Winter seems to be the season of colds and flu - how do you tell the difference? I was sick on New Year's Day with a cold...stuffy nose, fever, sore throat...thankfully lots of sleep, fluids and aspirin helped. But it got me thinking - how do you tell the difference? Was chatting with my girlfriend Robin Rock who told me to check out HER blog - cause she was asking the same question when her daughter started getting sick. She had a link to an informative site that I'm sharing with you now. Read on, and Stay well!!
Cold or Flu: Can You Tell? | Women's Health Magazine
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't & what can't hurt to try!
Ok so the start of the new year was the start of a cold for me!! I don't like being sick, and I'm not fond of taking medicine so I was looking for any and all natural remedies that might shorten my "sick time". Now there's no cure for the common cold but there are some things that will shorten it's existence in your body. Check out this link from the Mayo Clinic for what works and what doesn't!
Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't, what can't hurt - Mayo Clinic
Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't, what can't hurt - Mayo Clinic
Monday, January 6, 2014
First Monday of 2014 - can you say 'COLD"?
Wow, can you believe it - today is the FIRST Monday of 2014! And it's the COLDEST on Record for Northern Illinois!! Really!! Dangerously cold - where frostbite can happen in 5 minutes and hypothermia can set in quickly! Stay warm, check on your neighbors, bring your pets inside and enjoy the day!!
Happy Monday, lovies! Make the most of this beautiful day! <3
Happy Monday, lovies! Make the most of this beautiful day! <3
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Do You Know What A Yellow Ribbon Tied On A Dog’s Collar Means?
So my girlfriend asked me if I knew what a yellow ribbon on a dog's collar meant...I didn't. I did know what a Pink ribbon meant, what an Orange ribbon meant, what a Purple ribbon meant - but not a Yellow, and certainly NOT on a dog's collar! I thought just maybe it means it's owner is in the service or away or something like that - WOW was I wrong! Now when I see a yellow ribbon attached to a dog's collar or leash, I'll proceed with caution!
Do You Know What A Yellow Ribbon Tied On A Dog’s Collar Means?
Do You Know What A Yellow Ribbon Tied On A Dog’s Collar Means?
Friday, January 3, 2014
Soup, Soup and more Soup!!
On cold winter days like today - especially when I'm feeling a cold coming on - I love to indulge in soups. ALL kinds of soups! I found this link with a number of soups I'm gonna try (the Roasted Red Pepper soup looks amazing!)
TLC Cooking "10 Simple Homemade Soups"
I've also got a few different soups (and recipes) on my Pinterest page...feel free to create and repin!
WARM Soups!
TLC Cooking "10 Simple Homemade Soups"
I've also got a few different soups (and recipes) on my Pinterest page...feel free to create and repin!
WARM Soups!
Baby it's COLD outside - especially for pets!
Oh boy, it's COLD outside!! I know if it's too cold for me, it's too cold for my fur-babies!
According to Dr. Stacia Volbrecht, emergency room director of the Chicago Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center, one of the most common cold-weather emergencies the center sees is irritated dog paw pads caused by the salt sprinkled on icy sidewalks.
Not all salt used by property owners is safe for pets. If a dog holds up one foot, hops around on its paws, or switches feet while standing on the sidewalk, it could be dealing with irritation. When the dog comes inside from a walk, they may also lick their paws and the skin in between their paw pads may appear red.
It's not a bad idea to put booties on dogs when they go out and wipe off paws with a clean, wet cloth once they come back inside the home.
While it's rare for animals to come in with frostbite, it is possible. During the winter, dogs should not be left alone outside. When the weather is below zero, limit outdoor activity for pets to short leash walks to relieve themselves. Dogs can also go to doggy day care for indoor exercise.
When outdoors, young, sick, short haired dogs, and older pets should wear a sweater or coat to keep warm while thick, heavy fur breeds such as huskies and collies would be OK without them..
The other main thing to watch out for is making sure pets don't have access to anti-freeze which is often left in the garage during the winter and is toxic to pets, she said.
Here's some more tips from the Animal Rescue Foundation at this link:
ARF | Resources & Links | Caring for Pets | Top 10 Cold-Weather Pet Tips
Keep your pets Safe and Warm this winter!!
According to Dr. Stacia Volbrecht, emergency room director of the Chicago Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center, one of the most common cold-weather emergencies the center sees is irritated dog paw pads caused by the salt sprinkled on icy sidewalks.
Not all salt used by property owners is safe for pets. If a dog holds up one foot, hops around on its paws, or switches feet while standing on the sidewalk, it could be dealing with irritation. When the dog comes inside from a walk, they may also lick their paws and the skin in between their paw pads may appear red.
It's not a bad idea to put booties on dogs when they go out and wipe off paws with a clean, wet cloth once they come back inside the home.
While it's rare for animals to come in with frostbite, it is possible. During the winter, dogs should not be left alone outside. When the weather is below zero, limit outdoor activity for pets to short leash walks to relieve themselves. Dogs can also go to doggy day care for indoor exercise.
