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Medieval, Fantastical or Countrified: Choosing a Theme for Your Wedding

Medieval, Fantastical or Countrified: Choosing a Theme for Your Wedding

If you’ve never been one for traditional weddings and you want to break the mold on your own big day, why not opt for a theme that will add to the wow-factor? Themes are a great way of injecting some life and intrigue into a wedding with an array of possibilities being available. Whether you want to create an enchanting fairy tale style wedding in winter or you fancy having an al-fresco country styled wedding, we’ve got some inspiring theme ideas for your big day! A Medieval Wedding Having a gothic theme at your wedding can really add to the impact of it, as many medieval locations will offer grandeur and style. With candelabras adorning the tables and with a brooding black, gold and red color scheme, you’ll be able …

First Day of School Snack – Chalkboard Rice Krispies

First Day of School Snack – Chalkboard Rice Krispies

That first day of school has happened for some of you out there, but for us it’s closer to the end of August. With that being said I am quickly on the search for ways to make after school snack time easier. I am a work from home Mom who thrives on balancing the ever demanding client schedule plus motherhood schedule. Once back to school season hits here in our household, I will be adding a few things to my schedule. We have a back to school night for all three kids, soccer season will be in full swing and the kids will need me to monitor homework completion happens in a timely fashion. It’s time for us parents to find easy to make snack ideas in a way that …

What Were Your Blogging Startup Costs?

What Were Your Blogging Startup Costs?

Welcome to my Weekly FAQ Session This week’s question is: What Were Your Blogging Startup Costs? Here I will feature questions asked by readers, social media connections and others who simply message me on Facebook Messenger to ask questions. Rather than spending hours upon hours answering emails and explaining each question to one person at a time, I am hosting a weekly FAQ Session so that we can all learn together. Coming soon: we have another advancement on this FAQ session coming by end of 2016, keep your eyes peeled! What Were Your Blogging Startup Costs? Initially I had no major startup costs, aside from purchasing a domain name because I used the free blogging platform of Blogger. Initially this blog was named Writings of a WAHM which switched over …

Don’t Fear Running Will Cause Arthritis

Don’t Fear Running Will Cause Arthritis

Don’t Fear Running Will Cause Arthritis Many runners are concerned that their exercise routine and other competitions that they partake in as part of their love of running are starting to deteriorate the health of their knees. Whilst many may worry that the wear and tear of running will ultimately ruin your knees or create a higher risk of osteoarthritis, research actually suggests that runners are reducing their risk of bad knees and osteoarthritis by running on a regular basis. According to Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) Rheumatologist Alicia Zbehlik, MD, MPH, ‘A runner tends to be leaner on average and the lower BMI puts less strain on the knee. Weight is the number one modifiable risk factor for developing osteoarthritis. The higher the weight, the higher the risk,’ says Zbehlik. Running Won’t …

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