Mar
25

Did you know that stress can be managed? Or did you know that you are subject to stress every single day of your life?
When you wait in line at the post office, you are subject to stress. When you wait one hour for the bus, you are stressed. When your kids do some naughty things at school and the teacher calls you, you are stressed. When you try to determine your partner to stop drinking, you are stressed. When you look at ten Coach bags for about one hour then buy none, you are stressed

And I’m not mentioning here the major sources of stress like divorce, or your partner’s death, or unemployment, or serious illness. These can have a major impact on our health, if we aren’t strong enough to get over them and continue our life.

What you can do to avoid stress? Simple:

1. Know that it exists. Be aware when you are nervous or anxious, and try to visualize a solution to your problems. There is always a way out.

2. Don’t think too much. Always choose action over thinking. You’ll be more relaxed afterwards.

3. Rest well. Sleep enough, eat several times a day and give up half of the coffees you use to drink.

You’ll see how good you’ll feel if you take one thing at a time, and don’t panic for all details. And life is full of details, you know?

Last but not least, a friend of mine just told me that her method of getting rid of stress is to go for a colon detox procedure every year. I’m not sure how that can help her be more relaxed, but she knows best.

Mar
30

Have you ever heard this saying:

“Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.”

This is one of the most important things in life: to get to be happy with yourself. Almost impossible at young ages, loving yourself can be your gate to happiness, if you manage to find the key to it.

How many times, as a teenager, have you though that you hate the way your hair looks, that you hate the fact that you don’t have white teeth like the movie stars, or that you cannot sing like a nightingale? Too many times perhaps.

Don’t envy other people for what they have or for what they are. Think what they had to do to become that person, or to have those things. Are you willing to do the same? If you do, then just start living your dream. If you don’t, find yourself another dream and leave other people alone, as you don’t need to live their life in order to be happy.

If you feel miserable, just get yourself a cat. Cats can be very good stress relieves, they are too good to be true. And they never treat you like you were a second rate human being. They treat you just like you were any other cat, but a bit bigger.

If you are in pain, think of the ones who are in bigger pain than you do. Only imagine lots of people caring for aging parents and having to endure all the misery of seeing their mind getting worse day after day, without any reversal possibility. Yes, we are all going to either die too young or to end up just like our old parents, but it still hurts seeing them losing their minds.

Apr
15

There is a saying that there are more than one ways to skin a cat. If we think a bit further, we can see how true this statement is: all problems have more than one solution, from getting rid of a baby bad breath up to finding happiness in life. It is up to us to find the most suitable one and to apply it.

Instead of panicking, you’d better start thinking and evaluating the chances that your problem gets solved in the most acceptable way, both for you and for others. Try to put your problem in simple words, identify all the involved persons and their contribution to creating the problem. Then try to figure out their ability to solve it.

You have to be patient and to think with your won head: there’s nothing to lead to the end of the world, so you have to find that way of getting through your problem without harming anybody. And without harming yourself.

Do you know how much it helps to get a look at your problem from a distance? This is the hardest part, but if you manage to see your problems as belonging to somebody else, they are almost solved. It is hard, but it is definitely worth trying.

Just think that tomorrow is another day, and rely on Murphy’s laws. There is always an escape, although you may not find it so easily.

Feb
03

I’ve seen lots of things in my days, but what I just did exceeds all imagination: I joined a cooking contest. Over the next 30 days, contestants need to cook one pork chop recipe a day, take photos of the process and of the end result, then send them via email together with the recipes to the contest organizers. The best ones are going to be published in a cookbook. I thought that was cool, but now I realize what I’ve just entered myself into: how on Earth am I going to come up with 28 pork chops recipes?

So I started to put together sites I can inspire myself from. So far I’ve chosen two sites:

http://porkchop.mydailyrecipe.com/ – I really liked a couple of recipes from this website and I do hope the author is going to publish more of them (that’s why they call it My Daily Recipe, I guess)
http://porkchopsrecipes.net/ – I liked the pork chop casserole from this one, so I’ve chosen it to be cooked next Saturday, when I have guests for dinner.

The list is open, I’ll let you know what other recipes I’ve selected for this cooking challenge. Amusing, huh?

Nov
27

I read a blog post about artificial Christmas trees being hazardous for health because of their lead content and I started worrying my family and I might be at risk of lead poisoning. That’s because we only use fake trees since 10 years ago and we always allowed the children play around the tree, touch the branches… you know, that’s what Christmas trees are for in the first place.

Now I wonder whether there’s a method to find out which is the lead content in our plastic tree. Do you happen to know any lab that does such tests?

Sep
24

Includes double breasted pin striped jacket and matching skirt

Womans Sexy Mafia Plus Adult Costume

Stand by your gangster man in this Sexy Mafia costume. Costume features a black and white pin striped double breasted jacket with matching skirt.

How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Mens Plus size prison gard uniform includes shirt -pants – belt and hat.

Prison Guard Plus Adult Costume

Our very authentic mens prison guard uniform in plus size is just right for keeping all those jail birds in line. Add on some handcuffs and a club foran extra official look.

How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Mens costume includes an orange zip up jumpsuit.

*Adult Mens Plus Dept Of Corrections Costume

You better stay out of trouble when wearing this costume or else people are bound the think you are a real escaped convict. This bright orange jumpsuit clearly marks you as a member of the Department of Corrections.

How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Mens Corrections Guard costume includes shirt – pants – belt and hat

Corrections Guard Plus Adult Costume

Get used to hearing – “yes boss” since you are now the man in charge. Keep the peace in your mens adult corrections officer costume. Guard the criminals. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get to watch the female prisoners.

How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Dress features layered fringe and sequin trim.
Black Fashion Flapper Adult Plus Costume

Charleston! Charleston! Dance your way back to the roaring 20′s in this Fashion Flapper Costume. This costume features a black flapper dress with layered fringe and gold sequin trim.
How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Includes corset style dress with attached apron – crinoline and leggings
Malice In Wonderland Adult Plus Costume

She’s Alice’s evil twin. This costume is perfect for a anyone with a dark sense of humor. Costume features a princess satin corset style dress with attached apron – crinoline and leggings.
How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Features a dress bustle train capelet collar and medallion.
Victorian Vampira Couple

**GO AS A COUPLE – EACH COSTUME SOLD SEPARATELY**She’s a blood lusting stalker of the night seducing her prey with ease. Costume features a dress with attached ornate bustle and lace train capelet with collar and medallion. **PRICES FOR FEMALE COSTUMES ONLY. MALE COSTUMES CAN BE ORDERED SEPARATELY BY ADDING AN ORDER QUANTITY BELOW.**
How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!

Sep
24

Tunic with drape and muscle arms faux fur cuffs and shin covers mask and inflatable shoulder accessory.
Cro-Magnon Adult Costume

Scientists no longer use the term Cro-Magnon to describe those who lived alongside the Neanderthals at the end of the ice age. Today – they use the term anatomically modern human. So – if believe you rself to be an anatomically modern human – this costume should suit you fine. Costume features a tunic with drape and muscle arms – faux fur cuffs and
How do you like it? You can buy this Halloween costume here. Hurry up, best costumes always get out of stock quickly!