Nice Matters Award

Posted: September 2007 in Blogging
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Elisabeth from Table4Five awarded me and my Buy better and Have a Better Life blog with the Nice Matters Award! Thank you so much!!!

This award is given to bloggers who inspire good feelings in others, who are caring and kind, good blog friends, who care and support others and are a positive influence in the blogging world.

This last few months I have met interesting people on the blog world (including Elisabeth) and I would like to offer this award to a few people:

Lisa from My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings
Holli from Baby Faith
Tina from Tina Silva’s Blog

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By: Laura

Summer is ending but still time for some vacation days

Posted: September 2007 in Outdoor,Travel Tips,Vacation
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Summer is almost over but some people are still on vacation. It’s very common for people to go on vacation on the first two weeks of September because it’s cheaper and not so crowded as August.Some people just go camping or do as some family members of mine and buy a big RV. Of course it’s a big investment but the RV can be used along the year, everywhere, no check in or check out in Hotels and you can change the location according to your preferences. You can stay a couple days in one place, a couple of days somewhere else, etc..
Camping is also a cheap option but at this time of the year with the uncertain weather is a bit risky, you might get wet.

Of course you don’t have the comfort of a soft bed in a comfortable room you would have on a Kissimmee vacation resort, but what matters is that people have a great vacation one way or another and have a better life.

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By: Laura

Gout – metabolic arthritis – high levels of uric acid

Posted: September 2007 in Health,Vegetables and Health
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My husband was recently diagnosed with GOUT (metabolic arthritis). It is a diseased caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood stream. Crystals are formed and deposit themselves in the cartilage joints, tendons and involving tissue. This causes inflammatory reaction, pain and some of the crystals can even come out through the skin.Here is the diet prescribed to my husband and that should be followed by all Gout patients:

You can eat:

  • Cow, chicken, lamb, duck
  • Green vegetables, carrots and tomatoes
  • Apples, pears, bananas, oranges, peaches, melon, watermelon, figs
  • Raise, pasta, bread, potato, eggs, olive, fresh cheese, yogurts
  • Water, fresh tea, low fat milk, sodas, white wine

You should avoid:

  • Pork, hare, partridge, heifer, ham, pig
  • Liver, pate (made from liver), or sweetbreads (thymus)
  • Seafood
  • Alcoholic beverages, particularly beer
  • Bacon
  • Pineapple, cherries, lemon

Keep your weight under control and exercise.

 

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By: Laura

Ladies, great opportunity to buy golf equipment

Posted: September 2007 in Clothes,Shopping
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Golf is a sport usually played by men but each day that goes by we watch women playing it too. Even in movies we always watch man playing but the reality is quite different.

If you are one of those women willing to learn and play golf check the Women’s Golf Proshop, this is a online site with shoes equipment, accessories and golf apparel ladies can buy to practice Golf.

There are discounts up to 70% in almost all brands. Check it out!

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By: Laura
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Moving to my own host service

Posted: September 2007 in Blogging
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Finally I decided to host my blogs on my own hosting service. I only signed up today with BlueHost and I’m still struggling with ftp transfers. I can’t download new themes because the unlimited FTP option crashes my Firefox. I downloaded a FTP transfer program but I’m still trying to figure it out how to transfer files to Bluehost Control Panel. I’ll get there…

I created a new domain to be used as test once I never worked with WordPress platform and I’m really willing to used those wonderful plugings WP has. As soon as I get used to it I will change my other two blogs that are already on my own domain, this own blog and the usefulstuffblog.com. One at a time.

I love Blogger but I also never got in touch with wordpress, so I want to give it a try. I think I’m making the right move.

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By: Laura

Jewelry online store

Posted: September 2007 in Accessories,Beauty
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Do you like to wear jewelry, then you must visit the Quanta Bella Jewelry on-line store. Here you can find all type of jewelry:

  • Bracelets
  • Chains
  • Crosses
  • Earrings
  • Jewelry Sets
  • Necklaces
  • Rings
  • Sliders
  • Slider & Earring Sets
  • etc.

This jewelry is not original, it’s designer inspired and celebrity inspired. Here you can find replicas without the imitation look and also costume jewelry at great prices.

You can use the advanced search to narrow your search and you can pay with visa card.

Check the Shows page to see in what shows Quanta Bella Jewelry will be participation, perhaps they will be near you.

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By: Laura
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Enjoy your vacation even if it’s not your dream vacation

Posted: September 2007 in Outdoor,Vacation
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Being on vacation and have no money to travel and go to a Condo in an exotic place can a disappointment. I’m disappointed. I’m not able to travel for 4 years now, not even a weekend out.

But there are worse things in life, so, being alone with my two kids on vacation (my husband is working) with such good weather, with the beach just 15 minutes away, I can easily make my kids happy.Of course it’s exhausting for me, make lunch, pack up the backpack with towels, snacks, etc., look after them while one is in the smaller swimming pool and the other is sliding in the tubes, I can’t even swim on my own because I have to look after them and make sure they are save. But it doesn’t matter they are really happy.

Of course I would prefer to take advantage of Pigeon Forge vacation rentals but this is what I can have now and I have to live with what I have and can have. Sometimes it’s difficult to accept it because I would like to leave at least for a week a year to some place far away from home.

I’ll keep dreaming.

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By: Laura