Seriously? Are these not the cutest things? I wish I had a baby to buy these for. Baby Boot Socks from bootzies.net.

They also carry cute lace leggings for little girls. Too cute!

If you are traveling to another country, or have to communicate with someone who speaks another language, iTranslate is a must have. It is so easy to use.  Type in what you want translated, and the app will translate the words to the language you need.  Over 50 languages are supported.

From iTunes:

Whether you’re learning a new language, traveling through other countries or just need to translate an email, with iTranslate you’ll never again be lost in translation!

✔ 50+ languages
Translate words, phrases and text into over 50 languages. 

✔ Dictionaries
Dictionaries with additional translation results, meanings and suggestions.

✔ Listen
Listen to spoken translations in over 20 languages.

✔ Speak
Say words and phrases to get the translation. (Not included in the price). 

✔ Conversation mode
Speech-to-speech translation makes it easy to have a natural conversation with someone in a foreign language.

✔ Swipe to paste
Convenient: You can use the swipe gesture to automatically paste and translate text from your clipboard.

✔ Share, save & copy
Send a translated text via Email, tweet it, save it to your favorite list or simply copy it.

There is a free version and a paid version. I think you should try the free version first to make sure it’s something you need. Oh, and if you are like me and not really traveling, you can always type in silly phrases and hear them translated into another language. That amuses me. It doesn’t take much.

I have subscribed to Cooking Light magazine for many years, and love the lighter approach to recipes. This is a light, fresh recipe for spring. Hope you enjoy!

Tuscan Lemon Muffins

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Cooking spray

2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Preheat oven to 375°.

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients (through salt); make a well in center. Combine ricotta and next 5 ingredients (through egg). Add ricotta mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

Place 12 muffin-cup liners in muffin cups; coat with cooking spray. Divide batter among muffin cups. Sprinkle turbinado sugar over batter. Bake at 375° for 16 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.

And, since the recipe is from Cooking Light, it has all the nutritional information included:

• Calories: 186
• Fat: 6.2g
• Saturated fat: 1.5g
• Monounsaturated fat: 3.4g
• Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
• Protein: 4g
• Carbohydrate: 29.5g
• Fiber: 0.6g
• Cholesterol: 21mg
• Iron: 1mg
• Sodium: 160mg
• Calcium: 81mg

Don’t have crow’s feet or fine lines? Go outside and play. This post is for those that do.

I used to get facials on a monthly basis. When I had them, my esthetician would use a light very similar to the Lightstim after my facials. I have friends who have had microdermabrasion, and they said that a device similar to the Lightstim was used on them to promote healing. I stopped getting regular facials when I purchased my Clarisonic, because I just felt my skin was so improved. I purchased the Lightstim about six months ago and used it religiously for eight weeks, every night. Now I am on maintenance, where I use it one or two nights a week. I have noticed a difference in the fine lines around my eyes, and also around the parentheses I have around my nose and mouth. I’m sure there is a more technical term for them, but that’s what I call them. I have small little creases around the area. Some people get injections for this, and I’m sure they work great, but have to be redone every few months. My dermatologist gave me an estimate of $950 to have the wrinkles and creases filled, and said it would last 3-6 months. I thought I would try the Lightstim first. Now granted, there may come a day when I get the injections, but I haven’t yet. I found that the Lightstim diminished the wrinkles and sunspots. They are not completely gone, but they are smaller, and that makes me happy. The only negative I have is that I notice if I let a week go by without using the Lightstim, those pesky things do seem to want to come back.

I will give you a few tips should you purchase the Lightstim. I use it on my face, neck, décolletage, and the tops of my hands. You need to apply your moisturizer in all the areas you are going to treat before using the Lightstim. The moisturizer is soaked into the skin by the device. The directions are that you treat each area for three minutes. The Lightstim does not have a timer, so I just use the timer on my iPhone, and usually do the treatment while watching television. It is a little time consuming, it takes me about 30 minutes to cover all the areas I want to cover. I’m giving you the link to purchase the item on QVC. QVC always has a thirty day no questions asked return policy. However, for this item, they offer a 90 day return policy, because it takes longer than 30 days to see a difference. It’s a great incentive, because after three months, you should really be able to see if the Lightstim works for you or not.

Let me know if you have tried any injectables what results you have had. As always, I love to hear from you!