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How Not to Vomit In Your First Trimester

Jul 04 2007

Posted by Lara as Family Features, Family Life, Health Features

I am ten weeks pregnant and I count the days until the first trimester is over (14 days, yipee). I dont remember ever feeling this sick with my eldest (now a spirited 5 year-old) nor my second (the sweetest 2 year-old boy in the universe). Ok, I vaguely recall running to the bathroom after taking a whiff of a sausage roasting in the oven when I was pregnant with my son. The aroma of stickily burnt Cumberland still makes me feel queasy to this day. Or the time we were touring vineyards in New ...

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How To Give Haiti Your Help

The earthquake that hit Haiti is one of the worst in history, and we are all witnesses to the suffering that the people of this country are going through. Even though you and I may be worlds away from Haiti, there are many ways by which we can help. For sure, you have [...]

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Tech pumps

One of the biggest things I’m raving about here in the USA are those tech gas pumps. You know what I’d mean if I say their pretty secure, fast and easy to use. I remember in Asia when I’d pull into a gas station how I’d hand over my credit card to a gas attendant [...]

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Lifestyle and Leisure

Got The Blues? Get Some Hues!

Did you know that sales figures show (consistently) that during a bad economic period, more cosmetic products are sold than usual? These figures also show that after a tragedy occurs in an area, sales also increase.
What can we gather from this information? Just as Leonard Lauder said, tough times equate to a higher [...]

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Entertainment

Duggars Introduce Newest Baby

The whole Duggar family is no stranger to the limelight. They have been featured on TV, magazines, newspapers and every member of the family is used to the coverage. Last year, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announced that they were expecting their 19th child. Naturally, they were once again exposed to publicity.
On [...]

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Weirdest Hotels: When You’re Up For Something Different

Tired of the same old routine when you travel? Feel like doing something totally different from what you normally do? Then why not check out the world’s weirdest hotels! Either you’ll have the time of your life, or you’ll be wanting to stick to the same old stuff.
Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin
This [...]

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Family Life

Get Your Kids Into The Olympic Bandwagon

We’re right smack in the middle of the Winter Olympics. Have your kids gotten into the spirit of it all yet? It saddens me that today, some kids would rather play sports via the PlayStation (or any other gaming console) than actually go outdoors and kick some butt. With the Winter Olympics [...]

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How To Create Your Own Disaster Emergency Kit

Every house has a first aid kit. That is basic knowledge. But do you have an emergency kit that will help keep you alive just in case you experience a natural disaster? At this point, many families in the Philippines are creating their own disaster emergency kits, if they haven’t got one [...]

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