Margo Prior
I love to write, garden and do things with my time that can help creative a positive environment for myself and my family.
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A.S. Social Science degree May 05 & H & R Block certified to do taxes.Interests
Spending time with my family, writing, finding ways to save money, gardening and going to the beach!Motto
Thought become things, So choose the good ones!
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The Top 5 Must See Gardening BlogsA list of the top 5 Must see Gardening Blogs. -
Do Plants Grow Better in Blue Lights?Deciding to start growing plants indoors is exciting and maybe even practical, but it may provoke a few concerns. One of the biggest questions is whether your plants will get enough light and what kind of light is best for them.
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Should Hybrid Vegetable Seeds Be Saved?There is a lot of interest in hybrid vegetables and plants. The curiosity is if a hybrid can be reproduced by saving the original plant's seeds. We look into why saving seeds from hybrid plants might or might not be a good idea.
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Growing Plants HydroponicallyHydroponics is the gardening art form for growing plants in a liquid nutrient with or without a growing medium. When hydroponics is used, you can end up with bigger plants; lush green leaves and more fruits and vegetables than you have ever imagined.
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Grow Wheatgrass HydroponicallyGrowing wheatgrass is one of the healthiest changes one can do for their diet. Making your own at home not only makes drinking wheatgrass economical but fun at the same time.
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Occupying SpaceJust some thoughts, some serious thoughts, from a conversation that my husband and I had just a day or so ago. About life and how it could be, should be, if only....
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The Easiest Garden to Prepare and PlantOne of the easiest ways I have ever found to grow a garden, no matter how big of an area you have to grow in. No mess, no fuss, just plug and play and grow, grow, grow. -
Two Deal Breakers that Can Ruin Almost Any RelationshipThere are two emotional, yet detrimental situations in almost any relationship that can cause any relationship serious damage and even end it. -
EverydayJust a little poem I wrote off the top of my head this morning...I love writing from emotion; from my feelings in life and of what surrounds me and how I feel. I hope you enjoy it!
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How to Stay Positive in a Negative WorldAn article on how to change our thinking from negativity to positivity in our ever draining society.
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My Top Three Favorite Tax Preparation WebsitesAn article listing my top three favorite Tax Preparation Websites. -
My Biggest New Year's ResolutionA short article of my biggest and most important New Year's Resolution. -
Black Friday: Deals, Deals and More DealsA short article on the precautions to take on Black Friday, my favorite Black Friday deals resource as well as a few other surprise resources to view.
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What to Do when in an Automobile AccidentThis article offers an overview of steps to take if you are ever in an automobile accident. -
Best Places to Buy Christmas Tree Decorations in the Clifton Forge & Covington, Virginia AreasA short article on the best five stores in which to buy Christmas decorations in the Clifton Forge and Covington, VA areas.
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Link Between Migraines and Gallbladder PainsMy journey from painful migraines to being migraine free with a simple surgical solution; Removing my gall bladder!
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Julia Roberts: More Than Just a 'Pretty Woman'Julia Roberts, our tall smiling bombshell has been in hiding for the most part for the past two years but now she is out more into the public, but not as an actress but as a 'green activist'.
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Build a Hydroponics System: Loads of Laughs and Information on VideoThis is a listing of 10 videos that I like that I have chosen to share with you all. These videos carry all different types of aspects from fun, to sad to entertaining to educational. I hope you enjoy!!
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Pretty Woman, Gilmore Girls and Stargate: Favorite YouTube Videos of MineMy top ten favorite You Tube Videos. Once you are on the You Tube website, you are bound to find something that amuses or interests you from filmography, interviews to just plain funny. They have something for everyone!!
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I Could Not Live Without My Emachine Desktop PC W3503This is my product review of my Emachine; a piece of technology that I just CANNOT live without! Watch music videos, burn music CD's or DVD's, write and research for articles to write about and talk to friends, all at the same time...this computer can do it ALL!
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Williamsburg, VirginiaWe traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia last year. Our main purpose was to go to Water Country USA. Once settled in, we found out just how much Williamsburg how to offer as a vacation spot for any family and doing so turned our vacation from awesomely fun to an absolute BLAST!
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Five Quick and Easy Dinner MealsWe love good tasting and fun meals and sometimes just something quick and easy to throw on a plate so we can all 'chow down' together while watching a favorite or new movie, together. Here is part two of some of my favorite quick and easy dinner meals.
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Five Quick and Easy Dinner MealsThe most dreaded question I think a mom (or dad) can get in the evening is "What's for dinner?" Unless you keep some quick and easy dinner recipes on hand. The following recipes are some of my family's favorite meals for me to fix, both quick AND easy!
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Homemade Sourdough Bread:I accidentally run into an interest in making sourdough bread and rolls. From this interest I decided to search for recipes and from there tweaked them to my own liking. Here is how I got my interest in sourdough and my own recipe of how I make it. I hope you enjoy! -
To My HusbandI wanted to write something that spoke more than just words, but volumes, of how much I love my husband and treasure him for how he makes me feel and how he treats my family and me as well. I hope you enjoy!
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Realistic New Years ResolutionsNew Years is when you always hear people say, 'What is your New Years Resolution?' Here are some helpful guidelines to sift through what can be realistic and unrealistic when it comes to New Years Resolutions and why.
