On the Holiday Road The travel plans are made, the suitcases are packed, and the old family bus is packed to the brim with all the essentials. You’re all set for a Clark Griswold, National Lampoon-style road trip, complete with maps, sodas and bored teenagers. Suddenly you hear a voice from the back seat say, “I don’t feel so good”. Uh-oh. Carsickness has struck again and you realize your fun family vacation is going to involve a whole lot of cleaning the interior of the car. There are several things you can do for those that are susceptible to motion...

Hi-Ho! It's off to work we go!  We all have those days – days when the to-do pile is taller than the desk and all we want to do is just stare out of the window and imagine we are somewhere else; days where we feel busy all day long, but at the end of the day, nothing’s actually been accomplished; days that seem like an endless line of distractions; days of procrastination followed by days of scrambling to get work done. Do you sometimes feel distracted and unable to stay on task at work? Do you have trouble concentrating...

Do you get enough sleep? Sleep is the one thing we spend about one-third of our lives doing, but rarely think about- unless you can’t sleep. The Centers of Disease Control recommend the average adult get around 8 hours of sleep per night, but about 30% of adults report getting less than 6 hours.  Sleep is essential to life.  Not only does getting a good night’s sleep help you feel more alert and energized, but it is also the time when your body does its “routine maintenance” of hormone release and cell repair. In fact, a person can actually die...

  A Gift for Grandpa He’s a part of “The Greatest Generation”, the ones who fought on foreign shores in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; the ones who survived The Great Depression and the Cold War; the ones who put a man on the moon and saw the rise and crumble of the Berlin Wall. His generation was raised to be patriotic, hardworking, honest and courageous; to work for what they earned, be true to their word and be loyal to their country.  The Greatest Generation were the ones who stayed at a job for decades, married their high...

  Kids Happily Heading to Summer Camp Being away from home a while and heading to summer camp for the first time is a childhood rite of passage. Every kid dreams about being away from home awhile and being on their own. Why wouldn't they? They feel as if they are tasting  ultimate freedom for the first time! They get to sleep in cabin bunk beds while talking all day to their friends and roast marshmallows. Seeing the mile-long packing list and planning what to take with them is only half the fun. They can't wait to explore as they...

Pesky Fleas  You are sitting in your home and you notice something oddly different with your dog; they are constantly scratching themselves or licking their fur when, at first, you thought it was nothing out of the usual. Warm weather invites many insects to come out and dance in the seemingly harmless grass. Because of this, we want to be wary and pay special attention to flea prevention during spring and summer Maybe your dog hasn't fallen victim to the "endless scratching syndrome" yet, but you want to take steps to prevent the little buggers from invading both your pet...