This Is For The Birds..No, Really It Is

Dollar store strikes again. I bought these birds for what else a dollar each, but couldn't just leave them alone. This is a semi before picture, because I had already started to paint it.
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I used just plain old white craft paint, but it was a little too white. I started mixing this and that...a little cream, a little tan and it came out to the perfect creamy white.

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and here they are in all their glory...so proud to come from the dollar store. Actually, now that I look at this picture, everything in it is either clearance or consignment. Except for the little books...they were the girls' when they were babies. I just love the color of them and the memories too.
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I did leave one in it's original color...brown with flecks of blue, because it match a little area in the kitchen.

Old white lamps that were in the girl's room when they were little, spray painted black...

and a cute little metal cake stand that was 75 cents at my favorite consignment shop. The nest with the blue eggs were on clearance too.

I think you get it by now...I don't pay full price for anything.
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I did do a little sewing this weekend and some of it is for tomorrow's Tool Time Tuesday.
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See you tomorrow,
~Karen~

Office Calendar Update...

I received a few emails about our family office/computer room that I spoke of in the window calendars in the previous post.
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Thought I would share a few pictures of the room. This room was originally our dining room, but we always have holidays with both my side of the family and my husband's side, so the room was not big enough as a dining room. To be honest we're not the fancy dining room family any way. We're very casual and have too many little ones around to worry about anything breaking or getting messy. Very relaxed here!!
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The corner cabinets were original to the house and we did have them white at one point, but painted them black not too long ago. They hold all the books and dictionaries. There are the calendars on the left.

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Here's the view coming in from the kitchen hallway. Two recliner chairs face the desk. This room is usually filled with my daughters and their friends...always lots of laughing coming from that room!
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Here's one of the corner recliners. Great for reading. I found that little table at a yard sale for $2.00. I started to sand the paint off and realized I liked the different shades of off white and then found the green that matched the chair on the last layer of paint. So I left it in the sanding stage.
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Kind of shows where it's been in it's long life.
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This view is from the desk into what is now our dining room, but not really a dining room, just our kitchen table.

Our kitchen is through the arch way on the right. No table in there just an island and all the cabinets and such.

Also wanted to share a couple thrifting deals that are on the table.

This cylinder and black base thingy was only $4.00. I think the real apples cost more to fill it up, but they were worth it, because they've been in there since before Easter.

This is the after of the topiaries .

This is the sad before picture...an after Christmas deal at $2.00.

The greenery was so thin you could see the foam base.

I removed the silver decorations, added more ivy and re glued the stick.

I painted the silver base black and added moss...

then changed that to a better moss that I bought at the dollar store. I love the dollar store!!

Hope you enjoyed the little office tour. I have another dollar store redo, so I'll be back tomorrow.

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Take care,

~Karen~

Food for the Ageless

Health Food Nutrition - Become 'old' is a natural process, but run healthy lifestyle such as exercise, adequate rest and eat foods rich in antioxidants can slow the rate of premature aging or anti-aging.

Unhealthy lifestyles such as lack of exercise, rest and consume a lot less calories a trigger premature aging. People who consume too many calories will quickly grow old. Reducing calories and enough exercise is the key to prevention of premature aging. With menurangi calorie intake means reduced metabolism, free radicals cause aging, therefore also be reduced. Instead of antioxidants will increase supply many calories your body.

Antioxidants Necessary

Antioxidants are compounds that can neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules results from the body's chemical processes, cigarette smoke and radiation of the sun. These free radicals damage the cell will slowly, consequently the body susceptible to disease, organ of the body does not work maximally and quickly experience premature aging. Actually there are antioxidants naturally in the body, but are few and continues to decline with age. Hence, the need of additional antioxidants from food.

According to Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Khomsan, premature aging can desist with antioxidants. These antioxidants bsia derived from vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A and the mineral selenium. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant by protecting body tissues from oxidation processes. This could delay the oxidation reduction of premature aging, such as dry and wrinkled skin. With the intake of vitamin E, the formation and the replacement cells are formed. Benefits, skin cells will become the new and the skin will look smooth and taut. Research Dr. Burke, an American dermatologist revealed that intake of vitamin E supplements shown to help skin cell turnover and formation. The benefits to be looked healthier skin and soft.

Unlike vitamin C, vitamin C is an antioxidant which plays a role in the formation of connective tissue. Vitamin also called ascorbic acid is beneficial in maintaining skin elasticity. Wrinkled skin symptoms caused by free radicals can also be reduced by taking vitamin C.
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Carrot Juice for Health

Health Food Nutrition - During the time known as the carrot that can also make vegetable juice. Carrot juice has many benefits for us for an early age. In addition, carrot juice also have various health benefits.

Yellow/orange from carotene content of carrots showed. Carrot juice has an effect on health. Drinking carrot juice is also good for liver cleansing effect with vitamin A content contained in these vegetables. Vitamin A reduces bile and fat in the liver.

In carrots also contain vitamin E, which helps prevent cancer. Carrot juice mixed with milk is also an ideal vitamin A for infants. Carrot juice is also suitable mixed with other fruit juice. Disturbance ill in old age can also be ameliorated by any routine drinking carrot juice every day.

Drink carrot juice is also good for pregnant women. Beta carotene content in this fruit is also anti-oxidants, which is good for prospective mothers and their babies. Also anti-oxidants also help slow the aging process. Another fruit is a berry rich in anti-oxidants. Second in the juice of this fruit can be together or separately.

Tips Benefits of Carrot Juice

1. Carrot juice is useful as an anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory) and refreshes the skin.
2. Carrot juice can help prevent cancer
3. Carrot juice help fade spots on the skin
4. Carrot juice consumed each day able to overcome the rough spots and skin pigmentation.

