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Homemade Gift Idea: Perpetual Calendar

Homemade Gift Idea: Perpetual Calendar
27 September, 2011
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Perpetual calendars are a great alternative to regular calendars because you can reuse them again and again. Make one for someone on your gift list (you can use our free printable to do it), and they’ll never have to buy another calendar:

How to Mak…

How Much Is a Clean Home Worth?

How Much Is a Clean Home Worth?
27 September, 2011
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This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and raising children at Childwild.com.
Last month I wrote a post on do-it-yourself beauty and personal care products. That touched a nerve with a lot of peo…

Improve Every Moment

Improve Every Moment
25 September, 2011
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Post written by Leo Babauta.
I’m a big proponent of slowing down, simplifying, doing less, and being less busy … but what if you can’t?
What if your life can’t be made less busy — are you doomed to a life of anxiety and unhappiness?
No. I’m…

Ready to Start a Food Diary? Use the KISS Principle

Ready to Start a Food Diary?  Use the KISS Principle
23 September, 2011
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So, you’re ready to start keeping a food diary. My advice? Feel free to use the KISS — Keep It Simple, Sweetie! — principle.

I did not. For my first food diary, I entered in all of my meals and snacks into an Excel template; then I entered my go…

Post-Workout Foot Pampering

Post-Workout Foot Pampering
21 September, 2011
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After a long walk or run, treat your feet right. They have taken a real pounding and if you give them the right refresh, they will be ready for your next workout. The key is to refresh them right. If you have a blister, that’s a sign that you need some…

Ailing Runner Crosses Finish Line Seven Months Later

Ailing Runner Crosses Finish Line Seven Months Later
17 September, 2011
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Alaina Dixon crosses the Houston Marathon finish line seven months later. Photo: Chron.com
She was 25 yards from the finish when she collapsed.
Completing a marathon is hard enough just by itself, but how about doing one along with two open-heart sur…

Bad hair days can be good for you

Bad hair days can be good for you
15 September, 2011
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Some women do miss out on exercise for fear or messing up their lookAmerica’s surgeon general Regina M Benjamin has been having a bad hair week. After claiming too many women – particularly black women – forgo exercise because they’re worried it wi…

Mo Farah Determined To Turn Silver Into Gold

Mo Farah Determined To Turn Silver Into Gold
13 September, 2011
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He hopes to heal in time for the 5000m final this Sunday.
If his blisters heal in time, Mo Farah may be going for the 5000m gold medal at the World Championships. Photo: AP
Most runners would settle for second place in the World Championships, but not …

The Amazing Power of Being Present

The Amazing Power of Being Present
12 September, 2011
Skinny's Hints & Tips

‘Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.’ ~Thich Nhat Hahn
Post written by Leo Babauta.
How can you bring calm and peace to the middle of a stress-ful, chaotic day?
The answer is simple, though not always so easy to put into practice: …

Questions to ask of your things when uncluttering

Questions to ask of your things when uncluttering
11 September, 2011
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The earthquake and hurricane this past week on the east coast have left me glad I made August’s resolution to update my “In case of …” file. Mother Nature sure knows how to drive home a point in a really big way.
In addition to creating the fil…