Did you know that Kiss Your Mate Day is a real holiday?? Who wouldn’t want to celebrate their love with a kiss… or two!? Or how about a whole day full of kisses!!!! The official holiday is April 28th… but hey! Don’t limit yourself. You can make any day Kiss Your Mate Day! Kensie Kate collaborated with us to create these adorable printables that you can use to help make this special day quick and easy!...
We know that we are failing to lead with the kind of excellence that we are innately capable of exhibiting. Missed opportunities, lack of innovation, ethical mistakes, and loss of productivity can be the result. And that isn’t even the end of the story! The personal and professional impact of this day-to-day autopilot existence is burnout and disengagement. We begin to feel as though we are simply going through the motions, or barely making it through the day....
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Everyone has one of these growing in their backyard right??? And just like my tree, I am sure yours ONLY grows $20, $50, and $100 bills right?? {Don’t we ALL wish!} Sometimes it feels like that would be the answer to a lot of our problems. If we only had the money. Studies show that financial stress is one of the leading reasons for divorce....
We’re rounding up a few of our favorite casual yet fun hairstyles that take minimal time to create. Turn those lemons into fresh lemonade for your Memorial Day long weekend and break out that all-white outfit you’ve been saving for a socially acceptable occasion! Check out these cute looks and have fun with your Memorial Day at home style: 5 Styles to Create for Your Memorial Day at Home 1....
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Pauline Chen, M.D., puts us behind the wheel of what goes on in her mind when she sees a patient: it’s difficult to think about what’s going on right in front of her. She writes: I had walked into the exam room to listen to this patient; but my mind was a few steps behind, as I struggled with thoughts about the colleague who’d just snapped at me over the phone because she was in no mood to get another new consult, my mounting piles of unfinished paperwork, and the young patient with widespread cancer whom I’d seen earlier in the day....
Other universities are beginning to study the effects of mindfulness on stress levels and productivity. The Information School at the University of Washington just completed a study with human resource managers to see how mindfulness practices affected their ability to maintain focus and multitask. To read more about the student nurse study, click here. 07/12/12 [photo © flickr.com/jdlasica]
The real fruit of mindfulness practice is not getting yanked around by your emotions. You have a kind of inner meteorologist who sees the outer bands of the hurricane before the eye of the hurricane makes landfall. I can notice when I’m starting to feel angry—because my ears are turning red or my chest is buzzing—and maybe 10% of the time I don’t take the bait and do something I regret....
We’re getting the lowdown on whether the use of this no-poo product really does lead to hair loss. So, does dry shampoo cause hair loss? To figure this out, we’ve enlisted the help of Senior Manager for Hair at Unilever Research & Development, Leon van Gorkom, to help shed some light on this mystery. A Myth Debunked: Does Using Dry Shampoo Cause Hair Loss? What is the correct way to use dry shampoo?...
In this new film by acclaimed film producer Susannah Ludwig, Congressman Ryan is joined by actor Giancarlo Esposito, yoga teacher Elena Brower, author Peter Matthiessen and others to bring mindfulness to a broad audience. You can watch more outtakes and the film’s trailer, and if you’re so inspired, help kickstart the film into existence by contributing online at the On Meditation Kickstarter page.
Rose’s son-in-law is a minister. He does a funeral a week, and he usually takes Rose with him. Apparently Rose takes her camera. “This one is too small. If they forget to cut the grass, you’d trip right over it,” says Rose. “I don’t want anyone tripping over me.” I’m the one who suggested that everyone bring in snapshots to get the conversation going. I never could have imagined this....
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. College football season has started and for me that means I’ve lost my husband to the TV most weekends. He’s good to keep his watching in check and I want to be supportive of his hobbies, so I decided to embrace the season and get in on the fun! A little envelope with some tickets inside. Each ticket is like a coupon for something fun like “one football treat”, “a night out with the guys to watch the big game at Buffalo Wild Wings”, “Good for One afternoon of me watching with you”, and my favorite…”Good for one game of me NOT booing the Utes....
Date Night! Have you seen the fad on social media in which siblings recreate an old family photo? It is nothing short of hilarious to see grown men and women imitate a family photo from years before! This date night follows the same idea BUT as a COUPLE! Take a stroll down memory lane with your spouse as you recreate a favorite photo from when you first met, when you were dating or a favorite memory!...
On Saturday, the program will include a 3-hour workshop on Mindful Parenting by Jon and his wife Myla, who are co-authors of the book on the same topic entitled Everyday Blessings. This year’s program will also include presentations on recent research on mindfulness with youth, talks by people implementing a fascinating variety of innovative mindfulness-based programs with kids across the age spectrum, and optional workshops focused on learning specific programs and skills related to bringing mindfulness to youth in a variety of ways and settings....
Whatever it is, we know it’s there, ingrained in us since childhood. Long hair bangs is something we keep circling back to. There’s something about a fringe, and in particular long hair with bangs, that has the power to change not just our looks, but our outlooks, big time. Read on as we try to make our case, for the hundredth time, both to ourselves and to anyone else out there experiencing this age-old style crisis:...
Who comes around on a special night?! SANTA comes around on a special night! We are so excited for Christmas around here we can hardly contain it! We have a l-o-n-g list of the things we love about Christmas, but family time, gift giving, and cookies are definitely part of the top 10. This Santa Cookie Kit hits all 3! Take some time to visit friends and give them all the ingredients to a perfect family night full of Christmas carols and decorating holiday cookies, or simply enjoy it yourself!...
The word “Romance” always seems to bring a Romeo & Juliet feel with it. Doesn’t it? When we think about romance, we tend to think of those overwhelming feelings of love and desire for that special someone. Romance makes us swoon and feel giddy at the same time and helps us remember why we fell in love in the first place. For this special date with my husband, I really wanted to make a statement about our undying love for each other....
But does a rinse with cold water really matter though? At the risk of gaining the ire of a worldwide population who’ve all grown up gritting their teeth for the promise of sheen like a baby seal’s, we asked Unilever’s resident R&D expert, Leon-van Gorkom, to get to the bottom of things. Read on: Should We Really Rinse with Cold Water for Smooth, Shiny Hair? “The only benefit that people have [from this] is that it closes the cuticle,” Leon says....
April showers will bring YOUR man a lot of love with this creative craft! Let it rain… your love! What You’ll Need: 1. White Balloons full of helium (as many as you’d like – I used 5) 2. Curling Ribbon to tie on the balloons as well as hang your raindrops 3. The adorable printables created by the talented Erin at Strawberry Mommycakes 4. Markers How to “make it rain”: 1....
