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CJ Lee is a passionate, professional writer whose life experience has served her well. She is a married mother of two who leads the youth group at church and works full-time at a nursing home. She has delivered for a food pantry, taught contact lens classes,

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Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness 20 tips for successfully losing weight: 1 of 6

1. There's a simple formula for weight loss. You must consume fewer calories than you expend. Calories are the energy in the foods you eat. You use up this energy everyday during exercise and daily activities. When your body needs more energy and has used up all the calories you've eaten, it goes to your fat cells and uses t...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: True lessons learned the hard way during employment: 48 of 117

In 2005, I interviewed for a position as Admissions Coordinator in a nursing home, hoping to move back to my hometown and be closer to my family. A few weeks later, I learned that the primary thing that determined the success of my new job was a number called "census," or the number of residents living in the nursing home on...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Developing compassion as a way of life for you and your children: 82 of 111

As a child, I remember fighting with my siblings to get my fair share or to make my voice heard. In those times, one of my father's favorite sayings was "It's not all about you." While often said with force and intended to end the argument, the underlying message remains. Life is not about self or what you want or what makes...
Health & Fitness > Alzheimer's and Dementia How to determine if you have an early onset of Alzheimer's disease: 3 of 4

You keep misplacing the car keys. You totally spaced about your doctor's appointment. It seems like every time you try to say one of your children's names, you say the other one's. Could it be Alzheimer's? It's more likely the result of a hectic schedule, an accumulation of life stressors, or a disorganized personality. As w...
Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts The origins of cotton candy: 16 of 19

Whenever you go to the fair, amusement park, or circus, you're likely to see food vendors with blue and pink fluffy cotton candy, some in packages as large as a young child. The texture is soft, but sticks to the moisture of your fingers or tongue. In your mouth, it melts down to almost nothing, leaving a pure sweetness behi...
Sciences > Psychology Tips for assessing your errors and becoming a better person: 14 of 14

Most people take a backseat to life, allowing circumstances and other people to determine where they are going. It takes an established mental and emotional effort to live life on purpose, to determine where you want to go and how you can get there. One way to get from here to there is to evaluate how you're doing. When my h...