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Thursday, December 10, 2015
I recently purchased some amazing
essential oils from “Blue World Naturals.” This is a fairly new company
offering essential oils for a reasonable price. I purchased two oils, “clove
and orange,” to use as holiday scents in my home. I really loved the scents of
these oils. The orange smells as if I peeled an orange and my home smells of scents of clove and orange as you enter. I am
glad I purchased the clove oil, because I ended up with a toothache,and I was able to use clove to calm the pain. Since I was
happy with my purchase, I thought I would share with my audience information
about the company since I am a satisfied customer.
Clove oil is used for a variety of therapeutic reasons.
It can be used as an antiseptic and to reduce pain. It can be used to reduce
facial skin issues such as acne. It can also be used to reduce
headaches. By using 3-5 drops in my essential oil diffuser I have been able to
reduce my migraine type headaches by 50%. I also take a drop on my finger and
apply to my temples to also help alleviate headaches.
Orange
oil can also be used for a variety of
reasons. I use it because I love smell of fresh peeled oranges but I can’t eat
them do to irritation of acidic properties caused from fresh oranges. This oil
is strong, I only need to use a few drops placed into my diffuser and
immediately fills the house with the smell of the holidays. I also add drops of
both the clove and orange into a spray bottle of water and spray windowsills
and around based boards and behind furniture to keep spiders at bay. This works
like a dream and is healthier for you than to use chemical products that are
very unhealthy for humans and animals to breath or ingest.
Blue World Naturals
has a variety of essential oils that come from small distillers, farms, and
co-ops. All of BWN’s oils go through a rigorous quality testing by an outside
companyand the reports for these tests
are displayed on each of the essential oils listings.
“All of our oils are therapeutic grade and contain no contaminants or
pesticides,” stated Galen Walter, CEO and Founder of Blue World Naturals. “We
want our customers to always be safe, happy, and healthy. This is one of the
reason I wanted to undertake and start this company.”
All the oils offered through Blue World
Naturals come labeled for “external use only,” due to regulation and liability.
Galen shared information with me about howsome
oils can be dangerous if ingested because of the strength of the oils. Such as
Cinnamon is considered a “hot oil” and can easily cause burns if ingested. I
found the information that I received from Mr. Walter to be of great use to
make me feel at ease with using essential oils that I have never tried before.
The company offers safety information
on all products so customers can feel at ease when purchasing essential oils
from Blue World Naturals. For each product readers can read about the current
testing done from each product, you can find this information on BWN’s website,
www.blueworldnaturals.com.
“My hope is that you too can take advantage of the high quality essential
oils our family and friends already do! Please feel free to contact me with any
questions,” Galen Walter.
I spoke with Mr. Walter on several occasions and he was very responsive to
my questions regarding the company and the products offered by Blue World
Natural.
If you are interested in the company or their products feel free to contact
them. Also I want to mention that there are several offers happening on the
essential oils right now.
If you buy 5 bottles you get one free. There is also free shipping for
orders over $29, and if you sign up for the newsletter you can 10% off your
order.
Here’s all the contact information for the company.
This is an easy cake to make for any apple pie or cake lover. The cake takes just a few minutes to put together and is cooked in about an hour in the oven or 2-3 hours in a slow cooker. Okay, here is the recipe.
2 cans of apple pie filling
1 box spice cake
2 sticks of butter
Preheat oven to 350. In a 9x13 pan spray with pam. Pour both cans of apple pie filling and spread around the pan. Dump dry cake mix over apples. Melt the butter and pour over the top. Place in oven and bake for 50 minutes. Stir the top of the mix so there is no dry cake mix. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Cake will be soft but will harden as it cools.
If cooking in crockpot. Spray crockpot and dump ingrediants like it says for the oven recipe. Then cook on high for 2.5-3 hours.
