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Family Road Trip Highlights And Low Points

Tonight is our last night in the beach house here in Palm Coast, Florida. Tomorrow we will be embarking on our journey back to Vermont. So far, the trip has been fun. It has been tons of fun at times, and loads of stress at others. Of course, these things are par for the course when you take a family road trip. There have been some wonderful moments during this vacation. Yesterday was very special, as it was my sister’s wedding day. The boys both had a good day behavior – wise and things went smoothly. From spending time with … Continue reading →

“YouTube” Videos Demonstrate Cutting Techniques

Whenever I think about teens and cutting, my heart really aches. Sadly, my 13-year-old daughter has experience with two good friends of hers cutting themselves. I’m so thankful that she shared this with me because it gave us a good opportunity to really talk about why her friends were doing it and what the repercussions could be. According to a study put out by “Pediatrics,” there is an alarming new trend happening…teens and young adults are putting out “YouTube” videos that actually demonstrate how to harm themselves through cutting, burning and other forms of self-harm. This is just sickening to … Continue reading →

Aetna Embraces Mind-Body Techniques For Stress Reduction

Every once in a while, there is a story in the news about an insurance company that is doing something really good for it’s customers. Aetna announced the results of a study that used yoga as a means of stress reduction. It turns out that people who are less stressed require less medical care. That is good for both consumers and insurance companies alike! You may have heard that doing yoga is an effective way to relieve stress. Doing yoga requires a person to move his or her body in certain ways, and involves stretching. This activity can help to … Continue reading →

Prenatal Stress and Schizophrenia

Researchers have now uncovered a conclusive link between extreme stress during the early stages of pregnancy and the development of schizophrenia in the children of those mothers in later life. Schizophrenia is a complex disorder of the brain and is commonly passed down through the family chain, thus indicating a genetic link for the condition. Drugs usage and life stresses can also promote the development of schizophrenia in susceptible adults. But a recent study at New York University’s School of Medicine has proven conclusively that wartime stress is a trigger for the development of the condition in later life. Other … Continue reading →

5 Fun Scrapbooking Techniques to Try on Your Layouts

There is great satisfaction gained from trying a technique and discovering that it is something that either you are very good at, or that you really enjoy the look of. There are dozens of different techniques available to scrapbookers and other paper crafter’s, but here are five fun techniques to try on your latest scrapbooking projects. 1. Use Brads to decorate or add some festive touches on your layouts. Playing with brads on a scrapbook layout is fun. The two most common uses are to secure a photo or other element in place or to serve as the center of … Continue reading →

Different Types of Stress

Stress isn’t just stress. Researchers have identified several different kinds of stress! Stress can be divided into two basic categories: short term stress and long term stress. Each of these categories can be further broken down into different types. Types of short term stress include: Acute time-limited stressors come on suddenly (acute) and are over relatively quickly. Situations like public speaking and doing math in your head fall into this category. These things may come on without warning but are short in duration. Brief naturalistic stressors are similar — they are relatively short in duration. Think of a classroom test … Continue reading →

Fashion Goes High Tech

It’s not everyday that you see the name Liz Claiborne prominently displayed at Best Buy. But, in a move that has fashion combining with function, the Liz Claiborne brand is teaming up with the electronics outlet store to introduce a new line of consumer electronic accessories. According to the company, the new collection is tailored for the “stylish woman on the go.” It includes an extensive line of laptop bags and sleeves, business totes, cellphone cases, MP3 cases and camera cases made from a variety of fabrics, including luxe leathers, and materials with metallic and patent finishes. The new line … Continue reading →

Pop Culture Goes High Tech

I have blogged about the power of YouTube in previous entries, but this latest incident truly proves how powerful the medium has become. Police in New Zealand say they were able to catch a thief thanks to a video posted on the popular Internet video sharing site, YouTube. According to officers, the man was taped circling the store, stealing a laptop computer, slipping it into his overcoat, then stepping out of the store unnoticed. Or so he thought. Shortly after the thief took off, his performance in the store was posted on YouTube – set to “The Pink Panther” music … Continue reading →

High Tech Stress

Have you ever been in a position where you have not been able to check your email when you wanted to? How did it make you feel? Did you break out in a cold sweat? What about the last time you couldn’t use your cellphone? Did your head start to ache? Did your body start to tremble? If you answered “yes,” you may have a dependency issue with your electronic devices. In a previous blog I listed some of the physical symptoms people who have dependency issues with high-tech gadgets suffer from, but that’s just one area of your health … Continue reading →

My Favorite “Go To” Techniques Part 2

With some many products and ideas available to us as scrapbookers, it can be overwhelming at times. I’ve decided to focus in on a few of my favorite “go to” techniques that I can always count on when I am feeling a bit overwhelmed so that the process is a bit more comfortable. Using Ink I started stamping even before I started scrapbooking, so I have always found ink to be of great importance in my crafting. My favorite two inks are Tim Holtz distress inks and StazOn ink. I love the distress ink because it flows onto the paper … Continue reading →