• GRRRRRR…..

    Today was one of THOSEdays. Where you come home frustrated and mad. It took everything I had not to buy the 1 pound bag of Peanut Butter M&M’s and eat ‘em all. (For those of you who think I’m kidding…. ummm Serving SIZE equals CONTAINER size!! This goes double for M&M’s!) Instead I bought the (normal) single size bag. I ate the first few mindlessly………. realized what I was doing and slowed down and enjoyed the rest of the bag. (btw those bags are tiny!!) Where chocolate was supposed to make everything better what I think I really need is a punching bag and channel Rocky Balboa! GGGRRRRR!!! Anyway for…

  • little boy at dentist

    6 Tips to Help Ease Your Child’s Fear of the Dentist!

    Unless you are a dentist, it isn’t likely that you love trips to the dentist. You might even get nervous or anxious with every visit. With that being said, imagine how you feel before each dentist appointment and amplify that. Then you might begin to understand how your child feels for their dental appointments. It is possible to ease those anxious feelings and help your child feel more comfortable at the dentist’s office. You might even find some of these tips working for yourself. The team at The Village Dental Center has compiled a list of tips to help ease your child’s fear of the dentist. Start Young Don’t wait…

  • Do a 180!

    My great friend Stephanie in New York sent me the cutest magnet for my fridge! It has two phrases the first “Step away from the fridge there is nothing in here to eat. Put your arms down, put ‘em down! Yea! I want you to do a 180 and walk back to the rice cake immediately!! YEA!” the second is “Oh my goodness I hear the carbs calling your name — ohhh listen listen quietly “ohhh I loovvee you” See? See?? I told you so!. Thank you Steph! How did you know those are the exact arguments that go thru my head every time I go near the fridge!