After seeing an episode on shark week where a shark has been
hunting or stalking a kayaker off Cape Cod, I thought why not blog about sharks
this week. I tend to be obsessed with the Great White shark, ever since the 1975
release of "Jaws." I was only five years old when this movie was
released in the theater, and I can remember my mom talking about this movie
after she and my dad went to see it. I was eight by the time I watched
"Jaws" and have been obsessed with these sharks ever since I saw the
movie. The movie caused not only fear in me toward water but also an obsession
with water, if this makes any sense.
Once when I was twelve, I
went swimming for the first time in the ocean, and I just got into the water
and took off swimming. When I turned around to see where I was, I realized I
had swum quite a distance from shore, and there was no one else around me. All
of a sudden I had a sickening feeling in my stomach and the water from below
rushed me. The only thought that came into my head was, "Swim as fast
as you can for the shore and never mind what is behind you." Scared and
exhilarated more than any other time in my life, I swam so fast I felt like I
was floating on top of the water.
That was the last time I swam in the ocean. I realized that
I needed to respect the ocean as there are bigger things than me in there and
that day when I swam in the ocean scared me to the point of not really wanting
to swim way out into the ocean again. I now just stick to rivers and lakes and
just dip my toes in at the edge of the ocean. Living in California for 20 years
has allowed me to see the beautiful Pacific Ocean and to wade or dip into many
different beaches, but I never swim in the ocean because I don't want to take
any chances. Besides California is full of the Great White Shark the mother of all sharks and these sharks can eat you whole.
Loving sharks like I do, I am always reading the shark
siting's and laugh at how many people in kayaks seems to be attracting a
shark's attention, especially, that of the Great White. Over the years, Kayaking
has become a very popular activity used for enjoying a
stroll over the ocean or to fish. According to the "Outdoor
Foundation,” Kayaking as a recreational activity has grown up 32% in that
last few years.
Kayaks being smaller than other boats allows users to
venture into areas that bigger boats wouldn't allow. Attacks on Kayakers seem to
be slim, but it is important to be prepared at all times.
In 2012, a California
Kayaker was attacked by a Great White. Joey Nocchi, 30, of Paso Robles, California was attacked by a shark while he was kayaking just south of San Simeon State
Park. Nocchi stated that the shark came from underneath the kayak hitting the
bottom of the object lifting it out of the water. According to witnesses of the
attack, the shark came out just like "Jaws" with eye rolled into its
head and jaws wide open ready to engulf anything that slid into the mouth. The shark was about 15 feet long. Nocchi was dumped into the water when the shark hit
his kayak. He was then able to swim back to shore and get out the water safely.
In 2013 a
Hawaii kayaker was killed while out on his kayak. The attack took place half a
mile off a point near "Little Beach" in Makena State Recreation Area on the
island of Maui. The man was not kayaking alone and was with a friend, and the
two were fishing for baitfish when the shark bit one of the victim's feet that
was dangling in the water. Losing much blood led to the death of this victim.
This reminds us of the importance to keep all body parts inside the kayak while
fishing, how's the shark to know it's not bait?
March of 2014, a man
whom was fishing in Florida waters had an encounter with a bull shark as it came up to grab the fisherman's grouper. In this case it seems the shark is most
interested in the food that was in the water. When you fish you are more likely to
attract a shark that may attack to get to the food you are fishing for and you
could end up on the menu. The fisherman was fine although the grouper was eaten
by the shark.
September of 2014, two kayakers had an encounter with a shark. Here's a video of an that encounter. The news media states that great whites don't normally attack people. Well that's for another story that I will blog about later in the upcoming weeks.
Watch out for sharks while fishing from your kayak, check out this video.
Not always are the attacks made by Great Whites, check out this attack by a Hammerhead.
According to the Shark
Research Committee in California of the 108 shark attacks along the Pacific
coast only 5% of these attacks are on Kayakers. Although this is only in one
specific area and we are looking at only shark attacks on Kayaks this is a very
small percentage. This does not mean for kayakers to feel safe when going into
the ocean, but to be prepared in case a shark does decide to dump you off your
kayak and eat you.
