Congratulations!  You have made it to the end of a decade.  I hope this year has been filled with fond memories. 

Lots of us are looking back on our year this week and reviewing the good and bad of it all.  What worked and what didn't.  And, many of us are developing goals for the new year. 

January always seems like a hopeful time of year for me.  It is filled with the promises of unlimited possibility and new beginnings.  As an ever hopeful optimist myself, I love the idea of choosing a better path for the next year. 

This past week, I reviewed some of the stats on the blog.  I wanted to share with you some of the most popular articles again and also some of the videos which were a big hit.

The Best Articles 

If you want to understand the best way to treat your dry eyes, the article...

As the weather changes and temperatures drop, the sounds of sneezing and
sniffling surround us. Many of us are just expecting to get sick, feeling as if it's
unavoidable. If you eat the right foods and take the proper precautions, you could
strengthen your immune system and avoid getting sick this year. In addition, you
can be creating a solid foundation for optimizing your health in the future. Here
are five powerful immune-boosting superfoods that can help your body fight off
sickness and infections.
  

1. Garlic

Garlic adds so much flavor to food. Increase the use of this herb-like vegetable
during cold and flu season. Its health benefits come from a sulfur compound
called allicin. Raw is best and allowing the garlic to sit for a few minutes after crushing
or mincing will allow the allicin to f...

It's the Christmas season as I write this.  We are all running around trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on our list.  We want to make sure the gift is personal and not gonna end up in the re-gifting bin. 

I have a friend that loves candles.  She has them lit all over her house.  It always smells like a bakery at her house.  When you go from room to room there is a different cookie or food scented candle in each one.  There is usually apple, sugar cookie, and gingerbread.  No wonder, I'm always hungry when I'm over there. 

The week of Thanksgiving, I made a list of the ultimate gift-giving guide for 2019.  I put on it some of the best eye care products I've come across.  I feel like I have tried them all of the eye treatment products at this point.  I have listed over a half do...

The holidays are upon us.  For some of us, this news feels us with happiness and joy.  For others, it fills us with stress and anxiety.   I hate to admit to you that I am definitely the latter of these two types of people.  It is not that I don't like Christmas.  I love the decorations, parties, food, and gatherings.  I just have stress about the gift-giving.  #truth

Let's face it, there are some people in our lives that are hard to give to.  And, I'm sure you have more people on your list each year.  The growth of my list always seems exponential.  How does that happen?

Let me present to you the 2019 Gift Giving Guide.  You will find something on it for everyone.  Even if you don't think that your friends and family have dry eyes, we all need to take care of our eyes.  Take care of your...

We all make mistakes in our lives.  We know all the rules about how to take care of our bodies.  But, sometimes, even with the best intentions, we fall short.

For instance, we know we are supposed to drink half of our body weight in ounces of water every day.  Somedays, we fall short.  We also know that we are supposed to brush our teeth twice a day.  Every now and then, we fall short.  Even with our best intentions.

However, some of the best practices in eyecare just aren't as well known.  Here we will go over 5 of the worst things to do with your eye makeup that are harmful to your eyes.   

1. Not removing your makeup at the end of the day - makeup left at the base of your lashes allows bacteria to flourish and leave your lids red and swollen.

2. Wearing eyeliner on your waterlin...

No. 1)  Avoid toxic ingredients in your self-care products.

No. 1)  Contact lenses are not costumes