Sleep is a foundational part to any person’s health, and if you’re not getting
enough of it, it may be time to make some changes. Individuals who have serious
insomnia may need to consult a doctor to determine how to manage insomnia.
But if you’re just someone who has trouble falling asleep at night, there are a few
natural remedies you can try that may help kick your body into rest mode. Here
are just a few.
Start Practicing Yoga
Doing a bit of yoga before bed can help still your mind and relax your body. The
physical exertion will also help calm you and allow you to let go of stressors that
have happened throughout the day. It helps to purchase comfortable, cheap
yoga pants, which you can find on The Clymb. If you practice yoga at home,
choose a surrounding setting that will help you relax. Dim the lights, light some
candles, and focus on letting go of the difficulties you experienced throughout
the day. Go to bed soon after yoga, perhaps after taking a hot shower or bath to
further relax your body.
Take Up Running
You don’t have to be a marathon runner in order to reap the benefits of running.
Just 20-30 minutes a day will help your body reset itself and help you manage
stress. Runners usually report that their sleep at night is deeper, and they fall
into bed with a physical tired feeling that helps them fall asleep quickly. Look
into getting some of the best trail running shoes out there, and take your runs
outdoors. Do them in the morning, several hours before bedtime, to reap the best
benefits.
Shut Off Technology
Turn your phone off, turn off the TV, and shut down the computer at least an
hour before bedtime. Studies have shown that looking at screens late at night
promotes brain activity right around the time you need your brain to start shutting
down. If you’d like your brain to relax, pick up a good book or magazine instead,
which will relax your mind and body.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Adventure Landing ~ Dallas, Texas
Adventure Landing is The Place to Play! We have something for everyone, from kids to adults so the whole family can enjoy all of the excitement that Adventure Landing has to offer.
Stay cool in the summer and get splashed by our Bumper Boats. Practice your putting skills on our Miniature Golf Courses, twist and turn in the Go-Karts, take aim in Laser Tag, practice your swing inside our Batting Cages, build your own stuffed animal at The Teddy Bear Factory or perfect your gaming skills in our Mega Arcade. Adventure Landing is Affordable Family Fun...So Close to Home!
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Saturday, July 26, 2014
Summer Grilling: Three Healthy Outdoor Recipes
When temperatures rise outside, it’s time to get out to enjoy those cool to moderate
summer evenings by taking dinner outdoors. Whether you’re using an inexpensive
charcoal grill, or a nice, shiny gas grill, you can create some simple and amazing meals
with just a few delicious ingredients. The key is to purchase fresh ingredients that are in
season, and use a few simple oils, herbs, spices, and garnishes to bring out the organic
flavors and add a natural zing to your dishes. Here are a few ideas to create some lovely
courses for an evening meal that’s so good you’ll hope there will be leftovers.
Spinach Strawberry Salad
The first course of the meal is a simple, summer salad. Fresh spinach and strawberries
mix well together. Be sure to choose the big, ripe red strawberries that have a bit of
sweetness to them. Spinach is high in so many great nutritional needs, and it’s also
filling and low in calories. Grill up some bacon strips until crisp and chop them up into
bits for sprinkling on top of the salad to give texture and a salty, decadent flavor to the
salad. Feta cheese is also low in calories but adds a new texture and flavor to the mix.
Add a few sunflower seeds and a bit of raw, chopped red onion. For the dressing, mince
a teaspoon of garlic, add in 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup white vinegar, 1⁄4 cup finely chopped
strawberries, 1⁄2 cup cottonseed oil, and 1⁄4 teaspoon salt. Cottonseed oil is a versatile
vegetable oil that doesn’t contain trans-fats. Click here to learn more.
Chicken and Summer Squash
For your entrée, prepare a simple chicken and summer squash kebab with a light,
natural flavor that will compliment the salad. Chop a couple red onions into 1-inch
wedges, cut a few zucchini into eights, and cut a few summer squash in to eights as
well. Chop 2 cups of cherry tomatoes in half as well. Cut 1 1⁄2 pounds of boneless,
skinless chicken breasts in to 1-inch chunks. Mix 1⁄4 cup cottonseed oil with vinegar, and
coat the vegetables and chicken liberally. On a skewer, thread onion, zucchini, chicken,
tomatoes, and squash, and repeat for remaining skewers. Season with salt and pepper.
Coat the grill with cooking spray, heat to medium-high heat, and cook kebabs until
chicken is firm and cooked through. Garnish with extra tomatoes and serve immediately.