When outdoors, young, sick, short haired dogs, and older pets should wear a sweater or coat to keep warm while thick, heavy fur breeds such as huskies and collies would be OK without them..
The other main thing to watch out for is making sure pets don't have access to anti-freeze which is often left in the garage during the winter and is toxic to pets, she said.
Here's some more tips from the Animal Rescue Foundation at this link:
ARF | Resources & Links | Caring for Pets | Top 10 Cold-Weather Pet Tips
Keep your pets Safe and Warm this winter!!
Gabby's first "Gotcha" Day!
Wow - it's been a whole year already since Gabby joined our family! Thanks to my girlfriend who "tagged" me and my hubby on her picture...we contacted the Magnificent Mutts Rescue organization and - TA DA!!
Gabby got a new family! (Gotta tell you my boy Justice wasn't too happy about it in the beginning but now he's perfectly fine with her being here!) Happy "GOTCHA" Day Gabby!!
Gabby got a new family! (Gotta tell you my boy Justice wasn't too happy about it in the beginning but now he's perfectly fine with her being here!) Happy "GOTCHA" Day Gabby!!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Are you ready for the.. WINTER OLYMPICS?!!
I can hardly wait! I love to watch the ice skating competitions, the luge and the ski jumping in the Winter Olympics....and they're almost here!! February 6, 2014 is the opening of the XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia beginning with preliminary rounds of Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing and....FIGURE SKATING!! YAY!
Click on this link for more details about the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/viewers-guide
Click on this link for more details about the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/viewers-guide
with
preliminary rounds of Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing and Figure
Skating, - See more at:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/viewers-guide#sthash.0cKAxxsS.dpuf
with
preliminary rounds of Snowboarding, Freestyle Skiing and Figure
Skating, - See more at:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/viewers-guide#sthash.0cKAxxsS.dpuf
New Year Resolutions....oh dear!
Oh Dear, it's that time again!! Time to make your New Year Resolutions!! Did you know a 2012 study on New Year’s resolutions
by the University of Scranton found that about 45% of Americans usually
make resolutions at the beginning of the year, but hardly any stick to
them. There's another article, a Forbes article published on New Year’s Day last year that claims only 8% of people achieve New Year’s resolutions. The New York Times says four out of five people who make New Year’s resolutions tonight will
eventually break them. In fact, a third won’t even make it to the end of
January.
Where do you fall? Are you one of the 4 that make resolutions but are in the 45% that don't keep them? According to everything I've been reading losing weight, getting organized, and saving money are the top resolutions that Americans make, each year.
Where do you fall? Are you one of the 4 that make resolutions but are in the 45% that don't keep them? According to everything I've been reading losing weight, getting organized, and saving money are the top resolutions that Americans make, each year.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Things Babies born in 2014 may never know...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Wow, we made it - to another year!! And another list of items babies born in the year 2014 will know NOTHING about! Things like - Books...the electronic version is all the rage now.
Post Boxes - can you say "Email"? Take a look below at some other items from MoneyNewsTalk.com - and I'm sure you can think of a few of your own too!!
Things kids born in 2014 may never know:
1. The post office. Instead of email, someone used to come all the way to your house just to drop a bunch of ads into a box on the front porch. This service was a big money loser.
2. Parking meters. There was a time when you had to pay for parking by putting coins into a little steel box on a pole.
3. Bank tellers. People used to visit a bank branch to make deposits and withdrawals. What a lot of effort expended on something that can be done digitally in mere seconds with no travel involved.
4. Paper statements. Trees used to give their lives so that those who refused to go digital could get bills and other statements in the mail. (See No. 1.)
5. Paper checks. While it was illegal to make your own paper money, it was OK to write an amount of money on a piece of ordinary paper. Once you signed it, it somehow magically became the same as money.
6. Cable TV. Before universal Wi-Fi, there used to be a wire running all the way from downtown to bring entertainment into the house. Judging by the price, you’d have thought it contained a cure for cancer.
7. Toll booths. Before they started charging tolls by taking a picture of your license plate, you had to stop at a booth and either throw money in a basket or hand it to someone. They were kind of like phone booths on the turnpike.
8. Phone booths. Before everyone had wireless phones, there used to be little glass rooms on street corners where you’d go in and use coins to make a call. For some people, they also doubled as bathrooms.
9. Newspapers. In days before everyone had computers at home and in their pockets, printing presses made paper versions of websites. People would then drive around and throw them on your lawn.
10. Car keys. Cars had keys you’d insert into a
keyhole in the doors and dashboard to unlock and start the
car. Sometimes you’d lock them in, then try to retrieve them with a coat
hanger. Other people would stop and try to help.
11. Bookstores. A retail store where you’d go to buy books.
12. Books. There used to be a physical version of e-books made out of paper.
13. DVDs. Before movies were delivered online, they came on discs you’d stick into your computer or a player attached to your TV.
14. Incandescent lighting. This kind of light bulb didn’t last as long or cost as much as LED lighting, but it had a nice glow to it.
15. Fax machines. These devices transmitted a piece of paper to another fax machine anywhere in the world. It worked over phone lines.
