We lived in New Hampshire for a few years when I was a kid. Every spring after the snow finally melted, the lilac bush in our backyard would bloom. Lilacs must need that cold winter because you rarely see them here in southern California. In fact, I've only seen lilacs in a store once. Until today. Today they had some at Trader Joe's. They were grown in California and smell just as wonderful as I remember. Aren't they lovely?
I go through phases of supplement mania. While I always take a multivitamin, calcium, and B12, I vary the other supplements. I'm a bit fickle. If I read about something that is supposed to help this or that condition, I try it out for a while. I guess I give up on certain supplements when I begin to wonder if they're really necessary. Are they really doing anything for me? Am I wasting money?
Recently I found this wonderful visualization of supplement effectiveness by Information is Beautiful. Not only is it pleasing to look at, it condenses actual research on supplements into a visual format so it's easy to see what works for various conditions. You can either click on the supplement name to see the condition, or when you roll your mouse over to the right of the chart a condition checklist appears.
Stick above the Worth it Line and you've got yourself a supplement that is probably doing something for you besides emptying your wallet.
Links to the article and the interactive graphic.
As new research emerges, the visualization will be updated with it. So, bookmark it and check for yourself before spending money on snake oil.
My sister and I stayed the night in a miniature house at a campsite near Lake Manapouri in New Zealand and thought it was cooler than sliced bread. I'm not sure of the square footage, but I was reminded of it today when I read The Next Little Thing? in today's New York Times. We were completely enamoured with the house even though it didn't have it's own bathroom. The camp owner's son built it and the details in the woodwork were lovely. I'm not sure how I'd manage living in one as my sole residence, but I like the focus on smaller houses. Some people are out of control! A few houses down from my older sister is a house built for 2 people that is about 10,000 square feet. Is that really necessary? This is the house in New Zealand. Isn't it adorable?
Flight of the Conchords is a TV series about a New Zealand band of the same name trying to make it in New York. The band members, Jermain and Brett, break out in song throughout the shows. This is one of my favorites, a serenade Brett sings to his new girlfriend. I love the girl's expression and how Jermain just pops in from nowhere. All of the shows were entertaining, although we found the first disc made us laugh quite a bit more than the second.
This is the coolest tree-house I've ever seen! I love the smooth, round, pod shape. I love the spiral stairs. I love wondering what people would think when they saw it driving down the road. I wish I lived in the woods so I could have one. The perfect place to watch nature and pretend you are an elf.
is a TV series about a New Zealand band of the same name trying to make it in New York. The band members, Jermain and Brett, break out in song throughout the shows. This is one of my favorites, a serenade Brett sings to his new girlfriend. I love the girl's expression and how Jermain just pops in from nowhere. All of the shows were entertaining, although we found the first disc made us laugh quite a bit more than the second.
