Women and Fitness – Gift Ideas

It is very well known that exercise and regular physical activity can help you reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. And when it comes to women (like new moms, for example), being fit can help them lose or control their weight loss. Belly Burner. photo courtesy of Taylor Gifts Here are some tips to consider when choosing gifts for your loved one: Start slow! If your loved one hasn’t done any kind of exercise in a while, they will need to start sloooow… maybe 10 minutes at a time.

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Women and Fitness – Gift Ideas

 Steamboat Ride for Yellow

It was 1999 when I witnessed my first mountain bike race in my new found hometown of Steamboat Springs, CO. I had just moved here from Dallas via Austin and I was excited to see a fellow Texan race in the Rockies.

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 K.C. Wizards and LIVESTRONG Host Soccer Clinic

Friday, the Kansas City Wizards and the LIVE STRONG Army of Kansas City teamed up to host a soccer clinic for children and young adults who have been impacted by cancer.

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 WINNER: Knitgrrl’s Guide to Professional Knitwear Design

The winner of Shannon Okey’s book, Knitgrrl’s Guide to Professional Knitwear Design is:InglesideBelleE-mail your mailing info to contests@vickiehowell.com by Thursday, 8/19 to redeem your prize. If I don’t hear from you by then, another winner will be chosen.Craft.Rock.Love,Vickie

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 My Long Run

I am currently on a solo run of 1002 miles in a calendar month. The distance is of course based on the date of Lance’s diagnosis, and is in memory of my Dad who died of Cancer of the esophagus five years ago in September. To complete the event I will need to cover an average of over 32 miles per day and as I type this I am 12 days into the challenge and have covered 401 miles

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 Shop by Body Part at Allegro Medical

Is your knee bothering you?  How about your thumb?  Perhaps you are having difficulties with your head . . . or maybe you want to know what your heart is doing.  Whatever the case we may have something to fix it, lift it, bandage it, monitor it or save it

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 Spotted: President Obama Attending a Washington Mystics Game (& WNBA Ticket Discount)

Just 3 days after I heard President Obama speak at the National Urban League’s Centennial Convention , I happened to share the same air space (as a Twitter friend pointed out!) with him again at a Washington Mystics game! I have to admit that while the action on the floor was highly exciting, I couldn’t help watching The President embrace his role as a dad a mere 12 rows in front of us.

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 PBS Parents’ Craft Apparent Project: Litter-Free Lunch Sack

It’s time for another installment of PBS Parents’ Craft Apparent. Type on over there now for the step-by-step skinny, on how to make this reusable lunch sack! Get instructions here.Craft.Rock.Love,VickieFollow Me on Twitter: @vickiehowell

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 Getting Loopy Interview

Hey, all! If you missed me last night on Blog Talk Radio’s, Getting Loopy with Mary Beth Temple, you can still listen to the interview by downloading it for free off of their website.Give it a listen, to hear us chat about crochet, Craft Corps, Caron and how to win a yarn grab bag & a copy of Pop Goes Crochet. Click here to nab the show now!Craft.Rock.Love,VickieFollow me on FB: facebook/

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 Family, Attitude, Faith, Courage, Strength

My life has been all about those words as they appear on my team’s LIVE STRONG Challenge jersey logo. Together, these words intertwine and form the foundation of my life for the last two-and-a-half-years, and they are the reason why I expanded my involvement in the LIVE STRONG Challenge from participant to team captain. I was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in January of 2008—just a week before my twin daughters’ first birthdays.

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 Ride for Yellow

Yesterday, I attended the inaugural Ride for Yellow event in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Dave Nagel, a grassroots fundraiser and the brother of Steve Nagel (an extraordinary fundraiser in his own right), created a grassroots, community-based mountain bike event benefiting LIVE STRONG and Steamboat cancer initiatives. The event kicked off with a party at the Honey Stinger office in downtown Steamboat.

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 How to Find the Right Gift for the Person Who Has Everything

Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything (Photo Courtesy of PHPhoto2010) We all have them in our lives– the person that has everything. And any time a holiday, birthday or special occasion comes around finding the perfect present becomes more difficult than an expert-level Sudoku puzzle

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 6 Back-to-School Products Parents Must Consider

Back-to-School is hectic and stressful for parents and kids alike. If you can identify with any of the 6 situations below, I guarantee you that these solutions will reduce your stress and make your kids’ lives a little easier too.

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 Gifts for Painters

Whether they follow in the footsteps of Picasso or paint homes and buildings for a living, there are plenty of gift-giving ideas to consider for house painters that speak to their trade. When you’re looking for a present that brings a smile to a painter’s face, consider the following gifts for the colorful professional in your life. Gift Basket of Painting Goodies From Painter Goggles with peel-off lens covers and anti-fog coating to using painter rags as gift basket fillers, the possibilities are endless when creating a gift basket for professional painters.

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 Sony PSP Offers Great Content for Every Member of the Family

As part of the PSP Family Fun campaign, Sony armed me with a Special Edition PSP 3000 with Rock Band , loaded some age appropriate content for my kids, and sent me both the high tech ( Flip Camcorder ) and low tech ( Moleskine ) for me to document our use of our PSP throughout the summer. I have to admit that I wasn’t sure how much I would use the PSP when it first arrived because I don’t consider myself a gamer but fast forward a few months and I’ve found the PSP to be a powerful device that isn’t just for gaming and offers something for every member of the family. My husband is addicted to perfecting his Rock Band skills while jamming to 80s songs that conjure up a host of memories and 6 year old Little Miss Techie gets her comic fix thanks to the free downloadable DC Comics

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 Buying Furniture Gifts for First Time Home Owners

Having your first place is a big deal! Whether it’s a small, tiny apartment or a big country house with a pool in the back yard, buying gifts for the first time owner in your life is always a great gesture! On this occasion, practical gifts, like furniture, are probably the best and will help with the transition. After spending an arm and a leg on their favorite place, not a lot is left to spend on elegant furniture. So, be it patio furniture or living room furniture , this kind of gift would be just perfect! Tips When choosing a furniture gift, always remember: Every person is different.

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 Featured Commitment Maker: CanKids.KidsCan

At the LIVE STRONG Global Cancer Summit Nearly 300 organizations, individuals, leaders and corporations made formal Commitments. As a way of highlighting their immense efforts in battling this disease, we will feature different organizations, sharing stories of progress and success from around the globe. CanKids.KidsCan , is a family support group for children with cancer and their families based in New Delhi, India

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 How much would you pay for a light bulb?

An incandescent bulb uses too much energy and much of it is converted to heat. But on the bright side, it costs 50 cents—not bad for a product that allows you to read, work, or dance into the night and lasts 1,000 hours. Compact fluorescent lights are typically about four times more efficient than incandescent bulbs and some last 10 times longer, according to our tests .

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 T-Mobile BlogHer Memories & Garminfone Giveaway

I’m getting ready to attend my third BlogHer and feel like it wasn’t that long ago that I attended my very first conference in San Francisco in 2008. At the time I registered, I had only been blogging for a month and was still a newbie 6 months later. Needless to say I was nervous and overwhelmed.

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 Movie Monday: Johnny Belinda

This week’s Movie Monday selection was a reader request, 1948′s Johnny Belinda. This is both a sweet and scandalous story that (if you can get past the across-the-board unfortunate attempts at Irish accents) that still holds cinematic weight even 60+ years after its release

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