In California the
Great White tends to dominate as far as attacks are considered and you can see
many videos on YouTube showing the sharks watching people both in kayaks and on
paddleboards. I have even read once where this guy was videoing a shark that
was watching the surfers 10- feet away and a wave hit the paddleboard knocking
the guy off the board and straight onto the shark's back. Wow what an intense
moment that must have been.
There are definitely
more encounters between shark and kayakers, but not many will end in an attack.
I read once about a man who was kayaking in southern California and all of a
sudden his kayak lifted up like there was something on the back of it. When the
kayaker looked over his shoulder he saw the head of a great white resting on
the back of the kayak staring at him. As the kayaker began to panic he tried to
paddle, but was getting nowhere at all. Finally, the shark got off the kayak and
slid back under the water giving the kayaker time to paddle to shore.
We probably all remember seeing the episode about shark
attacks where a woman was thrown from her kayak and then chased by a great
white. She survived the episode but it does remind us that we too might be a
tasty treat. We may not be the shark’s favorite food, but we are food none the
less.
As people continue
to enter the water shark encounters will continue to grow and this will include
kayakers. Even though the percentage is low for kayakers getting attacked it
does happen and you want to be well prepared in case it happens to you.
Here are some steps to follow to stay safe when Kayaking in oceanic waters:
1.If you fish from a Kayak you are more likely to
attract sharks to you and increase your risk of being attacked. If you are going
to fish from a kayak make sure that the fish you catch are not hanging
off the edge of you boat and in the water.
2.Don't dangle your feet off the edge of the kayak
while fishing you could end up like the guy in Hawaii that lost his foot and
then bled out and died before making it to help.
3.Stay calm do not PANIC if you see a shark. Just
let your friends now in a calm voice and head somewhere safe away from the
shark. Make sure you paddle nice smooth strokes if you panic the shark will
know and get excited and you are more likely to invite an attack.
4.Stay out of shark infested waters, don't kayak
where the seals are the sharks are always around ready to eat.
5.Kayak in groups just in case you might need
help.
6.Don't wear anything sparkly or glittery as this
looks like bait to most fish.
7.If you are bleeding stay out of the water or if
you cut yourself while out its time to pack up and go in as sharks can smell a
drop of blood from many miles away and then show up to surprise you.
8.If you get knocked off and out of your kayak
grab your paddle and hang onto it you may need to use it to scare the shark
off. Most sharks do not want to engage in something that might hurt them.
9.STAY CALM no matter what happens and stay in
control
Anyone have any shark stories? please share! SO SHARKY!!
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Smoking
is Dangerous Quit Now
By
Jerri Aubry M.S.
There is an estimated 42 million plus people that smoke
in the US, and cigarettes are one of the leading causes of death among these
smokers. The majority of people who attempt to quit are unsuccessful. Even
though people realize that they increase their risk of getting cancer, they
can't deal with the withdrawal that comes with quitting.
This fear of going through withdrawal keeps people from
quitting and becoming healthy. Nicotine is considered to be more addicting than
any other substance available. It is considered a drug just like cocaine or
heroin.
The media portrays withdrawal effects from stopping an
addictive substance to be horrible. It is all that most of us have to compare
it to, and this tends to cause fear in those that want to quit smoking.
Smoking increases a person's chance of getting cancer,
especially lung cancer. According to the Surgeon General Report of 2014,
"Women smokers are 25.7 times more likely than women who never smoked to
develop lung cancer. For men smokers, it's 25 times the risk of men who never
smoked." (http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/tobacco-related-cancer-fact-sheet)
Tobacco is considered a toxic substance or better yet a
poison. People who smoke understand that smoking increases risks of cancers and
other diseases such as COPD, Emphysema, and Chronic bronchitis, or pneumonia.
Once a person begins smoking that person can become addicted very quickly.
Teens who begin smoking for social reasons usually end up smoking for a
lifetime.