16. Phone lines. Before wireless, calls were carried on wires. Like power wires, they were strung everywhere and stopped working during snow and ice storms.
17. Non-digital picture frames. There was a time when a picture frame could only display one picture at a time, so you needed a frame for every picture. Some were better looking than the picture they contained.
18. Cursive handwriting. You’d pick up a pen or pencil and actually write things by hand. Not only that, but the letters of each word were all connected in such a way that it was often impossible to decipher.
19. Camcorders. Before HD video cameras became standard in phones, you had to buy a separate device if you wanted video selfies.
20. Blind dates. In the days before dating websites, people were forced to meet one another any way they could, including being introduced to friends of friends. It was awkward, because there was no way to IM, text, exchange pics or otherwise communicate before actually meeting. The people you met this way usually weren’t as good looking as you.
21. Talking to one person at a time. Before pocket computers, you weren’t required to stay in constant communication via text. Nor was it customary to let everyone you’d ever met know where you were and what you were doing via Facebook. As a result, you’d often find yourself forced to communicate solely with the people in front of you.
22. Driving a car. Before self-driving cars, you had to do it all: gas, brakes, mirrors, turn signals, talk on the phone, text, put on makeup and eat, all at the same time.
23. Setting a thermostat. Before “The Internet of Things,” you had to manually set the temperature in your house.
24. Forgetting someone’s name. Before Google Glass came along, we had to recognize faces all by ourselves, and remember their personal information.
25. Buying music. With Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, iTunes Radio, etc., we have unlimited music libraries that we pay for by the month. Before that, we bought our music one song or album at a time and built collections.
Post Boxes - can you say "Email"? Take a look below at some other items from MoneyNewsTalk.com - and I'm sure you can think of a few of your own too!!
Things kids born in 2014 may never know:
1. The post office. Instead of email, someone used to come all the way to your house just to drop a bunch of ads into a box on the front porch. This service was a big money loser.
2. Parking meters. There was a time when you had to pay for parking by putting coins into a little steel box on a pole.
3. Bank tellers. People used to visit a bank branch to make deposits and withdrawals. What a lot of effort expended on something that can be done digitally in mere seconds with no travel involved.
4. Paper statements. Trees used to give their lives so that those who refused to go digital could get bills and other statements in the mail. (See No. 1.)
5. Paper checks. While it was illegal to make your own paper money, it was OK to write an amount of money on a piece of ordinary paper. Once you signed it, it somehow magically became the same as money.
6. Cable TV. Before universal Wi-Fi, there used to be a wire running all the way from downtown to bring entertainment into the house. Judging by the price, you’d have thought it contained a cure for cancer.
7. Toll booths. Before they started charging tolls by taking a picture of your license plate, you had to stop at a booth and either throw money in a basket or hand it to someone. They were kind of like phone booths on the turnpike.
8. Phone booths. Before everyone had wireless phones, there used to be little glass rooms on street corners where you’d go in and use coins to make a call. For some people, they also doubled as bathrooms.
9. Newspapers. In days before everyone had computers at home and in their pockets, printing presses made paper versions of websites. People would then drive around and throw them on your lawn.
11. Bookstores. A retail store where you’d go to buy books.
12. Books. There used to be a physical version of e-books made out of paper.
13. DVDs. Before movies were delivered online, they came on discs you’d stick into your computer or a player attached to your TV.
14. Incandescent lighting. This kind of light bulb didn’t last as long or cost as much as LED lighting, but it had a nice glow to it.
15. Fax machines. These devices transmitted a piece of paper to another fax machine anywhere in the world. It worked over phone lines.
16. Phone lines. Before wireless, calls were carried on wires. Like power wires, they were strung everywhere and stopped working during snow and ice storms.
17. Non-digital picture frames. There was a time when a picture frame could only display one picture at a time, so you needed a frame for every picture. Some were better looking than the picture they contained.
18. Cursive handwriting. You’d pick up a pen or pencil and actually write things by hand. Not only that, but the letters of each word were all connected in such a way that it was often impossible to decipher.
19. Camcorders. Before HD video cameras became standard in phones, you had to buy a separate device if you wanted video selfies.
20. Blind dates. In the days before dating websites, people were forced to meet one another any way they could, including being introduced to friends of friends. It was awkward, because there was no way to IM, text, exchange pics or otherwise communicate before actually meeting. The people you met this way usually weren’t as good looking as you.
21. Talking to one person at a time. Before pocket computers, you weren’t required to stay in constant communication via text. Nor was it customary to let everyone you’d ever met know where you were and what you were doing via Facebook. As a result, you’d often find yourself forced to communicate solely with the people in front of you.
22. Driving a car. Before self-driving cars, you had to do it all: gas, brakes, mirrors, turn signals, talk on the phone, text, put on makeup and eat, all at the same time.
24. Forgetting someone’s name. Before Google Glass came along, we had to recognize faces all by ourselves, and remember their personal information.
25. Buying music. With Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, iTunes Radio, etc., we have unlimited music libraries that we pay for by the month. Before that, we bought our music one song or album at a time and built collections.
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