Meet Clearissa from Clearissa Coward's Command Center offers sage advice for dealing with life's problems so they do not overwhelm you and take over your life. We are all faced with problems throughout our lives, some are small, others huge. Depending on how we deal with them, they can be overwhelming and devastate our lives, or they can quickly fade into the past. It all depends on how we deal with our problems. Attitude plays a big … [Read more...]
DIY: Repurposing a Shutter Into a Shelf
Turn an old shutter and some table legs into a shabby chic shelf with this easy DIY from Cynthia of Create with Cynthia. Hey there, Sweet Friends; old shutters can be repurposed into beautiful furniture pieces. In today’s post, I’m going to show you how. I kind of have a thing for table legs, especially if there spindle. Do you? I also have a thing for shutters, especially when I find them on the side of the road. But did you … [Read more...]
Invest Refunds and Bonuses To Build Long-lasting Wealth
IBA Member Wadler Fleurin from NewVestor explains why and how you should invest your income tax refunds, bonus checks and other extra monies you weren't expecting to build your wealth instead of spending it. The 2020 tax filing season is upon us. For those who are expecting a refund check from Uncle Sam, this is a welcoming time of the year. For others who may owe the IRS, this is one of the more stressful … [Read more...]
7 Travel Tips to Take You Off the Beaten Path
If you want to avoid the crowded boring tourist traps when you travel you need to veer off the beaten bath. IBA Member Bob Bales from The Travelling Fool shares 7 travel tips to help you experience the real culture many tourists don't get to see. Call it many things, experiential travel, immersion travel, traveling off the beaten path or as I like to refer to it, traveling off the tourist path, a lot of people are looking for authentic … [Read more...]
How To Stop Worrying And Start Sleeping
Can't go to sleep at night? Is worrying keeping you up at night, causing insomnia? Try this easy, fast FREE trick from IBA Member Andrew from Stu Pitt Stuff! You need enough sleep. You need enough sleep in order to function and in order to restore and rejuvenate your mind and your body. Tens of millions of people have insomnia and other sleep problems. Stress, worry and fear can be major contributors to sleep (and non-sleep) problems. It … [Read more...]
Caring for the Elderly: Delirium versus Dementia
What is the difference between Delirium and Dementia? Did you know one could be signs of an immediately life threatening condition? IBA Board Member Audrey Humaciu of Munofore shares important signs to look for when caring for an elderly loved one. If an elderly loved one is mentally alert one day and confused or delirious the next it may not be Alzheimer’s Disease. Sudden signs of dementia is one obvious symptom of a considerable number of … [Read more...]
7 Fang-tastic Ways to Redress Dog Dental Health
Your dog's dental health is critical to their overall well being. IBA Member Darryl of Doggy Dream Team shares insights into caring for your fur babies' teeth. Dog owners, time is precious, so do you need to read this article? To find out, answer the following question: Q: 80% of all dogs suffer from dental disease...but from what age? Dogs aged 12 years or overDogs aged 8 years or overDogs aged 3 years or … [Read more...]
The Importance of Responsible Fashion Choices
IBA Board Member Linda Cassidy from A Labour of Life explains how making responsible fashion choices about who makes your clothes and where you buy them can be as important a fashion statement as the style itself. What is fashion to you? Is it solely about how you look, or is it about reflecting a part of yourself that’s much more important than aesthetics alone? As you go through life, your priorities tend to change, and this happens … [Read more...]
Stop Siblings From Fighting with this Genius Trick
Familiarity breeds contempt, especially when it comes to siblings on break. IBA Board Member Shana from Our Sutton Place shares a genius trick to ending the bickering in seconds. This one simple trick will stop sibling fighting instantly. By diffusing the situation, it will bring laughter and fun back into your family’s day. You plan for weeks or months for the perfect vacation—10 min in to the big summer road trip—the fighting and … [Read more...]
8 Amazing Health Benefits of Red Wine
Red wine is a wonderful complement to many meals, but did you know it offers many health and beauty benefits as well? IBA Board Member Utpal Khot from Fashionable Foodz gives us the details. Health and Beauty Benefits of Red Wine Wine is made by fermenting the black colored whole grapes. In Red Wine the alcohol content usually us somewhere between 12 to 15 percent. Wine, in general, and Red Wine, in particular, has been extensively … [Read more...]