Healthy Me

I know it's only July but it's time to start getting ready for the next school year (boo, I know).  Soccer started a few weeks ago. Cheer has started but it isn't mandatory yet. Band camp starts next week and we need drum sticks so we're taking a drive into the city today (I can say that because we live in the boonies) for sticks. I wish we had time to order the ones my son would really want but we'll make do with the music store the school uses.

I prefer to buy things from big name music places like Musician's Friend. Learn more about us at MusiciansFriend.com. However, as is the "norm" with teenagers, we didn't find out in enough time to get what we needed here by the crack of dawn Monday morning.

In the last decade, the economy has done all kinds of things, leaving many people struggling. We've been there but we've been one of the lucky families in that my husband has kept his job all these years. The hours weren't always there but he always had his job and we always had insurance. There were a few times we had creditors looking for their owed money and we were left wondering what our rights were and about creditor rights. It's a hard balancing act to manage when money gets tight and creditors are knocking (well, calling), kids need to be fed and clothed, and you need to keep the roof over their head. The last year has been better in terms of hours and we're doing OK. Not everybody is doing as well though.

Know your rights. Know the creditors' rights.

I've been juicing and making smoothies the last month since I got the new Breville juicer and Ninja blender. They are AWESOME. I love them both, but I REALLY love the blender. If the Breville juicer was easier to clean (not all parts are dishwasher safe), I'd love that just as much too...well, almost as much.

It is so easy to toss some veggies into a smoothie and hide it in fruits for my kids. I just grab a handful of spinach and voila - the kids are eating a vegetable they can't taste! I got the one with the individual cups too so it's easy to blend and go for myself or one of my kids.

For the juicer, a bunch of carrots and handful of kale or spinach with fruits and they're getting vegetable juice.

These are the two I have:

What a week we've had.

Builders, painters, home improvement gurus, you all know what trisodium phosphate (TSP) is, right? That degreasing, cleaner? Did you know, you and your kids might be eating it for breakfast?

Here's the video.

Some people say it's ok, other's don't. What say you?