Health & Fitness
Moms: Your Gift Might Be Damaging the Hearing of Your Child
Did you know that when MP3 players are purchased as gifts, the majority of purchasers are moms? That finding emerged at the Mommy Tech summit at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show.
But do you know about the potential risks? Kids often don’t know how to use audio technology safely and they can harm their hearing [...]
New Year’s Resolutions Starting Early?
I was at my gym this morning (the day after Christmas) and it was packed!! That doesn’t normally happen until the day after New Year’s. Usually, the first three weeks of January at my YMCA (and probably gyms all over the United States) are awful — no parking, overcrowded childcare, waits for treadmills, etc. Then [...]
26Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Eat Dinner TOGETHER!
I grew up in a house where having dinner as a family was a regular event. My Dad was a cop, and he worked shifts for much of his career and all of my pre-teen years. If he was on the evening shift, Mom would have dinner ready at 4 p.m. so that we could [...]
22Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Just Say No to the Hollywood Holiday
Christmas day. The nuclear faux family sits by the exquisitely-decorated tree, expressing delight and happiness over what gifts have been unwrapped. The well behaved children play quietly with their toys. The dad gazes into the mother’s eyes with love and adoration. Everyone’s clothing is coordinated. There are no wrinkles, muffin tops, beer guts, or rogue nose hairs. It is a [...]
21Dec2009 | Lisa | Comments Off | Continued
Buzzed Driving IS Drunk Driving!
It’s holiday party season – time to celebrate all of the exciting winter holidays with our friends and loved ones. Our mailboxes are flooded with invitations to parties and dinners and other holiday get-togethers. With these parties come food, fellowship, gifts, and in many cases, festive alcoholic drinks.
In 2008, nearly 12,000 people in the United [...]
Ideas for Spending Remaining Health Care Flex Spending Account Dollars
The average American family spends $2,000 on personal health care expenses each year. Contributing that amount to an Flexible Spending Account (FSA) can translate to a federal tax savings of more than $500 (assuming the average tax bracket of 27%). But there’s a catch…you need to use all of the funds in one calendar year—or the [...]
7Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Moms & Mommy Bloggers — You’re Invited Into This Amazing Story
I’ve been trying to write this post for more than week and keep putting it off because I have so much to say I just can’t find the words to say it or explain it. So, I decided to just plunge right in and I’m asking all of you to join me in an amazing conspiracy that [...]
6Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Mean Girls
I first wrote the following post in February 2009 when I did the Beth Moore Bible Study, Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman. I’m reprinting it here (with some edits/additions) because I’m doing the Esther study again and I think a reminder about “mean girls” is good for all of us now and then.
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We’ve all [...]
