As of January 1, 2009, my family and I decided to eat healthier,not neccessarily diet, lose some weight and tone up along the way.   Here came Weight Watchers! Although not especially easy the first 2 weeks or so, as of this date (jan.25), it's much easier. Don't get me wrong, I still crave certain items, but it's easier to say no as long as I have some heal...

O.K. I admit it. I am a little bit directionally challenged. When I bought my new car in May it did NOT have one of those fancy North, South, East, West thingies built in. The truck I traded in had one, so I could sort of find my way around. Not so after I got my new car. After planning a trip to Kansas City, Kansas in November, I told my husband it would be great if I had a GPS for the trip, a...

OK, I'm a sweaty kind of girl. I know it sounds pretty nasty, but it's the truth. When the snug fitting t-shirts came into fashion, I could wear one for an hour or so, then the pit stains began!  My ordinary deodorants would eliminate most of the offending odor, but NONE of the perspiration. I have tried every deodorant out there, and although some worked better than others, not on...

Last winter after a few cold nights in a chilly bedroom, I decided it was time for an electric blanket. Christmas morning I awoke to find that my wonderful husband and children had purchased one for me. WOW! What a thing to have gone 33 years without having. I plugged the blanket in the first night and put the controls on each side of the bed, one for me and one for my husband. I set mine to ab...