Could this be the next best baby shower gift? The TummyTub(r) claims to be the next best thing to mom’s womb, but if you look at the first picture on this webpage, the baby sure doesn’t look all that thrilled to me!
The bucket/bath/tub is a clear bucket-shaped container that the website calls “womb-shaped and sized.” Created in the Netherlands, the tub is supposed to be popular, providing the baby with a comfortable transition from the womb to outside.
According to the website:

Baby feels warm, safe, and relaxed within soft boundaries
Eases …read more

At a time of economic turmoil and job losses, many people are turning to home business opportunities. But here’s one I bet you’ve never thought about – sex toy parties. 
Environmentally friendly ‘adult toys’ are being taken out of the bedroom and into the living room by a Northwest-based retailer who has launched Earth Erotic Parties.
Aimed at putting a sustainable twist on the more traditional sex toy parties, the Earth Erotic parties will showcase green vibrators, phthalate-free dildos, natural lubricants, recycled whips and all sorts of other ecologically and non toxic adult paraphernalia.
Sounds like a company that’s taking ‘doing it green’ …read more

Milestone birthdays can be stressful times. I find it’s always around any birthday ending in 0 that I start reaching for self-help books. This year was no different. Soon after my birthday, I started reading the following…
Change your habits, change your life (A Proven Plan for Healthy Living) by Danna Demetre. In this book, Demetere, a lifestyle coach, provides a 40 day guide to how you can make dynamic and lasting changes to your life by taking an ‘inside-out’ approach. Along the way, you will learn how to turn unhealthy thoughts healthy, stay active and maximize your energy by eating …read more

Did you know that around 40 million squirrels a year get run over on US roads simply because they are so busy running back and forth, with no plan or strategy, with the sole aim of finding nuts?
Which is why Andrew J Sherman, in his self-improvement book Road Rules, suggests that we need to ‘Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.’
Unlike squirrels, trucks are big, powerful, and have a plan, road map, and destination in mind. They, unlike the squirrel, don’t get squashed.
Yes, it sounds a bit extreme, even violent and aggressive. But once you get into the book, you’ll find …read more

David “Yeah Dave” Romanelli seems like a most unlikely guru. He seems too  goofy and outrageous for someone guiding others on a path to enlightenment. But in this day and age, gurus no longer need to be serious and focused. They just need to be able to show us a way to find pleasure, happiness, and enjoyment.
His book, Yeah Dave’s Guide to LiVIN’ the MOMENT is all about Dave and his Zen approach to happiness and living in the moment.  Informally written, it’s a rollercoaster ride through Dave’s life, complete with anecdotes and encounters that illustrate why we all need to slow …read more

Feeling in the need of a little inspiration. Then take some time to watch this couple who are not letting age get in their way of having a good time. This impromptu musical interlude took place at the Mayo Clinic last year.
Vaudeville players back in the 1920’s and 1930’s, it’s easy to see that for Fran & Marlo Cowan (married 62 years), the show still goes on.
Learn more about their story here.
(another great find from  Seeing Good)

I confess. I love juice. As someone who really can’t be bothered with peeling oranges,  slicing up mangos, or grating carrots, I find having a jug of juice in the fridge a matter of necessity.
But, as usual, it turns out that what I think is good for me might not necessarily be so.
According to this WebMD slideshow, there are three diverse sides to juice – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and how to spot the differences.
The Good – Vegetable Juices which have far less sugar and fewer calories than fruit juices
The Bad – Fruit juices might be …read more

If you’re like me and spend way too much time in front of the computer, you might want to consider livening up the area surrounding the computer with a cactus or two.
According to the daily green, some Swiss researchers in the mid-1980s did some tests and found that people ‘who used to suffer from headaches and tiredness felt better after working for two years with a cactus next to their monitors.’
Why?
One theory is that the cacti, which grows in areas of extreme heat and dryness, is able to counter the effects of harsh solar radiation.
My theory – the cactus simply …read more

Driving might be the American way of life, but it’s a way of life that’s simply not good for your health nor the environment.  The more we drive, the less we walk and the more difficult it becomes to get the recommended 10,000 steps a day to maintain wellness.
In fact, according to Lawrence Frank of the University of British Columbia, “Every additional 30 minutes spent in a car each day translates into a 3 percent greater chance of being obese,” he said.
Unfortunately, many American cities are not made for walking. As David Goldberg of Smart Growth America (a coalition of …read more

It’s a funny thing. Soon as I get to work, my nose seems to go into overdrive. The running and sneezing seem to increase.
I’ve always jokingly said I must be allergic to work. But it turns out it might not be a joke – I, like thousands of others, could easily be allergic to work, or at least all the allergens that are floating around the workplace.
What’s in your physical surroundings can easily act as an irritant that causes an allergic reaction.  Dust, of course, is probably one of the main suspects. And it’s not just in the office. There’s …read more