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Homemade facials that work just as well as the expensive store bought brands
I tried the avocado and yogurt mask and my skin felt very soft and moisturized after! I can't wait to try more of these. Not only am I excited that there is a huge cost savings here, but it's even more awesome that it is all natural ingredients; nothing harmful and nothing I can't pronounce! I have heard that tests have shown that these methods are very effective as well!
Homemade Facials
When we think of facials and spas, we think of complex creams with many chemicals and exotic ingredients. But actually the best skin-care is found
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Big Brain Academy, an educational video game for Wii, packs a powerful mental punch
I have a confession to make. I didn't buy this game for my kids. I didn't even buy it. My husband bought it for me because it looked like a fun, geeky trivia game we could both play on my kids' Nintendo Wii. Little did we know it would be an educational tool that our kids would adore.
Big Brain Academy for Wii is designed to test and challenge five reasoning skills (Identify, Compute, Visualize, Analyze and Memorize). It does this by testing you with a variety of games of in each category. On the surface it looks like a barrage of quirky games designed to process reasoning and mental quickness. The genius of the game is that it effectively measures your growth in each of the categories as you play them and even accurately measures your progress over time. The games are visually attractive and very easy to understand.
Thelma G. Spencer Park Rochester Hills
Spencer Park (or Thelma G. Spencer Park) is situated on 113 acres of land off of John R. Road between Auburn and South Blvd in Rochester Hills. My family has quite a personal history with Spencer Park. My husband was an avid visitor to the park even before we met and he even worked there for 2 summers as a college student. The park is very close to our home but we would make special efforts to go there even if we didn't live very close to it.
Like training outdoors? "The Stairs" at Bloomer could be the best workout in Oakland County
My husband and I have always loved Bloomer park. Their giant playscape at the front of the park was a natural attraction for us once we started having kids. Playscape aside, Bloomer is a neat place full of manicured paths and history to explore. My husband was always drawn to the giant stone shelter near the playscape and well-constructed steps that lead down the giant hill behind it. We've always been fitness buffs (we met in a gym back in '98). Back then our workouts, especially his, revolved around biceps, triceps and treadmills. Now, we love trips to the park and other ways to pursue fitness.
Our trips to Bloomer usually resulted in one of us watching the kids at the playscape while the other would "tackle the stairs." We by no means invented this workout. We see a lot of people doing various workouts using the 200 step (approximate) staircase to nature. The people that use these steps to work out kind of have an unspoken bond. Between the nods and the smiles, I can't figure out if we're communicating "I can't believe how awesome this workout is" or "I can't believe I'm not the only crazy person doing this." Either way, it's great to see people pushing themselves outdoors in the fresh air and nature and not stuck at a Lifetime surrounded by 50 million watts of technology.
Taste Test and Nutritional Info: SpaghettiOs vs Trader Joe's Organic Joe's O's
Time to compare some lunchtime favorites. I set out to see how the Trader Joe's version stacks up against the original in terms of taste, value and nutrition. I took the cost info from buying the SpaghettiOs at Meijer and the Trader Joe's can from Trader Joe's in Rochester Hills. The nutritional info is based on 1 serving size (1 cup).
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