Author Archives: Jill Hyland

Top 10 Meal Planning Tips (Recipe: Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Wraps)

Great meal planning will help you save time, save money and reduce the amount of stress and thinking that goes into cooking great meals. Poor planning on the other and could result in redundant trips to the grocery store, spending too much time in the kitchen and occasionally even not getting meals done. Fortunately, planning…

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Ten Online Places to Sell Your Stuff

There are much more than ten places where you can sell your stuff online, but the ones here are some of the most popular. If you’re trying to sell locally, some of these will be better than others based on your location. If you want to sell nationally, then eBay and Amazon work best. 1.…

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Can Diabetes Be Cured?

The first thought that may pop into your head when being diagnosed with diabetes is what you can do to cure it, as you would with any other disease. While it may be a bit disappointing to hear, there isn’t currently a cure for diabetes. Once you have it, you have it. However, the effects…

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Genealogy – Finding Official Records of Birth and Death

When you are trying to find official records of birth and death, be careful with fake websites designed to just take your money. The best course of action is to find the direct state website. Double check that the ending of the website is .gov. That’s the only way to know for sure that the…

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Fitness Tracking

Also known as health tracking, or life logging, fitness tracking is all about the ‘quantified self.’ In other words, it’s about measuring your performance and your stats throughout the day as you train and as you go through your usual activities. This means things like your steps taken, your heart rate, your calories burned, your…

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Nine Ways to Cut Down on Plastic in the Home

If you’re concerned about green issues in your household, you’ve probably heard just how bad plastics can be for your health and for the environment. If you want to live cleaner and greener, here are some ways to cut down on plastic in your home. 1. Be Clear about Your Local Recycling Program At present,…

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Beat the Summer Heat with Crock Pot Cooking (Recipe: Tuscan Sausage & Potato Soup)

When the weather outside warms up, the kitchen can be a terrible place to be. There are many things you can do however, when it comes to cooking a nice home made meal that doesn’t require traditional stove top or oven cooking. Learn to utilize some of the lesser heat producing equipment in your kitchen,…

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Do’s and Don’ts with Smart Shopping

Smart shopping takes planning, product knowledge, and patience. You can find everything you want for a good deal if you’re willing to save money and pay cash, take the time to do your research, and don’t get in a hurry by getting sidetracked by sales. * Read Reviews – No matter what you want to…

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Diet Reward and Penalty System

One medical study showed that more than 40 million people go on a diet every year and billions of dollars are spent annually in the effort to lose weight. But despite those efforts, well over half of the people on a diet will fail. That failure is caused by not recognizing and implementing the diet…

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