Located in a rural area of east central Mississippi, Lake Forest Ranch is a non-denominational Christian facility that offers youth summer camps as well as family retreats and conferences throughout the year.I visited this camp on many occasions as a child and now my son has also spent time as a camper there.  Children between ages 7-12 can spend a week at this overnight camp for $250-300 ...

Burt's Bees Beeswax lip balm is a product I absolutely cannot live without!   Even at a rather hefty price tag of $2.99 (for simple lip balm), I must keep a tube with me at all times.  I currently have one in my desk drawer (at home AND at work), pants pocket, glove compartment of my car, bathroom, bedside table...  well, you get the picture!  Burt's Bees is an ...

Tooth Tunes toothbrushes are battery-powered electric toothbrushes which produce music that increases to increase in volume in response to increased pressure applied to the brush head.  These toothbrushes retail for $9.99 at many pharmacies and mass market stores such as CVS or Wal-Mart.  They come in a variety of song clips from KISS's "Rock and Roll All Nite" to D...

If you are a healthcare professional who needs a good set of "ears," you can't go wrong with an Ultrascope stethoscope.  I received an Ultrascope as a graduation gift when I completed nursing school.  It's bright lime green tubing and sparkly tye-died bell puts a smile on everyone's face when they see it coming.  Patients or other staff members often comment...

Urbane scrubs is a company that has a line of adorable and well-fitted scrubs.  They come in a variety of fun colors and are sizes to fit any body!The particular pair that I have is navy blue with ceil blue trim on the neckline but they offer a variety of fun, funky and fresh colors to suit any office or hospital's color palette.  These scrubs are just fitted enough that you ...

Any time someone in my family comes running with a case of poison ivy, bug bites, or any other itch, I reach for the Ivarest.  I've yet to find any kind of rash or bite that Ivarest won't help soothe.Ivarest comes in a 2-ounce tube and is an easy-to-apply thin cream that is slightly pink in color and doesn't feel greasy to the skin at all.  It's active ingredients are ...

Do you have trouble getting your young children to take foul tasting cough and cold syrups?  Do you find yourself having purple and pink spotted clothes and countertops from dripping sticky medicines everywhere while trying to force it down a uncooperative toddler?  Mucinex mini melts are the thing for you!  Whenever my 5 year sold suffers from a nasty cold, cruddy cough and ches...

At my job as a registered nurse, I am constantly on my feet and often log many miles a day running back and forth from patient to patient.  The only shoes I trust my feet with for those long 13 hour days are my Crocs.  I have been wearing my Crocs since I began nursing two years ago.  Even after a long 12-13 hour shift, I never go home with aching feet or legs.  My Crocs are...

Danskin Now ankle socks are the only kind of socks I buy anymore!   I absolutely can't stand to have my socks slipping down around my ankles.  Constantly having to reach down and tug on my socks drives me crazy.  I've had this problem with many socks until I found the Danskin now ankle socks at my local Wal-mart!  These sport socks are made with a blend of cotto...