Asthma is more common in people under 18 years of age. It’s the most common chronic disease among children (asthma.com). The number of children reported to be suffering with asthma has increased - a serious trigger can be the air inside the home. Often the air inside the home can be worst than the air outside. Air inside the home carries unhealthy dust, mold, dirt, pet dander, and gases (VOCs) from chemicals in the carpeting, upholstery, paint, and cleaning supplies. With more efficient, energy-saving housing products, such as windows, doors, and siding houses are tightly …

Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close. “The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness, and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.” The following twenty questions are designed to help you decide whether or not you need Al-Anon Family Grouups:

Do you worry about how much someone else drinks?
Do you have money problems because of someone else’s drinking?
Do you tell …

When times are hard and money is scarce for extras, especially higher cost cable or internet, movies, or day trips, finding new interests can be uplifting for the spirit. It a a great time to find ways to have cheap fun by learning something new for self-improvement or just for pleasure.
Staying home can get very boring with nothing new to keep your mind off your troubles. Nana recommends that you get out and visit your local library or bookstore. Libraries and bookstores are actually a great source for cheap fun because …

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Where there’s a will there’s a way is an old saying that I believe in…it’s just getting off your….you know…and making an attempt. This goes for me, too! There are many things I could do to improve things, but I just put it off until tomorrow. Here’s another one, Today is the tomorrow you waited for yesterday…so what have you done differently today, now that tomorrow is here? These thoughts can be applied to relationships, careers, health, and surviving during hard times.
I hear from many of my visitors that …

Are you better off than you were last year? Probably not.  Have you been looking for a second job but find part-time jobs are difficult to find? Or, perhaps you don’t know how you can manage it because you have children to care for, your health is an issue, or transportation is not available. There are ways you can supplement your income from home, thanks to the Internet.
How I Got Started Blogging
Three years ago, my son who was working as in Internet Marketing at the time, said to me, “Mom, …

Ask Dr. Oz: Cancer Prevention Clinic, May 21
Are you over 50? Have you had your colonoscopy yet?  If not, what are you waiting for?  I’ve had two, my husband has had 3, my 91 year old stepmother has had three also. Tomorrow, May 21, Dr. Oz will be discussing types of cancer prevention on his special segment, Ask Dr. Oz: Cancer Prevention Clinic, on the Dr. Oz Show. I suggest you watch this important TV show – it may just save your life.
Colon Cancer
About five years ago, my stepmother who …

PTSD and the Viet Nam War
My Junior English class is reading The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. The book is a memoir based on his experiences in Viet Nam during the war. Some of the stories within the book are fictional but represent the affect the war had on the young men placed in life-threatening, no-win situations. It would take a very unusual person to return home unscathed by the Viet Nam War. Soldiers returned home injured, even though they weren’t physically wounded, and many developed Post Traumatic Stress …