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Life tip: How to easily carry multiple grocery bags at one time

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Do you ever find yourself struggling to carry the groceries you just purchased from your car to your kitchen?

Depending on the weight of each bag and what’s inside them, it could mean making several trips while carrying just three or four bags at a time.

I eventually mastered the art of choosing the bags that could most easily be carried together, but even then my hands would be cramped and hurting by the time I made it into the kitchen.  [Read more…]

I just found my new favorite gadget

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If you’re like me you probably have a favorite gadget that you’ve come to depend on day-in and day-out.

And also like me, your favorite gadget probably changes over time as you learn about new useful and innovative products that make living your life a lot easier.

Well, my newly discovered favorite gadget is the EZ Outlet Electrical Outlet Extender.  [Read more…]

My best tips for staying warm outside in the bitter cold

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I grew up (and currently live) in the Appalachian Mountain region of southwestern Virginia, and while the winters here are relatively mild compared to those endured by our friends up north, it’s quite common for temps to drop well below freezing.

And on rare occasions they will remain blow freezing for several days.

Spending several winters in Georgia sort of spoiled me in regards to winter weather so it was a shock to the system when wintertime rolled around soon after I moved back to Virginia.  [Read more…]

Planning to travel to a foreign country? This can make your tip a lot better.

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Do you have a burning desire to travel to exotic locales and experience all that the world has to offer?

If so, the odds are great that you’ll occasionally find yourself immersed into situations where no one you come into contact with speaks your native language.  [Read more…]

Learn from the past but live in the present – always with an eye towards the future

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“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.”
 -–Roy T. Bennett

As humans, well all make mistakes and suffer great loss on occasion. It’s just a part of life.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of dwelling on the bad times and forgetting that tomorrow will begin with the dawning of a new day.  [Read more…]