Today is World Diabetes Day. Why November 14th? Because today is the birthday of the Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting, who among his many accomplishments is that he was the co-discoverer of insulin and the first person who use it to in humans. The education movement of this day is spearheaded by the International Diabetes Federation. Every year they choose… Read more »
The rise of social media has gone hand in hand with the rise in tons of health and wellness related information- and misinformation- available everywhere. It can be very difficult to know what’s based on science and what isn’t. You might be asking why you should listen to me instead of someone who makes their living teaching this. First off,… Read more »
I hate shopping. I blame that mostly on my stint in retail in my 20’s. I loved catalog shopping back in the day and now I love online shopping. But one of the downfalls of either is that you never truly know 100% what you are getting. Enter subscription shopping services. I avoided them for a while because they seemed… Read more »
Unless you have been living under a rock you’ve seen a lot of women (and a few men) posting “Me too” on social media. Some folks include an explanation why (to bring awareness to sexual harassment) and some don’t. But I haven’t participated and have no intention of doing so. I’m certainly not anti- woman. I AM a woman. I’m… Read more »
Today is truly a day after my own heart (or arteries anyway). It’s greasy food day! Today is the day to give into your cravings for comfort good. Be that a burger fries, pizza, bacon, or whatever makes your mouth water. Why? Why not? Author Jessica Zafra sums it up the best “Greasy food may not be food for your… Read more »
Last week I wrote about some of the best information I took away from the Minnesota Blogger Conference. This week I’m sharing some of my more personal takeaways from that weekend- the ones that were unexpected and not necessarily related to blogging at all. #1 College days are special and too often taken for granted. This conference was held at… Read more »