Constipation is a pretty horrible feeling. It gets even worse when you’ve been constipated for days, wanting nothing more than to release the pressure in your bowels, to no avail. The simple act of pooping, a normal part of...
There I was, like so many others, forking over five dollars for a specialty coffee that I could have easily made at home. Yet, just the other day I complained to a friend that a vacation was not in...
When my son was three years old, he frequently burst into tears over the most trivial of things. Potty training was the worst. There were a solid three months (maybe more, I blocked it out) where he did not...
I guarantee that most people reading this article have at one time or another ordered something off Amazon. And why not, it’s a relatively easy way to shop — or is it?
In 20 years, Amazon has evolved into a...
For many centuries, elderberries have been a folk remedy in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. It is believed that elderberries may have been used even by the Ancient Egyptians, though most historians credit the ancient Greeks for...
I have a confession: For over 20 years now, I’ve dabbled in palmistry. The lines of the hand have always fascinated me because of their ability to foretell a person’s life path, including his or her career, health and...
Two years ago, my boyfriend and I quit our jobs, sold our stuff and hit the road. It was a goal many years in the making, and one which was quite possibly the craziest thing we’ve ever done.
In the...
It was April 3, 2015. I was sitting at my desk at work, trying to concentrate on the next batch of instructions that my boss was issuing and failing miserably. I knew I should be listening, but I just...
The artist Vincent Van Gogh said, “What is done in love is done well.” Loving another person, however, can be very, very hard. That’s because putting your heart and soul into a relationship leaves you vulnerable. Being in love...
We all know that feeling. You’ve arrived in a new country or even a new town, you’re wandering around and something starts niggling at you. Eventually, you realize what it is: you feel like a tourist!
As a world traveler,...
