Generous Support

It does my heart good when I hear of organizations who are in the business of helping our veterans.  I was recently looking for a place to donate some money and possibly donate my car, and it was so great to see the numerous organizations to help support our military vets.

There is one organization that actually helps build homes for veterans.  It also helps in adapting homes for wheelchair access and other special needs for those service men injured while protecting our country.  There are also charities that help blinded veterans or those who have lost hearing.  To me this is a service we can not let go.  Those who have become disabled through military service deserve not only our respect and gratitude, but also our help.  It stands to reason that the very country a vet was serving to protect should do all it can to help make a life for him/her when they return.  If nothing else, the United States should be known not only for helping other countries, but most definitely for protecting their own.

I was pleased to see organizations that help the families of fallen heroes.  There are scholarships for their children, as well as, their spouses who now find it necessary to be the bread winner.  My Mom has been married to my Colonel in the Marine Corp Dad for over 50 years.  He served in Vietnam for 14 months.  We have been lucky.  My Mom did not go to college.  She worked as a secretary until they got married.  I can not imagine what she would have done to provide for our family had my Dad been killed.  Training and educating the widows of servicemen is an extremely worthwhile cause.  There is also counseling services available for the families.  Food programs, and most important, support from others who have gone through the same type of sacrifice.

I urge everyone to give generously to these programs.  We enjoy our freedoms, our safety, our abundance largely due to those in the armed forces who work so hard at protecting each and every one of us.

This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.

Over Indulging

I out did myself today and ate way too much.  Sometimes there are just those days where you are exposed to great food multiple times in a day, and I am one who definitely does not want to let something delicious go by without the experience.  It is definitely time for me to go to www.xango.com and gain some insight on the juice cleanse.

When I over eat there is that feeling, an uncomfortable feeling where you just feel heavy.  Fortunately I don't do this too often, but when I do I admit that I regret the feeling, but never the tasty food.  It feels so good to cleanse my body of all the food and oxidants packed inside of me.  Besides the obvious cleansing of the intestines and liver, I love the boost of energy.  It's no wonder that extra pounds make you more lethargic.  Dropping pounds energizes you and there is that added bonus of the cleansing of the mind.

You also boost your immunity, which during the spring is definitely an added perk for me.  I don't know what it is about the spring, but I inevitably get some kind of cold or flu.  I'm not sure if it's the change in weather or the fact that spring follows Valentines day... a day where I eat an exorbitant amount of sweets.  And it is in the spring when we celebrate Easter... another holiday with an amazing candy selection.

So cleanse quickly to prep for your Easter basket... which will naturally bring you to another cleanse which should mean smooth sailing through the summer!


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Something to Smile About

There's just something about the dentist.  Am I right?  Why is it that no matter who you are talking to, unless of course it is a dentist, people cringe when you tell them you have to go the dentist.  I recently went to a Salt Lake City Dentist... now stop cringing... and it was fine.

I admit that I hadn't been to the dentist in over seven years.  Yeah... that's right... I am one of those people who cringe at the thought of, and avoid the dentist.  It all has proven to be misguided.  And here's why...

I love to smile.  Laughing is one of my favorite... if not my favorite thing to do.  And what is at the front of smiling?  Your teeth!  There are so many people who tend to hold back their full toothy grin because their smile is less than desirable.  Broken or missing teeth.  Dark stains.  Crooked teeth.  All of these factors prevent people from cutting loose and really, truly smiling.  Back in the day, you really couldn't do much to help your smile except for cleaning, brushing.  Today, it is positively amazing what a dentist can do.

Whitening is wonderful and painless.  Just an impression of your mouth and a mold is made.  A few squirts of bleach and you where the tray overnight and within a couple of weeks you have this beautiful white smile.  Broken teeth?  There is a bridge which is like a retainer that has the missing tooth in it.  Of course their are dentures for those missing a lot of teeth.  And now they even have implants, which give you a whole new set of teeth that will never get a cavity!  And they're perfect!  It's the perfect smile!

Who'd have thought?  The dentist?  Someone to smile about!

This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.

Road Trips

Road trips are fun.  I know there are many people, parents in particular, who do not agree with me.  Just give it a try.  Pick up your vehicle at a honda dealer chicago and drive it down to New Orleans and you'll see what I mean.  My favorite drive you will see is through the Ozarks.  The rolling green hills are beautiful.  And the view is only one of the reasons I love a good road trip.

First of all, I love the convenience of being able to stop and stretch whenever I want to.  Trapped on a plane, there is no where to go except up and down the aisle.  I get fidgety.  And to add to this convenience, you have the ability to stop anywhere you want for food.  Eating is usually the center to any and all my travels, and although I do try to pack quite the picnic when I fly, the ease of being able to pull over at any fruit stand, or ice cream shack is something I enjoy.

It adds to the pleasure of a road trip to see this country I live in close up and personal.  There is such diversity in this country. Just drive across the Sierra Nevada's, I'm telling you... you need to.  I would suggest avoiding it in the winter.  I have driven the route in the winter and it was quite exciting... maybe too exciting.  But the views are incredible.

And then on your next road trip, drive across Kansas and look out across the flat, flat, flat land for miles.  It's positively mind boggling that we are talking about the same country.

I understand with aviation we have the convenience of being at a new location within a very short time... but the convenience of the road trip is more enticing.

This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.