http://www.leighmuller.com Live, laugh, love, create...and never pay full price for anything. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:35:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Everyday most of us are faced with a lengthy to-do list - often so long that we know that we won't be able to accomplish the items on the list anytime in the near future. With a list so long, it's easy to understand why we sometimes go into analysis ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=30 It's hard to be happy when you're stressed - and clutter absolutely leads to stress.  One of the best techniques I've discovered to ensure that clutter stays in check is to do a 10 minute clean sweep of my house every night.  Every night before I go to bed, I ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=135 . Image source: http://ohiowaterconsultants.com/glass_of_water.jpg Most of us don't drink enough water but what a lot of people don't know is that being dehydrated can actually slow weight loss and cause a decrease in essential organs' ability to function properly. Some people don't enjoy drinking water. Some people say that they don't like ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=33 Last night, after yet another tiring and trying bedtime routine with my newly independent (NO!NO!NO!) Little Man, I walked downstairs and sank into the couch in exhaustion and frustration.  After sitting there for a few minutes listening to him rustle around on the baby monitor, I set my focus on ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=133 I've always had an interest in herbs and their healing and detoxifying properties. Recently I purchased a box of Dr. Stuart's Detox tea for $3.99 for 20 tea bags. I have to tell you, I felt great after drinking it - and of course as most detox teas do, ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=128 I'll try to be a little better about posting for the rest of the week while we are out on vacation. Here are a few pictures from the last week. Hot tubbing it.... **BTW -- for those of you freaking out on me for putting my baby in the hot tub, we turned ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=120 Last night we had a terrible scare! I drove into the driveway with little man and got him out of the car. We then had a lengthy discussion about why I felt that he should leave his "too cool" sunglasses in the car (because he'd be sad if we ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=127 Probably the sweetest moment of my 2nd mother's day was this: My husband asked Little Man to tell me "Happy Mother's Day". In response, Little Man began to belt out a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday to you" :) I love this age! http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=118 A great way to recycle the boxes food come in (like pasta or cracker boxes) is to cover them with patterned paper (like you would wrap a present but tuck the top into the box and tape down with double-sided tape).  To make the handles, punch holes with a paper ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=111 Yay for creating healthy cookies!! I mashed 3 ripe bananas with 2 cups of oats, one shredded apple, and 1/2 a cup of raisins. Then I dropped little balls of dough onto a greased (non-fat non-stick spray) cookie sheet and baked for 15 minutes @ 350' No added sugar, no added ... http://www.leighmuller.com/?p=94