Maybe for some people felt uncomfortable carrot juice, but for the sake of health and see the benefits it could not hurt to try. Good luck! (KPL/actress).
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Prevent Stroke with Dates

Health Food Nutrition - Less than complete it if the month of fasting, not eating dates during Ramadan. If the fruits usually contain low-energy and calories, it is not the case with dates. With high carbohydrate content, dates to the high energy source as well. Even the highest among all other fruits. That's why palm is suitable to restore energy after a day of fasting. For someone who has enough to eat dates at meal time will become resistant fresh and hungry, because food is also rich in fibers.

Dates fruitcan be eaten directly on the dry or fresh. Dates can also be used for a wide variety of dishes such as bakery products, candies, ice cream, and syrup. In Middle Eastern countries, dates are usually in the consumption of dairy products together. The following is the content of date palm fruit useful to health:

1. Containing high potassium (100 g dried dates: 666 mg of potassium) so nutritious reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Potassium is a mineral that is important to smooth the blood vessels, making the heart beat becomes irregular, activating muscle contractions, as well as stabilize blood pressure.

2. Containing high salicylate (dry dates), ie substances that are used as raw materials of aspirin (a reduction of drug/pain relievers and fever). Salicylates are to prevent blood clotting, anti-inflammatory, and pain relievers. Regular low-dose aspirin (less than or half the usual doses taken per day) can help prevent headaches, up to a heart attack and stroke. According Nurfi AFRIANSYAH, Staff Researcher, Research Center for Nutrition Nutrition IEC Bogor, salicylate can also affect prostaglandins, namely the group of fatty acids that stimulate hydroxide smooth muscle contraction and lowers blood pressure.

3. Containing carbohydrate or high sugar. Carb content ranges from 60% in soft dates (which are harvested while still soft and raw) to around 70% on dry dates (which dries up in the trees the sun). 100 gr palm-able to supply 230 kcal (960 kJ) energy. According to dr. Anwar El Multi from Egypt, dates contain 70% sugars and not harmful to health. Most varieties of date palm contain sugar glucose (a type of sugar in the blood) or fructose (the type of sugar in most fruits), this substance is easily digested and burned by the body to produce high power without the body make it difficult to process, digest and make it as a nutrient good. A glass of water containing glucose, according to Dr. David Conning, Director of the British Nutrition Foundation, will be absorbed within 20-30 minutes. While the sugar contained in the new palm-up absorbed within 45-60 minutes.

4. Contains various vitamins and essential nutrients. In every 100 grams of dried dates contained 50 IU vitamin A; 0.4 mg vitamin C; 0.09 mg Thiamin: 0.10 mg Riboflavin, 2.20 mg of Niacin, nicotinic acid and iron. Nutrients that helps release energy, keeping the skin and nerves to stay healthy, and important for cardiac function.
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One Million of Vitamin A Benefit

Health Food Nutrition - Vitamin A is a vitamin that can be solved with the four main functions of fat in the body:

1. Vitamin A helps cells reproduce normally be, a process called differentiation. The cells are not differentiated with should be changed to pre-cancer.

2. Vitamin A is necessary for vision. Vitamin A to maintain cell health in a variety of eye structure and is required for the transfer of light into nerve signals in the retina.

3. Vitamin A is required for normal growth and development of the embryo and fetus, influencing genes that determine a series of developments in the organs of embryonic development.

4. Vitamin A is required for normal reproductive function, with influences on the function and formation of sperm, ovaries and placenta.

For some people, these forms of vitamin A supplements that can be solved by the water seems to be better absorbed than vitamin A which is solved by fat.

Liver, products made from milk, and cod liver oil is a source of vitamin A. Vitamin A is also contained in the form of supplements. Vitamin A is usually used in conjunction with some of the conditions below:

1. PRIMARY: anemia (if lack of vitamin A), diseases affecting children, cystic fibrosis, infection, leukoplakia, chicken pox/measles (if lack of vitamin A), short-sighted.

2. SECONDARY: Bronchitis, celiac disease (only if lack of vitamin A), heart attack, immune function, anemia due to iron deficiency, chickenpox/measles (for severe cases), menorrhagia (heavy menstruation), peptic ulcer (acute ulcer), retinitis pigmentosa (eye disease that attacks the retina derivatives), sprainsand strains (injuries to the soft tissues, especially ligaments, tendons, and joints), wound healing.
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Balanced Nutritious Food

Balanced nutrition - Food is a necessity that is essential for life because of human foods to find sources of energy or strength to perform daily activities. Therefore it is necessary to note the type and quality of food in consumption, namely:

1. High fiber
2. Low fat
3. Contains balanced nutrition

What Is High Fiber Foods?

High-fiber foods are foods that contain fiber and originated from plants such as vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, and others.

Why We Need Fiber?

Fiber in foods is found in wheat grains, millet, and corn easy filling, so we feel has a lot of eating when we eat less of these foods.

In addition, the fibers were also found in fruits and vegetables that keeps the body regular bowel movement and can help reduce the risk of heart disease because it slows the absorption of fat and cholesterol than other foods.

Fiber consists of two types, both essential for health are:

1. Lots of soluble fiber contained in nuts, fruits, and whole grains, like wheat and rice. These fibers are called helper type found in the heart because it can help lower cholesterol levels. Referred to as soluble fibers dissolve in water and form a gel. In theory, because these fats dissolved, he formed a gel-like material that binds cholesterol and fat and prevent absorbed by the intestine, so that if the material is not absorbed, it will be removed along with dirt.

2. In contrast, insoluble fiber, found in vegetables, cereals, and wheat grains, does not form a gel. Its main benefit is to make us regularly defecating. Although less effective in avoiding the absorption of fat and cholesterol into the bloodstream, this fiber is useful for increasing the mass and speed of travel materials in the gut.
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