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Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 1-7, 2012

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The Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that hit the blog in the past week. There are always somewhere between 12 and 14 blogs that appear here, and it is easy to accidentally miss something that you wanted to read. What did you miss this week? What Do Insurance Brokers Do? This blog will clear up any confusion you might have about what insurance brokers do, how they get paid, and how they are connected to insurance companies. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on April 2, 2012. This week, … Continue reading →

How to Care for Your Paintbrush

Do you find yourself having to replace your paintbrushes often? If so, you might want to read this post. A good quality paintbrush can last for years and years and deliver a superior performance. It is all in how you choose your paintbrush and how you care for it. The actual brush part of a paintbrush is known as the filaments. You want to choose a brush that has filaments that are both flexible and sturdy. Nylon filaments are usually a good choice because they can provide a smooth finish while being easy to clean. Next, choose a handle that … Continue reading →

The Little Painting Boy

Last time I talked about my wife creating a wonderful painting for our son’s room (and it really is wonderful). It was a painting of a guitar and our son really enjoyed it. He’s always been a fan of music. Both Mom and Dad have a love for the arts. We’ve both dabbled in each of them more than a little, and I’ve gone through lots of schooling in the arts (theatre in particular). We play guitar and piano and tin whistle while grandpa plays drums. The one thing our son hadn’t yet gotten into was painting. Mom made sure … Continue reading →

There’s a Code for a Paintball Injury

When an accident happens, injured people tend to end up in the Emergency Room of the closest hospital. No matter what the nature of the injury is, there is a specific code that needs to be entered on the form that goes to the person’s insurance company. There really is a code for a paintball injury. According to estimates by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there are an average of 56 visits every day to Emergency Rooms all across the United States due to an injury that was caused by a BB gun, a pellet gun, or … Continue reading →

Purposefully Using the Little Things

As you may know, my husband and I are really buckling down to reduce our monthly expenses. It seems as though the prices for everything are going up, while our income remains the same. Recent unexpected expenses have drained our emergency fund and we are really trying to get out of debt. Although our home isn’t that large by many standards, there is still plenty of space for little things to collect. Many of these things don’t normally get used because they are forgotten or aren’t convenient. But purposefully using these little things will help us stretch the budget a … Continue reading →

Finding my purpose

Do you ever wonder if things really do happen for a reason? I know that’s one of those over-used and sometimes obnoxious phrases… brought out only when something bad happens and nobody can explain why, right? And for many of you it does absolutely no good to hear it when you are actually in need of believing it. When you’re really down, when you’re hurting, when you’re depressed; you just wish things could be better, you don’t care if there is a reason for what happened. I’m going to get a little personal here; more than normal. I have been … Continue reading →

How to Mentally Take Control of Your Labor Pain

Have you ever wondered why a person will cringe at the thought of a vaccination, but will gladly let someone put a piercing gun to their lobes for a new pair of earrings? Some people hate going to the dentist, but have no problem putting on a pair of rollers blades and burning down the bike path like they have jets on their skates. Pain is relative, and our experience with pain has more to do with our understanding of it than the physical amount of it. Sometimes all we need to endure pain is a sense of purpose and … Continue reading →

Finding a New Purpose

Purpose is an important element in a full and motivated life. Unfortunately, for those of us who have gone through a separation, divorce, death, or have become single parents for whatever reason–we might feel as though we are “in between” purposes or what we thought was our purpose has let us down and we are traveling through life without one. One of the tasks of rebuilding a life and getting strong again is to find and nurture a new or modified purpose… The first step to finding a new purpose is to let go of the old one. Maybe you … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: October 18 to October 22

Here is another edition of the week in review. The purpose of a week in review blog is to link all of the blogs from this past week in one place so that you can easily catch up on any missed reading. Thursday, October 18 Ask a Baby Blogger: Breastfeeding and Boundaries When they’re newborns, you hear that you’re supposed to feed on demand. But do you have to keep feeding on demand until they’re weaned? If you’re feeding older babies then the answer is no! It is appropriate to set boundaries for any child and that does not exclude … Continue reading →

The Purpose of Pain

Sometimes things don’t work at all as we imagine they will. For weeks I thought about how much better my arm would feel and what a relief it would be to get the cast off. The reality was far different. I was unprepared for the pain once the cast was removed. Words fluttered like restless butterflies through my mind. Surely there must be something wrong? This couldn’t be right? As though sensing my unspoken fears, the doctor assured me the break was healed, but I could continue to be in pain for some time. It could take up to six … Continue reading →