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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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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Author of the book Count on Me 123, J.B. Frank, shares their tips and recommendations for becoming a reliable person. They also share how you can help your children become someone you can count on! Worth Counting On “The only thing worth counting on are people you can count on,” according to Dwight D. Eisenhower,
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It’s Thanksgiving season, and Facebook is being flooded with posts about gratitude. The season serves an excellent reminder for all of us to take stock of what we are lucky enough to have, and all of the blessings, creature comforts, and good people in our lives. But what about the rest of the year? Are
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Of course the real secret to saving money on Black Friday is to not go shopping at all, but that hardly sounds appealing to the average consumer. According to America’s Research Group and Inmar, a solid 50 percent of Americans plan on shopping on Black Friday, up from 43.2 percent last year. It might be
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Give Dad the Father’s Day of his dreams with these six ideas for making the day special—because sometimes all Dad wants is a little food and relaxation. (And presents that he gets to pick for himself.) 1. Seatbelts everyone! Go on a field trip to somewhere he loves and hasn’t been in a while. Whether
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