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By complete accident, but happily, I find myself here at Helium.

I bring to the page my varied experiences as a mother of three(and wife to my husband), an accountant and business woman, an athlete, an artist and now, a writer.

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories A child car-seat buying guide: 6 of 9
Ensuring the safe and secure transportation of your new baby should be a high priority from his or her very first car trip. This is so important that the law requires you to use an approved car seat for your child at all times. Selecting a seat for your baby is not complicated. Your baby's seat should be purchased new from t... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Home decor: Do it yourself or hire an interior decorator?: 8 of 11
Open up the pages of any home magazine and the glossy color spreads of gorgeous homes that cannot possibly have anyone living in them shame us into running the vacuum over the floor and fluffing the pet stained, mismatched throw pillows on the old paisley sofa we inherited form Aunt Ruth, and that gaudy chartreuse vase with ... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Women: Health benefits of lifting weights: 25 of 33
We've dispensed with the notion that pumping iron is the pass time of mythically muscle bound men who, in our minds, populate those dreary gyms of old. No, while lifting weights may be manly for some, it turns out ladies like it too! And they should. It's not only good for women to strength train and build muscle, it's essen... More..
Health & Fitness > Dental Hygiene Best ways to better your dental health: 5 of 6
Keeping your mouth healthy isn't just about keeping your teeth. You already know that a beautiful smile is important socially; but did you also know that good dental health is correlated with a longer life expectancy? It's true - a higher rate of heart disease, and even some types of cancer, has been found among those who al... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Is the Helium rating system really fair: 28 of 33
No anecdotes of how a particular article has fared in ranking are necessary to answer the question of fairness in the Helium rating system. The Helium rating system is "fair" only in sense that everybody is allowed to participate in rating. It does not provide a dependable assessment of writing quality. Truly excellent writi... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutritional benefits of apricots: 20 of 23
"That which we call an apricot, by any other name would taste as sweet... " Some liberty has been taken with that quote, but not much actually. Our apricot is related to Shakespeare's rose, ( belonging to the family Rosaceae, as do the apricot's closer cousins the plum, the peach, the cherry, and the almond too!), and Juliet... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Dining out and being healthy about it: 7 of 8
For those of us who watch what we eat, restaurant dining is a potential diet disaster; but it is one that can be averted. Recent surveys of common restaurant offerings reveal that what is served to you on a single plate may pack more calories than you need for an entire day. The good news is that a whole world of healthy din... More..
Business > Finance & Insurance The many facets of accounting: 6 of 6
A person who wants to work in accounting will find no shortage of employment opportunities. A niche can be found for workers of almost every level of experience and skill. An accountant may begin as a fledgling bookkeeper and, with continued education, eventually move into management. By working diligently, he or she might e... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Tourist hotspots: Cheesecake and Crime (Las Vegas, Nevada): 6 of 6
Just fifteen minutes southeast of the Las Vegas strip, Cheesecake and Crime (10545 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson, NV, www.cheesecakeandcrime.com) poses incognito as a "mystery book shop and cheesecake joint", but really it's an actual true life hang out for the "who-done-it" literati, as well as an uncommon culinary hot spot. I... More..