Category: Lifestyle
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My Best Tricks To Fall Asleep Faster
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Getting to sleep on time is no easy task for some of us. If you’re anything like me, it can be downright impossible. But there are a few tricks I use each night to at least create the right atmosphere for sleeping. All five of my senses play a role…
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How To Avoid Job Search Scams
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“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” This age-old advice about how to avoid a scam is probably common sense by now. But what may be less apparent is that it’s possible to get conned even while applying for jobs. We’re all familiar with the cliche…
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The Best Job Search Apps For 2020
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The pandemic has left many without jobs. Here’s a roundup of the best apps to make job searching right from your phone a piece of cake. There are tons of job apps out there. Many of them have the same jobs you’ll find on all of the other apps. Trying…
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These Scents Are Inspired By Your Favorite Books!
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I know it’s silly, but I’m terrified of fire. So I’m a big fan of Yankee Candle’s Scenterpiece wax melts. They sit in a little cup and get warm through electricity rather than fire, and make your room smell as pretty as though you’d just lit a beautiful candle. And…
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Essential
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This is dedicated to all the “essential employees” out there. I see you. Please forgive my lack of poetic skill; I just wanted to say some words. Essential By Carrington Shaw “Die a little every day.” That’s what they said to me. “Die a bit, but not too much– Just…
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DSPD: The Thief in the Night
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Have you caught up on your sleep from last week’s time change yet? I’m still trying to see by the light of the moon and stars as I walk into work every morning, so I’m still a bit off. (Were it up to me, we would adjust the entire day…
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How to Get Started With the Curly Girl Method
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Perhaps you saw a study last week showing that the average American has 96 bad hair days a year. If you’re a curly girl, you may feel like you’ve had a lot more than that! (And particularly if you live in Florida like I do, where you’re lucky to get…
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This Gourmet Chocolate is the Perfect Valentine’s Gift
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been in a love affair with chocolate for ages now. I like to tell myself that it’s okay to indulge every now and then. So just in time for Valentine’s Day, I took the liberty of trying out some fancy truffles (so you…
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Lookbook: Autumn 2020
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Probably around 80% of my closet is made up of things I can only wear in January and February. I certainly can’t wear them in autumn, when the temperature is in the 90s here in Florida. I love, love, love to layer! I own so many sweaters, jackets, scarves, tights,…
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This Altruistic Grinch Will Make Your Heart Grow 3 Sizes for Christmas
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You might want to grab a blanket and your favorite warm holiday beverage and get all snuggly for this one. Danny McCollum, of Sumterville, Florida, has a unique hobby–he visits retirement homes dressed as the Grinch to bring smiles to seniors. A Grandma’s Love It was his grandmother Fran who…