I was walking past Hallmark on the way to the grocery and had to stop in. I’m a sucker for cards, so I picked up a few (you can never have too many). But what drew me in were all of the wonderful Halloween and fall accessories. The popularity of Halloween decorations and gifts has exploded in the past few years. Hallmark has now expanded from Easter trees to Halloween trees with collectible ornaments. They’ve perfected making plastic gourds, Indian…
Reality TV: Motivation Beyond the Biggest Loser?
For a while, I tried to fight watching reality television. This was due to the instant, undeserving fame these people get from the tabloids (Speidi, anyone)? Bad memories of Omarosa making the front cover of one of the weeklies because it was her “implant tell all” kept coming to mind. Alas, I gave in and tuned in, but I’m doing it for a good cause. I tape the episodes the night before and then watch them to help me through…
Aging! Are You Embracing or Dreading?
Dear Countesses I recently asked my 21-year-old sister what she wanted to do as a career. She had just received her cosmetology license and was looking for apprenticeships. She was also tossing around the idea of going back to school to do something in the marketing field. “What do YOU want to do?” I asked. “Not what mom, dad, or your friends want you to do.” She replied with, “I want a job where people look up to me and…
The Ultimate Detox Diet: Call Granny and Get Yourself a Kickin’ Shredder
Countesses, Who hasn’t tried the lemonade, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup detox or at least heard thousands of times how Beyonce lost 20 pounds using it to get screen ready for Dreamgirls? I tried it successfully for about five hours. Although the lemonade diet wasn’t my gig (I like chewing too much), I have been on a never-ending quest to achieve the “Shangri-La body-balance” that detox plans in magazines, books, and ads promise. Anyone tried Kioki foot pads? Don’t get…
The 100-calorie pack with 400 CALORIES
Countesses, The 100-calorie pack is marketing gold and, if used correctly, can be a great way to waylay the damage from snack attacks. I have no problem paying a bit more for someone to measure my calories and vacuum pack them into colorful, shiny, and come-eat-me-and-don’t-feel-guilty packaging. However, 100-calorie packs can only help so much with discipline, so I feel the packaging is missing something… WARNING LABELS! And I don’t mean the warning you often see after the ingredients (“product…
Welcome Countesses!
Dear Countesses, Welcome to the new Count Me Healthy Jewelry.com! Based on the amazing positive feedback we’ve received about the jewelry, I thought it was important to have a platform for you to share your goals, success stories, and suggestions. So, we added ways to stay in touch with you, our wearers. Now you can leave testimonials in our community section describing what you track using your CMH. Are you reaching your goals? Setting new ones? Anyone who leaves a…
