I know, it's one day before Christmas Eve and 2 days from Christmas Day, and maybe you've had it all planned out in your head for months, so you're reading this and laughing at the question with a rhetorical response hovering on your lips.  But on the other hand - maybe you have been running around like a crazy person all week trying to get all your last-minute shopping done.  I'm raising my hand on being THAT person, because for all my preparations I've set out to do ahead of time, somehow i...
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The amount of water required to cleanse our bodies varies by body weight as well as lifestyle.  It is recommended you drink half your total body weight in ounces.  For example, if you are 130 lbs, then aim for 65 ounces a day.  Do you work out a lot?  Live in a warm environment?  Consume caffeine or alcohol?  Add more water intake on top of that minimum to keep yourself fully hydrated.

Speaking as someone who has had to receive medical intervention for dehydration before, and has suffered from...
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Nothing makes me smile faster than when I go retrieve my annual birthday gift from this place...



I mean, really, who doesn't love receiving little birthday freebies from places you frequent?  It's a no-brainer...everything you get will usually be something you'd normally want to spend your money on, anyway!!!  It's usually free to sign-up for rewards, and it's worth checking into to see if places you go to on a regular basis do something special for your birthday.  

So far this month, I've gott...
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