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5 (Helpful) Holiday Houseguest Hacks + Visa Gift Card Giveaway

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This post is brought to you by Merry Maids . As always, thank you so much for supporting CNC! This time of year, many of us are expecting guests. Maybe they’re staying for a few nights or just guests at a party you’re hosting. No matter the occasion, it’s important that your home is warm and welcoming. But, of course, as crazy as the holiday season can be, it’s not always easy to go the extra mile and have things in tip-top shape. I know we’ve definitely scrambled to get our house in order when guests are about to arrive. Holy hectic! That said, here are five expert “hacks” from Merry Maids that will help you– quickly and easily– prepare for holiday visitors and houseguests! Organize the Chaos Oh my gosh, does anyone else’s kitchen counters look like this by the end of the day? It’s a constant struggle for our family, and I’m always looking for ways to organize and contain the chaos. Mail, bags, toys, daycare reports, receipts (one of my biggest pet peeves wi...

How To Avoid The Holiday Death Aisle This Year And Beyond!

If you do one thing this holiday season – avoid what I call “The Holiday Death Aisle” at the supermarket and discount drug stores. That aisle is filled with brightly colored JUNK made with bleached and heavily processed flour, artificial colors derived … Continued The post How To Avoid The Holiday Death Aisle This Year And Beyond! appeared first on Food Babe . from Food Babe http://ift.tt/2hATxvT

Dear Mark: Right Leg Balance Issues, Plastic Wrap Flattened Meat, Vaporizing Cannabis

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark , I’m answering several rapid fire questions. I’ll be concise and clear. I’ll be quick. First, what can someone do if they can balance on the left leg but not the right? What might be responsible? Second, am I worried about Martha Stewart pounding on turkey breast laid between two pieces of Saran Wrap? Third, what’s different about vaporizing cannabis? Is it better than smoking it? Let’s go: Great work! Thanks for sharing with us. from last year, i am facing issues with balancing with my right leg. Can you give some suggestion regarding it? Balance often comes down to one major thing: strength of the lower limbs. In seniors, strength is one of the best predictors of balance and future fall risk, and resistance training is generally better at improving balance than cardio  because it both strengthens  and  balances. I strongly suspect one leg is stronger than the other. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Don’t think of balance as emanating f...

24 Days of Togetherness: Days 8-18

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Hi, friends! Happy Monday! Just popping in real quick to share Days 8-18 of our 24 Days of Togetherness . I can’t believe how quickly the month is flying by and that Christmas is less than a week away! DAY 8: Have a holiday happy hour DAY 9: Make a Christmas drawing Day 10: Make a gingerbread house Day 11: Do an anonymous good deed Day 12: See Christmas lights Day 13: Watch a Christmas movie (we watched Saving Santa ) Day 14: Buy Quinn a Christmas tree ornament   Day 15: Drink hot chocolate  Day 16: Give each other 10-minute massages  Day 17: Watch Elf Mal and I love Elf , but we watched Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas   instead because we thought Qman would like it more… and he did! He watched more than half before he decided that jumping on Mama and Dada was a lot more fun! Day 18: Make Christmas pancakes from Carrots 'N' Cake http://ift.tt/2hAaFSq

Which Sparkling Wines Are Worth Your Holiday Jingle?

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If you think bubbly means big bucks, think again. When adding some sparkle to the holidays, it’s not necessary to spend all your Christmas cash. Sparkling wines can be found in a range of prices, with many festive varieties priced at $20 or less. How they are priced has a lot to do with how they are made. And that leads us to ask: How do they get those bubbles into a bottle? The short answer: secondary fermentation. Sparkling wines begin much in the same way as white wines, but at the point at which white wine is bottled and sold, sparkling wine undergoes secondary fermentation with the addition of yeast and sugar. For higher-priced sparklers such as Champagne and cava, the subsequent secondary fermentation and aging occur in wine bottles in accordance with the méthode Champenoise . Instead of using bottles, vintners of prosecco and other more value-priced wines use stainless steel tanks to contain the buildup of carbon dioxide during secondary fermentation. The cool thing is you ca...

Twas The Weekend Before Christmas

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And all through the house, the M&M bowl was empty. Could it be a mouse? ^^The best/worst thing I did this holiday season was fill a little bowl with Christmas M&Ms. I guess it’s a good thing that I am still on the first and only bag! Our weekend started with Mazen’s last day of school before break. The kiddos sang us some carols at pick-up time, and Rudolph was my favorite! I took the Sayas to Sarah’s house, and she had this delicious pesto salmon salad ready for me. Friday evening we went to a friend’s house and had this amazing Steak Chinoise, the same recipe from C&O Restaurant. It was fantastic! The sauce!! We had cheese from Albemarle Baking for dessert : ) Saturday morning we played around in our jammies for a while. Mazen pretended these beads were spaghetti! Breakfast sammie with bacon, egg and melted cheese! We went to the gym where I did a workout on the elliptical, and then sat in the sauna for a bit. Late lunch – a big salad p...

Clean Eating Macaroni & Cheese Dry Mix Recipe (Dairy Free)

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I know. A dry mix that falls under the clean eating category may seem a little unbelievable, much less without dairy. But yes, it exists! It just happens to be vegan, but it’s delicious for… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2gRBgGw