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Thoughtful Thursday

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"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." ~ Oprah Winfrey "A new year is unfolding – like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within." "People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas." "New Year's Day is every man's birthday." ~ Charles Lamb "We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening one." ~ John Greenleaf Whittier "Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties." ~ Helen Keller "Celebrate what you want to see more of." ~ Tom Peters The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Oprah Winfrey "Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each

Guest Post: Memory Boost From Food: 10 Tips to Improve Your Memory!

From the day a child is born to the day a person dies, something that remains constant despite the inevitable changes is the process of learning and understanding. Humans build a knowledge base for themselves which helps them lead their lives, be it the daily chores or the acts that require a more complex understanding. Therefore, ensuring adequate nutrition for maintaining and enhancing one’s memory is essential. All one needs to do is to incorporate certain foodstuffs in their diet regularly to keep the cognitive machinery well oiled. We list the prominent ones’ for you. 1. Apples The fruit guards you against the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, an ailment that hits the patient’s memory. This is all thanks to the quercetin antioxidant, known to be effective in healing and warding off diseases. Do not peel the fruit prior to eating, lest you be deprived of anthocyanin in the skin. The anti-neurological disease property of the compound makes it a must have for you. 2. Wholegrai

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Warning : picture-heavy post. Hey there! Remember my tree when we first brought it home? It's gone from that ^ all bare... to this... And no, it hasn't taken me all this time to decorate but it has taken me all this time to post about it. Anybody else do colored lights? I prefer white but YS2 loves the different colors so that's what we do. Here are a few of my favorite or interesting ornaments: My mom gets each of us siblings an ornament every year and has been doing this since we were all kids. We have different things we collect and well, if it's not obvious, I collect angels. I have a lot of angel ornaments!   YS2's first ornaments -- now, two years old. (sniff) Homemade ornaments: My mom is pretty crafty and made this mitten, along with other similar decorations, for me. I made this bear with holly (?) leaves and white berries yeeears ago. It's missing a berry now as you can see. Looks like it was made by an 8 year old.