Everyone appreciates all the beautiful plants and animals in this world, but how can we celebrate Earth Day? Here are six eco-friendly and easy ways for you to give back to the planet. The plants and animals deserve it! 1. Clean Up Your Community One of the most popular and easiest methods to show appreciation […]
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On National School Librarian Day, we celebrate the people who keep our libraries running. We wouldn’t have these book sanctuaries without them, so take a moment to thank a librarian with these fun celebration ideas. As Neil Gaiman said, “Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you
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The new year is upon us and most of us want to make 2023 a better year than 2022. We want to grow, become better, be more successful. But setting goals can be intimidating, especially if we have failed to reach some goals in the past. Breaking goals down into manageable areas helps. One concept
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Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other holiday, gift giving can be expensive! There is so much pressure to spend and spend and spend around the holidays. When finances are tight, that pressure can lead to guilt—but thoughtful giving doesn’t need to cost a lot of money! It might be cliché to say
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Hanukkah is the Jewish “Festival of Lights.” It occurs in late November or early December each year. Because Hanukkah often falls near Christmastime, you may be wondering if the two holidays are similar. Both holidays have evolved over time to include traditions of gift giving, but simply put, Hanukkah is not the Jewish version of
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Familius is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year! Read along to learn what our founder and CEO Christopher Robbins has to say about the last 10 years and our goals for the next 10 years. Goals and Coaches Familius’s goal is to help you have a happy family. We like the goal. We want
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Finding the “perfect gift” every holiday season can be a stress-provoking experience! Will she like this? Does he already have that? Is this really what they want? Do they need another one of those? This is costing me too much! I can’t afford all these gifts! Now imagine that this year your gift-giving can be
Every family is unique in their own special way—this includes holiday traditions. Some of us celebrate with our extended family, or maybe just our immediate family; still others have a small group of chosen friends who have become family. We celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, and, yes, some of us even celebrate Festivus. However
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Author Mary Potter Kenyon is a grief counselor and survivor. Read along as she shares her tips for getting through the holidays while grieving. I thought I’d done so well that first Christmas in 2012, after my first husband died. I’d managed to decorate the house, bake cut-out cookies, fill stockings, and purchase and wrap
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Feeling the urge to really connect with your loved ones? Whether it’s winter, spring, summer, or fall, bonding opportunities await you in the most unexpected places. Now is the time to slow down, tune in, and make time to connect from the heart. When we carve out time to mindfully foster connection, we’re feeding the
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