Since The Happy Rockette is a Registered Dietitian, I have special access to top notch food and nutrition information. Today I will start sharing that fountain of knowledge by introducing the first of hopefully many food and nutrition posts. I hope to even have a guest post or two. To start we will attack how to cut some calories out of our diets through a few small changes to our eating habits. Rather than attempting fad diets or buying expensive ‘diet’ foods, develop habits that encourage healthy eating for the rest of your life. These were inspired by conversations that [...]
Read MoreJune 2007
Sorry to disappoint, but this isn’t your ‘how to save money on your photographer type post, or ‘how to cut wedding costs’. Just as understanding what our cars say about us can save us a bunch of money on car purchases, remembering this key tip can shave thousands off your wedding bill The commitment of two adults choosing to share their lives together forever, is the BIG DEAL The trend seems to be for weddings to become more and more lavish, even to the point couples are willing to take on $10,000+ in debt to live up to some external [...]
Read MoreI am going to show you a picture of a car, and I want you to try and picture the owner and their life. What do you think this car says about the owner? Maybe that the owner has a lot of debt, low income, lives in a ‘bad’ neighborhood, and can’t afford anything better that a an old beater. This interesting article from 2001 has some interesting things to say about what the color and model of our cars says. The color says that the driver is “cautious, conservative, often introverted personality likely to drive the good bargain.” The [...]
Read MoreA funny thing happened as I was about to get in the shower this morning, I noticed that there was a little definition to my upper abs. I am not talking about a Muscle and Fitness 6-pack here, but maybe a 1-2 pack developing! You’re thinking “big deal”………the trick is that I haven’t worked out in months. How did I do it? With the ingenious invention of rubber and air shown on the left. That’s right, I started sitting on a plain exercise ball at work(not the odd contraption to the right). The transition started when I got tired of [...]
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