Follow Your Happiness

OK, I was not too terrible at lunch today (chicken and dumplings along with turnip greens and carrots), but, after Dr. Mike’s awesome introductory post and all the wonderful outdoor activities in this weekend’s posts, I felt the need to be extra good tonight. So, after walking for a while, I had a really nice [...]

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I wish I could retain this information but I never do!! However, it occured to me to look up what that plastic bit is that goes around your shoe lace and keeps it all intact.  Knowledge gleaned! It is in fact called an aglet or aiglet! It’s purpose is of course extremely important as it [...]

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There is increasing evidence that fruits and vegetables are vital and irreplaceable when it comes to staying healthy. According to the World Health Organization, fruits and vegetables have essential vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other elements that protect us from chronic diseases. In stark contrast to people who consume little to no fruits and vegetables, those [...]

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Good morning everyone! I have a few good announcements this morning. First of all, I am placing the first batch of Trivia Tuesday prizes in the mail today! Secondly, and more importantly, today I’ll be introducing a new writer that will be contributing to this site. You may have heard of him already because he [...]

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Yesterday was a beautiful day for me, full of exploration, adventure, and activity. I didn’t do anything major – didn’t travel vast distances or spend a lot of money. It’s so easy to find excitement in your own backyard. I woke up early Saturday morning and was accompanied by Justin to Central Park where I [...]

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Or at least some handy helpful hints. I ran across some interesting and useful info a few days ago and have just been going through it in order to share. First, in case you didn’t know it, 411 is not the only information service in town! This can be most helpful from a cell phone [...]

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Since it is Sound off Sunday we are going to give a brief list of thanks for the good moments in our week. (This is Val! and Ness sitting here together before heading out on a South Jersey excursion)! [Apparently punctuation goes outside parenthesis – Vanessa just schooled me on this one! I should have [...]

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Sometimes the best way to spend a day is doing nothing much at all.  I am an avid proponent of enjoying time with loved ones, which I’ve definitely accomplished today.  The highlight of this lazy Saturday for me was when my boyfriend, Justin, and I took our puppies to the park.  They ran, played, and [...]

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..on this Soulful Saturday.  As I sit here typing this my friend (and frequent savior for my sanity) Coco is playing some amazingly relaxing music on her guitar and singing in her smooth, low voice. I am sipping coffee and pondering all the things we’ve done today that have been soulful and sweet. As we [...]

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Wow, I am excited! I recorded Val! this morning in the hopes of creating a video for Follow Your Happiness. Justin and I have been up working on an intro and such for the last 3.5 hours. Yeah, I’m picky, but I think it came out great! I feel so lucky to have suck talented [...]

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