Mother Nature is done playing around. If catastrophic hurricanes, devastating wildfires, and rising oceans aren’t enough to convince you that climate change is real, maybe the latest blow will. And this one is straight to the gut. The beer gut, that is. According to a new study published in Nature Plants, increasing extreme heat and […]
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10 Actually Helpful Self-Help Book Titles You’ll Probably Never See
By Nadene van der Linden of Unshakeable Calm “Every day I choose to be happy,” “Never give up on your dreams and don’t let anyone rain on your parade” and “The love you need is within” is stuff that abounds in popular self-help books and social media sentiment. They are the kind of messages that […]
Why I Am So Much More Than “Just a Mom” and So Are You
By Mary Ann Blair of Miracles in the Mess “What do you do?” the nurse asked, as she attached the blood pressure cuff to my arm. It was a question that I had been asked hundreds of times since deciding to become a stay-at-home parent. And like many times before, I found myself answering in […]
Poll Shows Men Spend 7 Hours Per Year in the Bathroom and That Seems a Bit Low, TBH
A poll of 1,000 British men commissioned by Pebble Grey, a bathroom company out of the UK, found that men spend a total of 7 hours per year in the loo, a third of whom admit to slinking in there to escape their families and get some peace and quiet. The most shocking part of […]
I Don’t Care What the World Says About My Body
By Nadene van der Linden of Unshakeable Calm I see a lot of women in my clinic. These women are living authentic lives, most of them trying to make a difference or bring something good to others in some way, either at home, work, or amongst friends. One thing that makes me sad and kind of […]
Thank-You Notes for Funerals? Apparently, People Expect Those
Recently, a friend of mine posted on social media, asking about the protocol for writing thank-you notes following the funeral of a loved one. And while I had knowledge of this practice prior to seeing her post (and have most certainly received one or two notes in the past), I’d never actually thought much about […]
Ludacris Surprises Down-And-Out Shopper By Buying Her Groceries
LUDAAAAAA! Man, this guy does it all, doesn’t he? Although he started on the scene as a rapper, he’s also known for his stellar acting (Yeah, there are all the Fast and Furious movies, but have you seen Crash?), and we can’t forget his freestyle reading of Llama Llama Red Pajama, as well as his philanthropic […]
Four Life Lessons from a Rescue Mutt
By Jacqueline Miller of Boogers Abroad I’m the first to admit that I did NOT want a dog. Breaking things, slobbering, making messes, peeing on the floor — I already have kids for that. But my husband has been yearning for a canine companion for the 18 years I’ve known him, and my excuses were […]