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Archive for August 2008

August 19th, 2008

Natural Remedies for ADD & ADHD Part 1…Diet

A lot of people do not believe that I have ADD and several of my kids do too. In fact, I am actually pretty messed up but when I was a kid you didn’t have the luxury of a disease or a syndrome…you just got popped. Marc is still left handed despite [...]

By Marye Audet -- 8 comments

August 18th, 2008

Simple Woman’s DayBook

 
Monday again! Time to consider life, and how I am living it. I appreciate these “daybook” days.  Taking a moment to stop and contemplate how I am spending my time is always eye-opening.
For more Daybook entries , and to register to make your own daybook,  check out The Simple Woman. 
Tags: contemplating the days, diary, simple [...]

By Marye Audet -- 17 comments

August 16th, 2008

10 Uses for Baking Soda

 
Baking soda is cheap, and it is a miraculous substance really.  I buy huge boxes of it.  Anyway, here are some things you can do with baking soda:
Tags: baking soda, cleaning with baking soda, natural cleaners, uses for baking soda

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By Marye Audet -- 1 comment

August 15th, 2008

Massage Therapy is Worth Every Penny!

 
Marc and I spent the morning and much of the afternoon at the VA today.  As always it was frustrating…maybe more so today.  Marc’s doctor changed his meds to a synthetic morphine, and pushed up his fentanyl patch to the highest dose possible  They just can’t seem to figure out what is causing the pain, [...]

By Marye Audet -- 6 comments

August 14th, 2008

You Might Need to Buy A Halter Top and a Pair of Britannia Jeans

 
You are not going to believe this…well, I didn’t…and maybe most of you will not even understand my excitement…but….
Vermont Country Store is carrying Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific shampoo.
Does anyone else remember the smell of this stuff? I mean, I would wash my hair with this, spray on a spritz of Opium perfume, and put [...]

By Marye Audet -- 5 comments

August 13th, 2008

20 Uses for the Lowly Potato

 
I was browsing the internet and came upon 10 Extraordinary Uses for Potatoes. It is fascinating!
Potatoes are definitely some of my favorite things for many reasons but I did not know they could be used for all of the things on this list.  So I started looking around for OTHER uses of the potato. [...]

By Marye Audet -- 4 comments

August 12th, 2008

Alpha Lipoic Acid and Peripheral Neuropathy

 
Alpha Lipoic Acid and Peripheral Neuropathy…Whew. I feel like I am about to begin a long winded and boring thesis. NOPE!
As some of you know my husband, Marc, has severe neuropathy of unknown causes. We think we know but we are waiting for the VA to get on the same page as [...]

By Marye Audet -- 0 comments

August 11th, 2008

Simple Woman’s Daybook

I am running really late today. I have been working on a new schedule and while it worked great as far as getting school done and the house cleaned it did not work so great as far as me getting MY work done!
Check out more daybooks at The Simple Woman.
Tags: simple woman’s daybook

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By Marye Audet -- 4 comments

August 7th, 2008

A Blog Award!

 
I have been so busy that I have not acknowledged an awesome award that I recieved from Michele of  Frugal Granola.  First of all , if you have not read her blog please, stop now and go do so! I will wait!
It is a seriously awesome blog with lots of great ideas and inspiration for [...]

By Marye Audet -- 6 comments

August 7th, 2008

Two Herbs Women Need to Know About

There are tons of herbs and combinations that can help with menstrual cycles, menopause and everything in between but two that need more press are Vitex (chasteberry) and Black Cohosh.
Tags: herbs for woman, menopause, menstruation

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By Marye Audet -- 10 comments