Taking the time before your trip to plan your vacation can be one of the best ways to make sure that it meets or exceeds your expectations. Too often people take vacations away from work, only to have so much stress on the trip that they need to have a vacation to recover from their [...]

I can’t imagine anyone not enjoying the antics of hummingbirds. A bird family with over 320 different species, they are mostly concentrated in South America. Lucky for North Americans however is that there are 16 species that breed north of Mexico. The three most common species found in the United States and Canada are: Ruby-Throated [...]

I used to have a MASSIVE carb addiction (you can learn more about me at the end of this post) and my 'carb' of choice was beautiful, sweet sugar. I could eat almost any treat, but my favorite things to eat were baked goods: cookies, muffins, cake, brownies - yum! I still like having treats [...]

Thinking of moving to a new home? Facing the need to relocate due to a job or other need? If you are looking at the moving process head on, and you feel overwhelmed, know that you are not alone. Thousands of people move from one place to another each year, so you can rest assured [...]

Natural disasters are never expected, and are always frightening. Tornados can be especially dangerous, as one of nature's most powerful and destructive forces. The worst thing you can do is act like this could ever happen to you and not be prepared for the situation, should it ever occur. In fact, all around the world [...]