by Nicole Etolen | Nov 6, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Note: This post refers to a site that requires you to be 18 to enter, although the content of the post is not too adult-oriented. Want to get your girl a great romantic gift that she can actually open in front of the family? Pure Romance has a great selection of...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Skin care products with the “natural” label slapped across it seem to be everywhere these days, but just how natural are they really? In many cases, less than 10% of the entire product may be so-called natural, with the rest of it filled with random junk...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 20, 2012 | Health & Beauty
At a recent doctor’s visit, Sal was told that his bad cholesterol was a little high and his good cholesterol a little low. We thought his doctor would put him on medicine, but oddly enough, she recommended Fish Oil supplements. She said they’re really the...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 8, 2012 | Health & Beauty, Kids & Family, Poconos
Fall is my favorite season for so many reasons. The stinging bugs die off or go into hibernation (or whatever it is that stinging bugs do during the winter), the leaves turn beautiful shades before they vanish for the winter, and the temperatures are friendly enough...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 7, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Friday night, I had a Sleep Pink Party in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It was a pretty low-key event, with just me, my mom, and my aunt (who didn’t want her picture online. It took some doing, but I got my mom to let me post hers) hanging out watching...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 4, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Nearly 30 years ago, cancer survivor Margery Gould Rath decided that she wanted to find a way to both celebrate survivors and raise much-needed fund for research that could help other patients diagnosed with cancer. She started a “move-a-thon” campaign,...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 3, 2012 | Health & Beauty
I have an odd sentimental attachment to Listerine. My grandfather always kept a bottle of it in his bathroom, and to him, it was pretty much a cure-all. To this day, I still use Listerine on bug bites, it takes the itch out almost right away! Of course, although it...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 2, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Let’s talk about deodorant. Naturally Fresh Deodorant, to be specific. Everyone stinks sometimes, right? For the sake of those around us, we all do what we can to, well, NOT stink. I mean, who wants to stand in a crowded line at, say, the DMV (because that...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 20, 2012 | Health & Beauty
I swear the universe has a sick sense of humor. Either that, or it thinks it’s being helpful. Last week, the moment I put this review for Chloraseptic Warming Throat Spray and Luden’s Moisture Drops on my calender to get ready to write up, the whole family...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 17, 2012 | Health & Beauty
Ever since I was 12 and my aunt first showed me how to apply makeup, I’ve loved experimenting with different colors and styles. Over the years, I’ve gone through just about every phase, from the horrible 80s blue eyeshadow look to the dark-lined goth look...
