnia. I am sleep deprived and I am feeling it big time!!! I have lived with this far too long and thought eventually it would just work itself out...NOT!! I have written so many articles on the

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

2011-10-04T02:30:00.001+01:00

I picked up my mac book from the shop today and it is once again alive and well and ready to kick some blogging butt :) Since I love reading I am always looking for the next "must have" book to add to my reading repertoire and came upon a book by Susan Jeffers called "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The gist of this self help book is how Jeffers faced her own crippling fears and became empowered

Everything in Moderation

2011-10-03T21:18:00.003+01:00

I am really late with my blog today. My computer crashed and I had to take it in to get the hard drive replaced and now when I go to boot it up it isn't recognizing the new hard drive so back to the shop it goes tomorrow. Sometimes computers can be so frustrating!!!! Anyway back to the blog...I happened to catch the latest episode of the Doctors on the TV this morning and two of the hosts were

Sunday Rants and Raves!

2011-10-02T22:05:00.003+01:00

My youngest daughter shared some of her writing with me yesterday. This is something that doesn't happen very often so I was really touched when she let me read her daily journal. She was writing about how the penalty for bullying, cyber or otherwise, should be a lot more severe. She was bullied in school because of her Asperger's, so she knew first hand how it can make life a living hell. It is

Reading for the joy of it!

2011-10-01T22:16:00.005+01:00

I have always been a voracious reader. As a kid I would hide under the covers reading with a flashlight late into the night, unbeknownst to my Mother, who thought I was fast asleep. My youngest son seems to share my passion and likes to read before bed. He has just discovered the author Terry Pratchett and is eagerly awaiting his next book delivery from Amazon.I believe one of the best ways to

Is it just a case of the blues??

2011-09-30T21:31:00.004+01:00

I am having a heck of a time getting started with my writing today. I guess I am feeling a bit blue for some reasons - may be the weather. The days are getting shorter and the sun is shining less and less and today it even looks like it could rain. Rain is a good thing and all the flowers and trees around here are in need of a good watering, but the idea of rain makes me sad. Kind of like the sky

What Doesn't Kill You...

2011-09-29T17:14:00.005+01:00

First of all I have to say once again, I am soooooo proud of my son!!!! He did it! As nervous and scared as he was he donned that great big gorilla suit and went out there and gave it his all. I sat at home on pins and needles and sent him all the love and support I could muster, albeit telekinetically. I also found that by going to the hockey teams website I could listen to the game online which

Supporting Your Children

2011-09-28T20:52:00.005+01:00

Another day and another blog to write. I know that consistency is the key to writing and like anything else the more you practice the better you get at it. Speaking of practice, I was also tinkering (no pun intended) with the idea to start taking piano lessons. It has always been something I have wanted to do and even attempted to take lessons about ten years ago, but that lasted all of six

More on Goal Setting

2011-09-27T16:57:00.004+01:00

Day six of the challenge and after copious cups of coffee I am fired up enough to attempt the blog this morning. Not much sleep last night so my energy is a little low, but hopefully the coffee will fire up my neurons enough to complete the task at hand.This writing challenge is not the loftiest goal I have ever set for myself, but I want to make sure that I have a handle on this one before I

Goal Setting

2011-09-26T17:05:00.004+01:00

Day five of my blogging challenge, and the topic for today is "goal setting." I read this awesome book on willpower and it inspired me to set a goal of my own; which is to improve my writing by blogging on a daily basis for a minimum of thirty minutes. By following a few of the suggestions in the book, such as setting aside an alloted time to work on whichever goal you choose. In that allotted

Those Parenting "AHA" Moments

2011-09-25T20:17:00.004+01:00

Quick update on my son's first night as mascot for our local hockey team the Silverbacks. First off, I am soooo proud of him for not letting his fears get the best of him. I guess we as parents and caregivers would love to shelter our children from anything that can cause them harm physically or mentally, whether real or not. But... by being too protective we are not doing them any favours. I saw