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When Buying Furniture

One of the things needed when buying furniture, whether new or second hand, is to make sure it fits the space where you want it to go. It sounds obvious doesn’t it? Measure up first before you go looking for a piece of furniture. Otherwise you may find when you get it home or it or delivered it doesn’t fit. I have to admit we did that once with a fridge. We had measured the width but never thought to measure the height. As a result when it arrived it would not fit and missed out by about an inch, … Continue reading →

Personal Fitness Challenge – How Does Your Family Measure Up?

When I was at my daughter’s gymnastics class this morning, I started talking to one of the other parents. Our daughters attend the same kindergarten class together and we were doing what moms do – swapping stories about our children. We were talking about the fact that we encouraged our kids to participate in dance classes, gymnastics and more, not to make them into professional athletes but instead to promote an active lifestyle and the enjoyment of it. That got me to thinking. Fitness is Really a Family Affair In an effort to promote fitness for yourself, consider the example … Continue reading →