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The Best Meals Happen at Home with Publix

The Best Meals Happen at Home is a true statement and one that I personally support for a variety of reasons. I love to cook and believe there is nothing finer than a home cooked meal. After all, Food is a universal language. Many a problem has been solved around the dinner table. In fact, Hubby and I insisted the family eat dinner together. This afforded everyone time to share daily experiences. My boys, and the other youngsters that we helped raise, support family dinners now even though they protested at the time. It is rewarding and amazing to discover the true impact of our dinnertime rule. So, when myblogspark offered the opportunity to join Publix, General Mills, Campbell’s and Unilever in this promotion I simply couldn’t refuse. Furthermore, personal experience has proven a delicious and nutritional dinner can be prepared both quickly and economically. Looking for a super quick dinner recipe the kids will surely enjoy. Try this...

Make-do-and-mend has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years. Fast throw-away fashion made the original make-do-and-mend culture virtually obsolete. Why get the sewing machine out to fix a hem when we could pop out to the shops and buy a new dress for the same price as a trip to the movies? Now though a growing number of people are going back to basics and taking responsibility for their own style. Customising clothes and making new from the old is a great way to save money and get your creative juices flowing. Whether you get involved out of necessity to make your money go further, or because you are fed up of wearing the same thing as everyone else, there is a form of customisation of everyone. You don’t even need a sewing machine; you can start with a basic sewing kit of needle, thread, scissors, ribbon and sequins. For a super easy way to jazz up...

Traveling on a budget usually gets a bad rap. When people hear the words “travel” and “budget” sandwiched next to each other, their minds immediately flash to eating potato chips and gas station hot dogs for dinner, staying at a hotel that looks like it’s straight out of Hitchcock’s Psycho and watching other tourists partake in exciting tasks like helicopter tours and zip lining. Sure, that might be the portrayal of traveling on a budget, but it definitely doesn’t have to be the reality. There are ways to be budget savvy and still travel like a high rolling pro, to an extent, of course! Check out these tips for how to have an amazing trip without running your bank account clear into the ground. Home Swaps Why pay for lodging when you could just have it for free? Home swapping is the latest and greatest way to have permission to stay in a stranger’s apartment in Paris, nose around...

Carving Out “You Time”

Every year, you find yourself saying that you want to do more things that make you happy. But, instead, you spend your days working, catering to the needs of others, running errands, paying bills, filing taxes and completing all of life’s endless obligations. There will always, always be tasks to finish. Putting them off for just a bit won’t hurt. They’ll still be there when you get back. Check out these simple ways to indulge yourself for free, or even cheap, and enjoy a little ‘you’ time more often. Movie Marathons or a Television Series Snuggling underneath a blanket with a bag of popcorn, a few chocolates and your cat or dog, turning on a movie and staying put for a few hours is one of life’s simple pleasures. Do your best to block off one Saturday afternoon a month to spend reconnecting with your favorite movies, watching new ones, or going through a television series on Netflix...

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Don’t you just hate it when insurance companies make network changes? Oftentimes even when the changes improve ones health benefits they still have a negative affect. For many people, changing their doctor or pharmacist is more than a simply driving to another building. Relationships and trust are a very important aspect of health care and wellness. Being forced to alter ones health care choices based solely on money driven motives is an outrage! One example of this diminishing of wellness is the Walgreens and Express Scripts contract negotiations. For the past year Walgreens has been in negotiations with Express Scripts to continue as part of its pharmacy provider network. Those contract negotiations were unsuccessful, and the contract expired on Dec. 31. Beginning January 2012, Walgreens is no longer part of Express Scripts’ pharmacy provider network. This includes all Walgreens pharmacies nationwide...

The retro look is definitely back in fashion. Interior designers are turning back to the 1950s for inspiration when it comes to art, colors, and furniture, but would they like to actually live in those times? Many of us dream of a simpler time, when it was possible to disconnect for a while, and not feel like you’re always connected to work thanks to the Blackberry, email, and social networking. However, we forget about all of the other technological advances that we enjoy these days. If we had to give up our Siemens appliances, electric showers, dehumidifiers, and zip taps, would we really be happier? The Daily Routine In the 1950s, people had to work a lot harder. Husband and wife would both arise early. The man of the house would leave for work while the woman would get the kids ready for school, and make a start on the housework. 1950s women were encouraged to take pride in their...

Fitness Classes that Aren’t Kickboxing, Spinning or Zumba

When Billy Blanks put Tae Bo on the map in the late 90′s and early 2000′s, every gym realized they had to offer at least 16 kickboxing classes. Then, people started watching Tae Bo for entertainment and we realized the whole thing was stupid. Goodbye, Kickboxing. Then, word got out about spinning – a fancy name for riding a stationary bike along with a bunch of other people riding stationary bikes at varying speeds. It can be a good workout if done correctly, but the fad passed. It was cool for a while. Then it wasn’t. Then, we moved into Zumba. We may still be there. “Why workout when you can dance and flail your arms around,” Zumba supporters argue. People will later find out that mildly dancing for a half hour might not be as great a workout as it’s touted to be. So, what can you do if you’re disenchanted with kickboxing, spinning, Zumba and all the...

Winter Fitness for Women

Winter isn’t all that great. Between cold weather, reduced exposure to sunlight, involuntarily reconnecting with family members you haven’t exactly missed, spending your hard-earned money on other people’s gifts and being confined to the indoors, we’re almost tempted to meet spring with astounding applause. But one of the worst parts of winter is definitely the feeling that you’re preparing for hibernation. Everywhere you turn, there’s food. Connie at work made a 7-layer peppermint chocolate cake. You don’t want to be rude, so you take a slice. Jeanine made a hearty batch of her meaty chili. You have two bowls because it’s so cold outside. Then there are Christmas cookies, Grandma’s special eggnog, four course ham dinners and sitting down in front of a cozy fire and not moving for hours on end. In spring, we’re rewarded with 15 extra pounds and jeans that don’t fit comfortably. Every year we vow to do better next winter. Guess what. It’s almost...

This post brought to you by Sprint. All opinions are 100% mine. Smart phones are one of the hottest gifts this season! I have wanted a tablet for a long time now and Sprint helped to make my dream come true. Sprint is offering such awesome deals hubby ordered me a new smartphone for Christmas… Woo Hoo! In fact, the EVO 4G deals are so affordable, we bought Red an HTC EVO Design as well. He loves the 4G speed, anywhere information accessibility, and some pretty darn amazing apps too. Oh and lets not forget the music, gotta have tunes right? We have been Sprint customers since the early nineties. I have to say that of all the cable, cell phone, and internet providers we have experienced Sprint has the best customer service of them all. This testimony combined with the great holiday deals on Android™ powered EVO 4G or EVO™ Shift devices should be motivation enough however, for...

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The Best Meals Happen at Home with Publix

How to Start Customising your own Clothes

Budget Travel? Not an Oxymoron

Carving Out “You Time”

Health Care Network Changes Weaken Wellness

A Day in The Life of the 50′s Housewife

Fitness Classes that Aren’t Kickboxing, Spinning or Zumba

Winter Fitness for Women

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