care Archives • LivingBitsAndThings

A Lifetime of Endless Summers: Special Hydrangea Care Tips for Northerners

There are few northern gardeners who haven’t at least once wished that they could grow the lovely florist’s hydrangeas in their gardens, the kind with the enormous globular mopheads of…

View Post

First Year Tree and Shrub Care

It’s always such a joy to welcome a new addition to your budding landscape collection. A new tree or shrub brings with it the promise of deep shade, showy flowers,…

View Post

How Can I Prepare for Caring of the Elderly Parents at Home?

To care for your elderly parents at home, you must prepare yourself physically, mentally, and financially. To help you be successful, here are some tips on elder home care. Caring…

View Post

Yard Care and Your Safety: 5 Tips You Should Never Forgo

Some see gardening and yard work as a chore, while others find it fulfilling and even calming. Whichever group you belong to, safety should always be your top priority. Make…

Featured image - How to Replant a Christmas Tree

View Post

How to Replant a Christmas Tree: Guide to Replanting Christmas Trees

Replanting Christmas trees is a popular activity in earth-friendly circles, but there is more to Christmas tree replanting than meets the eye; a living Christmas tree needs a bit of extra care to keep…

Featured image - 3 Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Numbness, Tingling and Pain

View Post

The 3 Signs of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Numbness, Tingling and Pain

Carpal Tunnel is being diagnosed more often in the last 50 years or so due to our love of the computer and phone technologies. We are constantly typing away on…

Featured image - How to Taking Care of Aging Parents

View Post

How to Taking Care of Aging Parents, Letting Them Know They are Valued

The worst thing any human being can get is a feeling that you are unwanted. As we grow older our senses dim and our strength weakens. The greatest act of…

View Post

Repairing Wallpaper Damage, How to Fix Bubbles and Damaged Wallcoverings

A tear in your wallpaper or a trapped air bubble can easily be fixed so your wall looks perfect again. Most of the air bubbles that occur when wallpapering should…

View Post

How Often Do You Give Your Pet a Bath?

The original question was “how long do you give your pet a bath?” and the answer is: until I get all the soap out of their fur. A slightly controversial…

View Post

How to Motivate Yourself to Take Better Care of Yourself

In today’s busy world with demanding jobs, family obligations, and other pressing concerns it can be difficult to find time to take care of yourself. This neglect of self can…

View Post

What You Need to Know About Drugs and Chemicals in Your Drinking Water

Who among us would collect the pills from our neighbors’ medicine cabinets and randomly swallow a handful, or unscrew the top of a shampoo bottle and drink it? Yet with…

View Post

Treating Diarrhea in Dogs and Puppies

Diarrhea is a common occurrence in both puppies and dogs. When mild, diarrhea can often be controlled through feeding a bland diet. When severe, medical help is necessary. Diarrhea can…

View Post

Autism Research: Genetic and Environmental Factors Both Crucial

Gene mutations in autism are more complex than thought, and while the hereditary link is a piece of the puzzle, environmental factors are increasingly so. With incidences of autism now…

View Post

Jobs for Psychology Graduates – Psych Careers

A college or university degree can offer a career in mental health or social services. Here’s a list of jobs for psychology grads, and tips on how to find a…

View Post

Protecting Your Skin from Dark Spots

Dealing with dark spots, which are the result of hyperpigmentation, is an even bigger concern today than it was a couple decades ago. Now we understand that the discoloration of…

Categories

Archives