According to the Cancer Society, 9 out of 10 adult
smokers began smoking before their 18th birthday, and these smokers tend to
have more difficulties quitting smoking as an adult. "Of every three young
smokers, only one will quit, and one of those that are remaining smokers will
die from tobacco-related causes."(http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002963-pdf.pdf)
Most young people do not think about the long-term
consequences that smoking may have on their bodies. It is often too late once a
person begins smoking to stop the process of becoming addicted to nicotine. An
addiction to nicotine can happen in the very beginning stages of smoking.
"Nicotine produces physical and mood-altering
effects in your brain that are temporarily pleasing. These effects make you
want to use tobacco and lead to dependence. At the same time, stopping tobacco
use causes withdrawal symptoms, including irritability and anxiety." This
anxiety can lead people to either start back smoking in order to stop the
withdrawal symptoms. This process causes many people to continue to smoke
throughout a lifetime. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nicotine-dependence/basics/definition/con-20014452)
It is the nicotine found in cigarettes that cause the
nicotine dependence. Smoking causes higher rates of heart disease, stroke,
cancer, asthma, COPD, and emphysema. When a person addicted to any substance
tries to stop the use of that substance will cause withdrawal symptoms. It is
an inevitable process that one must go through. However, the withdrawal
symptoms can be kept in check by following a program that takes the withdrawal
process into account.
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I have been a nonsmoker for over ten years. Wow, I can't
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Do you believe in ghost stories? New England is renowned for its infamous ghostly incidents. Growing up in New Hampshire, Jerri knew what these experiences were all about. How could she know that she would live her life in a ghost story of her own?
Nightly, she would hear whispers coming from the closet. Images would show as shadows on the wall as they moved closer to her. Terrified, she pulled the covers over her head and lay completely still. Every night ghosts would visit her, trying to communicate. As she matured, her ghostly experiences intensified.
Unable to accept the truth, she kept her encounters secret . . . until now. Follow her as she talks openly about her experiences from childhood to present time.
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During a Kansas thunder and lightning storm, Frances is rendered unconscious. Frances wakes in the hospital frantic and afraid. Unable to remember the faces around her, leaves her feeling devastated, and depressed. Determined to recover, Frances turns to her family for help.
As her memories begin coming back, she realizes that her family has been keeping secrets. Fear immobilizes her as she begins to unfold the memories that have been locked away for many years. She realizes that it is no longer safe for her to be at the farm house.
When she meets charming young Justin, she wonders if he will be able to love her if he knows the truth. She tries to keep her memories secret from him as she realizes that she is in love with him. She manages to keep her secrets until....
One night when a terrible accident happens that will change her life forever. As the police investigate, Frances knows that she cannot tell them the truth. She must protect her family from the horror of what has happened. As time begins to run out, Frances must make a decision that will affect her for the rest of her life.
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Excerpt
On my next visit to the hospital the social worker
for the hospital wanted to meet with me. The nursing staff let me know this, and
so I visited my mom until she came for me.
I left and followed the woman. She was about 5ft 2
in tall, with wavy blonde hair. She seemed to be in her mid to upper 40s. I
followed down the hallway until we came around a corner to her office.
She told me to have a seat while pointing at one of
the two chairs available to sit in. She closed the door and sat down. She had a
warmness to her, she made me feel safe.
We talked for the next half hour regarding my mom’s
ability to care for herself. She told me that she would need 24-hour care and
that she needed to have two people who were strong enough to pick her up to get
her transferred into a wheelchair.
She told me that the doctors would be recommending
for her to enter into a nursing home at the end of the six weeks of treatment.
In the meantime she would stay until that day.
I didn’t know what to think. What was I supposed to
do? I promised I wouldn’t put her in one, and here I was facing the choice about
what to do. She suggested a few homes for me to go and check out, and that she
wanted to make arrangements as soon as possible.
I was so upset I started crying right there in her
office. She was supportive telling me that she understood what I was going through.
She too had to go through the same predicament with her dad.