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Lose Weight in 2007: How to Better Succeed at Your 2007 New Years ResolutionOkay, so you have decided that one of your New Years Resolutions for 2007 is going to be losing weight. There are some simple ways that you can better prepare yourself over the next week to be better tooled to succeed at your New Years Resolution! -
The Sunken Treasures of the Mediterranean CoastHave the words sunken treasure, lost world, Gilligan's Island, deep sea diving and treasure hunting ever just gave you the chills? ...some other people had the same type of feeling and now more people will with new findings off of the Egyptian coast. -
Eight Natural Remedies to Relieve Pain from Bites, Burns, Diarrhea and MoreWith the commercials pushing our teens drug use problems may be stemming from our household prescriptions or over the counter medicines, many families are now turning to natural remedies to help take care of their families’ health problems.
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Fun Christmas Activities: Popcorn Strings, Dough Decorations and Hanging Christmas CardsOur tree has always had some form of homemade Christmas decorations on it and since they were a very young age there were three types of decorations that we made or put on our tree to help make it more festive -
When a Christmas Tree Doesn't Necessarily Mean a Merry ChristmasChristmas time, what a wonderful time of the year, for most of us that is. But when is it that a Christmas tree does not suggest a “Merry Christmas”? When is it that the image of a Christmas tree in one’s home could cause pain or agony or worse, a stress relat -
Keeping a Healthy and Happy RelationshipIt is often hard in this day and age for people to keep relationships strong and happy. Here are a few simple guidelines for us to refer back to when 'life' seems to get in the way of our happiness
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Body for Life vs. Atkins: Which Weight Loss Plan is Best?In this day and age one of the biggest influences people follow is diets. Here is an overview of two different diets to help you better choose which way might be better for you and your lifestyle.
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A Guide to Filing Taxes Online FREELet's take a quick overview of some of the places where you can go to get your taxes filed at either a low fee or even, in some cases, for FREE! Yes people I did say, FREE!
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Hunting Regulations for the State of VirginiaWarm apparel has been bought or drug out from where the dust bunnies lie, the proper amount or more orange apparel has been brought forth and plan have already been made on where to go and who with. Yes people, we are speaking of rifle season!
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One of the Best Beauty Salons in Covington, VirginiaAmongst the mountains of the Alleghany's, one of the best beauty salons is located right downtown. Its a small but quaint building that may not seem like much when looked at but once you walk into their doors a whole other world is there to greet you.
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No Child Left BehindChildren all over the world have to face poverty.. In the United States the poverty level is less than eighteen thousand dollars a year ($18,000)...government statistics claim.. twice that for most families to get by in most parts, of the US.
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Why Every American is an Immigrant at HeartEach of us was an �immigrant' to this country. So why are we now so dead set against those �immigrants' who want to come into our country? As Americans we are all immigrants, aren't we?
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The Dark Side of the Roaring TwentiesThe dark side of the Roaring Twenties can be described as a mix of a form of political revolution and a spurt of nationalism spawned after the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti and the birth of the CPI. What also came to form was a group called the KKK.
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The Role of Rosie the RiveterRosie the Riveter was the symbol that corporate USA decided to use at first to try to convince women to join into the workforce once the military had depleted most of the men for the war effort.Also published on:
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A Look at Body Image Issues for Women Through HistoryOver the years body image, especially for women, has been something of a yo-yo ride. Even as far back as the early 300 BCs you can see images of Egyptian women scantily clad with nothing but sensual bodies.
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Nixon: From the Whitehouse to WatergateWhat should Nixon's legacy be? Actually I am still not sure. Everything I have read lead me to think that he was no more and no less prominent in wanting things to go his way than any other president in our history.
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Stay-at-Home Mom Goes Back to SchoolIt might be scary to think about going back to school when our kids are growing or grown up. You may think you need the education but don't know how or where to start. A short excerpt of how I did it to help inspire you to do the same! Go for it!
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Building an Eco Friendly HomeThe impact we have impaled on our earths environment can no longer be ignored. Our ecosystems have become compromised by the extreme usage and wasting of our environmental resources. Check out how building an eco-friendly home can help save our planet.
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Low Carb LivableThere are a lot of diets out there, especially those which entail low carb living. The low carb program that I have found to be the best so far is the Body For Life program. I tweaked this program a bit to 'fit my lifestyle and still lost a LOT of weight!
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How to Set Up a Ten Gallon AquariumSo you are ready to set up a fish aquarium. You have your fish tank and you are itching to fill it up with all types of fish, but how many, do you clean it first, does the filter type matter? This article will help you get your aquarium set up. -
Wrongly Convicted and Their ExonerationsThousands of people are convicted each year of crimes that have not committed, some even sentenced to death, while the real person who committed the crime walks free to strike yet again another person or family.
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Relaxing at Cherry Grove Beach, South CarolinaOne of the best beaches on the East Coast is located in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. The name of the Beach is Cherry Grove Beach...a beach that is clean, uncrowded most of the time, have things to do for the kids and the adults all within a short drive...
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Some Secrets to a Long �semi-happy' MarriagePeople often ask me how is it that my husband and I have lasted in our relationship as long as we have. We have been together for 19 years now... This article hopefully will help shed some light on some of what it takes to keep a realtionship strong. -
Getting on YOUR Weight Loss TrackHave you ever wondered why it is that you might not be losing weight? ...after many trials and tribulations I have a few strong foundations that always seem to work for me when I want to lose weight. Some of what worked for me, might just work for you!