What a whirlwind! I just got back with my family from a 12-Day trip to Turkey and Israel. We flew on an overnight to Turkey that left at 9:30 pm which took about 9 hours. I was definitely a bit bleary-eyed from no sleep on those “comfy” airplane seats when we landed in […]
My husband and I just got back from a 5-day getaway in Tucson, AZ to “get away” from the cold. While some of the days away out west were actually colder than in the Northeast, we loved our visit. Tucson is such a beautiful area rife with cactus-filled National Parks and monuments. We drove […]
It all started with a stripper show at a bachelor party in 1989. And this would have been an even more interesting story if I had anything to do with that part of the night… However, my husband-to-be ended up at a New York City bar AFTER the bachelor party. He greeted me with a […]
As we are thick in the heat of summer, we’ve been slathering on the sunscreen to “protect ourselves” from the harmful rays of the sun. However, are some sunscreens actually more harmful than good? We are so lucky to have the Environmental Working Group, an amazing watchdog group that helps alert consumers to toxic chemicals in […]
The unofficial start of the summer begins this Memorial Day Weekend and people are stocking up early on sunscreen. However, it’s important to know what to look for. Just like your food, be sure to look at the ingredients. The Environmental Working Group is an amazing watchdog group that helps alert consumers to toxic chemicals […]
Reposted from May 7, 2015 While we’re only at the beginning of May, it feels like summer! People are stocking up early on sunscreen, but it’s important to know what to look for. Just like your food, be sure to look at the ingredients. The Environmental Working Group is an amazing watchdog group that helps […]
The Environmental Working Group came out with their famous Sunscreen Guide 2012. There seems to be so much confusion with the results of many studies. Some say sunscreens protect against certain types of cancer. Others say they do little. While it is agreed that sunscreens protect against sunburn, there is little evidence to support the efficacy […]
