Audrey

Are you one of the many people who suffer with the speech impediment known as stuttering or stammering. Does your stutter stammer cause you to become very frustrated at times. Have you attended speech therapy in the past in the hope that it would help improve your speech. I am a person who has overcome a stutter and I now help other people to achieve fluency. In this article, I write about the frustrations and emotions that people who stutter have to deal with. When I had a stutter, it created many different forms of emotions within me. I was actually ashamed of having this speech impediment and did not want to discuss the problem with anybody. My family, especially my parents, even to this day are unaware of most of the difficulties that stuttering caused me, during my time at school and in my late teens. Even when I had a really bad day at school, I would...

Does your kid often eat junk food. Chances are, the answer to that one is a resounding yes because, as all parents know, children everywhere in the world absolutely love junk food such as hamburgers, pizza, candy, soda and salty foods like potato chips and french fries. Like most parents, you probably want to wean your child away from junk food or at least lessen his intake of it and reinforce his diet with healthy food such as grains, vegetables, fruits and nutrient-rich foods such as meat, beans, fish and nuts. Here are some tips to help you achieve just that. The basic strategy is to make eating healthy food fun for the kids. You probably can even think of more ways to use this strategy when feeding your child. Sneak in those fruits and vegetables with a type of food that your child really enjoys. One example would be making muffins out of bananas or...

What if a trusted friend were to tell you about an investment where you could not possibly go wrong...what would be your reaction. And what if there was a virtual mountain of credible information that supported the investment claims...wouldn t you be inclined to take advantage of the opportunity and not miss out on the rewards. Although the answer to these questions seems apparent, when it comes to investing in our health and quality of life we often choose to ignore what obviously works. Physical fitness may be the ultimate investment opportunity. Think of it this way. If you are willing to make the commitment investment , you will feel and look healthier, have an abundance of energy, be more self-confident, more productive and discover a more joyous and fulfilling life. These are rewards that money cannot buy and the substance of high quality living. And...

Maybe you have heard that luck doesn t exist, but you can see that some people seem to always have better things happen to them than others. Whatever you call it, would you like to have the secrets that these people have. Here is one of them. Be In The Right Place For Good Luck Good luck is often the result of simply being in the right place at the right time. Fortunately, you can choose to be in these places at these times. A friend once told me Did you see that truck John bought for 2,000. He s so lucky. I mentioned to my friend that John bought it at an auction, where cars often sell for less. In other words, he was in the right place. I went to that auction once, my friend answered, but I didn t see any deals like that. John goes almost every other week, I told him. Of course he s more likely to be there at the right time to get the best deals. He s so...

In this series of articles I m going to give you a crash course in the rich and varied beers that dot the globe. In case you haven t noticed, microbrew beers are taking off big time. Beer used to be the ugly cousin of the alcohol world. Pretty well everyone drank their fair share, but only a handful of die hard beer drinkers ever really paid it too much respect. Finally beer is starting to be appreciated for its rich history and diversity, and the care and time that goes into crafting a quality brew. In this series I will usually give a quick run down of the history, characteristics and popular brands you are likely to find in stores. I might even throw in the odd homebrew recipe, so keep an eye out. The first beer I d like to introduce to you is a peculiar style known as Lambic Although no one is exactly sure how or precisely when this style of beer came...