Sleep is something young children fight, and adults crave. Despite the battles of insomnia, sleep is something that clearly will never be completely understood. There are amazing facts associated with sleeping, beds, and the act in general. 6-7 Hours are Better...
While I haven't talked much about our decluttering progress lately, I can say that we have managed to get rid of another couple bags of clothing (it's just crazy the amount of stuff we keep finding our closets that we haven't worn in years or is ill fitting), about 20...
When I first started dabbling in essential oils well over 10 years ago, I was on a mission to eliminate nasty products around my home that were chock full of chemicals and an alternative way to clean caulk build ups and my kitchen floor. That's when I started to...
This morning was the first long run of the 16 week Hal Higdon novice marathon training plan, which meant heading out for a 10km (6mile run) - the weather, as has been the case for the past few days was absolutely dreadful and I had thoughts of heading back into our...
One of my real big passions is sightseeing by running through cities. I believe you can only experience the true feel of a place while exploring it on your feet. Naturally, you can cover a whole lot more ground running than walking. Since sightseeing and taking...
Anyone looking for a good deal knows that Craigslist is probably the best site to visit. Mostly anything that you can ever think of buying is probably being sold on Craigslist, included but not limited to used cars, apartment rentals, cameras, cell phones, kitchen...
After starting the 2013 race season with two half marathons (The Berlin Half Marathon and the Spreewald Half Marathon) it was time to go for something a bit shorter to get the whole family involved. While Tiffany enjoyed the Avon Women's Run on Saturday (with my mom,...
Ever since I had seen the funky green pickle race medal of the Spreewald Half and Full Marathon at the Berlin Half Marathon Race Expo a few weeks ago, I wanted to run the race to get my hands on this strange medal. When my schedule cleared out and I was still in good...
There is something to be learned in everything you do. I think that every conference, networking thing, private meeting, event or other experience you have can provide useful information for you to learn from, even if it's just a small tip or reinforcement of...
Bright and early on Saturday morning, as one of two presentations kicking off The Hive European blogging conference, I was standing front and center, talking to a room full of women (and a couple men) about something that I'm actually quite passionate about:...
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