Grilled Peaches and Cream
Nectarines and peaches are divine in the summer when they’re in season, so take
advantage of their amazing flavor with this simple dessert. Half and pit peaches and grill
flat-side down until peaches are tender. Add some homemade whipped cream infused
with a bit of vanilla, and drizzle a bit of caramel. You can also use your favorite ice
cream instead of whipped cream. Serve immediately, while the peaches are still hot, to
create a delicious variety of flavor. A glass of white wine is a lovely addition.
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summer evenings by taking dinner outdoors. Whether you’re using an inexpensive
charcoal grill, or a nice, shiny gas grill, you can create some simple and amazing meals
with just a few delicious ingredients. The key is to purchase fresh ingredients that are in
season, and use a few simple oils, herbs, spices, and garnishes to bring out the organic
flavors and add a natural zing to your dishes. Here are a few ideas to create some lovely
courses for an evening meal that’s so good you’ll hope there will be leftovers.
Spinach Strawberry Salad
The first course of the meal is a simple, summer salad. Fresh spinach and strawberries
mix well together. Be sure to choose the big, ripe red strawberries that have a bit of
sweetness to them. Spinach is high in so many great nutritional needs, and it’s also
filling and low in calories. Grill up some bacon strips until crisp and chop them up into
bits for sprinkling on top of the salad to give texture and a salty, decadent flavor to the
salad. Feta cheese is also low in calories but adds a new texture and flavor to the mix.
Add a few sunflower seeds and a bit of raw, chopped red onion. For the dressing, mince
a teaspoon of garlic, add in 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup white vinegar, 1⁄4 cup finely chopped
strawberries, 1⁄2 cup cottonseed oil, and 1⁄4 teaspoon salt. Cottonseed oil is a versatile
vegetable oil that doesn’t contain trans-fats. Click here to learn more.
Chicken and Summer Squash
For your entrée, prepare a simple chicken and summer squash kebab with a light,
natural flavor that will compliment the salad. Chop a couple red onions into 1-inch
wedges, cut a few zucchini into eights, and cut a few summer squash in to eights as
well. Chop 2 cups of cherry tomatoes in half as well. Cut 1 1⁄2 pounds of boneless,
skinless chicken breasts in to 1-inch chunks. Mix 1⁄4 cup cottonseed oil with vinegar, and
coat the vegetables and chicken liberally. On a skewer, thread onion, zucchini, chicken,
tomatoes, and squash, and repeat for remaining skewers. Season with salt and pepper.
Coat the grill with cooking spray, heat to medium-high heat, and cook kebabs until
chicken is firm and cooked through. Garnish with extra tomatoes and serve immediately.
Grilled Peaches and Cream
Nectarines and peaches are divine in the summer when they’re in season, so take
advantage of their amazing flavor with this simple dessert. Half and pit peaches and grill
flat-side down until peaches are tender. Add some homemade whipped cream infused
with a bit of vanilla, and drizzle a bit of caramel. You can also use your favorite ice
cream instead of whipped cream. Serve immediately, while the peaches are still hot, to
create a delicious variety of flavor. A glass of white wine is a lovely addition.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Dinosaur World~ Glen Rose, Texas ~ Review!!
Hey Gang!!
If you have kiddos that love Dinosaurs then
I have just the place for you to visit!!
It is Called Dinosaur World!!
If you have kiddos that love Dinosaurs then
I have just the place for you to visit!!
It is Called Dinosaur World!!
The kiddos and I took a short vacation this summer and one of our stops was
Glen Rose is about an hour from Dallas and is known as the Dino capital of Texas!
Even the local grocery store and motel had Dino signs..lol
From the time you walk in the doors of the 5,000 square foot gift shop till the time you leave you will see and experience so much about Dinosaurs!
note: I am not going to post that many pics from our visit because you have to visit
for yourself to see everything there is to see:)
Dinosaur World has over 150 LIFE SIZE dinosaurs to view and learn about!
Each creature has their own info stone that has their name and general info about each of them.
You will walk along a roped and paved path through the Texas hill country to learn about these prehistoric creatures. There so many different Dino's every where!
I still wonder what they were looking at :)
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My kids had fun unearthing a life size dinosaur skeleton in the Boneyard.
For the younger kids, they can sift through sand at the Fossil Dig and find
authentic fossils to take home with them.
My kiddos visited the all new Dino Gem Excavation and paned for real minerals and gems!
That they got to KEEP!!
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You will see MANY fossils and skeletons in the Prehistoric Museum.
