Life Skills Blog

April 13th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: adjusting, Advice, attitude, Great Depression, Income, Kids and Teens, Personal Finance, saving, Shopping, Signs of the Times 

For me, reading in the blogesphere is like going to the grocery store.  I love to read, and it’s a good thing!  I find so many interesting blogs that challenge my thoughts and feelings.  Some I really have to think about deeply, others I just have to chuckle.  Here are this weeks blogs that made [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Book, Business, Free Money Finance, Publications, Real estate, Recession, Shopping 

I am a follower of The Wisdom Journal. A few days ago I read this and it was so great to see some positive thought spinning about our economy. Reading this reminds us to look at the glass half full. The article  below was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance at Free [...]

April 2nd, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Advice, Clothing, Fabric softener, Frugal, Grocery Game, Home and Garden, Laundry, saving, Shopping, Textile, Towel 

Today I was muddling through the laundry.  To me it is a chore, but to “The Chief”, it is a great challenge.  He wasn’t home today, so it was my turn
I noticed I have dryer sheets in every room of the house.  Am I obsessed with them?  No, but it occurred to me [...]

March 27th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Cooking, emotional, Emotional Health, Home, Mindless Eating, plate size, satisfy your hunger, Shopping 

Here is the latest Newsletter tip from “Shrink Yourself”.
Financial, Relationship, Family Stress can cause overeating. Shrink Yourself can help you today.
Tip of the Week: Plate Size Can Affect Your Weight
Have you noticed that the plates in restaurants are getting bigger and bigger? Well, the size of your plate can actually affect

March 25th, 2009 | by Lynn | Tags: Conversion Kits, Gas Conversion, h2o, HHO Fuel, Hydrogen, List of auto parts, Shopping, Vehicles, Water 

My hubby, The Chief, came home from work the other day.  He works for a nationwide auto parts dealer.  We always chat about our days and on this particular day, he said “I saw the neatest thing today!”
A customer had told him that he had a Hydrogen