This is an easy, effective, and cheap way to clean your dog’s ears.  No need to buy anything from the pet store.  Just mix equal parts of white vinegar & rubbing alcohol together.  I would start with a tablespoon of each.  Use a cotton round (the kind used to take off make-up), saturate it with the mixture, squeeze it out, and then gently clean the inside of your dog’s ears.  Do not use a cotton swab because there is a tendency to go too deep into the ears.

We used this method with our dog, and it worked great to take away that ear wax smell that dog’s tend to get.

Well, it’s that time of year for spring cleaning.  We’ve already started a little bit and try to use the best cleaners we can find.  Some people go all out and clean every thing they can think of.   I’m not into that, just the basic cleaning is enough for me.  I won’t be looking for the best colon cleansing out there, for example,  just household cleaners is on my list.

I have often wished we had a treadmill. It would be much easier to fit in exercise time.  Exercise could be done while in pajamas, watching TV, or reading a book.  Weather would have no effect so it wouldn’t matter if it was rainy, windy, snowy, icy, or whatever.   It would be easier to break exercise time down into five minutes here and ten minutes there if time were a factor.  But the truth is that we just don’t have room for a treadmill.  Maybe someday we will.

Have you tried Mrs. Smith’s Blackberry Cobbler?   It is absolutely delicious!  In fact, we had some for dessert tonight, topped with Dreyer’s Vanilla Yogurt Blends (slow churned and creamy).  I don’t need an alli diet pill because we just had moderate servings, and the yogurt is low-fat and low-calorie (plus it even has live active yogurt cultures in it).   The key is eating in moderation and not having seconds and thirds, no matter how tempting it might be!

Have you ever been reading and come across something and wondered, “What is that?”  Well, I came across something called “muscle milk” and decided to go to the site www.musclemilkreview.org to find out what is was. It’s not actually milk but rather something that body builders use. Since I’m not trying to build up bulky muscles or gain weight, this is definitely not on my shopping list. It’s interesting, though, to check out things and find out about them.

I’ve mentioned that I’m trying to eat healthy foods since the holidays, but I’m not obsessed with my diet.  I don’t follow a colon cleanse diet or anything like that. We try to eat more fresh fruits, salads, veggies, and lean protein. Whole grains such as oats and whole wheat or spelt flour are what we eat, and white processed flour is eaten in very limited quantities.  Desserts are not as often and in smaller portions.  Notice that we still have desserts.  I’ve read that people who don’t reward themselves with treats are more likely to binge and eat way too much of the dessert they’re craving.  So, basically we eat healthy foods and in moderation.

I take several vitamins and supplements which really do help the way I feel and help my overall health.   I research supplements, though, and make sure I’m taking something that’s safe and also the right amount for me.  When taking any kind of supplement or pill, it’s good to research for side effects, for example diet pill side effects.  Sometimes the side effects are something most people would want to avoid.