Cool Find: Callet

Since my children are involved in YMCA classes I try to use that time to work out. The last time I was getting ready to walk in I grumble about having to take in my membership card, money, and phone. I do not want to take in my purse and I do not always have pockets for my belongings. I end up fumbling around and using the cup holders in the elliptical machines to house my chaotic mess. I cannot tell you how many times I dropped my membership card. If felt so foolish like the kid in school who … Continue reading

Budgeting Apps for iPhone

It is that time again already, that time that comes around once every two years when my husband and I get to reevaluate the status of our cell phone plan and choose new phones. Of course, it is an exciting time but it is not all that exciting because it involves spending money. It is money that we must spend though because we have chosen to forego a land line and have just cell phones. We also do not have many options where we live for internet access – we could get it if we pay for a land line … Continue reading

Stop Emotional Eating

We all experience stress in our lives. Sometimes we have more than other times but every time can be a challenge for an emotional eater. Eating can bring a sense of comfort and when we are stressed we want to be soothed if even for a moment. However the calories you will consume will last longer than a moment on your hips so you may want to reconsider grabbing the chips the next time stress enters you life. What steps can be taken? Ways to help curb emotional eating? Complex Carbohydrates: Consuming complex carbohydrates produces serotonin a chemical in the … Continue reading