Everything Plus the Kitchen Sink

Inexpensive Health Insurance

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Where is it? Is it even available? With all these talk of Universal Health Care by the President and almost anyone who's who in the government, it seems improbable. Frankly speaking, I don't think it...

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November Benefits Election is On

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:33:00 +0000

I don't know about you but I dread this time of the year. I don't look forward to opening the Benefits Information Packet. Within these past couple of years, the benefits are shrinking and we end up...

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It Really is a Chore to Iron

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:22:00 +0000

I do not like ironing. Doing it is really a chore for me unlike cooking or baking. I'm glad that dh is an engineer, therefore, he doesnot wear suits to work. Why should he, when he had to get into...

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I Want Clean Air

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:44:00 +0000

I never was a smoker. I tried it once but I didn't like it. I think it also helped that both my parents are non-smokers. My sisters don't smoke but my brother does. I think he only started smoking...

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Clogged Drains

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:29:00 +0000

I would usually reach out for Drano whenever we have clogged drains in the house. But this time, there was no bottle of Drano under the sink. Then I remembered seeing this do-it-yourself show on TV....

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Choosing the Right Insurance

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:41:00 +0000

It's time to choose my family's health insurance coverage for next year. I dread it. Aside from seeing the insurance premium going up, it seems like the coverage goes down. I still consider myself...

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Coping with Grief

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +0000

I haven't been back to blogging fully. After my vacation, a lot of things has happened. Just recently, my father passed away. I don't know if this is the right way to cope with grief. Is there even a...

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Stress = Acne

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:33:00 +0000

I breakout when I'm stressed. I'm stressed right now so I'm breaking out. It's not that I don't clean my face each night because I do. I guess it has something to do with hormones if the stress thing...

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Check Your Social Security Benefits

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Every year, the Social Security Administration sends me a sort of a yearly summary of my benefits. I signed up for it online and it's free. You get an overview of your earnings, how much money you...

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The Bathroom Medicine Cabinet

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Would you believe that your bathroom medicine cabinet is the worst place to store your medicines? If that's the case, why did they call it a medicine cabinet in the first place? The reason is the...

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Keeping Up with Technology

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:41:00 +0000

My household is always up-to-date with whatever is going on with technology, well, almost. We have not purchased a bluray DVD player..yet. We feel that the price of these kind of DVDs are quite...

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Get Back in the Work Force?

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:40:00 +0000

It's time for me to regroup and think of what I'm going to do in this next phase of my life. Should I get a 9 to 5 job or go back to school and get another degree? The kids are in a Catholic school...

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Weigh Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:01:00 +0000

What's the best way to maintain your weight? Not by taking the best weight loss pill or going on a crash diet. You should step on the scale first thing in the morning. This will give you the most...

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Anti-perspirant Before Bedtime

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:50:00 +0000

Slather on that anti-perspirant before bedtime. You read that right. Take a shower before bedtime (or just spot-wash your underarms or your smelly feet). Dry it off and apply the anti-perspirant. Why...

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Confusing Insurance Terms

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:32:00 +0000

For a lay person who is not in the insurance industry, the terms used in any insurance policy is confusing. Just look at your auto insurance or home owner's policy, it consist of pages and pages of...

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Cardio Exercises for Weight Loss

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:08:00 +0000

For someone like me who wants to lose weight, one of the factors that will contribute to that goal is how much exercise I am willing to put in. Since joining the gym is out of the question (I cannot...

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To Lose It, Eat Less or Move More?

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:20:00 +0000

Ok, so what's the plan? Lose weight naturally, without the use of any form of diet pill like centrilean. More exercise and less food intake. I need a lot of will power for sure, where to get it, I...

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Use Baking Soda to Unclog Drains

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:53:00 +0000

I was about to throw away the old baking soda that has been sitting in the upright freezer in the basement when I remembered something. It was a DIY show where the host unclogged the drain using the...

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Bathroom Clean-up

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:27:00 +0000

So I'm still on my Spring Cleaning. Yeah, me and a thousand other people. It takes an army to do a complete clean-up of a household. Since I have no help, I figured I will be finished by Spring of...

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How's the House After a Vacation?

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:58:00 +0000

I always have this fear on the way back to my house after a long vacation, that something has happened to it. Am I the only one who has this thought? Probably not. In any case, I breathe a sigh of...

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A Taste of Manila

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:52:00 +0000

I've been here in Manila for a week now and I can honestly say that I am enjoying it. Well, except for the humidity which is unbearable at times. Thank goodness for air conditioning, or else I...

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Coffee Cuts Cancer Risk

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0000

There are studies that linked coffee drinking to lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Now, Japanese researchers found that drinking a cup of coffee once or twice a week may lower the risk of...

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Summer Chores

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Aside from doing fun stuff in the summer time, there is also hard work like tending the yard, cleaning the outside of the house, painting the deck and swing sets. I'm on a month-long vacation here in...

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Going on Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:37:00 +0000

The kids and I are leaving tomorrow for the Philippines. After months of planning, it's finally here. It's bittersweet since dh won't be able to join us until after 3 weeks. It's exciting, especially...

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Using the Internet for Medical Information

noreply@blogger.com (Babette) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:19:00 +0000

The internet surely made a big impact on everyday lives. Nowadays, you can do almost anything online. Whether it's for paying bills, shopping, connecting with family and friends, and research, the...

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