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I'm an uneducated, (barely remember 4/5 grades), disabled, soon to be 62 years old, fighting to beat all the odds (against) me, and in the "becoming of" a whole new metamorphous for an entertainment career as a poet/writer with my 1st Spoken Word CD, "Pillow Talk", (already available from Amazon - Itunes and several other music venues on the internet), from my soon to be, "Pillow Talk" trio, with...

Inflation has hit the tooth fairy. My friend was complaining his grandchild got $10 from the tooth fairy. He was comparing that to the quarter his kids found under the pillow when they lost a tooth. That reminded me of the time my son asked why the tooth fairy only left him $2, when she always leaves his cousins a $20. I fumbled my way through that one, saying she probably stopped at their...

Right after I learned to read, when I was about 6 years old, I started reading everything I could find around my house. One evening, just after I had gone to bed, I noticed a long, white tag on my pillow and I got very scared when I read what was written on it: “Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law.” I was terrified and I wondered how the police knew when tags were removed – did they...

More people and their physicians are looking at sleep habits and problems that might be contributing to problems such as hypertension, difficult to control diabetes and congestive heart failure. They are also looking beyond medications to take care of issues like chronic fatigue. Snoring is looked at as something more significant then an annoyance. To find out the source of the problem a...

A good night sleep is influenced by many things. If you are suffering from insomnia the first thing you should do is rule out where you sleep as the cause of the problem. The easiest thing to do is to look at your room and see if a change here could change your sleep problems. 1. Is your bedroom and office the same room? Life is stressful especially in this economy. If you...

How To Stop Drafts and Save On Energy Bills Imagine leaving a window open all winter long -- the heat loss, cold drafts and wasted energy! If your home has a folding pull-down attic stair, a whole house fan, a fireplace or clothes dryer, that may be just what is occurring in your home every day. Drafts from these often overlooked holes waste energy and cost you big in the form of...

We all make resolutions for the New Year. And some of them are large and ambitious and some are small and practical. These are five easy changes that will help you to improve your sleep and wake up with more energy every day. Turn off the television: Too many people are watching television in bed or falling asleep with it on. They think it helps them to fall asleep, but it does not....

Just a few suggestions on how to lower your energy bills. The primary use of home energy in the summer here is your ac and your hot water heater. You need to develop your own energy saving plan. a new efficient ac will save you about 25% on your energy bill. Installing a radiant heat barrier in your attic can save you another 20 to 25% adding more insulation can save you about 10% and installing...

What a year! I can't believe it's time to carve the turkey, serve the cranberry sauce and collapse on the couch to sleep the big feast off. Or is that just what happens in my house?I truly am thankful for so many blessings, and I'd like to take a minute just to mention a few. I'm thankful for a wonderful family -- including an amazing husband, our furry friends, my parents (who...