The Active Family

Man, I’ve blown it big time this week. I’ve hit fast food places more times this week than I have all summer, and I’ve been sampling waaay too many sweets at work. Not only that, but I’ve barely been working out, and I slept through my Pilates class this week!
The kicker is, I KNOW that […]

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This weekend my husband and I took the kids to my parents’ house to help my mom with her annual canning. Not many people I know still do their own canning!
My mom really wanted to show me how to make my grandparent’s recipe for bread and butter pickles. I’ve helped before, so I knew the […]

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Today I am sending along a recipe I used in Maine. We had a big lobstah dinnah of course!
In my humble opinion, the best way to eat lobster is boiled. I’m soooo not into the fancy dinner presentation, with the lobster neatly halved and served on a bed of lettuce. No sir, we Yanks love […]

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As part of my effort to contribute to a greener earth, I’ve been consciencious about the choices I make when decorating our home. Before, I would just pick up any old cute thing that was on sale, caring little if it had lead paint, was made from eco-friendly wood, or if it was locally made.
Now, […]

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Since summer is officially here and the temperature keeps rising, I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone the do’s and don’ts of working out in the heat.
First off, I want to recognize how hard it is to motivate yourself to move out from under the AC or fan, and go out […]

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It’s another of my “addictions”. When I was pregnant, I drank so much iced tea I would get heartburn! While I try to stick to decaf at home, it is rarely possible to do that in the real world. Also, I realise that tea isn’t all that much better for you than coffee. Sure it has […]

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Ahhh Spring. The weather is getting warmer (mostly), the flowers are starting to pop up, and people everywhere are starting to drive around with the windows down (or cracked at least.) The frappacino blenders are going constantly at work, and people are ordering more iced drinks than before. With each new sign of spring, I […]

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I’d like to introduce a blogging tool to those who are just starting out, or for established bloggers who are looking for free ways to increase traffic to their blogs. You may be wondering why you want more traffic to your blog. If you have any interest in earning FREE money by writing about your […]

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This is part 2 of my clickthru tutorial. See Getting Started with ClickThru for the first part.
You are now ready to start surfing and earning!
1. Go to the “Earn Cash” tab at the top. This will bring you to a page with a list of categories. There is also a link towards the left that […]

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I came across this site last week. I’ve been searching for different ways to market my blog, to get exposure from new people. Buzzfuse.com allows you to market your blog postings individually. You sign up for a free account, or choose to pay a low monthly fee for a premium package, which allows you to […]

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