Practice Mindful Parenting to Lower Your Stress

What does it mean to be a conscious parent with less stress? It can mean enjoying the time you spend with your children because you are not always trying to change them. It can lead to making deliberate and intentional decisions about your children with less worry. It can result in knowing who your children really are. What does it […]

Inculcate reading habits in children

Books are the calmest and most constant friends; they are the most approachable and wise counselors, and the most patient teachers. ~Charles W Eliot Charles Eliot was right on the facts. Anyone who has made friends with the written word will never feel alone. All book lovers know that they can live several lives, travel to countless places, and do […]

Small details make a big story impact at Epcot’s Spaceship Earth

Often, it’s the little details that make Disney attractions extra special. That’s certainly true of Epcot’s signature attraction, Spaceship Earth. The planning details begin with the building’s outer shell, which is an 18-story-tall geodesic sphere made up of 954 full and partial triangular pieces. When it rains, none of the rain falls to the ground and drenches guests walking under […]

Is DMSO the new remedy for cold sores?

Around 70% of Australian adults suffer from cold sores. HSV 1 is the virus responsible for creating cold sores. People affected by this virus should take proper precautions during visible infection. Some of the common symptoms that can trigger cold sores are sun exposure, fatigue, menstruation, fever, common cold, skin related diseases, etc. These are just some of the symptoms […]

Men and Flowers – Dispelling the Myths

Car replicas, comic book boxers, laminated tie racks—one can’t help but think that dads have taken the cake when it comes to impromptu gifts. Of course, it’s the idea that counts, but do fathers derive the same pleasure from the trinkets received in June as mothers do from the bouquets sent in May? It seems unlikely, yet year after year […]

Do you like fudge?

I love fudge and last week I made 5 lbs. of that. Don’t ask me why so much because I don’t have a good answer. It seemed the right thing to do. My love of fudge has no discernible beginning as I revisit memories of decades past. It’s one of those low-level cravings that are rarely satisfied due to the […]