Small Change Thursday – 1001 Uses for White Vinegar

From cleaning fruit to scrubbing the bathtub, white distilled vinegar is a go-to safe, economical, multipurpose household product. I didn’t count them, but 1001 Uses for White Distilled Vinegar gives tips for using white vinegar for gardening, cleaning, laundry, cooking, and more. Stop by and learn how to use this economical product around your home, [...]

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Small Change Thursday – Organic Potatoes

According to Prevention.com, one food you should never eat is nonorganic potatoes. Because the herbicides and pesticides used in growing potatoes is absorbed into the potato, simply washing the potatoes will not remove these chemicals from the vegetable. I am not one who says that you should only eat organic fruits and vegetables, but I [...]

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Small Change Thursday – Get Some Sleep

According to a new study reported in the March 2010 Reader’s Digest (p. 129), contrary to popular belief, being awake longer might lead to being less productive. According to James Maas, PhD, a sleep researcher at Cornell University, Being sleep-deprived makes you do everything more slowly and with less focus. Most people don’t realize what [...]

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Small Change Thursday – Quick Change for Health

Today’s small change has to do with health. I tend to be an all-or-nothing dieter and exerciser. If I don’t have the time or energy for a 45 to 60 minute walk, I often don’t do anything. I’ve fallen into the trap of thinking that doing nothing is better than doing something. When you have [...]

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Small Change Thursday – An Attitude of Gratitude

I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. (Jeremiah 31:13, NIV) A couple of weekends ago we experienced an unusual snowstorm that kept me inside for the entire weekend. During those extended housebound hours, I found a number of blogs that have been added to my [...]

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Small Change Thursday – Got a Minute?

I received this in an email from my sister-in-law. Take a minute to read this, then join us for one minute of prayer every evening – a small change with the potential for a huge impact. The Power Of Prayer Someone has said if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have [...]

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Small Change Thursday – Keep the Change

I don’t know about you, but I find that most of my big changes, read starting a diet, happen on Monday. It seems I need those few extra days to psyche myself up for that all-important change from snacking on chips and chocolate to snacking on carrots and celery. Since many people see Monday as [...]

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