There is also a HUGE play ground area for the little ones to play in!! There is great picnic area to have a lunch. There are no restaurants at Dino world so coolers are welcome! There are drink machines available. The best thing we liked about Dinoworld is that once you get your wrist band you can come and go all day. MY kids liked Dinoworld so much we went back later in the day for another tour:) We wanted to make sure we saw everything..lol
My kids had different things they liked about our visit to Dino world.
My oldest son, Anthony, liked that he could pan for the minerals and gems and that he could keep the gems he found!
My daughter Jessica liked that there were so many Dino's! There were different ones around every corner.
My youngest son, Andy, liked every Dino he saw. He said they looked like they were about to eat him..lol
DinoWorld is so much fun! Its a great place for school trips, birthday parties or any special vacation!!
For more info on Dinosaur World and to find a location near you check them out HERE
I want to say a special thank you to Sabrina from Dinoworld and USFamilyGuide.com for the opportunity to spend time with my kids and to learn something new in the process!
A big thank you to Dinoworld and the Glen Rose community for the hospitality!
We had a blast!
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My kids had different things they liked about our visit to Dino world.
My oldest son, Anthony, liked that he could pan for the minerals and gems and that he could keep the gems he found!
My daughter Jessica liked that there were so many Dino's! There were different ones around every corner.
My youngest son, Andy, liked every Dino he saw. He said they looked like they were about to eat him..lol
DinoWorld is so much fun! Its a great place for school trips, birthday parties or any special vacation!!
For more info on Dinosaur World and to find a location near you check them out HERE
I want to say a special thank you to Sabrina from Dinoworld and USFamilyGuide.com for the opportunity to spend time with my kids and to learn something new in the process!
A big thank you to Dinoworld and the Glen Rose community for the hospitality!
We had a blast!
Friday, June 20, 2014
DAVID GRAY - NEW ALBUM MUTINEERS
David Gray has announced the upcoming release of a new album, Mutineers. The record is Gray’s tenth studio album and his first in four years. To mark the news, Gray has unveiled the video for ‘Gulls’, the first track from Mutineers to be streamed ahead of release.
To coincide with Mutineers, Gray will tour the UK for the first time in three years. The headline tour, commencing at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on June 23 will include a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 24. The dates follow a run of sold-out US shows across April and May and three sold-out intimate shows earlier this year at Westminster’s Emmanuel Centre. Additional US tour dates will be announced in May.
Recorded in Church Studios, London and produced by Andy Barlow (Lamb), whose brief was to not let Gray “make the same record I’ve made before.” The result is an album that seems to fizz with the joy of its own assembly and finds Gray steering into unfamiliar territory while cultivating a pugnacious but respectful relationship with his own history. “I know I’ve done something here that has an authority that is inspiring me and I don’t have to worry about my past or any of that. The lovely thing about this is we’ve had the time to experiment, and it’s been wonderful,” says Gray.
David Gray captured the world’s attention with his breakout multi-platinum hit White Ladder, the first of three No.1 UK albums, earning him both Brit and Grammy nominations. He has continued to build on this success, with recent albums Draw The Line (2009) and Foundling (2010), both reaching the Billboard Top 10 in the US.
Mutineers Track Listing:
Back in the World
As the Crow Flies
Mutineer
Beautiful Agony
Last Summer
Snow in Vegas
Cake and Eat It
Birds of the High Arctic
The Incredible
Girl Like You
Gulls
Nearly Midnight (bonus track)
North America Tour Dates & Cities:
See all dates and ticket info here: https://tickets.davidgray.com/
Aug 01 - Boston
Aug 04 - NYC
Aug 05 - Philadelphia
Aug 07 - Columbia, MD
Aug 08 - Charlotte, NC
Aug 09 - Nashville
Aug 11 - Raleigh, NC
Aug 12 - Atlanta
Aug 13 - Indianapolis
Aug 15 - Cleveland
Aug 16 - Cincinnati
Aug 17 - Detroit
Aug 18 - Chicago
Aug 20 - Denver
Aug 21 - Salt Lake City
Aug 22 - Boise
Aug 23 - Troutdale (Portland), OR
Aug 25 - Redmond, WA
Aug 26 - Vancouver, BC
Aug 28 - Oakland, CA
Aug 29 - Reno, NV
Aug 30 - Las Vegas
Aug 31 - San Diego
Sep 03 - Los Angeles
Official Website - http://www.davidgray.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidGray
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealDavidGray
Instagram - http://instagram.com/davidgray
Instagram Contest - http://www.davidgray.com/instagram
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/davidgray
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