This flu season is upon us and reports are that it is going to be a bad one. No one likes to get the flu, but reports are saying this flu season could be a bad one, so preparing yourself is the best bet. 7 Tips for Reducing the Risk of the Flu: Flashback! Little […]
7 Ways to Use your FSA before you lose it
This year our expenses were way lower than expected (we have great insurance) so we had over $2,000 to spend this month. In the end we managed to ‘spend’ it all among the following purchases: Night guard for teeth grinding (for me) Eyeglasses for 4 of us RX sunglasses for 2 of us An ER […]
How to Combat Allergies Cheaply
“I have horrible allergies.†To make that statement alone this morning feels like the understatement of the century, for to simply describe what I have as “horrible allergies”would be like calling Ryan Gosling “cute.”My allergies are so bad that this morning after last night’s attack my lips, the space between my lips and my nose, […]
Getting fitness back with 2 easy steps
Fitness was a big part of my life growing up. I was an active kid, swam competitively, ran, and tried just about every sport (though I am terrible with anything involving a ball). But now 15 years after becoming a mom I realized my fitness has not been a priority in a long, long time. […]
Fitness on a Budget
A common New Year’s resolution is to attempt to get fit for the year. Last year after having years of stops and starts when it came to adding “getting moving” to my daily routine I started running. For some reason, unlike a lot of other programs this was the first workout that I started that […]
7 Ways to Entertain your kids when you’re sick
There’s nothing worse than feeling under the weather, except when you are also caring for small people. As a work at home mom ( and former stay at home mom) this scenario is all to familiar to me. It always seems as a cold passes through the house everyone else gets better, and then I […]
On ticks, balance, and Lyme Disease
To say May was a busy month is an understatement. I’ve been managing to only slightly fall behind on blogging, secured a sponsor to BlogHer, spent several days in NYC, and of course juggled my jobs (writer, blogger, social media consultant) with my duties as a mom, wife, friend, daughter, and sister. I was hoping […]
Lose weight without exercise: it’s all about what you eat
Despite being a part of the Your Shape Challenge, I have had about 4 weeks in the last 2 months where I couldn’t exercise. First it was asthma induced by a bad case of viral bronchitis. Now it’s something I dubbed “Blogger’s neck,” a sharp shooting pain every time I turn my head to the […]
Get fit on a Budget:Home gym on a budget
This is a guest post from Liz Muirhead, who blogs about health and fitness at Looking Good (for a mom). Liz is a thirty-something working mom of two wonderful kiddos, who got fed up with using her kids to explain her flab and found a way to get the best body of her life! So […]
15 Ways To Prevent and Fight Flu & Colds
Flu and cold season is upon us, but don’t fear. All the hype surrounding this time of year is enough to make you sick, and it truly makes me want to hide in the house all day. But that doesn’t really work. the kids still have school, I still have work to do, and the […]
