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Quick Ways To Stay Hydrated

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Last week my kid and I got a chance to travel and stay at Cape Cod. Woot! Woot!  I haven’t had a vacation in over a year and was really looking forward to this one. “E” had rented a house for 2 weeks and invited other family members to join in on their vacation. The ride was about 3 hours long which included a stop to Dunkin Donuts! I usually order a green tea w 2 sugars but declined and got a muffin instead.  My kid was shocked and said, “No green-tea? What? What’s going on???” I mentioned eating healthier and making better choices for food and beverages was what I wanted to work on while on vacation.

The second day “A” and I headed to the beach. We each brought a water bottle and a packed healthy lunch bag (insulated).  My lunch consisted of red and green grapes, cheese chunks, water crackers and rotisssere chicken salad.  It was getting really hot out and I was glad I had my water with me to drink. Water does help your body stay hydrated.

A family of families was sitting all together in front of us. Each time a kid went to the cooler, a bottle of soda or a gatorade bottle was chosen. No water bottles packed from these 3 families just all sugared beverages.  It was interesting to see that many other families also had sugared drinks on the beach.

Quick Ways To Stay Hydrated

  • Drink water vs. beverages with sugar
  • Drink coconut water
  • Add a slice of lemon or add fruit to your water bottle.

Eat fruits and veggies (made up mostly of water)

  • Strawberries
  • Watermelon
  • Spinach
  • Cucumbers
  • Zucchini
  • Oranges

 

How do you stay hydrated when you are at the beach? I would love to hear your replies!

 

 

 

 

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The Ultimate Digital Photography Bundle Has Arrived! Get It Today!

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How are you doing, friends? I hope you are all enjoying this great summer day.

Traffic Backed up in New Hampshire
Traffic Backed up in New Hampshire

I thought it was pretty cool to get this photo image! It was taken last year. I was a passenger in a car and could not believe all the traffic that was in front of us. It went for miles and miles! I did find it a bit hard, and at times frustrating to get a  clearer photo. I did remember to “zoom in” on my camera!

 

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs?
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs?

This photo was in York, Maine (last year) It was such an overcast of a day. Muggy and hot. One stretch of the beach was calm with no rain while the other end was rain showers drizzling down. It was really weird weather, that is for sure! I tried my best to take this photo with rain in the background.

I know I love to take photos of nature, family parties and even of food items for recipes to share. Do you sometimes say, Is there a better way to take this photo? How can I make this photo look better? Is there a way to crop, or resize the photo, and—– how do I go about to do all of this? Is there an easy manual?

Right now, this week only we are running our popular Ultimate Digital Photography Bundle! We only do it once a year, for just 7 days.

    • June 22nd at 8 a.m. EDT — June 29 @ 11:59 p.m. EDT

What is the Ultimate Digital Photography Bundle, you ask?

  • It’s an amazing collection of eBooks, eCourses, Bonuses and Resources collected to help us become better photographers, regardless of how good we are now.

 

The Beginner Edition -Learn to take photos that truly capture your family’s precious moments.

Beginner Edition Bundle Includes:

 

There’s even better news!

  • Everything in the bundle has a combined total value of $555, but for this week only, The Ultimate Bundles Team is selling the entire bundle for just $37 – a discount of more than 90%!!

What’s more, they’re also throwing in a FREE Copy of FX Photo Studio Pro software from MacPhun (which provides stunning filters and photography effects) worth $29.99!

 


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Extreme Couponing Tip: Keep Your Stockpile Safe in Hot and Humid Weather

 

Summer is almost upon us, which means hot and humid weather is just around the corner! Unfortunately, this can affect your precious stockpile by causing foods to spoil and some liquids to congeal, cutting shelf life dramatically. To save money, here are some tips to beat the heat:

  • When possible, always keep food indoors where it is cool and dry.
  • If your garage is too humid to store food, you can either buy a dehumidifier or build your own. To do this, take 5 gallon buckets and fill them with rock salt. This will suck most of the moisture out of the air. The rock salt can then be dehydrated and reused.
  • Another method of keeping out humid air is to seal cans, either in a layer of wax (bought in the craft section of stores and melted in a double boiler) or to cover in a clear coating of Rustoleum.
  • Direct sunlight is detrimental to foods as it can super-heat the packaging and cause damage.  Keep your stockpile out of direct sunlight.
  • Try moving any seasonal items (holiday decorations, seasonal clothes, extra blankets & quilts, etc.) to the hotter areas, and keep the food items where it’s cooler.
  • When all else fails, store non-perishables in the hot environment instead of food. Paper products, toothbrushes, floss, and razors are good choices. Remember to keep pressurized products, batteries, toothpaste, candles, and liquid and gel personal products out of hot and humid areas.

 

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