What Do You Use a Ziplock Bag For?

We know that many of you who live with chronic illness can get pretty creative using things around the house, like Ziploc bags, for some ingenious challenges. Now you may be able to win a prize for your brilliant idea.
Just log on to the Ziploc web site at TasteOfHome.com/Ziploc and share your ideas for using [...]

If You Are On Facebook and Grandma is Not

If you and many family members have started to share information about your daily happenings as well as photos, you may see how fun it is to connect with loved ones and hear from them more than just one time a year at Christmas. One of the reasons I personally like Facebook is that I [...]

Are You Always Forgetting Numbers You Need?

We all have a million different numbers that we are supposed to be able to remember off the top of our head. Our phone number, our cell number, our family’s cell numbers, our PIN numbers, bank numbers. Not long ago I was supposed to put my phone number into the grocery store’s machine for my [...]

What is the Best Time of Day to…

Ever stood around the pharmacy and wondered where all the people suddenly came from? As someone who lives with a chronic illness you may want to print this article out for your fridge or to stick in your Woman’s Health Resource Journal to refer to when you are making plans.
When should I have surgery?
As early [...]

Want to Get Organized?

Do you ever feel disorganized but can’t seem to find the right system that works with your lack of energy, budget and habits (like dumping the daily mail on the counter)? It’s a constant source of struggle around here!
So many times we have to prioritize exactly where to spend our energy and, unlike a healthy [...]

Our Favorite New Way to Make Phone Calls Easier

One of the drawbacks of trying to make phone calls to a company such as your health insurance company, is having to sit through all of the voice mail instructions that say “Press one for English” or “Press two if this is about your bill,” etc.
Now you can easily bypass these, and still get to [...]

Share Your Used Christian Books!

Love Packages collects them and sends them to English-speaking countries in Europe, Africa and Asia.
They received nearly 8 tons of items last year that were used to change lives! Books can be sent to Butler, Illinois, or call the ministry to see if a truck is in your area. They send them all over the [...]

Mail a REAL Letter Using Free Web Service

If you did not get those Christmas letters out, or were unable to drive to the post office in December because of crazy weather, here is an easy way to mail a real letter — paper, not e-mail!
Go to TheMailMonster.com and type your letter. It will be printed out and actually mailed to the [...]

How Being “Tolerant” Can Ruin Your Health

Start Your New Year Right by Eliminating These Common Energy-Drainers
by Mary Yerkes
My desk is messy. My clothes don’t fit. The dog needs grooming. Life coaches agree that people zap their energy and increase their stress by putting up with a multitude of things that bug them, what life coaches call “tolerations.” And for the chronically [...]

What Pill is That?

You may have a drug cupboard, a drug basket, or a drug bag. At my house it’s a kitchen drawer with a “baby” lock on it.
There are always a few little pills that make their way to the bottom of the drawer that I am not sure of what they are. Now there is an [...]

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