She told me that to hire a nurse to come in would
cost too much and under my mom’s insurance, which is Medicare like most seniors
her age. There were only few homes they paid for and those were some of the bad
ones in town.
I had no choice. I didn’t have the money to put her
into a better home. My mom didn’t have the money to pay for a better home or to
hire someone.
I asked the social worker to write down names and
addresses of the homes, and that I would visit them the following week for walk
through visit and choose one.
The next day during my lunch break I went to look at
one of the homes. I thought it looked okay and the people seemed happy who were
there.
The staff seemed pleasant and the place was clean. I
liked it and it was close to my work ,so I could visit during my lunch breaks.
I went to look at the other places and the looked
pretty bad and I didn’t want her going to them. I chose the first one I saw and
let the social worker now so she could set it up.
I recently purchased this as an e-book and just wanted to take a minute and share with you.
I love this cookbook, because it starts off with information about slow cookers and how to use them properly. I am excited to make more of the recipes in this book. I have made almost all of them, and I especially love the breakfast recipes and now I wake up to a warm breakfast to start the day off right. If you are looking for some tasty, and easy recipes for your slow cooker, this is the book for you. I have been trying to eat healthy and the morning quinoa recipes are wonderful. I get up each morning to warm food ready to eat, which, works out great when you are on the go.
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Remembering Kaylee Cooper is an intriguing story between
reality and the unknown. The author does a wonderful job of narrating a story
of a preteen boy and a girl caught between two worlds. I found this book to be
very engaging and just the perfect length for young readers. Follow Alex on the
adventure of a lifetime and find yourself in an engrossing story of coming to
age and being caught between this world and beyond. Once I began reading this
book, I couldn’t put it down, and thought how my own children would enjoy
reading this story. If you are looking for a good book to read and like the
stories about life in middle school and ghost stories you will surely enjoy
reading this book. This book was written for the middle class or junior high
level children, ages 10-14, and many children would be able to relate to this
book on many levels.
From the back of the book, Kaylee Cooper is certain that Alex will become friends with a ghost this year. Alex thinks that he is far too old to be listening to a first grader and encourages Kaylee to stop jeopardizing his important sixth grade social life. Kaylee doesn’t listen and finds awkward ways to spend as much time with Alex as possible, even if it means following him into the boy’s washroom.
Fed up, Alex develops a strategic plan to ultimately help him get rid of Kaylee Cooper for good.
However, he soon learns about the mysterious legend of Screaming Ridge that pulls an unlikely group of friends together, including the girl of his dreams, and the school’s meanest bully. When they discover that the legend is real, and that Kaylee Cooper is at the core of the mystery, Alex stares death in the face and helps save her from an eternal life of misery and confusion.
This book covers many of the issues children are dealing with in Junior High and this story can help give these children solutions to dealing with these issues.
About the Author Christopher Francis
Born in Brisbane, Australia, Christopher was accepted at age 19 into Sheridan College's Animation program before earning a degree in sociology from McMaster University. He then enjoyed a two-year adventure overseas working with children, before completing his Bachelor of Education degree at New York University. He is now teaching junior and intermediate level students in Burlington, Ontario.
Through his work with children, he found writing and illustrating to be one of his passions. Currently working on a middle grade series, he recently completed and illustrated the first three books. He has also created seven other children's picture books and illustrated Children's novels for independent authors. Want to more about Christopher's books or his illustrations?
Clove oil
Orange
oil can also be used for a variety of
reasons. I use it because I love smell of fresh peeled oranges but I can’t eat
them do to irritation of acidic properties caused from fresh oranges. This oil
is strong, I only need to use a few drops placed into my diffuser and
immediately fills the house with the smell of the holidays. I also add drops of
both the clove and orange into a spray bottle of water and spray windowsills
and around based boards and behind furniture to keep spiders at bay. This works
like a dream and is healthier for you than to use chemical products that are
very unhealthy for humans and animals to breath or ingest.
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