My parents are visiting me for my dad's 67th birthday, and I noticed that my dad's hands shake a lot when he tries to open something, and he needed my mom's help to get even simple tasks done with his hands. I looked it up on the web this morning. Turns out there is a website called emabarrassingproblems. Who knew... anyway, older people get what is called 'essential tremors' that happen just because. Young people get shaky hands from nerves or too much caffeine. Also shaky hands can happen the morning after drinking too much alcohol. In any case it is hard to see my dad not be what he use to.October 2008 Archives
Oct 30
Shaky Hands
My parents are visiting me for my dad's 67th birthday, and I noticed that my dad's hands shake a lot when he tries to open something, and he needed my mom's help to get even simple tasks done with his hands. I looked it up on the web this morning. Turns out there is a website called emabarrassingproblems. Who knew... anyway, older people get what is called 'essential tremors' that happen just because. Young people get shaky hands from nerves or too much caffeine. Also shaky hands can happen the morning after drinking too much alcohol. In any case it is hard to see my dad not be what he use to.Oct 27
For Every BODY
My husband is addicted to this cologne I bought him at the Whole Foods a couple of years ago. Because I am an eco warrior I stopped letting him wear his Armani scent because I read about how toxic perfumes and colognes are for us, but now upon closer look I think this one might not be that great either, because that word 'Fragrance' in the list of ingredients could mean anything. But the rest of the items seem okay and the essential oils smell so yummy. Apparently it is unisex if you feel so inclined. Ingredients :Alcohol Denat, Water, Fragrance, Eucalyptus Oil, Lemon Oil, Lime Oil, Petitgrain Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate, Sodium PCA buy here.
Oct 24
What would you say?
Let me tell you how rotten I felt when I was at a party the other night, and I asked a woman if she had kids and she said yes, and I said how old and she said they had a child but LOST her last year. I was at a loss for words. I felt so bad for what she must be going through I almost could not say anything (add that on top of the fact that the other woman in the conversation was Matt Damon's wife, Luciana, who has new 7 week old baby) ANYWAY, so I think I said something like how old is/was she? What was her name? And, I am so sorry. Then I stuck my foot in my mouth and started talking about how I started a nonprofit for moms that afternoon (not showthelove) and then I was like well not just for MOMs but for women..blah blah blah.. ANYWAY... since then I have pulled the following phrases from a website of things NOT to say in this situation. You can also read more here about what you could say.Things NOT to say:
Oct 23
Quiet Your Inner Dialogue
Watch this moving 1 minute video of Deepak Chopra as he defines for us what intuition is (an attribute of your soul), how to quiet your inner dialogue so you can achieve your intuitive sense. Feel better, be smarter. From lime.com.
Oct 21
Feeling Blue?
Oct 20
Mind over Money
I found this headline funny "Poll Finds High Anxiety on the Economy this Month" . Do you think so? Did they really need a poll to tell them that? You really do have to psych yourself out not to feel stressed in these crazy financial times. I keep chanting, It's Ok, It's Ok , It's Ok (then big deep breath) though economy in the dumps, and there is no hope in site. Maybe it is good because then we start focusing on what is essential and what we are really grateful for that doesn't require money? What do you think?Oct 10
Quantum Wellness
Wondering what inspired Oprah's 21-day cleanse? It was reading this book by Kathy Freston and of course, now it's a bestseller. But I love that it inspires so many to change their eating habits - even in small ways - that improves both your personal health and the environment. We're all in need of a little (lot) of personal and global well-being.
Oct 8
Use It or Lose It
Good scientific evidence indicates the more we use our brains, the more chance we have to not lose it. Just like the bodies' muscles, exercise of the brain makes it stronger and sharper. I don't know about you, but I'm thinking new mental connections and pathways might be a look on us this pre-baby boomer. Play along at happy-neuron.com.
A new study found that the year your
neighborhood was built may be just as important as diet and exercise
for shedding pounds. Those who live in neighborhoods built before 1950
are trimmer than their counterparts who reside in more modern
communities, the study reported.
"The older neighborhoods had a reduced level of obesity because they were generally built with the pedestrian in mind and not cars," said Ken Smith, a co-author of the study and professor in the department of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah. "This means they have trees, sidewalks and offer a pleasant environment in which to walk." msnbc.
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