I’ve been talking about volunteering lately and even been a volunteer for blood donations in the last few articles. I wanted to mention a few words from Rhonda, one of our public health nurses here at the Health Unit. Here, she talks about volunteering and its health impacts. Want a quick way to feel better? Try volunteering!
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A delicious orange vegetable
Recently, while I was working in our hospital gift shop, a copy of the weekly newsletter was on the desk and it contained some information that caught my attention. People frequently ask me “Where do you get your ideas for a column”? My answer is usually “Wherever I can find one”. Well, a little article on the reverse side of the newsletter gave me the idea for this week’s column. Of all things it was about carrots, and I realized that I have never written about this beautiful, delicious orange vegetable!
Deep Breath
Well I watched my one football game of the year, and it was a good one. We didn’t even make it through the whole thing though before we had to go home, getting old I guess. But we saw the riveting overtime quarter once we got back home and then drifted off to sleep quickly.
A Beanie Sack
I caught the most awful cold last week. As I was complaining about not being able to breathe through my nose, my little son (who gave me this cold) crept up towards me like he was going to give me a kiss. To my surprise, he turned his head and blew a big puff of air up my nose instead!
Mad Scientist
It’s fair to say my little one is in his “experimental food” stage. He’s got a particularly odd combination of cereals going on. Today I witnessed in awe as he poured a Dr. Shasta soda into a bowl of gluten free cheerios.
Coffee – Real Medicine for Your Brain
“Why, yes, I could start my day without coffee. But I like being able to remember things like how to say words and put on pants.”
Nanea Hoffman
Here’s some good news for those of us who are coffee lovers – sometimes known as coffeeheads. Recent research has shown that drinking coffee can help protect you from developing frightening common neurodegenerative disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. This is great news! Coffee is good for your brain!
Ode to a Good Dog
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.”
-Agnes Sligh Turnbull
As I sit at my typewriter this morning, I am grieving. Our beloved family dog, Kep, died this week. He was the sweetest dog I’ve ever known, and we loved him. And he loved his family.
The Great Preparation
The big freeze we’ve been expecting hasn’t hit yet, but I expect by the time we start pasting this newspaper together, my teeth will be chattering plenty fast. One thing is for sure. When the weatherman said “artic blast” I made sure to ask my husband to start getting some firewood ready. We were stuck without any dry firewood when the great “snowpocalypse” happened, and I kicked myself about that for days. I am willing to bet we are all a little better prepared this year than we were that awful year.
The Puppy Phase
My little one recently decided to be a “puppy for the afternoon”. As a teenager, I had several younger siblings, and I distinctly remember when they went through their “puppy phases”. I will never forget how hard I laughed as I poured a bowl of milk, and watched my pesky little sister get down on her hands and knees on our kitchen floor to lick the milk up out of the bowl like a dog. If only they had digital cameras in those days.
SNICKERS – The Perfect Candy Bar and a Good Horse
Blessed with a sweet tooth since childhood, I have a fondness for Snickers candy bars. A Snickers bar was always the ideal treat to pack along on various adventures. I remember bike rides with my mom and brother as a boy and our lunch breaks under the pines on dusty Garboni Road, always a Snickers bar for dessert. And trick-or-treating on Halloween. A Snickers bar was the most prized of your haul.
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